be ‘SCALY LIZARD. Chi Tl. 
This fpecies is extremely nimble: in hot weather 
it bafks on the fides of dry banks, or of old trees; 
but on being obferved immediately retreats to its 
hole. | 
* The food of this fpecies, as of all the other Englifh 
lizards, is infects: they themfelves of birds of prey. 
Each of our lizards are perfectly harmlefs; yet their 
form is what ftrikes one with difguft, and has occa- 
fioned great obfcurity in their hiftory. 
Other Related to this fpecies is the Guern/ey lizard, which 
fpecitts Se are informed has been propagated in England 
from fome originally brought from that ifland. We 
have alfo heard of agreen lizard frequent near Farn- 
bam, which probably may be of that kind : but the 
moft uncommon fpecies we ever met with any ac- 
count of, is that which was killed near Wo/cot, in 
the parith of Swinford, Worcefterfbire, in 1741, which 
was two feet fix inches long, and four inches in 
girth. The fore legs were placed eight inches from 
the head ; the hind legs five inches beyond thofe : 
the legs two inches long: the feet divided into four 
toes, each furnifhed with a fharp claw. Another 
was killed at Penbury, in the fame county. Whe- 
ther thefe are not of exotic defcent, and whether the 
breed continues, is what we are at prefent unin- 
formed of. 
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