398 DAN BEARD'S ANIMAL BOOK 



of the body is covered with small papillous points ; 

 the nostrils are near the apex of the nose; the ani- 

 mal has no apparent external ears; it has bright, 

 intelligent, almond-shaped eyes; large mouth, ten 

 well defined teeth upon each side of the upper 

 jaw, four well defined teeth in the lower 

 jaw, the intermediate space being filled with minute 

 points ; and four well developed legs, five toes upon 

 each, each toe swelling out into a soft pad, ter- 

 minating in a hooked claw. The pad or middle 

 of the toe, 



UNDER THE MAGNIFYING GLASS, 



shows an odd arrangement of folds or flounces in 

 the skin, 'each flounce, tuck, or fold being armed 

 upon its edge with minute points, one-half of them 

 pointing up and the other half down, as shown in 

 the illustration. This explains the creature's ability 

 to run up or down the side of a house with equal 

 facility. 



In the illustration I have shown the lizard upon 

 my finger, with mouth open ; the dark color repre- 

 senting its favorite green hue. At the bottom in 

 the moss is the same animal in its gray coat. In 

 the same place appears a magnificent view of the 

 teeth, the second toe of the hind foot much en- 

 larged, showing the peculiar arrangement of the 

 folds of the skin upon the under side, and an en- 

 larged view of the hind leg, and the head as it 

 appeared under the glass while changing its color. 

 But in making the half-tone cut for this book 

 almost all the drawings were reduced. 



