The reptile book; a comprehensive popularised work on the structure and habits of the turtles, tortoises, crocodilians, lizards and snakes which inhabit the United States and northern Mexico . the cannibalistic habits, the Collared Lizard isfond of small flowers. It will devour the blossoms of red cloverand the dandelion. Insects form a portion of the diet and cap-tive lizards will eat grasshoppers, crickets and mealworms. If an avenue of escape be open, these lizards will invariablydart away when startled. The method of locomotion is several feet the reptile skims over the ground
The reptile book; a comprehensive popularised work on the structure and habits of the turtles, tortoises, crocodilians, lizards and snakes which inhabit the United States and northern Mexico . the cannibalistic habits, the Collared Lizard isfond of small flowers. It will devour the blossoms of red cloverand the dandelion. Insects form a portion of the diet and cap-tive lizards will eat grasshoppers, crickets and mealworms. If an avenue of escape be open, these lizards will invariablydart away when startled. The method of locomotion is several feet the reptile skims over the ground in normalfashion, but as it attains full speed the tail is sharply raised andthe body rears upward in kangaroo fashion; thence the creaturerushes off on its powerful hind limbs. In this position it mayrun for a hundred feet or more. If it encounters a hole or smallgully, the body is pressed against the ground, the hind limbsfold like those of a frog and a long jump follows. When cornered,the lizard turns quickly, opens the mouth widely and disclosesa cavernous, black throat. The jaws are strong enough to pro-duce a fair blood blister upon ones fingrr. 114 THE REPTILE BOOK PLATE XXXVII. Copyright. 1907, l>y Doubleday, Page & CompanyCOLLARED LIZARD, Crotaphytus collaris. A wonderfully active species of the sub-arid regions and the deserts proper. It often rears the body upward, running swijtly on the hind legs.
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