Book excerpt: Excerpt from North American Herpetology, or a Description of the Reptiles Inhabiting the United States, Vol. 5 To Dr. Harden of Riceborough, Georgia, I am indebted more than to any other person for a knowledge of our southern batrachian animals, as Hylae. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.