CONTENTS. 



Introductoky Ciiaptee 



EEPTILES. 



CHAPTER I. 



AMPHIBIA, OR LATRACHIAXS. 



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 1 



Structm-al Distinctions 8 



Intelligence 13 



Characteristica 15 



Historical Antiquity 18 



Distribution 19 



Frog-s 19 



Habits of Life 21 



Development of Young- .... 22 



Green 23 



Common 2o 



Green Tree 24 



Toads .... 



Natterjack . . 



Surinam 

 Land Salamanders 



23 

 26 



28 

 31 



Spotted 32 



Black 33 



Aquatic Salamanders 33 



Crested 34 



Gigantic 34 



Transfonnalion.s and Reproduction 35 



CHAPTER II. 



OPHIDIAN HEPTILES, OR TRUE SSAKES. 



Snakes 38 



Burrowing 42 



Ground 43 



Tree 43 



Eresh-water 43 



Sea 43 



Iimocuous 46 



Blind 46 



Shield-tail 47 



Black 49 



Eat 49 



Ringed 49 



Green and YeUow 62 



Yiperine 52 



Desert 53 



Whip . . 

 Blunt-heads 

 Boas . . . 

 Diamond . 

 Carpet . . 



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 56 

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 59 

 69 



Snakes — 



Rock 61 



Natal Rock 61 



Guinea Rock 61 



Royal Rock 61 



Aboma 62 



Anaconda 65 



Cobra 70 



Asp 75 



Bungarus 76 



Pit Vipers 78 



Eer-de-lauce 79 



Jararaca 80 



Trimeresurus SO 



Rattle 82 



Copperhead 82 



Tic-polonga 88 



Puff Adders 89 



Common Adder 92 



