288 GALLIWASP. 



in some parts of the old continent, and in parti- 

 cular in the island of Sardinia, where it is known 

 by the name of Tiligugu. 



GALLIWASP. 



Lacerta Occidua. L. subfusca, fasciis subundulatis transvcrsia 



fuscis, pedibvs brevibus, cauda mcdiocri. 

 Brownish Lizard, with subundulated transverse bands, short 



legs, and tail of middling length. 

 Galliwasp. Sloan. Jam. 2. pi. 273. f. 9. 

 Brawn, Jam. p. 463. 



THE Galliwasp differs from the L. rufescens, or 

 Greater Scink, in being of a still larger size, and 

 of a thicker form, as well as in having a somewhat 

 shorter tail in proportion ; but so great is the 

 general similarity, that it might almost be con- 

 sidered as a variety rather than as truly distinct. 



The general length of the Galliwasp is nearly 

 two feet, from the nose to the tip of the tail, which, 

 like the body, is thick and strong, tapering 

 pretty suddenly towards the tip : the limbs are 

 short, and the whole appearance of the animal 

 remarkably stout and plump : the teeth are small 

 in front, but as they approach the back part of 

 the jaws they gradually increase in size, and much 

 resemble the molares in the Mammalia. The 

 Galliwasp is a native of the American islands, and 

 seems to be particularly common in Jamaica, 

 where it is said to frequent woody and marshy 



