. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 50 THE COMMON CORDYLE. the rest of the same family, feeds on insects, which it catches by suddenly springing on them as they repose from their aerial excursions or crawl along the ground. Like most Lizards, it is rather variable in coloring, but the general tints are as follows. The back and upper parts are olive, sometimes deepening into bronze. Along each side run two bands of pale yellow, and between the bands are sundry black spots, also arranged in lines, but varying in form, size,
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 50 THE COMMON CORDYLE. the rest of the same family, feeds on insects, which it catches by suddenly springing on them as they repose from their aerial excursions or crawl along the ground. Like most Lizards, it is rather variable in coloring, but the general tints are as follows. The back and upper parts are olive, sometimes deepening into bronze. Along each side run two bands of pale yellow, and between the bands are sundry black spots, also arranged in lines, but varying in form, size, and number, according to the age of the individual. The under parts are white. QiTiTTiNn the true Lizards, we come to another family of reptiles, called the Zonurid?e, or Band-tailed Lizards, because the scales of the tail are arranged in regular series or rings, and by tlieir overlapping cause the edges to stand out boldly in whorls. Along the sides of these reptiles runs a distinct longitudinal fold, covered with little granular scales, and the eyes are furnished with two valvular lids. The Common Zonurus, or Rottgh-scaled Cordyle, is a native of Soiithern Africa, and very plentiful at the Cape, where it may be seen among the rocks or in sunny localities flitting ,5 i^~. ?//^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Holder, Joseph B. (Joseph Bassett), 1824-1888; Prang, Louis, 1824-1909, lithographer; Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Illustrated natural history; National Zoological Park (U. S. ), former owner. DSI. New York : Selmar Hess
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