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SmeObfervAtms of 4 Cameleon, f^aieby Dr. Jonathan Cod- 
dard, /ate Profejfor of Phjifick at Grtfhzm-CoUege^ London. 
^ee Vol. 4. ' 'T^'His was a feroalc, as appeared by Eggs found 
^•4^Wi. within. As to the Colour of the Skin, k 
clearly appears mixed of feveral Calours,likea ujcdly- Cloth : 
lighter towards the belly ; otherwire,ncar upon it,equally mix- 
ed. The Colours difcernable a[re Green, a Sandy Yellow, a 
deeper Yellow towards a Liver-colour r and indeed one may 
eaifily fancy feme mixture of all or raofl: Colours in the Skin \ 
whereof fooie are more predominant at fome times* There are 
fome permanent black Spots 00 the ridge of the Back, and on 
the Head. 
Upon excitation or warming fiic becomes fuddenly full of 
black Spotsof thebignefsof Great- pins heads , equally dif- 
perfed on the fides, withfmall black ftreakson.the Eye lids; 
ail which afrervvard do vanifli. 
The Skin is grained with globular inequa!\ties,like the Lea* 
ther called S^4gref»,or the Eggs of Flies. The groflTcft grain is 
about the Head, next oti the ndgeof the Back, next on the 
Legs; on the Sides and Belly fineft. Which perhaps in feveral 
poflures, may fliew feveral Colours, And when the Crea:ure is 
in full vigour, may alfo have in fome fort rMtonem fieculiy and 
refleftthe Colours of bodies adjacent : which, together with 
t}:emixiure of Colours in the Skin, may have given occafion to 
the old Tradition, of changing into all Colours* 
The Eyes refcmble a Lens or Convex GU^ fet in a Verfatile 
globular Socket ; which fhe turn'd backward, or any way 
without moving her Head. And ordinarily , the one a contrary 
or quite difFei ent way from t he at hen 
Her Tongiie, (which flie was never fcea to put forth of late, 
though (he often opened her mouth wide)was eafily drawn out, 
when Ihe was dead^ to half the length of her Body,being round 
and full toward theend^ like a Peftil, with fome cavity at the 
^tremicy : having a Bone about half the length of it, toward 
the Raotj over which alfo the forC' part would ffip backward. 
The Bone,where connefted to th€ Body,is bifurcated. She hath 
Teeth plainly to be felt and feen above and below, on the 
whole circumference of the Jaw. 
The Trunk of the Body, for the Struflure of it, is all Thg^ 
rax or Breaft , having Ribs from the Neck to the feting cn of 
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