THE REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE XXXI 



In this work the length of a turtle's shell is the straight length from end to end- 

 no/ following the curve 



The length of a lizard's head is from the tip of the snout to the rear margin of the ear opening 



The length of a serpent's head is from the tip of the snout to immediately behind the 



junction of the jaw bones 



METHODS OF MEASURING REPTILES 



