General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History

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Title: General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History Sherwood, George Herbert, 1876-1937 Lucas, Frederic A. (Frederic Augustus), 1852-1929 Miner, Roy Waldo, 1875-1955
Subjects: American Museum of Natural History Natural history museums
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: IMLS / LSTA / METRO

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RHINOCEROS IGUANA. This great Iguana from Santo Domingo is the most powerful lizard inthe Americas. It is terrestrial, digging burrows in limestone The specimens and materials for thisgroup, as well as the motion picture ex-hibited here, were secured by an expedi-tion of the Museum under the leader-ship of Mr. William Douglas Burden. Near this group a large chart is in-stalled, showing in outline the history ofall the vertebrate animals, including thedragon lizards. The central part of the hall is devotedto a large series of floor groups, showingvarious species of reptiles and amphibiain their natural environment. The caseson the right of the hall answer questionsfrequently asked, such as, How do rep-tiles and amphibians feed? How dothey protect themselves? and How dothev breed? also, What is the economicvalue of reptiles and amphibians? The left wall of the hall contains aseries of exhibits installed in sunkenpanels, in which some of the principlescontrolling the existence of reptile

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