The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volumes 1-10Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 - Reference [1] Propaedia: outline of knowledge and guide to the Britannica.--[2]-[11] Micropaedia: ready reference and index.--[12]-[30] Macropaedia: knowledge in depth. |
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Page 171
... Lizards are numerous , and flying lizards are also typical of the region . Chame- leons are chiefly African , but one species is found in peninsular India and Sri Lanka . Snakes are numerous , among them the poisonous krait , cobra ...
... Lizards are numerous , and flying lizards are also typical of the region . Chame- leons are chiefly African , but one species is found in peninsular India and Sri Lanka . Snakes are numerous , among them the poisonous krait , cobra ...
Page 395
... Lizards include geckos , skinks , legless lizards , and goannas , or monitor lizards ( Varanus ) , which have relatives in Southeast Asia and Africa . There are many poisonous snakes , of which the taipan ( Oxyuranus scutellatus ) , the ...
... Lizards include geckos , skinks , legless lizards , and goannas , or monitor lizards ( Varanus ) , which have relatives in Southeast Asia and Africa . There are many poisonous snakes , of which the taipan ( Oxyuranus scutellatus ) , the ...
Page 1004
... lizards of the family Cordylidae , worm snakes of the families Typhlopidae and Leptotyphlopidae ) , most of which seem to have their closest relatives in South Amer- ica . These relict forms have sometimes been used as zoo- geographical ...
... lizards of the family Cordylidae , worm snakes of the families Typhlopidae and Leptotyphlopidae ) , most of which seem to have their closest relatives in South Amer- ica . These relict forms have sometimes been used as zoo- geographical ...
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