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LACERTA. LIZARD. 



Generic Character. 



Corpus tetrapodum, elonga- 



tum, caudatum, nudum. 



j Body four-footed, elongated, 

 tailed ; without any second- 

 ary integument. 



HIS numerous genus may be divided into 

 the following sections or sets, viz. 



1. Crocodiles, furnished with very strong scales. 



2. Guanas, and other Lizards, either with ser- 



rated or carinated backs and tails. 



3. Cordyles, with denticulated, and sometimes 



spiny scales, either on the body or tail, or 

 both. 



4. Lizards proper, smooth, and the greater num- 



ber furnished with broad square scales or 

 plates on the abdomen. 



5. Chameleons, with granulated skin, large head, 



long missile tongue, and cylindric tail. 



6. Geckos, with granulated or tuberculated skin, 



and lobated feet, with the toes lamellated 

 beneath. 



7. Scinks, with smooth, fish-like scales. 



