238 STRIPED LIZARD. 



The Ameiva is principally found in South Ame- 

 rica, but it is also said to occur in some parts of 

 Asia and Africa. 



STRIPED LIZARD. 



Lacerta liemniscata. L, cauda tereti longa, dorso lineis octo 



albidis. Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 569. 

 Dusky-blue Lizard, with eight white lines down the back, long 



round tail, and limbs spotted with white. 

 Lacerta Brasiliensis Taraguira. Seb. 2. t. gi.f. 3. 

 Lacerta Brasiliensis Teciinhana. Seb. 2. t. 91. f, 4. 



So closely allied is this to the Ameiva, that, 

 without a careful inspection, it might be mistaken 

 for the same species: its general size, however, is 

 rather smaller : its colour is a dusky blue, marked 

 above by eight longitudinal white lines or stripes, 

 running from the head to the beginning of the 

 tail : the sides, beneath the stripes, and the outsides 

 of the thighs, are marked with small white spots : 

 beneath the thighs is a range of tubercles, but 

 there is no appearance of a crease or transverse 

 fold under the throat : the white stripes on the 

 back vary in breadth, and even sometimes in 

 number, in different individuals. It is a native 

 of Africa, and is principally found in Guinea; 

 but is also said to be met with in some parts of 

 India, and even in South America. 



