﻿CONTENTS 



Volume I 



PAGE 



INTRODUCTION 1 7 



Reptiles Distinct from Amphibians 17 



Synopsis of Classes 1 8 



Groups of Living Reptiles _ 18 



Reptiles of Western North America 1 8 



Kinds and Number 1 8 



Distribution 1 9 



Reptiles of California 21 



Reptiles of Oregon 24 



Reptiles of Washington 24 



Reptiles of British Columbia 25 



Reptiles of Idaho 25 



Reptiles of Nevada 26 



Reptiles of Utah 27 



Reptiles of Arizona 29 



Reptiles of Sonora 31 



Reptiles of the Peninsula of Lower California 33 



Reptiles of the Islands of the Pacific Coast 37 



Reptiles of the Islands in the Gulf of California 39 



Collecting and Preserving 42 



Explanations 43 



Colors 43 



Measurements 43 



Illustrations 43 



Glossary 44 



