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COLNH:2010.NHA.12

Colchester Collections

toad, common toad

A freeze-dried common toad.This toad was selected for the Wicked Spirits exhibition, as toads were a fairly common animal familiar of suspected witches. It was believed that Agnes Waterhouse's cat turned into a toad.

Bufonidae (True Toad), Bufo bufo (Common European Toad)

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