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 . FLORIDA SKINK, Eumeces egregiusFound only in the vicinity of Key West, Florida. The scales have a metallic lustre. GROUND LI/.ARD. lalrrnlrThis tinv lizard is common in the Southern States, livinR among leaves and under logs CHAPTER XXIII: THE SKINKS OR SMOOTH SCALED LIZARDS FAMILY Small, Glossy-scaled Lizards of a Large Family, Represented inNorth America by Two Genera and Fifteen Species Clas
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 . FLORIDA SKINK, Eumeces egregiusFound only in the vicinity of Key West, Florida. The scales have a metallic lustre. GROUND LI/.ARD. lalrrnlrThis tinv lizard is common in the Southern States, livinR among leaves and under logs CHAPTER XXIII: THE SKINKS OR SMOOTH SCALED LIZARDS FAMILY Small, Glossy-scaled Lizards of a Large Family, Represented inNorth America by Two Genera and Fifteen Species Classification and Distribution. — The Scincidce is one of thelargest families of the lizards and its members occur abundantlyin both the Eastern and the Western Hemispheres. The largestnumber of species inhabit the Old World. The family is richlyrepresented in Australia. The Skinks are of small or moderate size and usually havesmooth — generally shining scales. The scalation is quite hardas the scales cover bony plates. Like the , the Skinks present interesting phasesof evolution. Most of the species have short limbs but are agilerunners; others are serpent-like in body and have extremelyminute limbs with which they drag the body when progressingleisurely, but in time of danger fold them
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