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156 TEXAS NATURE OBSERVATIONS AND RElVIINISCENCES.
grabbed the insect by the rear
part of its body--just as seen Onh
the illustration. depicted from
natuiire.
Similar to ttlh hornltoad, these
tree lizards are l'harmless creatures
-their inside mouth parts show-
ing only a row of very short aii,
delicate grab teeth, v ith which
they grab and masticate their in-
sect food--mostly moths. butter-c(limbl,,rs are vry numre Is
'rol nd l tie woodts ai d ou r pu ll ;,1
I:'arks, esle iallIl Irh'ack2 nri-ld e
Sark. a1nd aloln ll driveways, wllr '
they ll'e 11 si t ml111i; tii where Iltif
lac"kle'rrv tree ,'rows. I.Here lots
of lthle are o.lnisionIllV ( encoun-
tle(d and (an 1) a[11Pp onl'hed ulllt
(losely. I!O\wevter, tlheiy usl lly
ircle around lhe ruki' , lifting
their head upw d 1, aul rullnin gTREE LIZARD T ATN . pEVILSHOPSE-INSECT, ON TRUNK F A l("\.N TI:EE Ty.N
flies, beetles, spi>tders a(d other in-
sects. The are rarely seenl oin
the ground; butt o;assionally.
when in search of food. they de-
scend from a tree-but hurried
climb the tree again wlihet d is-
tinbed. In1 sun ner time. up to
late in fall, these interesting, treeor circling hiih'r and higher unIil
out of reach and safe in comee hol-
low of the tree, or ui ler some
loose bark.
There exist various genera of
these slender, dark andl liht gray
lizards, and whilst most of them
are tree animals, there are other
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Menger, R. Texas Nature Observations and Reminiscenses, book, 1913; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143558/m1/160/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries.