by the Count de Cepede. It bears a great general 

 refemblance to the Lacerta Chalcides, but differs 

 in having a very fhort tail; whereas that of the 

 Chalcides is extremely long. Each lide of the body 

 is alfo marked by a longitudinal fulcus or line of 

 divifion feparating the upper part or back from the 

 under furface. In the Chalcides there is no fuch 

 divifion, but the fcales are continued in complete 

 annular feries round the trunk. The color of this 

 curious animal is a very pale ferruginous brown. 

 The fcales are of a lengthened fquare form. The 

 head is covered by large fcaly plates. The eyes are 

 extremely fmall. The fpecimen defcribed by the 

 Count de Cepede was upwards of eight inches in 

 length ; but the individual here reprefented, and 

 which is now in the Britifh Mufeum, is fcarcelj 

 more than half that length. 



