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Swift, pine lizard, or alligator lizard. 

 Body dark green, with longitudinal yellowish lines; 



tail blue Blue-tailed lizard, or skink. 



Large; cloaca opens by longitudinal slit. . .Order Crocodilia. 



323. Topics for Themes in Zoology or English. i. Report on the 

 following adaptations among reptiles and their value: the spread- 

 ing head and hostile attitudes of non-venomous snakes, like the 

 spreading adder; the breaking and regeneration of the tail; the 

 rattles of the rattlesnake; the poison and fangs; the carapace of 

 turtles. 



2. What of the length of life of reptiles? What would their slug- 

 gishness have to do with this? 



3. Why can reptiles afford to produce so few young in a season ? 



4. The snake in myth. 



5. The various methods of capturing prey among the reptiles. 



6. What possible reasons (causes) for cold-bloodedness? 



7. The method and meaning of hibernation in animals. Illus- 

 trations among the reptiles. 



8. Color among the reptiles. Where located? Value. 



