LITTLE CHAMELEON. 



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the back, to the end of the tail, runs a pure white 

 stripe, bounded by a broad blackish band : the rest 

 of the animal is variegated with pale cinereous un- 

 dulations. In the specific character, as given by 

 Dr. Gmelin, the word nigricans should be substi- 

 tuted for nigra, since the stripes alone on the top 

 of the back are of a black colour, as is evident 

 from the description and figure of Seba. 



LITTLE CHAMELEON. 



Lacerta Pumila. L, corpore lateribus ccerulescenfe, lineis bints 

 Jiavescentibus. Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmel. p, IO69. 



Chameleon with the body blueish on each side, marked with 

 two yellowish lines. 



Chamaeleo promontorii Bonse Spei, caeruleo alboque colore 

 marmoris instar variegatus. Seb. Mus. 1. p. 135. t. 83. jT. 5. 



This, according to Seba's description and 

 figure, has the head somewhat flatter than the for- 

 mer, though still elevated towards the middle part : 

 it is also edged on each side by a denticulated 

 margin. The body is of a blueish colour, marbled 

 or variegated with white. It may well be doubt- 

 ed, however, whether either this or the former can 

 properly be considered £ts in any other light than 

 varieties of the common or first described species* 



