The reptile book; a comprehensive popularised work on the structure and habits of the turtles, tortoises, crocodilians, lizards and snakes which inhabit the United States and northern Mexico . ries of specimens. It is then that the writerbegs the student to pause and meditate. Do not theorise, andafterward inflict scientific annals with descriptions of newspecies and sub-species, but devote your energies along linesthat will simplify classification. Certain it is, that there areamong reptiles many alleged species which are doubtful. Isit not of greater value to science, to discover the points
The reptile book; a comprehensive popularised work on the structure and habits of the turtles, tortoises, crocodilians, lizards and snakes which inhabit the United States and northern Mexico . ries of specimens. It is then that the writerbegs the student to pause and meditate. Do not theorise, andafterward inflict scientific annals with descriptions of newspecies and sub-species, but devote your energies along linesthat will simplify classification. Certain it is, that there areamong reptiles many alleged species which are doubtful. Isit not of greater value to science, to discover the points by whichthese may be stricken from our lists than to create others of equaluncertainty? Unfortunately, among scientists, name-makingand theory has been the rule rather than practical work to affordlasting results. And to carry out the latter the student mustregard a subject from a broad standpoint. Valuable time shouldnot be wasted in hair-splitting discussions. Instead, however,large series should be examined with a view of establishingrelationship in the comparison of one form with another. NorthAmerican herpetology stands in need of such researches. 240 THE REPTILE BOOK PLATE LXXIII.
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