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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 6

Cyclodus

Cyclodus.

C. gigas. Australia generally.

C. occipitalis. South Australia.

C. adelaidensis. South Australia.

C. nigroluteus. Tasmania.

The above four species are best known under the name of "Sleeping-lizards." They resemble the "Stump-tails," but their scales are smooth, the tail is round, and of moderate length, and the body generally banded with broad stripes. One species is peculiar to Tasmania; the other three inhabit the mainland. These animals have a broad bluish tongue, which is frequently thrust out; they feed on the berry called "jee-bung," and also on other berries and leaves, besides insects.