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Page 42
... turtles , freshwater tortoises , sea snakes , and lizards . Most of the snakes , including the five - foot long Japanese rat snake , are harmless . Toads , frogs , and newts are common ; and a giant salamander of Kyūshū and Honshu ...
... turtles , freshwater tortoises , sea snakes , and lizards . Most of the snakes , including the five - foot long Japanese rat snake , are harmless . Toads , frogs , and newts are common ; and a giant salamander of Kyūshū and Honshu ...
Page 404
... turtles also occur . The most common birds are skylarks , haloxylon ( sacksal ) jays , wagtails , and desert sparrows . Among the rodents are sand eels , gophers , and jerboas . The tolai hare , the hedgehog , barc- han cat , and corsac ...
... turtles also occur . The most common birds are skylarks , haloxylon ( sacksal ) jays , wagtails , and desert sparrows . Among the rodents are sand eels , gophers , and jerboas . The tolai hare , the hedgehog , barc- han cat , and corsac ...
Page 614
... turtles , hippopota- muses , and other large animals of lakes are all nektonic . Often associated with the surface film of the lake is a well - developed community of plants and animals known collectively as the pleuston . Many of these ...
... turtles , hippopota- muses , and other large animals of lakes are all nektonic . Often associated with the surface film of the lake is a well - developed community of plants and animals known collectively as the pleuston . Many of these ...
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