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Figure 33-19 • Literally hanging on by its toes and tail, a chameleon launches itself toward its prey, an unsuspecting dragonfl y. Its tongue,
nearly twice the length of its torso, precedes it, like a living javelin, momentarily fixing the insect before drawing it rapidly back to the

waiting jaws. (From Hickman CP, Roberts LS, Larson A, eds: Reptiles. In Integrated principles of zoology, ed 9, St Louis, 1993, Mosby.)

Figure 33-20 • Fresh, displaced left femoral midshaft fracture in a Chinese water dragon. The cause of the old multiple tail lesions is
unknown.

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