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THE SNAKES OF SOUTH AFRICA. 



BONES 

 of the 

 J CLAW. 



Fic. S.— The remote ancestors of snakes were lizard-like creatures with 

 limbs. This illustration shows the rudimentary hind limbs of the 

 South African Python. 

 (From an illuslraiwn in the British Museum Guide on Reptiles.) 



