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*** Back and belly with a toothed crest. Sides simple. 

 f Scales equal, small. Muzzle simple. 



The Chameleon. Chameleo vulgaris, Daud. Rept. iv. 181. 

 Dum.etBih. E. G. iii. 204. Gray, Phil. Mag. 1827, 2W. C. 

 mutahilis, Me^jer, Sijn. Rept. 27. C. cinereus, Aldrov. C. Pari- 

 siensis, Laur. Syn. 45, from Perrault, Mem. Acad. Paris, 1699, i. 

 t. 35, copied from Prosper Alp. H. E.t. 10. C. Mexicanus, Laur. 

 from Seha, Thes. t. 82, /. 1. C. carinatus, Merrem, Rept. 162, 

 from Seha, Thes. t. 82, f 2. C. Zeylanicus, Laur. Rept. 46. C. 

 Seuegalensis, ^3. Daud. Rept. 201. C. subcroceus, Merrem, Rept. 

 162, all from Seha, Thes. i. t. 82, f 3. C. Afriuanus, Laur. Rept. 

 46. Huehl. Lacerta Africana, Gmel. S. N. i. 1069. C. calcara- 

 tus, Merrem, from Seha, Thes. i. t. 83, f. 4. C. candidus, Laur. 

 Syn. 46. Chameleon trapu, Geoff. Rept. Egypt, t. 4, f 3. C. 

 Siculus, Grohm. C. zebra, Bory, Diet. Class. H. N. iii. 97, t. — 

 Lacerta Chamaeleon, Linn. S. N. 364. 



Occiput with a central curvilinear lieel, high and pointed be- 

 hind, with a more or less distinct flap on each side behind, edged 

 and covered with large scales like the cheeks ; scales small, close, 

 rounded ; dorsal and ventral line toothed. 



a. Adult, in spirits. The occiput with a high arched crest and 



small flaps, the throat-crest large. India. Presented by Gen. 

 Thomas Hardwicke. 



b. Adult, in spirits, like a. India ? Presented by Sir Robert H. 



Inglis, Bart. 



c. Adult, in spirits, like a. Calcutta. Presented by Capt. Livesay. 



d. Half-grown, in spirits, like a. Singapore. 



e. Adult, in spirits, like a, but occipital flaps larger, partly bleached 

 /. Half-grown, in spirits. Occipital crest distinct, not so arched, 



flaps large, dorsal crest high, sides white-streaked. 



g, h. Half-grown, in spirits. Occipital crest low, nearly straight, 

 flaps large, produced behind. Egypt. Presented by James 

 Burton, jun. Esq. 

 C. Trapu, Geoff. 



i. Half-grown, in spirits, like g. Tripoli. Presented by J. Ritchie, 

 Esq. 



k. In spirits, like g. Presented by Edward Cross, Esq. 



I. Adult, in spirits. Occipital arch high, flaps indistinct. Egypt. 

 Presented by James Burton, jun. Esq. 



m. Half-grown, dry. Occipital crest high. Central Africa. Pre- 

 sented by Col. Denham. 



n. Half-grown, in spirits. Occipital crest high, flaps very indis- 

 tinct. India. 



o — r. Stuff'ed. 



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