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VARIEGATED LIZARD. 
Lacerta Varia. 
Lacerta caiida longa cariuata^ corpcre 7naculis tranfverjis variis. 
Lizard with long carinated tail, the body tranfverfely 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. The body is about 15 inches in length, and the 
tail is coniiderably longer. The animal is of a black 
colour, variegated with yellow marks and ftreaks of differ- 
ent fhapes, and running in a tranfverfe diredion. On the 
legs are rows of tranfverfe round fpots ; and on the tail 
broad alternate bars of black and yellow. In fome fpeci- 
mens the yellow was much paler than in others, and nearly 
whitifh, 
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