94 THE VIVARIUM. 
England have probably escaped from confinement, or green repre- 
sentatives of the Sand Lizard (Z. agilis) may have been mistaken 
for the L. viridis. 
In captivity, the Green Lizard will feed upon flies, mealwo1ms, 
cockroaches, earwigs, nearly any insect, in fact, as well as spiders 
and garden worms, gentles, and their pupe. 
The general treatment of these Lizards in confinement may be 
the same as that described for the Eyed Lizard (Z. ocellata). 
They, like the latter, live quite peacefully with their smaller 
relatives. 
The Green Lizard will frequently deposit her eggs in the Viva- 
rium, bury them in the sand, and show a little amount of care 
concerning them. But if there is reason to believe them fertile 
they should at once be removed for artificial incubation, and 
treated as was suggested for those of the Eyed Lizard. L. viridis 
is very fond of climbing and will remain for days in dull weather 
or in winter-time apparently fast asleep upon the branch of a 
tree. 
The beautiful Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis, Fig 40) is, without 
any doubt, a native of England. Of it, the late Dr. Bell in his 
“British Reptiles,” says that “when in confinement it ceases 
to feed, conceals itself with extreme timidity when approached, 
and ultimately pines and dies.” This great authority must, 
however, have been as unfortunate in his experience of keep- 
ing this Lizard in captivity as he was fortunate in regard to the 
Common Snake (Zropidonotus natrix). Many people, myself 
among them, have found that this Lizard will often become ex- 
ceedingly tame, and, like the Green Lizard, can be taught to 
come and take food from the fingers and drink water from the 
hollow of the hand. Of course, naturally, their individual 
temperaments differ, and consequently some are much more easily 
tamed than others, but all I believe, without exception, will, 
sooner or later, lose their fear of man if consistently treated with 
gentleness and kindness. 
The Sand Lizard is also very hardy, and is decidedly a long 
liver in confinement. I have from time to time kept a great 
many of this species, and think them to be among the healthiest 
of Lizards. 
