Zoology.'] 



NATURAL HISTORY OF VICTORIA. 



{_Reptilet. 



nape black, slig^litlj'' freckled with small yellow spots. Iris orange. Tono;ue duU- 

 blackisb-blue or lead-color; sheath and base cream-color, like interior of mouth. 

 Toes strong', the scales arrang-ed in transverse, angular, prominent ridges below; 

 soles with small, g'ranular scales irregularly disposed; claws very large, strong, 

 curved downwards, pointed. 



Measdbbments or Ayebaqb Specimen. 



Total length 

 Length of tail 



,, of head ... 



„ of gape ... 



„ from tip of muzzle to anterior edge of nostril 



„ from tip of muzzle to anterior edge of orbit ... 



„ from tip of muzzle to ear ... 

 Diameter of orbit 

 Width of forehead between eyes 

 Length from tip of snout to shoulder 



„ of inner toe of anterior foot 



„ of claw of ditto ... 



„ of second toe 



„ of claw of ditto ... 



„ of third toe 



„ of claw of ditto ... 



„ of fourth toe 



„ of claw of ditto ... 



„ of fifth toe 



„ of claw of ditto ... 



„ from shoulder to base of third claw 

 Girth of body 

 Length from tip of snout to hind leg 



„ of hind leg to base of third claw 



„ of inner toe of hind foot ... 



,, of claw of ditto ... 



„ of second toe 



„ of claw of ditto ... 



„ of third toe 



„ of claw of ditto ... 



„ of fourth, or longest, toe ... 



„ of claw of ditto ... 



„ of outer or hind toe 



„ of claw of ditto ... 



„ of largest teeth, about middle of jaw 

 Height of scales of keels on back of tail 

 Granular scales in middle of back in longitudinal space of 6 lines 



„ „ „ transverse „ 



Flat scales in middle of belly in longitudinal space of 6 lines 

 „ „ „ transverse „ 



Reference. — Gray, Cat., p. 12; = Hydrosaurus Gouldi (Gray), Ann. Nat. 

 Hist., i., p. 394; and in Grey, Travels, v. 2,'p. 422; and Er. and Ter. Rept., t 3. 



This is a smaller, much more beautiful, and rarer Lizard than 

 the Lace Lizard, or so-called Iguana or Coast Lizard (figured on 

 our Plate 41), and is only found in the north-west part of the 

 colony, in the hot mallee-scrub country, where it is common, far 

 away from water, running swiftly about the herbage, and sheltering 

 in holes in the ground. When kept in confinement it does not 



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