. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. LIZARDS. ^93 instead ol depositing her eggs in the sand to be matured by the warmth ol the sun, as other hzards, the female of this species retams them until the young are hatched, and thus thev are produced alive. 1'he Sand Lizards {LaceHa agilis) are remarkable for the activity of their movements. Every one must have remarked with what rapidity they run from one place to another, and how thev can elmg to walls and rocks by means of their long and crooked claws The food of these lizards consists chiefly of insects. They are ti
. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. LIZARDS. ^93 instead ol depositing her eggs in the sand to be matured by the warmth ol the sun, as other hzards, the female of this species retams them until the young are hatched, and thus thev are produced alive. 1'he Sand Lizards {LaceHa agilis) are remarkable for the activity of their movements. Every one must have remarked with what rapidity they run from one place to another, and how thev can elmg to walls and rocks by means of their long and crooked claws The food of these lizards consists chiefly of insects. They are timid, harmless animals, darting away on the slightest alarm, and concealing themselves in some convenient retreat. Tlie Flying Lizards {Draco volam) have their hinder pairs of ribs prolonged to ,suc!i an extent that thev support a broad expansion of. Fig. 325, -DKACO VOLANS. he skin, so spread out from either side as to perform the office of a parachute, thus enabling these little creatures to spring from tree to tree with wonderful activity. The Scinks {Scincidx) have the legs small, feeble, and set far apart; the body is covered with overlapping scales. The tong-ue is fleshy, notched, and scaly. They are harmless, commonly feeding in insects ; but ^ s 3. 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 Jones, Thomas Rymer, 1810-1880. London : Society for Promoting Knowledge
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