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0PHIDL4.N REPTILES. 



a native of the warmer parts of Africa. A living specimen at the 

 Zoological Gardens is estimated to weigh a hundredweight. 



Of the genera Liasis and Nardoa there are iive species, very 

 imperfectly known. 



Fig. 14.— Grulnea Bock Snake i^B. Sebie). 



IV. Epicrates, an American and West Indian species, having 

 the crown scaly ; the forehead with symmetrical shields. 



The Aboma {E. cenchria) is one of the largest of the group, 

 sometimes attaining dimensions quite gigantic. It is yellowish 

 in colour, with a row of large brown rings running the whole 



