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locity. It is very long from its moulder to its nofe, being 

 nearly two inches. Its body is round, having fcarce any 

 flatnefs in its belly. Its tail too is perfectly round, ha- 

 ving no flatnefs in its lower part. It is exceedingly fharp- 

 pointed, and very eafily broke, yet I have {een feverals 

 where the part broke off has been renewed fo as fcarcely to 

 be difcernible. It is the fame length, 2^ inches, between 

 the point of the tail and the joint of the hinder leg, as was 

 between the nofe and the moulder of the foreleg. Its fore- 

 head from the occiput is flat, its fhape conical, not point- 

 ed, but rounded at the end in the fhape of fome fhovels or 

 fpades. The head is darker than the body, the occiput 

 darker ftill ; its face is covered with fine black lines, which 

 crofs one another at right angles like a net. Its eyes are 

 fmall, defended with a number of ftrong black hairs for 

 eye-lafhes. Its upper jaw is longer, and projects confider- 

 ably over the under ; both its jaws have a number of fhort, 

 fine, but very feeble teeth, and when holding it in my hand, 

 though it ftruggled violently to get loofe, it never attempt- 

 ed to make ufe of its teeth ; indeed it feems to turn its 

 neck with great difficulty. Its ears are large, open, and nearly 

 round. Its body is a light-yellow, bordering on a ftraw-co- 

 lour, crofled with eight bands of black, almoft equally 

 diftant, except the two next the tail. All thefe decreafe both 

 in breadth and length from the middle towards each ex- 

 tremity of the animal. The fcales are largeft along the 

 back, they are very clofe, though the divifions are fufficient- 

 ly apparent. Their furface is very polifhed, and feems as 

 if varnifhed over. Its legs from the fhoulder to the middle 

 toe are nearly an inch and three quarters long ; its feet are 

 €ompofed of five toes, the extremity of each is armed with 



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