THE EYED LIZARD. 



SCALY LIZARD. -Zootoca vlvlpara. 



the gorse are always lurking among the grass, to the detriment of a tender skin. They 



can swim tolerably if thrown into the water, but do not seem to seek that element 



voluntarily. I have generally found that when flung into water, they lie for a short time 



quite motionless, with their 



limbs extended, and tail 



straight, as if bewildered with 



the sudden change. They 



soon, however, get their head 



towards shore, and then, with 



a serpentine movement of the 



tail, scull themselves to land. 



This is one of the reptiles 

 that produces living young, 

 the eggs being hatched just 

 before the young Lizards are 

 born. With reptiles, the gen- 

 eral plan is to place the eggs 

 in some spot where they are 

 exposed to the heat of the sun- 

 beams ; but this Lizard, to- 

 gether with the viper, is in the 

 habit of lying on a sunny bank 

 before her young ones are 

 born, apparently for the pur- 

 pose of gaining sufficient heat 

 to hatch the eggs. This process is aided by the thinness of the membrane covering the 

 eggs. 



The color of this little Lizard is extremely variable, but in general, the upper parts 

 are olive-brown, with a dark 

 brown line along the middle 

 of the back, this line being 

 often broken here and there. 

 Along each side runs a 

 broader band, and between 

 these bands are sundry black 

 spots and splashes. The un- 

 der parts are orange, spotted 

 with black in the male, and 

 olive-gray in the female. 

 The total length of the Scaly 

 Lizard is about six inches. 



THE beautiful EYED LIZ- 

 ARD, or GREAT SPOTTED 

 GREEN LIZARD, as it is some- 

 times called, from the colors 

 with which it is decorated, is 

 a native of Southern Europe, 

 and various other warm por- 

 tions of the world, being found 

 in Algiers, Senegal, and parts 

 of America. 



This creature inhabits dry spots, where the sun has most power, and may be seen 

 among hedges, underwood, or loose stones, running about in search of food, and dis- 

 playing the gem-like brilliancy of its clothing, as it darts from spot to spot with the 

 agility which characterizes all the species of this genus. 



It is of rather a fierce nature, having little fear, and boldly attacking any antagonist 



EYED LIZARD.-Lacerta ocellata. 



