. The story of the amphibians and the reptiles. Amphibians; Reptiles. 78 STORY OP THE REPTILES " shoulder girdle" even, is ever found in a serpent; and no lizard—though appearing legless in front or everywhere—has ever been found without these shoulder-bones. Hence, by dissection a limbless liz- >f* :'Cr,mr ' L.,. J Pig. 39.—Glass-snake {Opheosaurua ventralis). The tail is twice the length of the body, and breaks off at the slightest blow. When broken off it grows again. ard may be known from a snake; but we shall see later that the tongue also will usually distinguish all li
. The story of the amphibians and the reptiles. Amphibians; Reptiles. 78 STORY OP THE REPTILES " shoulder girdle" even, is ever found in a serpent; and no lizard—though appearing legless in front or everywhere—has ever been found without these shoulder-bones. Hence, by dissection a limbless liz- >f* :'Cr,mr ' L.,. J Pig. 39.—Glass-snake {Opheosaurua ventralis). The tail is twice the length of the body, and breaks off at the slightest blow. When broken off it grows again. ard may be known from a snake; but we shall see later that the tongue also will usually distinguish all limbless forms. By the walking on the. toes only, the reptiles brought in the first outlook for speed afoot which finds such high development in the running birds and the strictly toe-walking mammals, such as the horse, the antelope, the greyhound, etc. In keeping with this, one of the extinct reptiles had its toes hoofed instead of 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 Baskett, James Newton, 1849-; Ditmars, Raymond Lee, 1876-1942. joint author. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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