TV//; GBI8808AVIU. 



TIIK ii. AT family, ili>- ASM-IAMI. contains, as far its is known, only one n|eciefl, the 

 K^KI. \\\\<\\(AnadiaoccUata), thought to inhabit tm|i.al America. In thin creature the 

 |,,u..i e\eii,|sare pellucid, the scales of the back and sides six-sided and not <>\<Tla|.|>iii^eaeh 

 other, while those of iin- abdomen :n>- xnian-d. The limbs are four in number, ami tin-re are 

 five unequal and rather flattened toes on each fmii. The color of this species is pale brown, 

 uiih a l>iM/.- _;..--. deej>ening on the sides, ami having some white spots edged with black 

 towards tin- fii.ni. Iteneath it is .shining whit.-. 



IN ili.- family <>f tin- Cm K<K?OLII>. there w likewise only one specie*, call-d lli.- Cini;.. 

 ,,,,., ,//,/., -.,/./, >;//,, .v iinbricatiu), a native of Brazil. This oreutuiv has a <1. nl.lt- rollar, and 

 tti.- ears an- hidd.-n l-ii.-aili tip skin I lie - .... - of lh<< ku k, the -i ( - and n,.- i.nl. aie -i\ 

 sided, i-aih.T -harp, arranp-d in regular rings, and furnished with keekt. Thone of the abdo- 



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toes on each foot, the thumb of the fore-limbs being only nidim. m.u \ . The color of tli* 

 ChitxM-ole is brown, with a juile streak on each Hide. 



TIIK fourth family is the CKKCOSAURID.E, containing two p-nt-ru. Th animalN have tin- 

 BJBl distinct, Ihi Ilinmt wittftdmiblc ieri's of .shii-lds, iml th< col u listincl MM i! M - ), :1 , k 

 and upper part of the toil the scales are huge, boldly keeled, and arranged into a regular 

 longitudinal series. The scales of the under portions on- squaiW ami Hat. There are four 

 limbs, each with five unequal toes. A good type of this family is afforded by tin- KYKI CKI: 

 CO8ACBU8 (Cercosaura occllata). The body of this creature is long and rather cylimlri. -al. Its 

 color is Mark, with four white streaks, the head and tin- under ports are yellowish, ami th<- 

 sides are sprinkled with green, and variegated with eight or nine white spots edged with black. 



OUR last example of the Cyclosaurian reptiles is the AXOUIXK LIZARD, or CIIAM^BHAURA, 

 the only representative of its family. 



The Anguine Lizard Ls a native of Southern Africa, and is obtained from the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Of its habits there is but little known. It is a curious-looking creator*-, exceedingly 

 snake-like in general appearance, its four limbs being of the most rinliiii<-ntary character, 

 small, delicate, feeble, not even separated into toes at the cxtn-miTy, lnit mling in a single 

 claw, as if the whole limb were only composed of one small joint. These imperfect limbs are 

 wholly useless for progression, those of the anterior extremity lx-in hardly larp-r than the 

 long, narrow scales with which the body is covered, and the hinder pair exhibiting but very 

 little more development. 



So perfectly serpentine is the form of this creature, that the mark of Nejration between 

 th.- tail and body is so slightly defined that the precise line of junction is almost invi.sil>l.- : 

 whereas, in the common blind-worm, itself a most snake-like reptile, the line of demarcation is 

 plainly shown by a derided diminution in the diameter. The tail is very long and slender, 

 measuring more than twice the length of the body. 



The head of the Anguine Lizard is covered with regular, many-sided shields, and the 

 temples, and the whole of the body and tail an- clothed with scales, their edges projecting 

 boldly, and arranged in a series of regular rings, or " whorls." Along the back there are six 

 rows of broad scales, and on the sides an<l alMlomen the scales are long, narrow, and with a 

 derided keel running along their central line. There is no groove along the sides, which are 

 rounded. Upon the head the plates are rather long, keeled, and project very s-liirhtly over 

 each other. The ears are distinct. The color of the Anguine Lizard is brown, and along each 

 side runs a long yellow streak. 



GEISSOSAURI. 



A sxcoiro tribe of Lizards now comes before our notice. These are the GnseosAURi, a 

 title derived from two Greek words, the former signifying the eaves of a boose, and the latter 

 a Lizard. As in this tribe there are many families, and more than eighty genera, it will be 



