26 OUR REPTILES. 



THE SAND LIZARD. 



(Lacerta agilis.) 



Enlarged view of the upper surface of the head, showing the form and 

 arrangement of the plates.* 



THIS and the latter species were long con- 

 founded together. It appears to vary consider- 

 ably, both in colour and size, is generally larger, 

 but not so common as the Scaly Lizard. It seems 

 to be pretty widely distributed over Europe, 

 being found almost everywhere except in the 

 extreme North; confined more especially to 

 lowland districts. It is said to abound in Ger- 



* Milne-Edwards in " Ann. des Sc. Nat.," ser. i. vol. xvi 

 t. 5, f. 4. 



