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and others) are on the watch for such dainty morsels, and many 

 of them are snapped up before they can gain the friendly shelter 



Capturing a Turtle 



of the waves. But these animals multiply so rapidly that it is 

 probably necessary that their numbers should be kept under. 



SQUAMATA 



While Lizards, Chameleons, and Snakes come under the one 

 order Squamata, the two latter are separated from the former as 

 sub-orders. They are all, however, part of the great Lizard group, 



