. First lessons in zoology. Zoology. 2 22 FIRST LhSSONS IN ZOOLOGY aquatic others are as strictly terrestrial, nc\'er entering the water. The eggs of all arc oblong and arc deposited in hollows, sometimes covered in the sand. 1 he newly hatched young are usuall)' circular in shape, and differ in color and pattern from the adults. The group of lizards (fig. i8o) is a very large one, about 1500 species being known in the world, but it is represented in the United States by comparatively few species. Specimens of some species of the com-. FlG. 180.—A liziird in the yrass. (I'lKjto'^'rapli from li
. First lessons in zoology. Zoology. 2 22 FIRST LhSSONS IN ZOOLOGY aquatic others are as strictly terrestrial, nc\'er entering the water. The eggs of all arc oblong and arc deposited in hollows, sometimes covered in the sand. 1 he newly hatched young are usuall)' circular in shape, and differ in color and pattern from the adults. The group of lizards (fig. i8o) is a very large one, about 1500 species being known in the world, but it is represented in the United States by comparatively few species. Specimens of some species of the com-. FlG. 180.—A liziird in the yrass. (I'lKjto'^'rapli from life by Ciierry Kearton; permission of Cassel! -X: C.) mon swift are obtainable almost anj'where in the United .States. They ma}- be looked for in woods, along fences, and especially on -warm rocks. In certain regions the glass-snake or joint-snake is common. This lizard, popularly considered to be a snake, has no external limbs, and its tail is so brittle, the vertcbrx- composing it being ver)' fragile, that part of it may break off at the slightest blow. In time a new tail is regenerated. It li\'cs in the central and northern part of the United States, and burrows in dr}- places. In the western part of the country horned toads are common, about ten different species being known. These are liz-. 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 Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937. New York, H. Holt and Company
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