EEPTILES. 



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duces a noise which must strike any one who hears it for the first 

 time ; this it repeats frequently. Whenever perched on a branch, 

 it indulges in a chattering which imitates, even to deception, the 

 mewing of a cat, the light laughter of children, the cackling of 

 hens, the whistling of man, &c. It is a treat, surrounded by a 

 few of these birds, to listen to the different modulations into 

 which they are capable of inflecting their voice. 



EEPTILES. 



The four grand divisions of reptiles have their representatives in 

 the island, viz., the chelonia, the sauria, the ophidia, and the 

 batrachians. Of these a few are to be met with in the other 

 West India Islands, whilst many are common to Trinidad and 

 the neighbouring continent, but none seem to be peculiar to this 

 island alone. 



Catalogcb op Rbptileb. 

 By Dr. J. Court. 



Order I. — Chelonia. 



Family I. 



Land Tortoises — 



Testudo. 2 species. 

 Testudo Tabulata. (a) 

 „ Carbonaria. (a) 



Family II. 



Fresh- water Tortoises — 



Emys. 2 species, (b) 



Family III. 



Sea Tortoises — 



Chelonia. 3 species. 

 Testudo My das. (c) 

 Testudo Marina, (d) 

 Testudo Imbricata. (e) 



Order II.— Sauria. 

 Family I. 



Crocodilians — 



Alligator. 1 species. 

 Alligator Sclerops. (f) 



Family II. 



Lacertidae — 



Geckos. 2 species. 



Platydactylus Theco- 



nyx. (g) 

 Eemidactylus Ma- 

 buia. (h) 

 Iguanidai. 4 species. 

 Polychrus Marmo- 



ratus. (i) 

 Anolius Alligator, (j ) 



(a) The land tortoises are known here hy the name of morocoy, and (h) fresh- 

 rater tortoises by that of galapa. 



(c) Common turtle. (d) Caouane. (e) Caret, or tortoise. 



(f) Alligator, or babiche. 



(g) Plantain Mabuia, or mabouia des bananiers. 

 (h) Wall Mabuia, or mabouia des murailles. 



(i) (j) Generally considered here as chameleons. 



