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moloch, with its curiously hygroscopic skin, pimpled all 

 over with sharp tubercles ; or the frilled lizard which 

 Saville Kent describes, that runs totteringly about on its 

 hind legs like a baby just before it falls ; or the basilisk, 

 with erectile crests on its back ; or our own British slow- 



Fio. 16. Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus) running like a biped, with its 

 collar folded round its head. (After Saville Kent.) 



worm, which has put on the guise of a snake, and is famous 

 for the ease with which it can surrender its tail to save its 

 life. 



In the show of quaint lizards the chameleon must always 

 be awarded the first prize ; but many will agree with us 

 in thinking that the horned lizards of Mexico, California, 

 and Nevada come a good second. They have been known 

 for a long time, but they have been made the subject of 

 a recent monograph by Mr. Harold C. Bryant, of the 

 University of California. To this fine piece of work one 

 envies the author his subject we are indebted for some 



