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smaller insects, of which it destroys great multi- 

 tudes. When tired with exercise, or oppressed 

 with heat, it is said to hold open its mouth, and 

 pant, with exserted tongue, in the manner of a 

 dog. Its colour is a pale yellowish brown, with 

 deeper and lighter variegations. 



STRUMOUS LIZARD. 



Lacerta Strumosa. L. cauda tereti longa, pectore gibbo protenso. 



Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 36'8. 



Lizard with long round tail, and gibbose projecting breast, 

 Salamandra Mexicana strumosa. Seb. 2. t. 20./. 4. 



THIS is a small species, about the size of the 

 Pnudpalis, and is entirely smooth -or destitute of 

 any dorsal carina or serratures, but is furnished 

 with a large, flattish gular pouch or crest of 

 a pale red colour, while the rest of the animal is of 

 a pale blueish grey, with a few slight variega- 

 tions of a more dusky tinge : the tail is much 

 longer than the body, and is of similar colour, 

 with a few obscure transverse bands : the limbs are 

 moderately slender, and the whole habit is in some 

 degree similar to that of the Principalis. It is a 

 native, according to Seba, of South America. 



