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Soft-Shelled "Turtle" 43 



The Hawksbill Turtle, Furnishing Tortoise Shell 47 



Common Iguana 53 



Blue-Tailed Lizard 58 



Gila Monster . 62 



Horned Lizard : Desert Horned Toad 64 



Glass "Snake" ..." 65 



Boa Constrictor 75 



King Snake 84 



Pine Snake 87 



Western Coach- Whip Snake, or Red Racer 89 



Common Garter Snake 91 



Red-Bellied Water Snake 92 



Hog-Nosed Snake 93 



Hooded Cobra 97 



Diamond Rattlesnake 102 



Prairie Rattlesnake . 103 



Banded Rattlesnake (Yellow Phase) 104 



Banded Rattlesnake (Dark Phase) 104 



Horned Rattlesnake: "Sidewinder" 105 



Massasauga 109 



Copperhead 110 



Fer-de-Lance : Lance-Head Snake . .115 



Leopard Frog ... 133 



