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INDEX 



Pond-turtles, 76. 

 Pouched frog, 36. 

 Prairie-dogs, 115. 

 Protective resemblance, 109. 

 Proteus^ 48. 



Pterodactylis-spectabilis^ 156. 

 Pterodactyls, 85, 131. 

 Ptyonius^ 61. 

 Pijthonomorplia^ 149, 161. 



Kaccoon, 77. 



Kattlesnake, 85, 94, 102, 103, 115, 



117, 120, 136, 162, 175, 176. 

 Kearing of young, 24. 

 KeHex action, 55. 

 Repairs, 56. 

 Keptiles, 69. 

 Keptiles, key to, 158. 

 Rhampkorhynchus^ 85, 86. 

 Respiration, 41, 123. 

 Khychosa urs-hyperodapedon^ 93. 

 Rodents, 93. 



Salamander, 1, 5, 12, 28, 56, 57, 72, 



79. 

 Salivary glands, 123. 

 Sauropterygia^ 147. 

 iScificidce, 165. 

 Seals, 1. 

 Sea-lizard, 104. 

 Sea-snakes, 103, 115, 136, 161. 

 Sea-tortoises, 74. 

 Sea-turtles (Sphargis), 79, 116, 



1 ^,9 



Sense-organs, 138. 



Serpents, 72, 77, 139. 



Serpents, key to, 160. 



Shark-forms, 63. 



Shield-tail snake {Silybura macro- 



lepus), 84. 

 Sight, 139. 

 Siren, 15. 

 Skeletons, 50. 



Skeleton of frog, 51. 



Skeleton of lizard, 130. 



Skin, 45, 136. 



Skink, 77, 97, 139. 



Skin-secretions, 28. 



Skin-shedding, 44. 



Skulls, 62, 133. 



Skull of Pana esculenta, 53. 



Slow-worm, 93. 



Smell, 45, 140. 



Snakes, 90, 99, 104; as pets, 169, 



198. 

 Snake-poison, 190, 194. 

 Spadefoot toads, 9, 38, 57. 

 iSphenodon, 71. 

 Spines, 103, 104. 

 Spine-tailed lizard ( Uro7nastic spin. 



ipes)y 81. 

 Spotted triton, 31. 

 Spread-head, 114, 126. 

 Stegosau7'us ungulatus^ 135, 150. 

 Surinam toad, 9, 10, 37. 

 Swamp tree-toad, 19. 

 Swift lizard, 97. 



Tadpoles, 2, 32, 34, 38, 45, 49. 



Tailed amphibians, 52, 65. 



Tailed forms, 5, 7. 



Tailless forms, 6. 



Tails, 10, 79. 



Taste, 138. 



Tuatera, 71, 73, 74, 86, 87, 88, 93, 



104, 132, 146, 137, 140, 180. 

 Tear-glands, 139. 

 Teeth, 14, 90. 

 Teiidie, 165. 



Terrifying methods, 104. 

 Toads, 1, 19, 34, 48, 56, 57. 

 Toes, 7. 



Toe-walkers, 77. 

 Tongues, 11, 94. 

 Tooth of labyrinthodont, 15. 

 Tortoise, 72, 74, 140, 180. 



