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VERTEBRATE. REPTILIA, 



WALL GECKO (Ascalabotes Fascicularis), AND COMMON CHAMELEON 

 (Chameeleo Afrwanus). 



and have caused them to be both dreaded and hated 

 in the countries where they reside. It is a numer- 

 ous genus, scattered over both continents, composed 

 of nocturnal animals, with large eyes, whose pupils 

 contract by day like those of a cat. The circum- 

 stance of their eyelids not being visible gives them 

 a singular appearance. They are of a flattened form ; 



