CATALOGUE 



OF THE 



SPECIMENS OF NATURAL HISTORY IN SPIRIT. 



Class REPTILIA. 

 Order III. SAURA OR LIZARDS. 



Mouth not dilatable ; jaws toothed, the lower jaw-bones being united by a bony 

 suture in front. Eye generally with distinct eyelids. Drum of the ear 

 frequently distinct, exposed. Limbs four, distinct, rarely in such a rudi- 

 mentary state as to be hidden under the skin. Toes clawed. Body elon- 

 gate, rounded, covered with imbricated or granular scales. Ribs distinct, 

 mobile, and with a distinct sternum. Tail elongate, tapering, rarely pre- 

 hensile, generally covered with whorls of scales. Egg with hard skin. The 

 young not undergoing any metamorphosis. Catalogue of Lizards in British 

 Museum. 



Family 1. ChameleonideE. 

 Genus CHAMELEO, Linn. 



545. The Dwarf Chameleon (^Chameleo pumilus, Latreille). 



Fig. Dum. et Bib. E. G. iii. 218. Cat. of Lizards in Brit. Mus. p. 269. 

 Hob. The Cape of Good Hope. 



546. The Dwarf Chameleon ( Chameleo pumilus, Latr.). 



Hob. The Cape of Good Hope. 



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