. An introduction to zoology : for the use of high schools . iceable flying membrane, whichenables them to drop obliquely through the air in their huntafter the insects on which they live. 15. Scarcely less well adapted for an arboreal life are theChamfeleons and the Geckos, the former confined to the OldWorld, the latter found in the tropics of both Old and NewWorlds. In the former the feet are shaped something likethose of a climbing bird, the five toes being arranged in oppositegroups of twos and threes, the better to grasp the branches onwhich they perch, while in the latter (Fig. 79), the
. An introduction to zoology : for the use of high schools . iceable flying membrane, whichenables them to drop obliquely through the air in their huntafter the insects on which they live. 15. Scarcely less well adapted for an arboreal life are theChamfeleons and the Geckos, the former confined to the OldWorld, the latter found in the tropics of both Old and NewWorlds. In the former the feet are shaped something likethose of a climbing bird, the five toes being arranged in oppositegroups of twos and threes, the better to grasp the branches onwhich they perch, while in the latter (Fig. 79), the toes areprovided with adhesive discs, which enable them to climb upvertical surfaces such as walls and rocks. Both families areinsect-eaters, but the Chamfeleons secure their prey by shootingout the long worm-like tongue, while the Geckos spring upontheirs from a distance. While the Chameleons ai-e strictlyarboreal forms and are protected in the foliage in which theylive by assimilating their colour to that, the Geckos are also to HIGH SCHOOL ZOOLOGY. 109. 1 mil >)^:jniojtflgtiijiiiri ?.
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