The Natural History of Reptiles and Serpents: To which is Added, an Appendix Containing an Account of Worms, Corals, and SpongesW. Wetton, 1820 - 166 pages |
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... inches thick . There is a kind of Toad called the Pipa , or Surinam Toad , which is too strange a creature not to ... inch deep , and each nearly a quarter of an inch in diameter . They are at a little distance from each other , and some ...
... inches thick . There is a kind of Toad called the Pipa , or Surinam Toad , which is too strange a creature not to ... inch deep , and each nearly a quarter of an inch in diameter . They are at a little distance from each other , and some ...
Page 51
... inches long , and chusing to sit upon trees , through fear of serpents , from which it is unable to escape on the ground . The head of a large Chamelion is almost two inches long ; and like that of a fish is fixed immovably to the ...
... inches long , and chusing to sit upon trees , through fear of serpents , from which it is unable to escape on the ground . The head of a large Chamelion is almost two inches long ; and like that of a fish is fixed immovably to the ...
Page 136
... inches , six inches in circumference , and terminating in a small point . The body appeared to be jointed , round , and about the size of that of a man . The other accounts agree in the foregoing particulars , ( all testifying the ...
... inches , six inches in circumference , and terminating in a small point . The body appeared to be jointed , round , and about the size of that of a man . The other accounts agree in the foregoing particulars , ( all testifying the ...
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