Aquatile

By Frogges I understand not such as arising from putrifaction, are bred without copulation, and because they subsist not long, are called Temporariae; nor doe I meane hereby the little Frogge of an excellent Parrat-green, that usually sits on trees and bushes, and is therefore called Ravunculus viridis, or Arboreus; but hereby I understand the aquatile or water Frogge whereof in ditches and standing plashes, wee may behold many millions every Spring in England;

Wd have spoken of the Inanimate World: now I proceed to that which is Animate, viz. those Creatures which belong to the Sensitive and Animal Kingdom. […] Here chiefly the Hand of an Intelligent and Divine Author is discernable. Especially if we consider the wonderful Variety and Diversity of this sort of Beings: for they are either Terrestrial, Aquatile or Aerial.