CONTENTS. 



EEPTILES. 



Introductory Chapter 



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1 



CHAPTER I. 



AMPHIBIA, OR BATRACHIANS. 



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Structural Distinctions 8 



Intelligence 13 



Characteristics 15 



Historical Antiquity 18 



Distribution 19 



Frogs 19 



Habits of Life 21 



Development of Yoi-ing .... 22 



Green 23 



Common 23 



Green Tree 24 



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Toads 25 



Natterjack 26 



Surinam 28 



Land Salamanders 31 



Spotted 32 



Black 33 



Aquatic Salamanders 33 



Crested 34 



Gigantic 34 



Transfoimations and Eeproduction 35 



CHAPTER II. 



OPHIDIAN REPTILES, OR TRUE SNAKES 



Snakes 38 



BuiTOwing 42 



Ground 43 



Tree 43 



Fresh-water 43 



Sea 43 



Innocuous 46 



Blind 46 



Shield-tan 47 



Black 49 



Eat 49 



Ringed 49 



Green and Yellow 52 



Viperine 52 



Desert 53 



"Whip 54 



Blunt-heads 56 



Boas 56 



Diamond 59 



Carpet 69 



Snakes — 



Rock 61 



Natal Rock 61 



Guinea Rock 61 



Royal Rock 61 



Aboma 62 



Anaconda 65 



Cobra 70 



Asp 75 



Bungarus 76 



Pit Vipers 78 



Fer-de-lance 79 



Jararaca 80 



Trimeresurus 80 



Rattle 82 



Copperhead 82 



Tic-polonga 



88 



Puff Adders 89 



Common Adder 92 



