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INDEX 



Pond-turtles, 76. 

 Pouclied frog, 36. 

 Prairie-dogs, 115. 

 Protective resemblance, 109. 

 Proteus^ 48. 



Plerodacti/lis-spectabilis, 156, 

 Pterodactyls, 85, 131. 

 Plyoiiius^ 61. 

 Pijthonomorpha, 149, 161. 



Kaccoon, 77. 



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



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

 Kearing of young, 24. 

 Keflex action, 55. 

 Kepairs, 56. 

 Keptiles, 69. 

 Keptiles, key to, 158. 

 Rhamphorhynchus^ 85, 86. 

 Respiration, 41, 123. 

 Kh.ychosa urs-hyperodapedon^ 93. 

 Rodents, 93. 



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



79. 

 Salivary glands, 123. 

 Sauropterygia^ 147. 

 /ScincidcE^ 165. 

 Seals, 1. 

 Sea-lizard, 104. 

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

 Sea-tortoises, 74. 

 Sea-turtles (Sphargis), 79, 116, 



132. 

 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, 52, 133. 



Skull of Rava 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. 

 Sphenodon, 71. 

 Spines, 103, 104. 

 Spine-tailed lizard ( Uromastic spin. 



ipes), 81. 

 Spotted triton, 31. 

 Spread-head, 114, 126. 

 Stegosaurus urigulatus, 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. 

 TeiidiV, 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, 



