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OUR REPTILES. 



muzzle; the head is triangular; the teeth on the 

 palate are in a line exactly between the nasal 

 openings ; the tongue is broad, lobed, and covered on 

 the surface with scattered warts. On the upper 

 surface of the body are a number of rather indistinct, 

 scattered warts or folds, but the skin on the belly is 

 smooth. The male is furnished with a bladder at 

 the angle of the gape on each side, which, when 

 distended is as large as a small cherry. The colour is 

 exceedingly variable, generally of a greenish tint, 

 sometimes of a rich chestnut red. Length above 

 three inches. 



