CHAP. 48. (31.)—BRAMBLE-FROGS.
Bramble-frogs,[1] also, which live both on land and in water,
are replete with various medicinal substances, which they are
said to discharge each day, and to take in again with their
food, of which they only retain the poisonous parts.
1. Pliny, speaking of the different kinds of frogs, B. xxxii. c. 18, says,
"There are some which live only in the hedges, and thence have the name
of rubeta, or bramble frogs." It seems impossible to identify this reptile
with any of our known animals: and we may conclude that there is no
foundation for the statement. Ælian gives an account of the venomous
nature of this animal. Anim. Nat. B. xvii. c. 12.—B.