A synopsis of natural history : embracing the natural history of animals, with human and general animal physiology, botany, vegetable physiology, and geology / translated from the latest French edition of C. Lemmonnier, with additions from the works of Cuvier, Dumaril, Lacepede, etc., and arranged as a text book for schools by Thomas Wyatt.

  • Lemonnier, Céran
Date:
1839
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Credit: A synopsis of natural history : embracing the natural history of animals, with human and general animal physiology, botany, vegetable physiology, and geology / translated from the latest French edition of C. Lemmonnier, with additions from the works of Cuvier, Dumaril, Lacepede, etc., and arranged as a text book for schools by Thomas Wyatt. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Genus III. Alligator, Cuv. The fourth tooth of the under jaw entering into a hole in the upper; toes of posterior limbs semi-palmated. [America only.] FAMILY II. LACERTINIDA. Tongue extensible and terminated in two threads; five free toes on each foot, unequal and armed with nails; scales of the abdomen and top of the tail arranged in transverse bands. Two remarkable genera. Genus I. Monitor. Large size; tail flattened laterally; teeth to the jaws, not to the palate. Genus II. Lacerta. Lizard proper. Extremity of the palate armed with two rows of teeth ; a collar under the neck formed of large scales; a casque formed by the projection of the cranium over the orbits. FAMILY III. IGUANIDA. All the characteristics of the second family except that the tongue is not extensible. Two remarkable genera, Genus I. Agama, Daud. Head enlarged behind; no teeth in the palate; scales of the tail imbricate; spines on different parts of the body, especially near the ear; skin of the throat loose and suscep- tible of inflation ; some have femoral pores, others none. Genus II. Draco, Lin. Dragon. No teeth in the palate; the six first false ribs, instead of investing the abdomen, extend in a straight line and support a fold of the skin of the sides, forming a parachute; scales imbricate. Genus III. Iguana, Cuv. Teeth on the palate; ribs formed in the ordinary manner; a range of recurved scales all along the back ; a dewlap under the throat. [America,]
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