. The story of the amphibians and the reptiles. Amphibians; Reptiles. TAILS 81 The new tail simply grows again, and no part of the body breaks. On the contrary, one lizard has a tail set with spines all around nearly as numerous as hairs (Fig. 40), and if this be left outside when escaping into a burrow it is not a savory mouthful to the Fig. 40.—Spine-tailed lizard (Uromastic spinipes) and young. The ancient forms of lizards often had great spines on their tails which were very effective weapons. Others had the tail flexible and flat for swimming purposes, as it now is in crocodilia
. The story of the amphibians and the reptiles. Amphibians; Reptiles. TAILS 81 The new tail simply grows again, and no part of the body breaks. On the contrary, one lizard has a tail set with spines all around nearly as numerous as hairs (Fig. 40), and if this be left outside when escaping into a burrow it is not a savory mouthful to the Fig. 40.—Spine-tailed lizard (Uromastic spinipes) and young. The ancient forms of lizards often had great spines on their tails which were very effective weapons. Others had the tail flexible and flat for swimming purposes, as it now is in crocodilians. In snakes the tails taper with the body usually, and thus complete the symmetry or beautiful shape, but they are useful in many other respects. In the. 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 Baskett, James Newton, 1849-; Ditmars, Raymond Lee, 1876-1942. joint author. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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