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Family Iguanidae. Iguanas. 



The tongue is thick, villous, almost fixed to the floor of 

 the mouth and but little cleft in front. The eyelids are 

 well developed ; head scales usually smaller than those on 

 body. The temporal fossae are not roofed over. A large 

 family, mostly American. The greater number are insec- 

 tivorous. The little green fellows sold here as Florida 

 " chameleons" belong to this family. . Some of the larger 

 West Indian and South American species are eaten as 

 great delicacies. 



Sceloporus undulatus (Daudiri). 



Common Lizard. Brown Scorpion. Swift. 

 Pine Lizard. 



There is no throat fold ; a distinct tympanum ; scales 

 keeled, those of the back large, mucronate, similar to lat- 

 eral scales; head shields striated or wrinkled ; body de- 

 pressed ; tail slender. Length, 7 inches. Greenish, bluish 

 or bronzed, with dark, wavy crossbands on back. Males 

 blue or green and black underneath, with a whitish cross. 

 Found widely distributed in North America, preferring 

 coniferous lands, where it hunts for insects under the bark 

 of decaying trees and about fences. It is very quick in its 

 motions and difficult to capture. There are several sub- 

 species. It does not range much further east than New 

 York, and is scarce hereabouts. I know of it only from 

 Monmouth County, N. J. De Kay reported it from along 

 the Hudson River in Dutchess and Putnam Counties, 

 N. Y. According to Abbott it is very plentiful in South 

 Jersey. It becomes quite tame in captivity. 



Order Testudinata. Turtles. 



The order is mainly characterized by having the two 

 main axes of the body approximating in length, while the 

 vertical axis is very short. The head, tail and limbs are 

 all more or less protractile between the upper and lower 



