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Page 161
In the same region lizards are preyed upon by numerous snakes , such as Bush
Snakes ( Philothamnus , Coronella ) , Leaf Snakes ( Chlorophis ) , Wolf Snakes (
Lycophidion ) , Tiger Snakes ( Tarbophis ) , Sand Snakes ( Psammophis ) ...
In the same region lizards are preyed upon by numerous snakes , such as Bush
Snakes ( Philothamnus , Coronella ) , Leaf Snakes ( Chlorophis ) , Wolf Snakes (
Lycophidion ) , Tiger Snakes ( Tarbophis ) , Sand Snakes ( Psammophis ) ...
Page 227
Hissing — the sound produced by the issuing of a gas under pressure through an
orifice - is commonly used for purposes of warning or intimidation by snakes and
lizards . It must be remembered that the general coloration in both these ...
Hissing — the sound produced by the issuing of a gas under pressure through an
orifice - is commonly used for purposes of warning or intimidation by snakes and
lizards . It must be remembered that the general coloration in both these ...
Page 296
In his Notes on the Batrachians of the Paraguayan Chaco , Budgett describes the
food preferences of a grass snake ... 267 ) to an observation of Gadow's which
strongly supports the view that snakes and other reptiles discriminate in the ...
In his Notes on the Batrachians of the Paraguayan Chaco , Budgett describes the
food preferences of a grass snake ... 267 ) to an observation of Gadow's which
strongly supports the view that snakes and other reptiles discriminate in the ...
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Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
VARIABLE COLOUR RESEMBLANCE | 20 |
THE PRINCIPLE OF CONCEALMENT BY COUNTERSHADING | 35 |
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