CONTENTS. 



PAGS 



CLASS REPTILES. 3 



Seclion SHIELDED BEP TILES— Order CHELARIANS; 



OK TORTOISES : 5 



True Tortoises — Tesladinidae 6 



Terrapins — Enijididae 9 



Aquatic Tortoises — Ckelididae 17 



Soft Turtles — Triorujcidae 19 



Sea Turtles — CUeloniadae 21 



Order EMYDOSAUKI; or TORTOISE-LIZARDS: 2S 



Crocodiles — Crocodilidae 29 



Alligators — Alligatoridae 33 



Order AMPHISB.ENIA: Amphisbcmidae 38 



Cheirotidae 38 



Sectioti SQUAMATA; or SCALED liEP TILES. — Order 

 SAUUA; OR LIZARDS.— Su/j-Order Skpto- 



oloss.k; or Slexdkr-Toxguki) Liz.vkds. — Trihe 



Cyci.osaura 10 



Monitors — Murdioridae 40 



Teguexins — Teidae 43 



True Lizards — Lacertiuidae 45 



Band-Tailed Lizards — Zonuridac 50 



Cylindrical-Bodied Lizards — Chalcidue 54 



Other Families of Lizard,s — Anadiadae, Chirocolidae, 



Cercosauridae, Chanwesauridae 55 



Tribe Geissosai'ka: 55 



Gape-Eyed Skinks — Giimniyphthahnidae 57 



Pagopus, Deluia— Pi/ffopirfae 57 



Aprasia — Aprasiadae. — Lialis — Lialicidae 5S 



Skinks — Sciiicidae 58 



Ophiouiore — Ophiomondae. — Seps — Sepsidae 08 



Javelin Snake — Acoidiadae Gil 



Blind Reptiles — Tiiphlinidae, Tijpililopsidae 70 



Rougli-T ailed Lizards — froj/ellidtw 71 



Sub-Order Pachvgi.ossak; or Thick-Tongued Lizards. — 



Trihe Nyctisaura: Geckos — OechAidae 71 



Tribe Strobilosaura: True Iguanas — Igmmidae ... 75 



Iguanas of the Old World — Agamidae 84 



Tribe Dendrosaura ; or Tree Lizards 89 



Order OPHIDIA; or SNAKES: 93 



Adders — Crotalidae 95 



Vipers — Vixieridae 104 



Kiver and Sea Serpents — Uijdridae 115 



Boas — Boidae 118 



Conocephalus — Oalamaridae. — Schaap-Sticker with 



other species — Curonellidae 125 



Water Snakes — Natricidae 127 



Racers — Colubrinae 130 



Tree Serpents — Driiadidae 134 



Almost-Toothless Serpents — Dasiipeltidae, or liachio- 



dontidae 137 



True Tree Serpents — Dendrophidae 137 



Wood Snakes — Dryiophidae 139 



Dipsas — Dixisadid.ae. — Deadly Serpents — Elapidae 



(commencing with Banded Bunganis. 1 140 



Other Families of Deadly .Serpents — Dendraspidae, 



Atractaspididae 149 



Order BATRACHIA; or FROGS AND TOADS.— .Sub- 

 Order Batracuia Salientia; or Leapi.nq Ba- 



TRACHIANS: 149 



A. Aglossa; or Tongueless Batrachians: Daetijle- 



thridae, Pipidae 150 



B. Opisthoglossae; or Tongued Batrachians: 151 

 True Frogs — lianidae 152 



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Homed and Land Frog— Ciistignnthidae 158 



Painted Frog — Z>isc«gto.';si(i((e.— Nurse Frog — All/ 



lidae 159 



Toads — Biifonidae IGO 



r Poiiipedatidae, HijUdae 104 



Tree-FrOgS, | Pelodrijadae (represented by tlie Blue FroBi, 

 or .| PhlflhmeduSidae (represented by tlie Bicolor 



Tree-Toads. Tree-Froe) 168 



L Hijlaplesidae 169 



C. Proterogliissa; or Batrachians with Tongue free in 



front: Khiuophryne — RhiHophripddac 169 



Sub-Order Batracuia Graoientia; or Crawling Ba- 

 trachians: 170 

 Salaman- i S<damandridae 170 



< Pll'thodoididiie (commencing] with Japanese 



ders. / ^ , J \ ,-- 



^ Salamander) 1 o 



Order PSEUDOSAURIA; or FALSE BATRACHIANS: 



Gigantic Salaiuauder, etc. — Prolmiopsidae 176 



Congo Snake, etc. — Amphuwndae 179 



Order PSEUDOPHIDIA; or FALSE SERPENTS (genus 

 Caecilia». — Order- PSEITDOICTHYAS ; or 



FISH-LIKE REPTILES 180 



Order ME.\NTIA, comprising odd forms of Crawling 



Batrachians: Proteidae 185 



Mud Eel— 6'ire)«idae 186 



CLASS PISCES; OR FISHES. iss 



Order CHONDROPTERYGII; or SOFT -FINNED 

 FISHES. — Sub-Order Eleutheropomi; orpREE- 

 GiLLED Fishes: Sturgeon and Shovel-Fish — 



Acipenseridae 190 



Spoon-Bill Sturgeon — Pohjodontidae 192 



Chiniaeras— CViiHidTidoe 193 



Sub-Order Trematopxea; or Fishes with Gills fixed to Bars. 

 — Sub-Section Squali, comprising Sharks and 



Shark-like Fishes: Dog-Fishes — Seijllidae 196 



Sharks — Si/ualidae 196 



Angel-Fish — Squatinidae 204 



Sub-Section Rah; or Rays: Saw Fish — Pristiindae. — True 



R.nys — liaiilae 206 



Order AC.\NTHOPTERYGII; or SPINE - FINNED 



FISHES: Sticklebacks— Gosferostodae 212 



Fishes with Compressed Body — Berycidae 216 



Perches — Percidae 217 



Lip Fi.shes— iabridoe 221 



Kakaan, Capeuna, YioAiiia—Pristipomidae 224 



Mullets— .1/id/idae 226 



Braize, Snapper, Gilt-Head, etc. — Sparidae. Scaly- 

 Finned Fishes— i'5«ar»i2«nnes.—Chetodotits — 



Chcetodiyntinae 228 



Archer-Fish — Toxutina. — Chilodactyle — Girrhitidae. 



— Gurnards- Trigtidac 231 



Uranoscopus, Sting-Fish, Sillago — Traehinidae 238 



Tooth-Scaled Fi.shes — Siiaeuidae 240 



Becuna — Sjihiiraeiudae 242 



Hair-Tailed Fishes— Triehiuridae 243 



Mackerels — Scomlrridae 244 



Cordonnier, Rudder-Fish, Horse-Mackerel — Caran- 



gidae 249 



Sword Fishes— Xijj/iiidae 250 



Gobies — Gobiidae 261 



