. The geography of Texas, physical and political. ircumstances (Cope).i 3. The Tree Swift or Scaly Lizard: greenish yellow above, wdth aseries of dark transverse dorsalbands. Western and south-western Texas. Found in woodedregions. 4. The Fence Lizard: This lizard is found all over Texas and is veryvariable in its characters. , .The colors are often brilliant,especially in specimens from nearSan Antonio, where the side ofthe neck and head are often of abright rufous and the tail reddishand yellowish brown at the is very abundant from Dallasw^est to Fort Concho, and south-west to San An
. The geography of Texas, physical and political. ircumstances (Cope).i 3. The Tree Swift or Scaly Lizard: greenish yellow above, wdth aseries of dark transverse dorsalbands. Western and south-western Texas. Found in woodedregions. 4. The Fence Lizard: This lizard is found all over Texas and is veryvariable in its characters. , .The colors are often brilliant,especially in specimens from nearSan Antonio, where the side ofthe neck and head are often of abright rufous and the tail reddishand yellowish brown at the is very abundant from Dallasw^est to Fort Concho, and south-west to San Antonio, and inthe first plateau region to thehead of the Medina river. Itis found on the ground, butalways takes refuge in trees, run-ning on and around the limbswith great agility (Cope).^ 5. The Horned Lizard, Horned Toad, or Horned Frtxf: one of the most common of the Texas lizards. Ranges from the Gulfas far north as central Kansas and Colorado. Closely alliedspecies occur in California, Arizona, Utah, the tapper Missourireoion, and ^?^f^ Fig. 49. Hornkd Lizard, tom- MOXLV CALLED HoRNED FrOc; OR Toad From Baird 1 The Crocodilians, Lizards, and Snakes of North the United States National Museum, 1898, p. cit., pp. 379-380. Report 74 THE GEOGRAPHY OF TEXAS 6. The Six-Lined Lizard: dark brown above, marked with six yellowlongitudinal lines, all but two of which disappear on reachingthe tail. . Below, the scales are smooth and of a silvery-bluecolor. Rejwrted from many and widely separated localities in thestate : llio Pecos, Laredo, Galveston, New Braunfels, Fort Davis,McLennan county, Cook county. Snakes 1. The Spreading Adder, Viper, or Hog-Nosed Snake: Body short and stout. Tail very short, and rapidly tapering, rather thickerthan the thinnest part of the body. . Color reddish brown above, with dark blotches. . Theblotches anteriorly are nearly square, posteriorly they aretransversely elongated. . This species is subject to great variations of co
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