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REPTILES 
CHAPTER I.—General Characteristics of the Class Reptilia. 
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Differences between Reptiles and other Vertebrates—-D iversity of Form and 
Structure—Skeleton—Teeth—Vertebrae—Classification and Distribution, . . 1 
CHAPTER II.—Crocodiles, Dinosaurs, and Flying Dragons,—O rders Crocodilia, 
Dinosauria, and Ornithosauria. 
Characteristics of Crocodiles—Their Habits—Existing Crocodiles ( Crocodilidce )—Caimans 
{Caiman )—Alligators (Alligator) —Double-Tusked Alligators (Diplocynodon )—Stumpy 
Crocodile ( Osteolcemus )—True Crocodiles ( Crocodilus )—Indian Crocodile—Estuarine 
Crocodile — Nile Crocodile — Siam Crocodile — Sharp - Nosed Crocodile — Orinoco 
Crocodile—Long-Nosed Crocodile—Schlegel’s Garial ( Rhynchosuch-us )—Garial ( Garialis) 
—Extinct Garial—The Earlier Crocodiles—The Extinct Dinosaurs ( Dindsauria )— 
Flying Dragons, or Pterodactyles ( Ornithosauria ), . . . . .10 
CHAPTER III.—Tortoises, Turtles, and Plesiosaurs,—O rders Chelonia 
and Sauropterygia. 
Characteristics of Tortoises and Turtles ( Chelonia )—Their Habits and Distribution—The 
Land-Tortoises and Terrapins (Testudinidce) —Land-Tortoises ( Testudo )—Florida Tor¬ 
toise—Brazilian Tortoise—Burmese Brown Tortoise—Elegant Tortoise—Giant Tor¬ 
toises-— Aldabra Tortoise—Mascarene Tortoises—Galapagos Tortoises — Grecian 
Tortoise—Other Species—Angulated Tortoise—Areolated Tortoise ( Homopus )—Hinged 
Tortoises ( Cinixys )—Spider-Tortoise (Pyxis )—Spinose Land-Terrapin ( Geoemyda )— 
Chaibassa Terrapin (Nicoria )—Hinged Terrapins (Cyclemys) —Box-Tortoises (Cistudo) 
—Pond-Tortoises (Emys) —Terrapins—Sculptured Terrapin (Clemmys) —Thick-Necked 
Terrapin ( Bellia) —Hamilton’s Terrapin ( Damonia) —Soft-Water Terrapin ( Malaco- 
clemmys) —Painted Terrapin (Chrysemys)— Eyed and Chinese Terrapins (Morenia )— 
