Class III. BROWN LIZARD. 29 



Lacertus parvus terrestris fuscus oppido rarus. Raii Syn. 3, Little. 

 quad. 264. 



JLhIS species is mentioned by Mr. Ray in 

 his list of the English lizards, without any 

 other description than is comprehended in the 

 synonym. 



Lacertus vulg. terrestris ventre dorso linea duplici fusca. 4. Brown. 



nigro maculato. Rati Syn. Lin. Syst. 370. Faun. Suec. 



quad. 264. No. 283. Gm. Lin. IO76. 



L. vulgaris. L. Cauda tereti Sheppard in Lin. Tr. vii. 52. 



mediocri, pedibus unguicu- Common Newt. Shaw. Gen. 



latis, palmis tetradactylis, Zool. Hi. prt i. 2Q5. t. 83. 



J-HIS is three inches long; the body slender; Descrip- 

 the tail long, slightly compressed, small and 

 taper ; that and the upper part of the body are 

 of a pale brown, marked on each side the back 

 with a narrow black line reaching to the end of 

 the tail; the belly of a pale yellow, marked 

 with small dusky spots ; the fore feet divided 

 into four toes ; the hind into five ; all without 

 nails, and of a dusky color, spotted with yellow. 



TION. 



