RED-THROATED ANOLIS. Anolivs bullaris. 



GREEN CAROLINA ANOL1S. Anolitts principdlis. 



the abdomen white, with a tinge of green. The dewlap, or throat-pouch, is white, with a 

 few little spots and five bars of red, which colour, when the pouch is inflated, spreads 

 over its whole surface. The total length of this reptile is nearly seven inches. 



THE second species, the EED-THEOATED ANOLIS, is a native of America and the neigh- 

 bouring isles. 



It is a brisk and lively little creature, darting about the ground, over rocks, among tho 

 branches, or upon the leaves, with equal address. It is, perhaps, a little too fond of 

 fighting, and terribly apt to quarrel with others of its own kind. Those who have 

 witnessed a combat between two of these Lizards say that it is remarkable for ferocity, 

 courage and endurance. They face each other with expanded throats and glaring eyes, 

 their skin changing its lustrous colouring, and their whole being instinct with fury. 



As during each combat one or two females are generally spectators of the fight, it is 

 probable they may be the cause of war, and that the victor may receive his reward from 

 one of the female witnesses of his prowess. So furious do they become, that the conqueror 

 is said to devour the vanquished, who, however, sometimes runs away as fast as he can, 

 and escapes with the loss of his tail, which is left writhing in the victor's mouth and soon 

 swallowed. Those who have thus lost their tails seem to be greatly affected by the 

 mutilation, and are timid and languishing afterwards. 



The inflated throat part of the angry animal has a very curious effect, as it becomes of 

 a bright cherry-red, due probably to the excited state of the creature. 



Mr. Bell, in his work on British reptiles, mentions a curious anecdote of one of these 

 Lizards which was worsted in combat with a common garden-spider. " The activity of the 

 smaller insectivorous Lizards, when in pursuit of their food, is exceedingly curious and 

 interesting. They watch with all the caution of a cat, and dart upon their prey with the 

 quickness of lightning. 



In the act of seizing their food, however, they must necessarily be exposed to some 

 danger from the noxious qualities of the insects which they indiscriminately attack. The 

 following fact would seem to indicate that even in our own temperate climate, an insect 

 not generally recognised as poisonous may inflict a fatal injury on its saurian enemy. 



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