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 REPTILES AND BATRACHIANS ECAUDATA 1. Common Frog. Rana temporar'ia, Linn BATRACHIANS CAUDATA Great Crested Newt. Molge cristata, Laur. Common everywhere in the flat parts of the county, more rare in the hilly districts. 2. Common Toad. Bufo vulgaris, Laur. Common everywhere, and growing to large size in the old quarries in the Valley. [Natterjack toad. Bufi calamita (Laur.) This species is apparently unrecorded.] a very Monnow This species is fairly common, more so than is generally suspected. In some parts of the Dulas Estate it can be found every year. 4. Common Newt. Molge vulgaris, Linn. The species is abundant, both in stagnant pools and in the woods, according to the particular stage of its life history. 5. Palmated Newt. Molge palmata, Schn. Though not very common this species is found along with the other newts, and the writer has captured all three from the same pond. 129