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Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist
Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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REPTILES.
SECTION I.--SERPENTS, OR OPHIDIAN REPTILES.
VIPER, or ADDER Coluber Borus { Vipera Berus.--_Daud._ } 495 { Pelias Berus.--_Merr._ } HORNED VIPER Coluber cerastes { Vipera cerastes.
Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.
FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.
LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524
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Archivist
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Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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REPTILES.
/ˈreptaɪlz/
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SECTION I.--SERPENTS, OR OPHIDIAN REPTILES.
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VIPER, or ADDER Coluber Borus { Vipera Berus.--_Daud._ } 495 { Pelias Berus.--_Merr._ } HORNED VIPER Coluber cerastes { Vipera cerastes.
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Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.
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FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.
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LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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Americana noun US /əˌmerəˈkænə/

any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America

From this reading “FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.”

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cayman noun US /ˈkeɪmən/

a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly

From this reading “LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524”

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chameleon noun US /kəˈmiːliən/

a changeable or inconstant person

From this reading “LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524”

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constrictor noun US /kənˈstrɪktər/

any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils

From this reading “Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.”

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Draco noun US /ˈdreɪkoʊ/

Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC)

From this reading “LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524”

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iguana noun US /aɪˈɡwɑːnə/

large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America

From this reading “LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524”

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Rana noun US /ˈrænə/

type genus of the Ranidae

From this reading “FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.”

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surinam noun US /ˌsʊrəˈnɑːm/

a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975

From this reading “FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.”

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495

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From this reading VIPER, or ADDER Coluber Borus { Vipera Berus.--_Daud._ } 495 { Pelias Berus.--_Merr._ } HORNED VIPER Coluber cerastes { Vipera cerastes.

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497

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From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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498

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From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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499

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From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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500

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From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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501

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From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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502

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From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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503

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From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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505

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From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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507

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From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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509

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From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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510

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From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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511

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From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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512

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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513

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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514

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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515

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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517

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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518

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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520

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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521

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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523

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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524

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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ADDERnounUS /ˈædər/

a person who adds numbers

From this reading VIPER, or ADDER Coluber Borus { Vipera Berus.--_Daud._ } 495 { Pelias Berus.--_Merr._ } HORNED VIPER Coluber cerastes { Vipera cerastes.

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agilis

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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ALLIGATORnounUS /ˈæləɡeɪtər/

leather made from alligator's hide

From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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AmericananounUS /əˌmerəˈkænə/

any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America

From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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AMPHISBÆNA

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From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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aquatica

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From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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aquaticus

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From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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balustris

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From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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BATRACHIANnoun

any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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Berus

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From this reading VIPER, or ADDER Coluber Borus { Vipera Berus.--_Daud._ } 495 { Pelias Berus.--_Merr._ } HORNED VIPER Coluber cerastes { Vipera cerastes.

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BILLnounUS /bɪl/

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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BOAnounUS /ˈboʊə/

a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur

From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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Borus

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From this reading VIPER, or ADDER Coluber Borus { Vipera Berus.--_Daud._ } 495 { Pelias Berus.--_Merr._ } HORNED VIPER Coluber cerastes { Vipera cerastes.

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Brissnoun

the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life

From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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Bufonoun

any toad of the genus Bufo

From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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CAPELLO

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From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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CAYMANnounUS /ˈkeɪmən/

a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly

From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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cerastesnoun

highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye

From this reading VIPER, or ADDER Coluber Borus { Vipera Berus.--_Daud._ } 495 { Pelias Berus.--_Merr._ } HORNED VIPER Coluber cerastes { Vipera cerastes.

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CHAMELEONnounUS /kəˈmiːliən/

a changeable or inconstant person

From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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Chamæleo

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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Chamæleon

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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Chelonianoun

green turtles

From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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CHELONIANnoun

a reptile of the order Chelonia

From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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COBRAnounUS /ˈkoʊbrə/

venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood

From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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Colubernoun

racers

From this reading VIPER, or ADDER Coluber Borus { Vipera Berus.--_Daud._ } 495 { Pelias Berus.--_Merr._ } HORNED VIPER Coluber cerastes { Vipera cerastes.

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constrictornounUS /kənˈstrɪktər/

any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils

From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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coriacea

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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CROCODILEnounUS /ˈkrɑːkədaɪl/

large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters

From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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Crocodilusnoun

type genus of the Crocodylidae

From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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Crotalusnoun

large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey

From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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Cuv

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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Daud

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From this reading VIPER, or ADDER Coluber Borus { Vipera Berus.--_Daud._ } 495 { Pelias Berus.--_Merr._ } HORNED VIPER Coluber cerastes { Vipera cerastes.

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DI

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From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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DraconounUS /ˈdreɪkoʊ/

Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC)

From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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FLYINGadjectiveUS /ˈflaɪɪŋ/

moving swiftly

From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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FROGnounUS /frɑːɡ/

any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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fuliginosa

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From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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GREATadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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Groff

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From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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Græca

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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HAJE

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From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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Hasselquistii

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From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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HAWK'S

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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HORNEDadjectiveUS /hɔːrnd/

having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind

From this reading VIPER, or ADDER Coluber Borus { Vipera Berus.--_Daud._ } 495 { Pelias Berus.--_Merr._ } HORNED VIPER Coluber cerastes { Vipera cerastes.

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horridus

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From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading SECTION I.--SERPENTS, OR OPHIDIAN REPTILES.

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IGUANAnounUS /aɪˈɡwɑːnə/

large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America

From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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IInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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IIInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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imbricata

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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IVnoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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Lacertanoun

type genus of the Lacertidae

From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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Laur

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From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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LEATHERYadjectiveUS /ˈleðəri/

resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable

From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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LIZARDnounUS /ˈlɪzərd/

relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail

From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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Lucius

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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Merr

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From this reading VIPER, or ADDER Coluber Borus { Vipera Berus.--_Daud._ } 495 { Pelias Berus.--_Merr._ } HORNED VIPER Coluber cerastes { Vipera cerastes.

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midasnounUS /ˈmaɪdəs/

(Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold

From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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Najanoun

cobras

From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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natrixnoun

water snakes; a cosmopolitan genus

From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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NEWTnounUS /nuːt/

small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia

From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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OPHIDIANnoun

limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

From this reading SECTION I.--SERPENTS, OR OPHIDIAN REPTILES.

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ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading SECTION I.--SERPENTS, OR OPHIDIAN REPTILES.

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Pelias

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From this reading VIPER, or ADDER Coluber Borus { Vipera Berus.--_Daud._ } 495 { Pelias Berus.--_Merr._ } HORNED VIPER Coluber cerastes { Vipera cerastes.

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Pipanoun

type genus of the Pipidae

From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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RananounUS /ˈrænə/

type genus of the Ranidae

From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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RATTLEverbUS /ˈrætəl/

make short successive sounds

From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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RaynounUS /reɪ/

a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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REPTILESnounUS /ˈreptaɪlz/

plural of “reptile” — any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms

From this reading REPTILES.

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SAURIANnoun

any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaurs

From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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SECTIONnounUS /ˈsekʃən/

a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

From this reading SECTION I.--SERPENTS, OR OPHIDIAN REPTILES.

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SERPENTSnounUS /ˈsɜːrpənts/

plural of “serpent” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

From this reading SECTION I.--SERPENTS, OR OPHIDIAN REPTILES.

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SNAKEnounUS /sneɪk/

limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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Sphargis

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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SURINAMnounUS /ˌsʊrəˈnɑːm/

a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975

From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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temporaria

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From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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Testudonoun

a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification

From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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TOADnounUS /toʊd/

any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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torquata

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From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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TORTOISEnounUS /ˈtɔːrtəs/

usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica

From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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tripudians

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From this reading Cerastes } 497 { Hasselquistii} RATTLE SNAKE Crotalus horridus 498 HAJE Coluber Haje Naja Haje.--_Groff._ 499 COBRA DI CAPELLO Coluber Naja Naja tripudians.--_Merr._ 500 SNAKE Coluber natrix Natrix torquata.--_Ray._ 501 BOA Boa constrictor 502 AMPHISBÆNA Amphisbæna fuliginosa 503 SECTION II.--BATRACHIAN REPTILES.

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TritonnounUS /ˈtraɪtən/

(Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon

From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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tuberculata

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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TURTLEnounUS /ˈtɜːrtəl/

a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar

From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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VIPERnounUS /ˈvaɪpər/

venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw

From this reading VIPER, or ADDER Coluber Borus { Vipera Berus.--_Daud._ } 495 { Pelias Berus.--_Merr._ } HORNED VIPER Coluber cerastes { Vipera cerastes.

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Viperanoun

type genus of the Viperidae

From this reading VIPER, or ADDER Coluber Borus { Vipera Berus.--_Daud._ } 495 { Pelias Berus.--_Merr._ } HORNED VIPER Coluber cerastes { Vipera cerastes.

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vivipara

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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volansnoun

a small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Carina

From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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vulgaris

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From this reading FROG Rana temporaria 505 TOAD Rana Bufo Bufo vulgaris.--_Laur._ 507 SURINAM TOAD Rana Pipa Pipa Americana.--_Laur._ 509 NEWT Lacerta aquatica Triton aquaticus 510 GREAT NEWT Triton balustris 511 SECTION III.--SAURIAN REPTILES.

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WagnounUS /wæɡ/

a witty amusing person who makes jokes

From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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Zootoca

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From this reading LIZARD Lacerta vivipara { Lacerta agilis.--_Briss._ } 512 { Zootoca vivipara.--_Wag._ } IGUANA Lacerta Iguana Iguana tuberculata.--_Laur._ 513 FLYING LIZARD Draco volans 514 CHAMELEON Lacerta Chamæleon Chamæleo vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 515 CROCODILE Lacerta Crocodilus Crocodilus vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 517 ALLIGATOR, or CAYMAN Lacerta Alligator Alligator Lucius.--_Cuv._ 518 SECTION IV.-CHELONIAN REPTILES. TORTOISE Testudo Græca 520 TURTLE Testudo midas Chelonia midas.--_Briss._ 521 HAWK’S BILL TURTLE Testudo imbricata Chelonia imbricata.--_Briss._ 523 LEATHERY TURTLE Testudo coriacea Sphargis coriacea 524

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