Their fat bodies swayed as they walked, and they glanced curiously at me with their yellow-lidded eyes.

The important energy reserves of the lizard, Takydromus septentrionalis were abdominal fat bodies, liver and tail, because the most utilization occurred at the three sites.

Each hatchling was thawed and separated into carcass, residual yolks, and fat bodies after measured and weighed. The components were preserved frozen for later determination of composition.