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SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
COMMON BOX TORTOISE 
Range : Eastern United States 
There are about one hundred species of Lizards in 
North America, the greatest number being found in the 
drier parts of the continent. Of this whole number only 
two species are poisonous, and only one of these, the 
Gila Monster, is found within the United States, being 
confined in its range to desert regions of Southern Ari- 
zona and New Mexico. 
The Blue-tailed Lizard or Skink, which occurs from 
Massachusetts to Florida and westward to Central Texas, 
is commonly believed to be poisonous in the Southern 
States, where it is called the Red-headed “Scorpion,” 
but this is one of the popular myths still too common 
among intelligent people. 
The Glass “Snake” of the Central and Southern States 
is a peculiar lizard in that it has no legs. That it is able, 
after being broken to pieces, to collect itself together 
again and continue to live is another old myth. 
