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L. ocellata, Daud. Eyed Lizard. Body black above, with lines and 

 rings, or eye-like spots of a light green ; below pale yellow, with- 

 out spots. 12 inches long. Inhabits South of France, Spain, 

 Italy, &c. Daudin, iii. pi. 33. 



L. viridis, Daud. The Green Lizard. Body bright green, marked 

 above with numerous black or brown points ; pale green below, 

 without spots Daudin, iii. pi. 34. 



L. bilineala, Daud. . Two-lined Lizard. Back with two longitu- 

 dinal white lines, margined above with brown ; a longitudinal row 

 of brown spots and white points on the sides ; tail long Daudin, 

 iii. pi. 35, fig. 1. 



L. agilis, Cuv. Ash-coloured above, whitish below ; back marked 

 with a longitudinal dotted brown line, and a subreticulated brown 

 longitudinal line edged with paler colour on the sides. Inhabits 

 Europe. B. Daudin, iii. pi. 38, fig. 1. 



L. arenicola, Cuv. Body brownish-gray, with a row of brown spots 

 on the back, and a double series of brown ocellated spots, dotted 

 with white, and a single row of white dots on each side ; pale 

 below, and without spots. Europe. Daud. iii. pi. 38, fig. 2. 



Gen. 9. TAKYDROMUS, Cuv. 



Body and tail excessively elongated ; rows of square scales on 

 the back ; pores on the thighs ; two vesicles on the sides of 

 the anus. 



T. quadrilineatus, Cuv. Brown above, whitish below, with two lon- 

 gitudinal white lines on each side Davdin, iii. 252. 



T. sexlmeatus, Cuv. Bright shining blue, with three longitudinal 

 black lines on each side Daudin, iii. pi. 39. 



FAMILY III. IGTJANID.E. 



General form of the Lizard ; but with the tongue thick and 

 fleshy, not extensile, and notched at the point. 



Gen. 10. CORDYLUS, Cuv. 



Belly and back covered with large scales in transverse rows, form- 

 ing spinous circles on the tail ; line of large pores on the 

 thighs ; head simple ; no palatine teeth . 



C. Capensis, (L. cordylus, Lin.) Body livid bluish or sometimes 

 blackish-brown. About the size of the common green lizard. In- 

 habits Cape of Good Hope. Seba, i. pi. 84, fig. 3, 4. 



Gen. 11. STELLIO, Daud. 



Body covered with pointed scales ; spines of the tail of medium 

 size ; head inflated behind ; ears surrounded with spines ; 

 thighs destitute of pores ; tail long and pointed ; no palatine 

 teeth. 



