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APPENDIX. 
THE MURICATED LIZARD. 
Lacerta Muricata: 
L. Cauda tereti longa, corpore grifeOy fquamis carinatis mucronatis. 
Corpus fupra fafciis tranverjis Jufcis fubtus pallidum, Valde affinh 
Agamce et Calotce. 
L. with long rounded tail, body greyifli, fcales carinated and fliarp 
pointed. 
The animal on its upper part is fafciated with tranfverfe dufky bars, and 
is pale beneath. This fpecies is very nearly allied to the L. Agama 
and Calotes. 
This fpecies meafures fomewhat more than a foot in 
length. The general colour is a brownifh grey, and the 
whole upper part of the animal is marked with tranfverfe 
dufky bars, which are moft confpicuous on the legs and tail. 
The tail is very long ; the fcales on every part of the animal 
are of a fharp form, and furnifhed with a prominent line on 
the upper furface ; toward the back part of the head the 
fcales almoft run into a fort of weak fpines ; the feet are 
furnillied with moderately ftrong, fliarp claws. 
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