Chamaeleon chamaeleon (Linnaeus) and
Chamaeleon oustaleti Mocquard
Experimental prey.—Cockroaches, Amsterdam (Portielje, 1914): Large cockroaches were fed to these lizards in the reptile house of Artis.
Family TEIIDAE
Ameiva exsul Cope
Common name.—Iguana, ground lizard.
Natural prey.—Cockroach (nymph), Epilampra wheeleri, and Periplaneta americana, Puerto Rico (Wolcott, 1924): Stomach contents of 15 lizards were analyzed. E. wheeleri formed 30 percent of the food of one lizard. The cockroach nymph formed 5 percent of the food of one lizard. One P. americana formed 20 percent of the food of one lizard; another formed 50 percent of the food of a second lizard.
Experimental prey.—Cockroach nymphs, Puerto Rico (Wolcott, 1924).
Ameiva sp.
Natural prey.—Cockroaches, British Guiana (Beebe, 1925a): The above lizard is terrestrial and found near clearings. The stomach contents of 18 out of 40 reptiles contained cockroach remains.