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Page 118
... gecko eggs with it . The hard shell stops the egg from drying out in deserts or being affected by wetting . With over fifty kinds of geckoes in Australia only a a few will be described here , including the knob- tailed group , those ...
... gecko eggs with it . The hard shell stops the egg from drying out in deserts or being affected by wetting . With over fifty kinds of geckoes in Australia only a a few will be described here , including the knob- tailed group , those ...
Page 119
... geckoes which is the only other record of voice in lizards , apart from various hissing noises . Finally , as with the geckoes when the tail is cast and regrown , perhaps over a period of months , the new tail is much plainer than the ...
... geckoes which is the only other record of voice in lizards , apart from various hissing noises . Finally , as with the geckoes when the tail is cast and regrown , perhaps over a period of months , the new tail is much plainer than the ...
Page 148
... gecko , 118 Elephant seal , 48–9 Emperor penguin , 59 Emu , 56-8 Eucalyptus , 8 , 9 , 11 Euro , 42 Fairy martin , 86 Fairy penguin , 60 Fairy possum , 30 Fairy wren , 88 Falcon , 72 False killer , 53 Fang , 133 Feathertail glider , 29 ...
... gecko , 118 Elephant seal , 48–9 Emperor penguin , 59 Emu , 56-8 Eucalyptus , 8 , 9 , 11 Euro , 42 Fairy martin , 86 Fairy penguin , 60 Fairy possum , 30 Fairy wren , 88 Falcon , 72 False killer , 53 Fang , 133 Feathertail glider , 29 ...
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