. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of their various orders : with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Birds; Reptiles. 102 SAUEIANS. nating in two pointed lobos. Scales on the back rounfled, quin- cuncial, imbricate ; those on the belly similar to those on the back and on the sides. No fold across the throat or along the side ; no femoral or inguinal j^ores. Tail generally long, rounded, fragile. Eyes and eyelids well developed. Nostrils in a separate plate, between the frontal and labial shields. Generally four limbs, moderately developed, sometimes feeble
. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of their various orders : with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Birds; Reptiles. 102 SAUEIANS. nating in two pointed lobos. Scales on the back rounfled, quin- cuncial, imbricate ; those on the belly similar to those on the back and on the sides. No fold across the throat or along the side ; no femoral or inguinal j^ores. Tail generally long, rounded, fragile. Eyes and eyelids well developed. Nostrils in a separate plate, between the frontal and labial shields. Generally four limbs, moderately developed, sometimes feeble or hidden below the skin. The species of this family are cxceedinglj^ numerous, and inhabit almost every part of the tropical regions, some extendin?-. into the temperate zones. They are thoroughly land Lizards, preferring dry ground, and hiding themselves in the sand, under stones, fallen leaves, &c., very few of them entering the water. Thcv do not attain to any considerable size, only a few species of Australia and the West Indies growing to tlie thickness of a man's wrist, and exceeding a foot in length. Siime of them are viviparous, others deposit from eight to twelve globular oi;-o-s. Dr. Gray divides them into the sub-families of Sci/'coia, or those which have tlic scales thin, smooth, and neither striated nor keeled; the nostrils in a single smooth plate, withotit any lunate groove behind; and the tail round, tapering, nnarmed ; and Tropidophorin(P, or those which have the scales thick, l)onv rugous, striated, and with one or more keels upon each of them •. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Figuier, Louis, 1819-1894; Gillmore, Parker. New York : D. Appleton
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