142 THE VIVARIUM. 
The Anoles, at any rate the smaller kinds, seem most beautiful, 
strangely enough, when shedding their skins. The half-shed 
skin has the appearance of the finest muslin imaginable, which 
seems to envelope the little creatures like a shawl arranged in 
graceful folds. The sloughing does not appear to interfere in the 
least with either their activity or their appetite. 
Some of the Anoles can be bought occasionally in this country 
for so low a sum as half-a-crown. They are known here as 
‘‘Chameleon-Lizards.”” They will live im England during the 
winter, in either a moderately-heated Vivarium or in a heated 
green-house. Insummer they need not be provided with artificial 
Fic. 49.—GRAHAM’S ANOLIS (Anolis grahami). 
warmth, but they must have access to as much sunshine as possible. 
The larger their Vivarium is, the better, and there should be 
within it at least two small orange-trees or other trees of a similar 
kind. The potsin which the trees are growing can be arranged 
as already suggested. A small glass funnel should be inserted‘in 
a hole in the lid of the case through which insects may be dropped, 
or through which flies will very often voluntarily crawl, especially 
if the lower part of it be lightly smeared with treacle or honey. 
The funnel will prevent the escape of the Anoles. This is a much 
safer arrangement than having the hole for the insertion of food 
