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the end of its lower jaw. Its body is sown with 

 black points. 



Another related species from the isle of Bourbon 

 {Cham Verrucosus, Cuv.) has some thicker grains 

 scattered among the others, and a series of warts 

 parallel to the back, at two-thirds of its elevation ; 

 the capote is the same as that of the common female, 

 the denticulations of the back are stronger, those of 

 the belly less marked. 



The Dwarf Cameleon. {Lacerta Piimila, Gm. 

 Chamceleon Pinnilus, Daud. IV. 53. Cham. 



Margarituceus, Mer. Seb. 82, 4, 5.) 



Has the capote thrown backwards, warts scattered 

 over the flanks, limbs and tail ; under the neck are 

 numerous shreds of skin, compressed and finely den- 

 ticulated, which vary according to the individuals. 

 It is found at the Cape, the Isle of France, and the 

 Sechelles Islands.* 



The Cameleon of Senegal. (Lacerta Chamceleon 

 Gm.) Ch. Planiceps, Merr. Seba. I. Ixxxiii. 2. 



Has the capote flatted, and almost without a crest, 

 of a form horizontally parabolic. It is also found in 

 Barbary, and even in Georgia. 



A species of the Isle of France ( Cham. Pardalis, 

 Cuv.) has the casque flat, like that of Senegal, but its 

 muzzle has a small prominent edge in front of the 



* I believe that the Cham. Seichellensis of Kuhl, is only a femfile of 

 pnmilus. 



