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STORY OF THE REPTILES 



ered with scales, or deep wrinkles, or rough, brushlike 

 points (like the tongue of a cat), and it must, there- 

 fore, be used to grasp small objects or assist in chew- 



FlG. 52. — Anolis or American chameleon (Anolis principalis). Al- 

 though the general color of the animal beneath is white, the 

 upper parts may quickly assume hues varying from a vivid emer- 

 ald green to a dark iridescent bronze color. 



ing them. This kind is noticeable in the greaved 

 lizards. In a few others, the tongue is said tq^be 

 spearlike at the tip, somewhat like those of wood 

 peckers, and it is evidently a capturing implement. 



