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ance of shagreen ; dorsal carina prolonged upon the tail, which 
is compressed. 
Lopliyrus scutatus. —The Scutated Lophyrus. 
With a broad crest extending from the nape of the neck to the 
shoulders, furnished with long sharp spines ; back with a carina 
of pointed scales extending to the top of the tail. Sixteen inch¬ 
es long. Inhabits Asia.—Aquatic. 
Genus 17. — BASILISCUS. — Daudin. 
Generic Character. —Jaw-teeth strong, compressed, without 
any palate teeth ; thighs with a row of spiracles; skin on the neck 
loose, without any pouch; crests scolloped, supported by long 
bony apophyses like the fins of fishes, extending from the bot¬ 
tom of the neck to the middle of the tail, and covered by thin 
translucent scales; scales of the abdomen and tail small, square. 
Basiliscus mitratus. — The Mitred Basilisk. 
Plate LXX. fig. 5. 
Head furnished with a conical inclined fleshy process or crest; 
back, and upper half of the tail, provided with broad crests, in¬ 
tersected by sharp bony divisions. Three feet long. Inhabits 
Brazil. 
Genus 18.—DRACO.— Linnceus. 
Generic Character .—Incisory teeth *, canines long and 
pointed ; molars triangular; throat with a long gular pouch 
under it ; tail long and carinated ; no femoral spiracles ; nape 
of neck with a small dentation ; six false ribs supporting a wing¬ 
shaped extension of the skin; body covered with imbricated 
scales. 
Draco lineatus. —The Flying Dragon. 
Plate LXX. fig. 6. 
Pale blue, or bluish-gray; the tail and back with dusky undu¬ 
lations ; wings with a border of white; under surface pale 
brown. Ten inches long. Inhabits Asia and Africa. 
Genus 19. — IGUANA.— Cuvier. 
Generic Character .—Head plated ; jaws with a row of com- 
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