The Amphibians and Reptiles of New Jersey. 
BY HENRY W. FOWLER. 
INTRODUCTION. 
In the “Fishes of New Jersey” I have already called attention 
to some salient ichthyographic features of the state, which, to. 
little extent, have bearing on the distribution of the amphibia 
and reptilia. As opposed to that of fishes the marine fauna is 
the poorest, while the upland and fresh waters contain the rich- 
est. As amphibia and reptilia are more or less restricted at all 
times in their distribution, it is natural that there should be 
little if any difference in the presence of species, either in cold 
or warm weather. This, of course, is due to their higher organ- 
ization than fishes, and especially to the fact that they are air 
breathing. The pelagic forms, if the widely roving sea-turtles 
may be so termed, are represented only by several species. ‘The 
fauna of the salt-marsh is also very poor, and is properly repre- 
sented by but a single terrapin. In the fresh marshes it is very 
different, as there reptiles occur in abundance, and so on over 
both dry land and inland fresh waters to the very hill-tops. Not 
all of these animals are necessarily aquatic, though most are 
largely so. A noticeable feature of the distribution of the upland 
fauna in its costal range is seen along the edge of the Cape May 
County salt-marsh. Several upland species occur there which do 
not seem to be back in the intervening cedar-swamp country. 
However, the writer has as yet had neither the opportunity 
or data to throw much light on this interesting question of local 
distribution. One thing very apparent to most anyone who 
studies the amphibians and reptiles of the state is the great 
variation in color which most species will show. No clear 
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