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IXTESTIXE AND DIET OF REPTILE?. 



Chalcides liueatus Leuckart. 



Distanoe from snout to vem 92 mm. 



The peritonenm is darklv pigmented. The ventricle is 

 straight and reaches abont fonr sevenths tlie distance betweeu 

 axilla and groin. The small intestine measnres 38 mm. in 

 length. It opens on the ventral side into the large intestine 

 and in front of tliis opening is a well developed ccecum, 2^2 

 mm. in length and width. Tlie coeeum lies chiefly to the 

 right of the mesentery. The length of the large intestine is 

 24: mm. 



