. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. THE GEEEN CAROLIKA ANOLIS. !l each side. Along the nupe of the neck and the back runs a series of long compressed scales, forming a toothed crest, and on the basal half of the tail is a fin-like crest, strengthened by bony i-ays. The throat-pouch is extremely large, and when inflated gives to the reptile quite an ungainly appearance. The greatest known length of the Crested Anolis is about eighteen inches,^ but the other species are generally of much smaller dimensions. The name Xiphosur
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. THE GEEEN CAROLIKA ANOLIS. !l each side. Along the nupe of the neck and the back runs a series of long compressed scales, forming a toothed crest, and on the basal half of the tail is a fin-like crest, strengthened by bony i-ays. The throat-pouch is extremely large, and when inflated gives to the reptile quite an ungainly appearance. The greatest known length of the Crested Anolis is about eighteen inches,^ but the other species are generally of much smaller dimensions. The name Xiphosurus is of Greek origin, and signifies Sword-tail. Of the restricted genus Anolis, we take two examples. In this genus the back and nape of the neck are either smooth, or have a low crest formed by two series of short scales. The scaly plate at end of the muzzle is ei'ect. All these Lizards are very active, inhabiting trees, and jumping about from branch to branch mth wonderful skill, and clinging even to the pendent leaves by means of their curiously formed OEEEN CAROLINA Carolina. This Green Carolina Anolis is, as its name imports, a native of North America, where it is tolerably common. It is a pretty lively little creature, specially brisk and active in its movements. This Lizard is, according to Holbrook, "a bold and daring animal, haunting outhouses and garden fences, and in new settlements it even enters the houses, walking over the tables and other articles of fuiTiiture in search of flies. It is very active, climbing trees with great rapidity, and leaping with ease from branch to branch and from tree to tree, securing itself even on the leaves by means of the oval disks of the fingers and toes, which enable it also to walk easily on glass, and on the sides and ceilings of rooms. It feeds on insects, and destroys great numbers, seizing them suddenly and devouring them, unrestrained even by the presence of ; Towards the spring, the Green
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