. Essentials of biology presented in problems. Biology. 294 THE VERTEBRATE ANIMALS. Box tortoise {Cistudo Carolina). From photo- graph loaned by the American Museum of Natural History. Some Different Turtles. — Turtles are mostly aquatic in habit. Some exceptions are the box tortoise (Cistudo Caro- lina) and the giant tortoise of the Galapagos Islands. Many of the sea-water tiu'tles are of large size, the leatherback and the green turtle often weighing six hundred to seven hundred pounds each. The flesh of the green turtle and especially the diamond-baok terrapin, an animal found in the salt m
. Essentials of biology presented in problems. Biology. 294 THE VERTEBRATE ANIMALS. Box tortoise {Cistudo Carolina). From photo- graph loaned by the American Museum of Natural History. Some Different Turtles. — Turtles are mostly aquatic in habit. Some exceptions are the box tortoise (Cistudo Caro- lina) and the giant tortoise of the Galapagos Islands. Many of the sea-water tiu'tles are of large size, the leatherback and the green turtle often weighing six hundred to seven hundred pounds each. The flesh of the green turtle and especially the diamond-baok terrapin, an animal found in the salt marshes along our southeastern coast, are highly esteemed as food. Unfortunately for the preservation of the species, these animals are usually taken during the breeding sea- son when they go to sandy beaches to lay their eggs. ^^ Lizards. ^—Lizards may be recognized by the long body with four legs of nearly equal size. The body is covered with scales. The animal never lives in water, it is active in habit, and it does not undergo a metamorphosis. Lizards are generally harmless creatures, the Gila monster of New Mexico and Arizona, a poisonous variety, being one exception. Lizards are of economic importance to man, because they eat insects and include the injurious ones in their dietary. The iguana of Central America and South America, growing to a length of three feet or more, has the distinc- tion of being one of A garter snake,one ot our commonest harmless reptiles. the lew edible 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 Hunter, George William, 1873-1948. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Company
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