40 REPTILES. 



and tail; numerous, compressed, finely notched appendages (lam- 

 beaux) under the throat, which vary in each individual. Found at 

 the Cape, Isle of France, and the Sechelles*. 



Ch. planiceps, Merr. Seb. I, lxxxiii, 2 ; Lacerta chamcelion, Gm. 

 (The Chameleon of Senegal). The hood flattened, and almost des- 

 titute of a ridge ; its figure is a horizontal parabola. Found in Se- 

 negal, Barhary, and even in Georgia. 



Ch. pardalis, Cuv. The hood flat like that of the Senegal spe- 

 cies ; but there is a little prominent edge to its muzzle, in front of 

 the mouth; larger granules scattered among the smaller ones, and 

 the body irregularly marked with round black spots, edged with 

 white. From the Isle of France. 



Ch. Parsonii, Cuv. Phil. Trans. LVIII. Another species, with 

 a flat hood, which is slightly truncated behind; crest of the eye- 

 brow prolonged and turned up, on each side of the end of the muzzle, 

 into an almost vertical lobe. The granules are equal, and there is 

 no emargination either above or beneath -f. Finally, the 



Ch. bif ureas, Brongn. ; Cameleon des Moluques a nez fourchu, 

 Daud. IV, liv, has a semicircular flat hood; two large compressed, 

 salient prominences in front of the muzzle, which varies. in length; 

 probably a sexual difference. The granules are equal, the body is 

 sprinkled with closely set blue spots, and at the bottom of each flank 

 is a double series of white ones. 



The Sixth and last Family of the Saurians is, 



FAMILY VI. 



SCINCOIDEA. 



Known by their short feet, non-extensible tongue, and the equal scales 

 which cover the body and tail, like tiles. 



Scincus, Daud. 



The Seines have four short feet; the body and tail almost one con- 

 tinued and uniform piece; no enlargement, of the occiput; without crest 

 or dewlap, and covered with uniform, shining scales, arranged like tiles, 

 or those of a Carp. Some of them are fusiform ; others, more or less 

 elongated, resemble Serpents, the Angiitis particularly, to which they are 

 related by several internal affinities, and which they connect with the 

 family of the Iguanida, by an uninterrupted series of transitions. Their 

 tongue is fleshy, but slightly extensible and emarginate ; the jaws every 

 where furnished with small, closely set teeth. In the anus, eye, ear, &c, 

 they bear a greater or less resemblance to the Iguana? and Lizards ; the 

 feet are furnished with free and unguiculated toes. 



* I believe the Chaw, seiehellensii of Kuhl to be a female of the pumilus. 

 j I do not know the Cham, dilcpis, Leach, or bilvbus, Kuhl. 



