CHAPTER III 



THE ANATOMY OF THE LIZARDS 



THE SKELETON, EXO-SKELETON AND ENDO-SKELETON — • 



NOSTRILS EYES AUDITORY APERTURE CLOACAL 



APERTURE ALIMENTARY TRACT LIVER HEART 



PANCREAS SPLEEN TESTES OVARIES BLADDER 



BRAIN. 



In this chapter it is intended to give a short description 

 of the more prominent anatomical characters of a 

 lizard, so that the field naturalist may be able to 

 understand any dissections which he may have access 

 to in museums, and may be able to recognise the 

 various parts in a dissection which he may do for 

 himself. We select the green lizard for subject of 

 description, because it is larger than the other British 

 species, and also because those who wish to study the 

 structure for themselves can always obtain this species 

 from dealers in animals at a small cost. Moreover, 

 since four of the five species we have to consider 

 belong to this same family, it is obviously more useful 

 to take this as our type, leaving the anatomical pecul- 



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