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8PINOU8 LIZARDS, Moloch horridus. 



belonged to a huge Che- 

 Ionian, a member of the " A WAY8IDE GREETING," P . ST. 

 turtle tribe, and it is .now accordingly allocated 

 to that group under the new name of Miolania, 

 Oweni. A facsimile of Owen's original illustra- 

 tion of this remarkable type is reproduced on 

 page 88, immediately above a group of Molochs 

 photographed from life to approximately the same 

 scale. 



W. Samllf-Kent, Photo. 



Numerous examples of Moloch horridus have 



been kept in captivity by the author, affording by their grotesque aspect and habits 

 many hours of enjoyable relaxation. The chief difficulty attending the maintenance 

 of this species under artificial conditions is the very important one of their food 



8PINOUS LIZAUDS, SHOWING KNAPSACK-LIKE NECK 

 EXCRESCENCES, p. 87. 



supply. In works in which this topic is referred to, 



including one of the British Museum Paleontological Guides, Ed. 1886, Moloch horridus 



is pronounced to be a vegetable feeder. As, however, obtains in the Chlamydosaurus 



