Shellycoat

According to Scottish folklore, the Shellycoat is an impish frog-like creature seen lurking in rivers, swamps and streams. They are relatively harmless sprites, tending to mislead or trick passersby into coming to the waters edge where they proceed to splash the unlucky traveller in the face for amusement.

The creature's name is derived from its distinctive coat of seashells which are encrusted on its slimy body and rattle in the night. Sightings commonly occur near salt marshes and mudflats on the jagged Scottish coastline, and this is where it is thought the Shellycoat gathers its unique armament.