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each side. Aloru: ii. .f th.-n.-.-k and the back runs * series of long comj 



forming a toothed crest, and on the basal half <>f the toil is a fin-like crest, strengthened by 



IN.H.V rays. The throat p..,, ( -h is extn- ly large, and when inflated gives to the reptile quite 



.in un^.inly appearance The great->t known l.-mrth ,,f the Crested Anolis is about eighteen 



inches, but th- oth.-rspeciesaregenenilh of i,,,,.-!, small.-, dim.-n- name Xiphosurua 



f <inek origin, and signifies Sword-tail. 



( IF the restricted genus Anolis, we take two examples. In this genus the back and nape 

 of the neck are either smooth, or have a low crest formed by two series of short scales. The 

 scaly plat, at end of the muzzle is erect All these Lizards are rery active, inhabiting trees, 

 snd jumping about from brunch to branch with wonderful skill, and clinging . ven to the 

 pendent leaves by means of their curiously formed " 



UKUN CAHOLUIA A.NOLJs 



This GRKEN CAROLINA ANOLIS is, as ita name imports, a native of North America, where 

 it is tolerably common. It is a pretty lively little creature, specially brisk and active in ita 

 movements. 



This Lizard is, according to Holbrook, "a bold and daring animal, haunting outhouses 

 ami garden fences, and in new settlements it even enters the houses, walking over the tables 

 and other articles of furniture in search of Hies. It in very :ictiv, climbing trees with great 

 rapidity, and leaping with ease from branch to branch and from tree to tree, securing itaelf 

 even on the leaves by means of the oval disks of the Angers and toes, which enable it also to 

 walk easily on glass, and on the sides and ceilings of rooms. It feeds on insects, and destroys 

 great numbers, seizing them suddenly and devouring them, unrestrained even by the presence 

 of man.' 1 



Towards the spring, the Green Anolis becomes quarrelsome, and is so exceedingly pug- 

 nacious, that the adult males hardly ever meet without a fight, the vanquished usually coming 

 off with the loss of his tail n misfortune, however, that x.m. -times occurs to both the com- 

 batants. This Lizard is seldom *.- in all its U-.mty except when engaging in l:ittl.-. for at 

 the sight of its antagonist it remains stationary for a moment, nods its head np and down two 

 or three times, as if to work itself into a proper state of fury, puffs out its dewlap, which th.-n 

 becomes of a light scarlet, and having gone through all these preliminaries, it leaps on its foe, 

 and the struggle begins. As the summer draws on the irascibility of its temper diminishes* 



