. Biology of the vertebrates : a comparative study of man and his animal allies. Vertebrates; Vertebrates -- Anatomy; Anatomy, Comparative. 5° Biology of the Vertebrates from branch to branch of the trees that it inhabits, by means of a capelike expansion of the skin down the sides. Iguana is a large arboreal Mexican lizard of fierce aspect but harmless habit which is regarded as good to eat. The giant of them all is the rare Varanus komodoensis, the "dragon" of the East Indies, which may attain a length of twelve Fig. 41. An African lizard, Chameleon, which has a long extensi
. Biology of the vertebrates : a comparative study of man and his animal allies. Vertebrates; Vertebrates -- Anatomy; Anatomy, Comparative. 5° Biology of the Vertebrates from branch to branch of the trees that it inhabits, by means of a capelike expansion of the skin down the sides. Iguana is a large arboreal Mexican lizard of fierce aspect but harmless habit which is regarded as good to eat. The giant of them all is the rare Varanus komodoensis, the "dragon" of the East Indies, which may attain a length of twelve Fig. 41. An African lizard, Chameleon, which has a long extensile tongue and is famous for its power of changing color. (After Hilz- heimer.) The "chameleon," Chameleon (Fig. 41), has a prehensile tail ing feet and flaunts a Joseph's coat of many colors. It is a native of Africa, although its name is sometimes erroneously applied to the little American Anolis (Fig. 42) of changeable colors that inhabits the cane fields of the South and preys upon the insects which are attracted by the sweet juice that oozes from the 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 Walter, Herbert Eugene, b. 1867; Sayles, Leonard Perkins, 1902-. New York : Macmillan Co.
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