136 JUNGLE ISLAND 



These are only a few of the many kinds of Hzards 

 I saw running about. If I hved in the tropics, I 

 think I should find them as varied and as interest- 

 ing as the birds we study in the north. Those 

 like Anolis are much pleasanter to handle than 

 frogs or toads, because their skin is dry and warm. 



Our southern chameleon, with which you may 

 have played, is a relative of Anolis, and so are 

 the lizards of the southwestern United States. 

 Next time you see one of these remind yourself 

 that millions of years ago, when the coal you 

 burn in your furnace w^as being made, lizards like 

 these slid through the jungle forests just as they 

 do today. 



