Reptiles and amphibians

Reptiles and amphibians are very under represented in our collections. Most are preserved in spirit or as cast skins (reptiles). The following table lists specimens in our collections

Common Name	Genus/Species	Quantity	Preserved as
Grass Snake	Natrix natrix	19	e s sk pc
Adder	Vipera berus	14	e s cs
African Water Snake	Grayia shythi	1	s
Smooth Snake	Coronella austriaca	1	s
Slow Worm	Anguis fragilis	3	e s
Viviparous Lizard	Lacerta vivipara	5	e s
Wall Lizard	Podarcius muralis	1	s
Sand Lizard	Lacerta agilis	3	s mount
Agama Lizard	Agama stellio	1	s
African Rock Python		1	skin
Gecko		1	pc
Hawksbill Turtle	Eretmochelys imbricata	2	shell plates
Hermann’s Tortoise	Testudo hermanni	1	mount
Green Turtle	Chelonia mydas	1	mount
Great Crested Newt	Triturus cristatus	1	s
Palmate Newt	Triturus helveticus	1	s
Western Spade Foot Toad	Pelobates cultripes	1	s
Common Frog	Rana temporaria	7	s sk