CLASS REPTILTA. 



and orbits ; femoral pores distinct. Inhab. temperate parts 

 of Old World. 



1. Back with granular scales ; belly with a collar of large 

 plates ; femoral pores numerous. Lacerta. 

 A. collar separate the whole length from the chest-plates 

 by small granular scales ; the frontal plate nearly as 

 broad before as behind. 



Eyed Li%ard. Lac. Ocellata^ Edw. t. 202. 

 Belly with eight or ten rows of plates ; occipital plate large, 

 Young. Lac. Lepida^ Daud. iij. t. 37- f- 1- South of Europe. 

 Lac. Rhombica, Merrem, Lac. Jamaicensis, Daud., are from 

 Edwards' figure. 



Green Lizard. Lac. Viridis, Lin. Daud. t. 34., and Lac. 

 Bilineata, Daud. t. 55. f. 1. 



Scales of back slender, keeled ; of tail, sharply keeled ; col- 

 lar free, serrated ; occipital plate rudimentary ; abdominal 

 plates six-rowed ; hinder legs not reaching the armpits. Eu- 

 rope. Length, twelve inches. 



Wall Lizard. Lac. Muralis, Merr. Daud. iij. t. 8. f. 1. 

 Lac. Vivipara, Jacq. Act. Helv. j. t. 1. 



Scales of back and sides smooth ; of the tail, octant above, 

 slightly keeled ; collar entire, adnate ; belly, scales six-rowed ; 

 hinder legs reaching the armpits ; length five inches. 



Schreber''s Li%ard. Lac. Schrebersiana, Edw. An. Sci. t. 5. 

 f. 5. Lac. Fusca^ Daud. 



Occipital plate rudimentary; abdominal plates six-rowed; 

 temples covered with granular scales and a cheek-plate ; hind 

 legs long. Mus. Par. 



Cape Li%ard. Lac. Lalandii, Edw. An. Sci. t. 5. f. 6, and 



t. 8. f. 5. 



Occipital plate rudimentary ; abdominal plates six rowed ; 

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