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to escape by circling to the opposite side of the bush, where :+ 
emerges trom the dry leaves and cautiously climbs into the 
concealing foliage. At such times its slow gliding movements 
otten escape the notice of the collector who continues to search 
for it on the ground. 
At certain times of the year these lizards do most of their 
foraging away from the bushes in the surrounding “needle grass” 
when insects are more abundant there. In the early summer 
almost pitch dark. On cool cloudy days they become active 
dark. On warm mornings 
heats usually found them to be inactive and resting in hiding 
places. 
seeks for temporary shelter during the summer months; namely, 
within wood rat nests or decaying logs, or beneath loose bark 
as the collector attempts to reach one with his noosing stick 
the lizard is attracted by the movement, so that it begins to 
ae capturing its prey the lizard usually glides slowly toward 
it, pausing at intervals to make lateral peering movements with 
