LIZARDS. 



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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 ^ 



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