THE 



VARIEGATED LIZARD. 



Generic Character. 

 Body four-footed, tailed, naked, 



Specific Character. 



LIZ ARD with long carinated tail, the body tranf- 

 verfely variegated. 



This Lizard approaches fo extremely near to the 

 Lacerta Monitor of Linnaeus, or Monitory Lizard, as 

 to make it doubtful whether it be not in reality a variety 

 of that fpecies f The body is about fifteen inches in 

 length, and the tail is confiderably longer. The animal 

 js of a black colour, variegated with yellow marks and 

 xtreaks of different fhapes, and running in a tranfverfe 

 direction. On the legs are rows of tranfverfe round 

 fpots ; and on the tail broad alternate bars of black and 

 yellow. In fome fpecimens the yellow is much paler 

 than in others, and nearly white. Several fpecimens of 

 this fpecies were brought from New Holland during 

 the late voyage from Botany Bay. 



