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OUR REPTILES. 



more's the pity," because it would be a handsome 

 addition to the reptile fauna of any country, and 

 being inoffensive and tractable, could be welcomed 

 without regret. 



Enlarged view of the upper surface of the head of the Green 

 Lizard [Lacerta viridis) showing the form and arrangement 

 of the plates. — Milne-Edwards, t. 5, f. 3. 



