Animal life in the sea and on the land . Fifij. 152.—The Iguana. 8. The Iguana. — The iguana of tropical America is avery large lizard, nearly five feet long, with a row of bris-tling points standing upright on the middle of the backand tail. The long, awkward legs end in sharp claws, whichassist in climbing trees, and, clumsy as this creature looks tobe, it runs about among the branches with great activity. 9. The Flying Dragon. — Another^ curious lizard, muchmore attractive than the iguana, is the flying dragon of 234 ANIMAL LIFE IN THE SEA AND ON THE Fi\ 153.—The Horned Toad. the Eas
Animal life in the sea and on the land . Fifij. 152.—The Iguana. 8. The Iguana. — The iguana of tropical America is avery large lizard, nearly five feet long, with a row of bris-tling points standing upright on the middle of the backand tail. The long, awkward legs end in sharp claws, whichassist in climbing trees, and, clumsy as this creature looks tobe, it runs about among the branches with great activity. 9. The Flying Dragon. — Another^ curious lizard, muchmore attractive than the iguana, is the flying dragon of 234 ANIMAL LIFE IN THE SEA AND ON THE Fi\ 153.—The Horned Toad. the East Indies. It has a broad, wing-like fold of skin oneach side of the body, supported by two ribs which standout straight from the spinal column. The dragon is up-held by this skin as it takes flying leaps from one tree toanother, but it has no power of striking the air as a birddoes with its wings. 10. The Horned Toad.—The horned toad, so characteris-tic of our Western plains, is in reality a lizard. Its youngones do not pass through the curious changes which allyoung toads pass through; it has a real, honest tail, andit runs like a lizard instead of hopping as toads do. Per-sons visiting the West often bring home these rough-skinned horned toads for pets, and we hear of their livingfor months without food; but during this time they mayperhaps have snapped up a goodly supply of flies whenno one was looking. CROCODILES. 23; SUB-KDsGDOM, t CLASS, REPTILIA. 1. Crocodiles in their Native Homes.—To see crocodilesin perfec
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