. Animal coloration; an account of the principal facts and theories relating to the colours and markings of animals. Animals. SEXTTAL COLORATION. Among lizards and snakes sexual differences in coloration -exist, though instances of this dimorphism are not plentiful. Lacerta galloti, of which there are at present a number of specimens in the reptile house at the Zoological Gardens, shows a dimorphism in colour, the throat of the male being of a beautiful blue colour. The common British lizard {Zootoca vivlpara) shows a somewhat similar variation in the two. Fig. 29.—Bird of Paradise. sexes : th
. Animal coloration; an account of the principal facts and theories relating to the colours and markings of animals. Animals. SEXTTAL COLORATION. Among lizards and snakes sexual differences in coloration -exist, though instances of this dimorphism are not plentiful. Lacerta galloti, of which there are at present a number of specimens in the reptile house at the Zoological Gardens, shows a dimorphism in colour, the throat of the male being of a beautiful blue colour. The common British lizard {Zootoca vivlpara) shows a somewhat similar variation in the two. Fig. 29.—Bird of Paradise. sexes : the under side is of a crimson tint in the male, and pale buff in the female. Among snakes the Puff Adder {Vipera arietans) is an instance in point. So different in colour are the two sexes that they might readily be mistaken for two different kinds of snakes. In the male the prevailing tint is a rich yellow- brown, in the female the prevailing tint is grey. It would, how- ever, be difficult to decide which of the two sexes has the more 17. 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 Beddard, Frank E. (Frank Evers), 1858-1925. London, S. Sonnenschein; New York, Macmillan
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