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POPULAR OFFICIAL GUIDE. 



SYNOPSIS OF THE CLASS REPTILIA. 



On April 1, 1913, all these examples are on exhibition in the 

 Reptile House: 



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Tuutles, or 

 Chelonia. 



Saurians, or 

 Crocodilia. 



Lizards, or 

 Lacertilia. 



Serpents, or 

 Ophidia. 



CONSPICUOUS EXAMPLES. 



LOCALITY. 



Alligator Turtle Louisiana. 



Snapping Turtle Zoological Park. 



Box Tortoise Zoological Park. 



1 Giant Tortoise Galapagos Island. 



Gopher Tortoise Florida. 



Painted Turtle New York. 



Green Turtle (marine) . . . New York. 

 1 Soft-shelled Turtle Indiana. 



Alligator Florida. 



Florida Crocodile Southern Florida. 



Broad-nosed Crocodile. . .Africa. 

 , Iguana (I. tuber- 



culata) West Indies. 



Horned "Toad" Arizona. 



Green Lizard (L. 



viridis) Europe. 



Monitor Ceylon. 



"Glass Snake" Florida. 



Gila Monster Arizona. 



Chameleon Africa. 



Regal Python Malay Peninsula. 



Anaconda British Guiana. 



Black Snake (B. 



constrictor) Zoological Park. 



Garter Snake Zoological Park. 



Hog-Nosed Snake Zoological Park. 



Coral Snake Florida. 



Cobra de Capello India. 



Diamond - Backed 



Rattlesnake Florida. 



Water Moccasin Florida. 



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THE TURTLES AND TORTOISES. 



The Order of Turtles, (Chelonia), is so large that it has 

 been found necessary to devote to its representatives the 

 whole central space of the main hall of the Reptile House, 

 and also a specially designed Tortoise House of glass in the 

 eastern end of the building. In the main hall are two feat- 

 ures — one, a large square tank for large turtles ; the other, 

 a pool of running water between banks of earth, sand, and 

 living plants. This tank is 35 feet in length, and by means 

 of low, plate-glass partitions it is divided into ten cross sec- 

 tions, each of which can very comfortably provide for the 

 wants of at least three species of turtles of medium si"*. 



