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LXXVII. The Cordylus is a little noxious Reptile, fuppofed 

 by feme to be the Land Crocodile^ becaufe upon firil fight it looks 

 like the Nilotic \ but upon a ftridler view, the Fallacy appears. 

 The Back is cover'd with clofe compadled Scales, as a Houfe with 

 Tiles, by which 'tis diftinguifh'd. 



Its Tail is rough, and like a Club, wherewith it ftrikes what- 

 ever it meets, therefore is called Caudiverbera, that is, one that 

 flrikes with the Tail; a Tail prominent with War *. 



LXXVIII. The 'Tapayaxis is a Lizard oi New Spai?i, and of a 

 round form ; and, Spafiiard-Wke, is flow in Motion, and as loth 

 to change its Seat, as the Spaniards their old Fafhions and Cu- 

 ftoms. This little Creeper is of the northern Tribe, being ge- 

 nerally found in the Mountains of cold Regions. It is obfervable, 

 that if its Head be compreft or fqueezed, it will throw out drops 

 of Blood with a Force that will carry them feveral Yards ofF-f-. 



LXXIX. The Lacertus Firidis, or green Lizard, is found 

 in Italy, &c. lives in Meadows, and being of the harmlefs kind, 

 little is faid of it. There are many Lizards of other Colours, but 

 none fo beautiful as the green ones ; tho' very fmall, they are 

 pretty : Many make themlelves very familiar with them, and put 

 them in their Bofom^:. 



LXXX. The Tejuguacu is a Brazilian Lizard, of black Co- 

 lour, beautified with elegant white Spots, which renders it plea- 

 fing to the Eye : Its Tongue is long and cloven, fmooth and red. 

 'Tis a little Creature, and moves its little Body with great Cele- 

 rity; is patient in Want, and will for fix or feven Moons, live 

 without any kind of Suftenance, but Air, the Fluid in which we 

 all breathe. 



LXXXI. The Taragiiira is another Brazilian, of about a 

 Foot long, whofe Body is fmooth, and naturally guarded by an 

 Armour of a ftrong fquamatick Skin, and the Scales fituated in a 



R kind 



* 'Rati Synopps Anhnalium ^adrupedum, p. i^t,- 



\ See Dr. Plot's Hifiory of Stafordjh. p. 252. 



X Nat. Hiftory of Carolina, 131, 3. N- B. Thefe are found in Ireland. 



