SAURIA. 33 



They are very numerous. Europe produces several species 

 confounded by Linnaeus under the name of Lacerta agilis. The 

 most beautiful is the Grand LSzard vert ocelU, — Lac. ocellata, 

 Uaud.; Lacep., I, xx; Daud. Ill, xxxiii, from the south of 

 France, Spain, and Italy. It is more than a foot long, with lines 

 of black dots, forming rings or eyes and a kind of embroidery; 

 the young according to M. Edwards is the Lezard gentil, Daud., 

 Ill, xxxi. The Lac. viridis, Daud., Ill, xxxiv, of which the 

 Lac. bilineata, Id. xxxvi, 1, according to the same gentleman, 

 is a variety; — the Lac. sepium, Id. lb, 2, of which the Lac. are- 

 nicola, Id., xxxviii, 2, is a variety; — and the Lac. agilis, Id., 

 xxxviii, 1, are found in the environs of Paris. The south of 

 France produces the Veloce, Pall., to which must be referred the 

 Vosquien, Daud. xxxvi, 2, and some new species.(l) 



Algyra, Cuv. 



The tongue, teeth, and femoral pores of the Lizards, but the scales 

 of the back and tail are carinated, those of the belly smooth and im- 

 bricated. The collar is wanting.(2) 



Tachydromus,(3) Daud. 



Square and carinated scales on the back, under the belly, and on 

 the tail; no collar nor femoral pores, but on each side of the anus 

 is a small vesicle opening by one of the latter. The tongue still 

 like that of the Lizards, and the body and tail very much elongated. 



FAMILY III. 



IGUANIDA.(4) 



This third great family of Saurians possesses the general 

 form, long tail, and free and unequal toes of the Lacertians ; 



(1) I add, but with hesitation, the Lac. cericea, Laur., 11,5; argus. Id. 5; ter- 

 restris. Id., Ill, 5. The tiliguerta of Daudin is made up of an American Amei- 

 va and the green Lizard of Sardinia, from a bad description by Cetti. The cceru- 

 kocephala, the lemniscata, the quinquelineata, are Jlmeivas. The sexlineata, 

 Catesb., XLVIII, is a Seps. 



N.B. With due submission to our author, this appears to be a mistake, the sex- 

 lineata, Catesb., is most certainly an Ameiva. .Am. Ed, 



(2) Lac. alegyra, Lin. 



(3) tifxyi and S'ftmy.ov, Quick-runner. 



(4) Iguane, a name according to Hernandez, f^caliger, &c. originating in St Do- 



