1 1 \ : R P E T O L O G Y. 



and Dastard or apauioua. trptuee. the latter term being 

 1 to the nartilapainai iaha*. The true reptile*, 

 , he divide* into two clasar* ; the first 

 pent*, and the econd the subjects of 

 our prcaent inquiry. Thia Utter he subdivide* into two 

 The irst order compriae* those reptile* that have 

 ' a**k nraanBi anil inttniiri facial 





heard* the 



codile*, iguana*. cordyli, sa- 

 sAJaks. The atcond order 



but this 

 TW chascide* he nob 



lo 1 

 inn 

 hlti. 



b 



wrm, which, though 



be Bduetiy and ahilitiii of iu author , tkwa*pta*aare 

 divided into two ordrr*. reptile* and serpent*. The 



bcuw ftifnttlMii with 



reptile*, he (arm* ooljr four principal geoara, 

 via. TaeMa. Oneea. I*c*n*. and Rm*a , but mart of 

 lhew are %uUl4i.W. Of the tortoiaea, there are three 



.Of the gMa l^crrta. there are 



.liaietii; *./*w<, or llnd'toad.. roa*. oT*frug; and 



Thepriuripal defect* of thie anungjmiiil. an the 

 dMariBBWBWBmamaavlaMLatrria^fVomwUcB, 

 appear hereator. they are separated by well 



a*4B^aMSBB%SB*Bk. . ' M . . _ k. I 



!. f MM OnMUMnf CM tW 9 WMCfc OOa*>* 



Dn*MB(i Baft Ka***V a*!!********! ^afa*Vtfffa***U a^anatMlaV lias* s***%B*a**t_ 



oviparous quadruped* without taiU, and two-footed rep- HUcoii. 

 tile*, each being more or lea* sulnlis idetl. The tortoises **" ^T 

 have only two subdivinoni : 1st, Sea tortourt, of which 

 aix specie* are dcecribed ; and 2d, Frttk m*tcr and land 

 tortoue*, of which there are twenty specie* noticed. 

 The lizard i are divided into, 1st, Those which have flat 

 tail*, ind five toe* before, including four specie* of cro> 

 codile. the dragon, tuptnanbia, and five other specie* ; 

 fd, Those which have round tails, five toe* before, and 

 a crested back, eonprehendinfr the guana, the bail.- 

 the agima, and three other specie* ; 3d, Those that 

 have round taiU, five toe* before, and filleu on the bel- 

 ly rimtiinJBg eight *pecies, among which are the cor- 

 dylus and anirtia ; 4th. '1 luwe (hat lia\c fite toe* be. 

 (ore, but no tranairene band* on the hrlly , including the 

 fteiniilmn. the *kink, and twenty other specie* ; 5th, 

 Thoae having large imbricated scale* on the under sur- 

 face of the toe*, containing the gecko* and two other 

 analogous aperiri ; 6th, Those that have only three or 

 four tote, to which belong the cap* and chalcide* ; 7th, 

 Thoee that have iiUBsbraniM wings, the dragon or fly. 

 ing Itaard ; ftth, Thoae which have three or four toe* 

 on each lore foot, and four or five on each hind foot, 

 mchsding the salamander, ask. and four other*. 



Of the eviparou* quadruped* without tail*, there are 

 thrae subdivisions : M, Frog* having their heads and 

 elongated, of which there are thir- 

 2d, Tree frog*, herring a email viscous 

 pellet under each toe, rompreheodmg seven specie* ; 

 Sd. Toad* with compact rounded bodice, of which there 

 are fourteen eptci**, including the pope, or Surinam 

 toad. The but bead, which i* not eubjiviued, contains 



>; andfor th. 



,t I.I. M ------ 



have been 



. f h 



I.,. 

 ir 



:,.,. 



d atnce hi* 

 i iMralur of hi* gtmtrm. hk nu- 



wCbar w.' eiS See L*W. or 



of the MibdiviaiaiM in c^mm- 



the aae; and thii, added to their 



oftheFlMMfcM. 



lnla, whoM wntmc* * ere prweBtry to notice. 

 That part of Oraebn's work whieh aeapriMe the 

 *l Aa^faW, ha* been UaMUiiit, with eone addi. 

 . by Dr Tvtoa. ad pwbiiebed in 



( 



U I7M and 1790. th. Co^t de I enapidi pnMiefcaj 



//.- in S .-',: <-,.,: s,,. 



MM. Thi. work had been projected by Rtifen .. a 

 Mniacl to hi* Natural Hilary xeneral and particular, 



.^3 L^ L^_J _^ . > 



a*M M nan oaUecMa OBneMMnMe a*a|aTiaj* toward* He 

 ; b*A fiadinn hinveif unable to pursue the 



.. Ir ,.,;, ,;.,"; | ,,.;. -. . . .,, . | .,..,. 



the BMtohal* to be piel into hie handa. The 



ran- 



into systematic Her- 



f will long be regarded 



on 



-i^ W * k J rf 



*oneofthematcla*__ 



thi. part of natural iusUiry 



The whole work ie divided into two nearly equal 

 part*, which may be maidcm! a* distinct and indepen- 

 oant aaatMia, each being prefaced by a preliminary di- 

 *nm. The nrat part, wkhwbich we alone are at preaent 

 Miami!, treat* of oviparous quadruped* ; and theee 

 are claawd under ibur general head*, tortoiaea, lizards, 



translated into Enjr- 

 at Edinburgh in 4 vols. 



onlv two prt.>cv 



Tins work afM 

 liah by Mr Kerr, and 

 8vo. in 1802. 



Iu 179>, wee nalilialaiil at F.rUng the Hutor,. 

 (**<* 01 loepC an excellent work, left inv 



the death of it* ingeniou* author, 

 must not hen omit to notice two ingeniou* 

 lication* in Latin on the physiology of reptiles, i 

 Robert Towneon: 1st, Dt AmjJuttu publubcd . 

 tingt QistresViasiM PAyo/ojjr<r dt 



'.- 



According to Dandm, the meet natural classification 

 of reptile* that ha* yet appeared, i* that of M. Alexandra 

 Brongniart, publiated in 1799 in the Mmgcum Ecycio- 

 nnaaaa*. A* we ahall ftUly explain thi* classification, after 

 having noticed the nrinapal naturali.u who have adopt- 

 ed ana modhVd rt, we abell her* merely give an outline 

 of thi* author's aubtiviaion*. He diatnbute* all n ptiK - 

 under four general order* : Ckthminu, or tortoise*, uf 

 which be make* two genera, CkrUmta and Trthulo, cor. 

 responding exactly thus far with the dm>ion <>t F ji-c- 

 prae ; <d, .fears***, of which there are nine genera, viz. 

 /i/i,/. If*an, Draco, ' Cliamelfo, 



I*ctr1a, Vmrw ami ( kairuln ; :ld. Opktdirmt, or *cr- 

 prnta ; and 4th, Bmlrmdrut, of which there are four ge- 

 nera, Hema, thfo. Hyl, and Sabmamlra. 



At the very I'linniianremint of the preaent century, 

 M. Latreille publish. \,,i,.r fl l f dt* /,>/-/.//., 



the arrangement of which differ* little frum that u(' La- 

 orpedc, 'except in placing the Salamander under the 

 am* head with the frog* and toads, and a specie* of 

 Proteus, which appear* to be a tadpole of the water sa- 

 lamander, and the Siren, among die serpents. Hi* ge- 

 neric characters, however, are more precise than those 

 of Laorptde; but hi* method, on the whole, i* inferior 



