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Reptiles A - P

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Ablepharus "A genus of harmless lizards, family Scincidć, with five-toes feet and only rudimentary eyelids."-Wright, 1902
Acanthophis "A genus of venomous serpents, they are of small size, live on dry land, and feed upon frogs, lizards, and other small animals. The tail is furnished with a horny spur at the end."-Whitney, 1902
Adder "Adder, or Viper (Pelias Berus)"-Whitney, 1902
Agama "Agama brachyura-A family of saurian reptiles, order LAcertilia, superfamily Agamoidea."-Whitney, 1902
Alligator This animal can swallow small prey whole. the female alligator takes more care of her young than the female Crocodile.
Alligator This animal can swallow small prey whole. the female alligator takes more care of her young than the female Crocodile.
Alligator The Mississippi alligator grows to a length of fourteen or fifteen feet, inhabiting lakes, rivers, and wetlands.
Alligator "Any member of the family Alligatoridć, or some American member of the Crocodilidć."-Whitney, 1902
Alligator Alligators live in freshwater environments, such as ponds, marshes, rivers, and swamps.
Alligator Terrapin "Snapping turtle."-Whitney, 1902
Brown amphisbaena Ranging from eighteen to twenty-four inches long, the brown amphisbaena feeds on worms and insects, primarily ants.
Asp A small species of venemous serpent found in the European Alps.
Asp "Asp, as an Egyptian royal symbol.- Seti I., father of Rameses II."-Whitney, 1902
Asp A small hooded and poisonous serpent of Egypt.
Asp "A venomous serpent, the name of which has come down from ancient times; the vague descriptions of ancient authors, however, causing uncertainty as to the species. It is very generally supposed to be the Naja Haje, the El Haje or Haje Nasher of the Arabs, which is very common in Egypt and Cyprus, and often appears in hieroglyphic and other sculptures as one of the sacred animals of ancient Egypt." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875
Tree Asp The narrow eaded dendraspis. It is about 6 feet long, slender, and a good climber. Its color is olive brown washed with green.
Basilisk This type of iguana is characterized by crests on its head, back and tail and its ability to run on its two hind legs.
Black snake and brown thrushes A black snake attacking a nest of brown thrushes.
Boa constrictor This gigantic snake kills its prey by constricting around it, squeezing it to death, then swallowing it whole.
Karoo bokadam Found in India, this species of bokadam is nonvenemous.
American box-tortoise Posessing a nearly perfectly hemispherical shell, the American box turtle ranges from Canada to Florida. It feeds on fruits, insects, edible mushrooms, and the like.
Blanding's box-tortoise Ranging throughout the Northern and Middle States, Blanding's box-tortoise measures seven to inches in length at the shell.
Caiman A caiman lunging at a man on horseback.
Chameleon A chameleon walking along a branch.
Chameleon This type of lizard lives on trees, clinging to the branches by their feet and prehensile tails. They feed on insects that they catch by the rapid elongation of their tongues.
Chameleon There are about 59 known species, Chamæleon vulgaris being the most famous. its body is 6 to 7 inches long, tail about 5 inches. The skin is cool to the touch and contains small grains or einences which are of a bluish-gray color in the shade. The extraordinary faculty which the chameleon possesses of changing its color, in accordance with that of the objects by which it is surrounded or its temper.
Chameleon Large lizards that belong to one of the best known lizard families. They are famous for their ability to change their color, and also because of their elongated tongue and their eyes which can be moved independently of each other.
Chameleon "A genus of saurian reptiles, constituting a distinct family, of very peculiar form and structure, and on various accounts highly interesting. The body is much compressed; the dorsal line sharp, in some of the species rising into an elevated crest; the back of the head is also elevated into a sort of cone. The neck is very short, and does not admit of the head being turned, for which, however, compensation is found in the remarkable powers of motion possessed by the large prominent eyes, which move independently of one another, and are covered with a membrane pierced only with a small hole for the pupil to look through." — Chambers, 1881
Head of Chameleon "Chameleon is a genus of reptiles belonging to the Saurian or lizard-like order, a native of parts of Asia and Africa. The very remarkable power which these animals possess of changing their color, at a very early period called the attention of observers to their habits. Its skin is composed of a sort of small, scaly grains, and under ordinary circumstances is of a greenish gray color. The eyes are capable of moving independently of each other, taking different directions at the same moment."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)
Common chameleon Measuring between sixteen and eightenn inches long, the common chameleon of Europe is native to India and parts of Northern Africa; it has become naturalized in some parts of Southern Europe.
Cobra Cobras are highly poisonous snakes belonging to the Elapidae family.
Cobra When irritated, the neck of a cobra swells at the same time it raises the front part of its body vertically, holding it straight and rigid.
Cobra A cobra 3 to 4 feet in length with its head up.
Boa constrictor "The boa constrictor grows to great size, and greatly resembles the python in its habits." — Goodrich, 1859
Copperhead A snake of rather small size, usualy under two feet and of a dull pale chestnut or hazel color with many blotches.
Crocodile Crocodiles are more thoroughly aquatic than alligators, and therefore, their hind feet are more largely webbed.
Crocodile The body of the crocodile is covered with thick horny scales, so strong that they can resist the blow of a sword or the thrust of a spear, (Wood, 1896).
Crocodile A bird walking in to the opened jaws of a crocodile.
Crocodile A crocodile entering the water.
Crocodile A cartoon of a crocodile, reading a letter.
Crocodile A giant reptile that lives in the water and has a massive tail and mouth.
Crocodile Aquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia.
Crocodile and tiger A crocodile and a tiger engaged in a fight.
Dipsas cyanodon The dipsas cyanodon is a harmless tree snake, found in India.
Daboya A venemous Indian serpent.
Diemenia A genus of venumous serpents.
Dipsas A serpent whose bite causes intense thirst.
Flying Dragon About 4 inces in length and has a long slender tail. It has a large frill on each side of its body, formed of skin stretched over six elongated hinder ribs, which like a parachute sustain the creature in te air for a few moments.
Flying dragon The flying dragon gets its name from its ability to glide for short distance using a thin membrane.
Alligator Egg An alligator hatching out of an egg.
Flying lizard This type of lizard uses their wings like a parachute when they throw themselves upon their prey from the tops of trees.
Frilled Lizard The Frilled Lizard is so called because of the large ruff of skin which usually lies folded back against its head and neck. The frill is supported by long spines of cartilige, and when the lizard is frightened, it gapes its mouth showing a bright pink or yellow lining, and the frill flares out, displaying bright orange and red scales.
Garter-snake Any species of North American snake within the genus Thamnophis.
Gavial Native to India, the gavial has an very narrow snout, used for hunting fish and frogs.
Gecko These geckoes are insectivores but can inflict a severe bite if threatened.
Gecko A gecko climbing on rocks.
Flying Gecko A gecko with small wings for gliding.
Variegated Gecko A rare species of gecko inhabiting the southestern United States.
Wall gecko Found throughout Southern Europe, the wall gecko averages about six inches in length. It draws its name from its habit of living in the walls of old buildings.
Gharial The Gharial is the only surviving member of the family Gavialidae, a long-established group of crocodile-like reptiles with long, narrow jaws. The Gharial is the second-largest of all surviving crocodilians: a large individual can be 6-7 metres long.
Glass-snake Found in the woods of the Southern States, the glass-snake has the head of a lizard, but the body resembles that of a snake.
Naia Haje An African species of hooded snake, the asp has a deadly bite.
Hawksbill Turtle The Hawksbill turtle is a sea turtle with many distinguishing characteristics. It has a beak like mouth, a V-shaped lower jaw and flippers with two claws on each.
Coluber Head The head of a snake.
Crocodile Head The head of a crocodile, showing off its ferocious mouth and teeth.
Hog Nosed Snake A dweller in high, dry upland fields, where the soil is so slightly compacted that burrowing is easy, for nothing delights it more than to worm its way through light soils.
Hylaeosaurus The hylaeosaurus measured between twenty and thirty feet in length, and fed on vegetation.
Iguana Iguanas are characterized by a very large thin dew lap under the neck, a double row of small palatal teeth, and a crest on the back and tail.
Iguana "Iguana is a genus of saurian reptiles, natives of Brazil, Cayenne, the Bahamas, and neighboring localities in the New World. It was formerly very common in Jamaica, but is now becoming gradually rarer. It has a lizard-like form, with a long tail, and an average length of about four feet, though it sometimes reaches a length of fully six feet. Its head is large and covered with large scales. The food of the Iguana consists almost entirely of fruits, fungi, and other vegetable substances, though it occasionally feeds on eggs, insects, and various animal substances. When domesticated it eats leaves and flowers. Along the whole length of the back to the tip of the tail there is a crest of elevated, compressed, pointed scales, while over the lower part of the head and neck there is a deep, thin dewlap or throat pouch, the border describing a curved line and dentilated at the part nearest the chin."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)
Iguana Reptiles that have tall, flat plates coming out of their back like spines, when adults. A common pet in the United States. They can easily grow up to six feet long, even in captivity.
Iguana A spine tailed lizard.
Common iguana A large lizard, the common iguana is common to the tropical regions of the Americas. It spends much of its time in trees.
Iguanadon The full-grown iguanodon is estimated to have reached lengths of thirty feet.
Imbricated turtle The imbricated turtle at sea.
King Snake Snakes that feed on rodents and that can get quite large in size.
Laceria Agilis "Head of British Lizard. Laceria agilis." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910
Laceria Viridis "Head of British Lizard. Laceria viridis." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910
Laceria Vivipara "Head of British Lizard. Laceria vivipara." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910
Leather-back Turtle "Leather-back Turtle, also known as Soft-Shelled.-Whitney, 1902
Purple leptophis Found in India, the purple leptophis is violet and green, with a golden luster.
Lizard Lizards are scaly reptiles, having two pairs of limbs and an elongated body, with a long, tapering tail, frequently twice as long as the rest of the body.
Lizard Lizards are good climbers and fast runners, and usually live in trees. Some can change their skin color to mimic their surroundings.
Lizard "Lizard is the popular name of numerous reptiles having usually two pairs of limbs and an elongated body terminating in a tail. The lizards number more than a thousand species, accommodating themselves to all conditions except cold, and increasing in size and number in tropical regions. Some lizards are vegetable feeders, but for the most part they are carnivorous and live upon small birds, insects, etc. The eggs are deposited and left to be hatched without care from the parents. The chief families of lizards are the skinks; the geckos; the iguana; and the chameleons. Poison glands are wanting in the lizards; the only exception being the Heloderma of Arizona and Mexico, which is capable of inflicting a poisonous bite by means of poison glands connected with grooved teeth."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)
Lizard The popular name of an order of reptiles having four well developed limbs, each terminated by five toes of unequal length, and an elongated body.
Sand Lizard "The Sand Lizard is a common European lizard, about seven inches long, of which the tail is four. Usual color, sandy-brown, with obscure longitudinal bands of a darker hue, line of round black spots on side. The female lays 12 to 14 eggs in the sand, covers them, and leaves them to be hatched by solar heat."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)
Anguine lizard Resembling a snake, the anguine lizard has four vestigal limbs evident.
Nimble lizard A lizard crouching in a patch of tall grass.
Sand lizard A sand lizard, sunning itself on a rock.
Variegated lizard Found in Brazil and Guiana, the variegated lizard (or teguexin) preys on mice, frogs, and other small animals. It can reach sizes of up to 6 feet in length.
Megalosaurus and pterodactyls A pair of megalosauruses, with a group of pterodactyls in the background.
Monitor Niloticus "Monitor of the Nile (Monitor niloticus)." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910
Mud-tortoise Averaging six inches in length, the mud-tortoise is evenly distributed throughout the United States.
Musk-tortoise The musk tortoise draws its namesake from its strong musky odor. It is found from Maine to Florida.
Newt The common newt is a specimen of the Salamander family. It eats tadpoles and worms, which it eats with a peculiar quick snap, Hooker, 1882.
Nile Crocodile The Nile crocodile is the largest African crocodile and the top predator in its range, which covers most of Africa south of the Sahara.
Douglas's phrynosoma Commonly known as the horned toad, Douglas's phrynosoma was first discovered in Salt Lake Valley.
Pine Snake A very large snake native to North America. It is known to reach lengths of up to twelve feet.
Puff-adder These venomous snakes have triangular heads and short stocky bodies. They are a highly poisonous snake.
Python "Pythons are the largest known serpents, which are found only in India and the islands of the Indian Archipelago." — Goodrich, 1859
Python A large serpent.

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