CONTENTS. 



CLASS REPTILES. 



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Section SHIELDED REPTILES. Order CHELARIANS; 



on TORTOISES : 6 



True Tortoises Testudinidae 6 



Terrapins Emydidae 9 



Aquatic Tortoises Ghelididae, 17 



Soft Turtles Trionijcidae 19 



Sea Turtles GheUmiadae 21 



Order EMYDOSAURI; OK TORTOISE-LIZARDS: 28 



Crocodiles Crocodilidae 29 



Alligators Alligatoridae 35 



Order AMPHISB^NI A: Amphislxxnidae 38 



Cheirotidae 38 



Section SQUAMATA; or SCALED REPTILES. Order 

 SAURA; OR LIZARDS. Sub-Order SEPTO- 

 GLOSSyE; or Sl-ENDKB-ToNOUKD LIZARDS. Tribe 



CYCLOSAUBA 40 



Monitors Monitoridae 40 



Teguexins Teidae 43 



True Lizards Lacerlinidae 45 



Band-Tailed Lizards Zonuridne 50 



Cylindrical-Bodied Lizards Ghalcidae. . 54 



Other Families of Lizards Anadiadae, Cliirocolidae, 

 Cermsawridae, Chanwesauridae 55 



Tribe GEISSOSAUHA: 65 



Gape-Eyed Skinks Gymnophthalmidae 57 



Pagopus, Delma Pygopidae 57 



Aprasia Aprasiadae. Lialis Lialicidae 68 



Skinks Scincidae 58 



Ophiomore Ophiotnoridae. Seps Sepsidae 68 



Javelin Snake Acontiadae 69 



Blind Reptiles Typlilinidae, Typhlopsidae 70 



Rough-Tailed Lizards UrapeUidae 71 



Sub-Order PACHYOLOSSAE; or THICK-TONGHED LIZARDS. 



Tribe NYCTISAURA: Geckos Geckotidae 71 



Tribe STROBILOSAURA: True Iguanas Iguanidae 75 



Iguanas of the Old World Agamidae 84 



Tribe DENDHOSAURA; or TBKE LIZARDS 89 



Order OPHIDIA; OR SNAKES: 93 



Adders Crotalidae 95 



Vipers Viperidae 104 



River and Sea Serpents Hydridae 115 



Boas lioidae 118 



Conocephalus Ca/amaridae. Schaap-Sticker with 



other species Goronellidae 125 



Water Snakes Natricidae 127 



Racers Colubrinae 130 



Tree Serpents Dri/adidae 134 



Almost-Toothless Serpents Dasypeltidae, or Rachio- 



dontidae 137 



True Tree Serpents Dendrophidae 137 



Wood Snakes Dryiopladae 139 



Dipsas Dipsadidae. Deadly Serpents Mapidae 



(commencing with Banded Bunearus. ) 140 



Other Families of Deadly Serpents Dendraspidae, 



Atractaspididae 149 



Order BATRACHIA; OR FROGS AND TOADS. Suit- 

 Order BATRACHIA SALIENTIA; or LEAPING BA- 



TRACHIANS: 149 



A. Aglossa; or Tongueless Batrachians: Dactyle- 



thridae, Pipidae 150 



B. Opistboglossae; or Tongued Batrachians: 151 



True Frogs Ranidae 152 



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Horned and Land FrogCystignathidae 158 



Painted Frog Discoglossidae. Nurse Frog Aly- 



tidae 159 



Toads liufaiMae 160 



r Polypedatidae, Hylidae 164 



Tree-FrogS, | PelodryOdOe (represented by Ike Blue Frog), 

 or { Phyllomedusidae (rtpreented by the Blcolor 



Tree-Toads. Tre^Frog) 168 



I Hylaplesidae 169 



Proteroglossa; or Batrachians with Tongue free in 



front: Rhinophryne Rhinophrynidae 169 



Sub-Order BATRACHIA GRADIENTIA; or CRAWLING BA- 

 TRACHIANS: 170 

 Salaman- ( Sala^ndridae 170 



< PletllOdontidae (commencing; with Jpnee 

 ders. (I S^am.nder) 175 



Order PSEUDOSAURIA; OR FALSE BATRACHIANS: 



Gigantic Salamander, etc. Protanopsidae 176 



Congo Snake, etc. Amphiumidae 179 



Order PSEUDOPHIDIA; OR FALSE SERPENTS (genus 

 Caecilia). Order PSEUDO1CTHYAS ; OR 



FISH-LIKE REPTILES 180 



Order MEANTIA, comprising odd forms of CRAWLING 



BATRACHIANS: Proteidae 185 



Mud Eel Sirenidae 186 



CLASS PISCES; OR FISHES. iss 



Order CHONDROPTERYGII; OR SOFT -FINNED 

 FISHES. Sub-Order ELEUTHEROPOMI; OI-FREE- 

 GILLED FISHES: Sturgeon and Shovel-Fish 



Acipenseridae 190 



Spoon-Bill Sturgeon Polyodontidae 192 



Chimaeras Cliimceridae 193 



Sub-Order TREMATOPNEA; or Fishes with Gills fixed to Bars. 

 Suit-Section SQUALI, comprising Sharks and 



Shark-like Fishes: Dog-Fishes Scyllidae 196 



Sharks Squalidae 196 



Angel-Fish Squatimdae 204 



Sub-Section RAH; or RATS: Saw Fish Priftinidae. True 



Rays Raidae 206 



Order ACANTHOPTERYGII; OR SPINE - FINNED 



FISHES: Sticklebacks Gasterosteidae 212 



Fishes with Compressed Body Berycidae 216 



Perches Percidae 217 



Lip Fishes Labridae 221 



Kakaan, Capeuna, Bodian Pristipmnidae 224 



Mullets Mullidae 226 



Braize, Snapper, Gilt-Head, etc. Sparidae. Scaly- 

 Finned Fishes Sguamipinnes. ChetodoDts 



Chcetodvntinae 228 



Archer-Fish Toxotina. Chilodactyle Cirrhttidae. 



Gurnards TrigUdae 231 



Uranoscopus, Sting-Fish, Sillago Trachinidae 238 



Tooth-Scaled Fishes Sciaenidae 240 



Becuna Sphi/raenidae 242 



Hair-Tailed Fishes Trichiuridae 243 



Mackerels Soambridae 244 



Cordonnier, Rudder-Fish, Horse-Mackerel Caran- 



gidae 249 



Sword Fishes Xiphiidae 250 



Gobies Gobiidae 251 



