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Lizards much resemble snakes in appearance, having 

 long slender bodies, but they also have feet with which 

 they run and creep. These reptiles are mostly found 

 in or near the water, and are as a general thing very 

 small, but some species are larger than others, partic- 

 ularly those in the tropics. One large species here 

 feeds upon the scorpion, and uses great skill to avoid 

 being stung by it. 



The Salamander is a species of this family, which is 

 small, of a dark brown or black color, and has a very 

 long and slender tail. It is often seen when removing 

 stone heaps, or when digging around the roots of trees 

 and stumps in the woods where the soil is rich. They 

 are very fast, and manage to hide themselves easily 

 when pursued. A peculiar circumstance connected 

 with this family of creatures is that if a limb or part 

 of the tail is destroyed new ones are said to come in • 

 their places without inconvenience to them. 



Another set of creatures called Newts much resem- 

 ble the lizard, but are larger and not so common. 

 When walking by the creek side, you seldom fail to 

 see quite a number of frogs, both small and great, 

 which are mostly a greenish brown color above and 

 white below, variously spotted and marked on the limbs 

 and head; eyes golden color and very lustrious; feet are 

 webbed and toes long, being well suited for swimming 

 and aquatic life. They make a croaking noise which 

 varies according to their size, and is uttered more fre- 

 quently in the morning and evening. 



The species known as the Heron frogs utter a loud 

 shrill note, which is not unpleasant to the ear, but 

 nearly deafening to one who is near the pond where 



