An unusual specimen of reptile was captured alive at the Pukekohe railway station this morning. It had emerged from the railway embankment. It is just 13 inches in length, with a girth of about six inches. In appearanc9 it is a crocodile in miniature. It possesses four feet and its skin is of a hard flaky nature, similar to that of a crocodile, and it has a wide gaping mouth. In the meartime it is being fed and is be ng exhibited at the Red Cross f>hnp p?i r to being sent on to the Au k'ami inns uiu
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 405, 30 August 1918, Page 3
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