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 . ular. The large crawling plates of the abdomenare not nearly so broad as on the Colubrine snakes. Headcovered with enlarged scales, or with shields; pupil of eye usuallyelliptical. Most of the species show external traces of therudimentary hind limbs in the shape of claw-like spurs. Four species are found in North America; all are exhibit burrowing habits, like the Old World sand boas(Eryx) to
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 . ular. The large crawling plates of the abdomenare not nearly so broad as on the Colubrine snakes. Headcovered with enlarged scales, or with shields; pupil of eye usuallyelliptical. Most of the species show external traces of therudimentary hind limbs in the shape of claw-like spurs. Four species are found in North America; all are exhibit burrowing habits, like the Old World sand boas(Eryx) to which they are closely allied. Key to the Species General.—Scalation of the body very fine; abdominal platesnarrow; plates under the tail undivided. Pupil elliptical. Bodystout; tail blunt. a. Head covered with scales. Genus Lichanura. Bluish gray or brown, sometimes with three obscure,darker bands. Abdomen reddish. ROSY BOA, L. roseofusca. Distribution.—Southern California and yellow, with three, very distinct, dark brown bands. THREE-LINED BOA, L. —Lower California. b. Head covered with shields. Genus THE REPTILE BOOK PLATE LXIII. BLIXD SXAKE, Glaucoma A mature example. Two species are found in the Southwest. Many inhabit tropical America and tropicalportions of the old world. They live, in ant-hills and look like polished worms
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