BRITISH REPTILES 
on our list, as it attains a length of 12 to 15 inches, although 
larger specimens are not infrequently recorded. Green 
is the dominant colour above, with yellow below. It 
is a good climber, although its more usual habits mark it 
out as an earth-dweller. ‘The eggs number from 8 to 
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10, and they are partly incubated inside the female before 
being deposited. 
Wall Lizard. — Lacerta muralis (Fig. 8). The Wall 
Lizard attains an average length of 6 to 8 inches, and 
whilst colour-varieties are very numerous, the general 
dress may be given as brown or greyish on the upper 
parts, spotted or streaked with blackish. In some 
specimens a bronze-green sheen is present. ‘The colour 
underneath is subject to much variation, such as pink, 
red, white, or yellow, and this may be self-coloured, or 
ornamented with spots of black. It resorts, as its specific 
name indicates, to walls. It is oviparous, and will come 
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