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Batagurs ( Gachuga , etc.)—Big-Headed Tortoise (Platysternidce)— Mud-Terrapins and 
their Allies (Cinosternidee and Dermatemydidce) —Maw’s Terrapin ( Dermatemys )—The 
Snappers and Alligator - Terrapins ( Chelydridce) — Alligator - Terrapin ( Ghelydra )— 
Temminck’s Snapper ( Macroclemmys )—The Turtles (Chelonidee)— Green and Hawks- 
loill Turtles ( Chelone )—Loggerhead Turtle ( Thalassochelys )—Habits of Turtles—Tor¬ 
toise-Shell—Extinct Turtles—Leathery Turtles ( Dermochelyidce )—The Side-Necked 
Tortoises (Chelyidce and Pelomedusidce )—Matamata Tortoise ( Chelys )—Snake-Necked 
Tortoises (Hydromedusa) — Australian Long-Necked Tortoises ( Chelodina ) — Other 
Genera—Greaved Tortoises (Podocnemis )—Allied Genera—Fly River Turtle ( Caretto- 
chelyidce )—Australian Horned Tortoises ( Miolaniidee )—Extinct European Genera— 
Generalised Clielonians ( Pleurosternum , etc.) — The Soft-Tortoises ( Trionychidce )— 
Typical Genus ( Trionyx )—Granulated Soft-Tortoises ( Emydci , etc.)-—Habits of the 
Group—The Plesiosaurs, or Long-Necked Marine Lizards (Order Sauropterygia), . 42 
CHAPTER IV.—Scaled Reptiles—Lizards and Chameleons,—O rder Squamata ; 
Suborders, Lacertilia and llhiptoglossa. 
Characteristics of the Order—Skull—Ribs and Vertebrae—Other Characters—Special Charac¬ 
ters of Lizards (Suborder Lacertilia )—Numbers and Distribution—Habits—The Geckos 
(Geclconid.ee) — Lobe-Footed Gecko ( Ptyodactylus ) — Turkish Gecko ( Hemidactylus ) — 
Fringed Gecko—Wall-Gecko—Habits of the Group—Eyelid Geckos—The Scale-Footed 
Lizards ( Pygopodidce )—The Agamoid Lizards ( Agamidce )—Flying-Lizards (Draco )— 
Oriental Tree-Lizards (Calotes )—Ceylon Horned Lizards (Ceratophora )—Typical Group 
(Agama )—Armed Agama—Spinose Agama—Rough-Tailed Agama—Australian Frilled 
Lizard ( Chlamydosaurus ) — Sail-Tailed Lizard ( Lophurus ) — Thorny-Tailed Lizards 
( Uromastix) —Habits—East African Thorny-Tailed Lizards (Aporoscelis)- -Moloch Lizard 
(Moloch )—The Iguanoid Lizards ( Iguanidee )—Anolis Lizards (Anolis )—Allied Genera— 
Basilisks ( Basiliscus )—Ridge-Headed Lizards ( Corythophanes )—Stilted Lizards ( Uranis- 
coclon )—The Sea-Lizard (Amblyrhynchus )—Galapagos Land-Lizard (Conolophus )—True 
Iguanas ( Iguana) —Ring-Tailed Iguana (Cyclura )—Extinct Iguanas—Horned Lizards 
(Phrynosoma )—The Girdled Lizards (Zonuridee) —Girdle-Tailed Lizard (Zonurus )—The 
Snake-Like Lizards (Anguidce )—Scheltopusiks ( Ophisaurus )—Blind-Worm (Aneguis )— 
The Poisonous Lizards (Helodermatidee )—The Monitors (Varanidce )—Their Habits— 
The Greaved Lizards (Teiidce )—The Teju ( Tupinambis )—The Ameivas (Ameiva )—The 
Amphisbsenas (A mphisbeenidee )—Handed Amphisbsena (Chirotes )—Typical Amphisbtenas 
(Amphisbeena )—The True Lizards ( Lacertidce )—Pearly Lizard ( Lacerta )—Green Lizard— 
Sand-Lizard—Viviparous Lizard—Wall-Lizard—Keeled Lizards ( Algiroides )—Fringe- 
Toed Lizards (Acanthodadylus )—The Skink Tribe ( Scincidce )—Stump-Tailed Lizard 
(Trachysaurus) — Snake-Eved Lizards ( Ablepliarus )—True Skinks (Scincus )—Bronze 
Lizards (Chalcides )—Other Families (Anelytropidce and Dibamidee )—The Chamaeleons 
(Suborder Ehiptocglossa )—Their Habits, ....... 104 
CHAPTER V.—Scaled Reptiles,— continued. The Snakes—S uborder Ophidia. 
Distinctive Characters and Structure—Teeth—Harmless and Poisonous Snakes—Distribution 
—Habits—The Blind Snakes (Typhlopodidee and Glauconiidee )—The Pythons and Boas 
(Boidee )—True Pythons (Python )—Their Distribution and Habits—The Various Species — 
Allied Genera (Loxocemus, Nardoa, etc.)—Tree-Boas (Epicrates) —Dog-Headed Tree- 
Boa (Corallus )—Keeled Tree-Boas ( Enygms )—Anaconda (Euneces )—True Boas (Boa )— 
Keel-Scaled Boa (Casarea) —Sand-Snakes ( Eryx )—Allied Genera (Lichanura, etc.)—- 
Extinct Pytlion-Like Snakes (Paleeophis )—The Cylinder-Snakes (Ilysiidee )—Coral 
Cylinder-Snake (Ilijsia )—Red Snake (Cylindrophis )—The Shield-Tails (Uropeltid.ee )— 
The Colubrine Snakes (Colubridce) — Wart-Snakes (Acrochordus) — Water-Snakes 
(Tropidonotus )—Ringed Snake—Tesselated and Viperine Snakes—Oblique-Eyed Snakes 
(Helicops) Pigmy Snakes (Calamaria) —Sling-Snakes (Coronella )—Fier ce Snakes 
(Zamenis )—Horseshoe Snake—Rat-Snake—Running Snakes (Ptyas )—Climbing Snakes 
