EYED LIZARD 
This green, eighteen-inch lizard, named for its blue, eye-shaped markings, 
is remarkable chiefly for the varied diet it will consume in captivity. Its 
menu includes minced beef, eggs, mice, young birds and the young of its 
own kind. 
NEW WORLD LIZARDS 
Closely resembling the family of Old World lizards are the New World 
lizards. A few species, however, attain a much larger size than any of the 
Old World varieties. Some live in trees, while others remain on the ground. 
TEGU 
The greater part of the tegu’s four-foot length is taken up by its stout 
whiplike tail. These swift, powerful lizards do great damage to farms, 
raiding poultry yards and carrying off large numbers of fowl. In addition 
they break many eggs with their muscular jaws, which are capable of crush¬ 
ing a man’s hand. Tegus are marked with handsome, lacey patterns, which 
may be brown, black, yellow or cream-colored. In some regions of South 
America these reptiles are known as safeguard lizards, as they are sup¬ 
posed to warn of the approach of alligators. 
Old tegus develop heavy, crocodile-like pouches on the side of their 
jaws. These vicious reptiles may be tamed in confinement, though the young 
frequently fly into a rage and chase their keepers. They often kill other 
lizards, holding them between their jaws and shaking them to death. Tegus 
live on insects, small reptiles and birds. 
Other New World lizards are the various race-runners, noted for the 
lightninglike rapidity with which they dash about the sandy regions of the 
warmer parts of America; and the degraded, worm-like scolecosaurs, which 
live largely on ants. 
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