Liz, 
is infefts ; as they themfelves are of predaceous 
birds. All the Britifh Lizards are perfeftly harm- 
lels : it is their figure alone which difgufts us, and 
has occafioned their being reprefented in an un- 
favourable point of view. Related to this fpecies 
are fome other varieties which have occafionally 
been difcovcred in England. But the moft re- 
markable Lizard this country perhaps ever pro- 
duced, was killed in the parifh of Swinford, in 
Worcefterfhire, upwards of forty years ago; which 
was two feet fix inches in length, and four inches 
in girt: the fore-legs were placed eight inches from 
the head; the hind-legs were five inches diftant 
from the preceding ; the legsv/ere two inches long; 
and the feet were quadrupartice, each being fur- 
nilhed with a fhai p claw. 
Lizard, Warty ; the Lacerta Paluftris of 
Linnjeus. The length of this fpecies is about fix 
inches and a half, of which the tail conftitutes up- 
wards of one half of the whole. The irides are 
yellow; the head and part of the back are flat, of 
a dark dufl<y colour, and covered with fmall pim- 
ples or warts. The fides are obfcured by white 
warts ; and the belly is of a bright yellow hue, 
fpotted with black. The fore-feet are divided into 
four toes, and the hind into five: they are allduficy, 
fpotted with yellow, and deftitute of nails. The 
^ace of this animal is flow and crawling. 
Lizard, Brown; the Lacerta Vulgaris of Lin- 
naus. This fpecies is about three inches long : 
the body is flender ; the tail is long, fmall, and ta- 
pering ; the upper part of the body is of a pale 
brown colour, marked on each fide of the back 
with a narrow black line, extending to the end of 
the tail ; and the belly is of a pale yellow hue, 
marked with fmall duficy fpots. 
Lizard, Snake-Shaped ; theLacertaTerrefrris 
Anguiformis in Ericetis of Ray. This fpecies, 
which is very obfcurely defcribed, feems to be of 
that kiiid which connefts theferpent and theLizard 
genus; having along and very flender body, and 
very fmall legs. 
Lizard, Green. The Green Lizard, fo called 
from it's colour, is larger than the ordinary fort. 
It delights in warm countries; and is very common 
in Italy. During the fummer feafon, it takes up 
it's abode on trees, and makes a noifc fomevv'hat 
fimilar to the croaking of a frog. 
Lizard, Tarantala. This animal, which is 
very frequently found in the vicinity of Rome and 
Naples, has a rough afh-coloured flcin; and is 
thicker and more flelhy than the genus in general. 
It ufually haunts the ruins of old edifices and walls ; 
and has a mofi: difgufl:ing afped:, fl:nking every be- 
holder with a kind of terror mingled with aver- 
fion. Ray informs us, that when he firfl: faw this 
animal, he fliuddered as it were by inftinfl. It is 
faid, however, to be perfe6lly harmlefs ; and that 
the horror excited by it principally originates from 
its uglinefs and filthy appearance. 
Lizard, Large, Green and Spotted. This 
fpecies is upwards of a foot long: the head, legs, 
fides, and under part of the body, are of a beauti- 
ful green colour; the top of the head is covered 
with broad fcales, and the fides and under part of 
the head with fmaller. It has a fort of collar un- 
der the throat; and thrufts out a black forked 
tongue from, it's mouth. The upper fide, except 
the head and tail, is of a dark brown hue, covered 
with very fmall fcales like fl:uds, and variegated 
with yellowifli lines crofllng each other, and form- 
ing a kind of net-work. On each fide, from the 
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fore-legs to the hinder, there is a double feries of" 
fine blue oval fpots, each of which is furrounded 
with a duflcy colour. The tail is covered with 
longifli fcales, which encircle it in regular rows to 
it's extremity; and thefe are all of a dark brown 
hue with a greenifh caft. The belly is crofiied 
with broad tranfverfe fcales; there are five toes on ' 
each foot, with fmall fliarp nails; and the hinder ' 
feet fcem to have a thumb, and four diftind fin- 
gers. This creature is a native of Jamaica. 
Lizard, Great Spotted, with a Forked 
Tail. This hideous creature is about ten inches 
long; and furniflied with a forked tongue, like 
the other Lizards. The top of the head is covered 
with broad fcales of a whitifli afli-colour; the fides 
of the head, the neck, the fides of the body, the 
legs, and the feet, are greyifli; the eyes are black; 
the under-chap is reddifl^ ; and the ears are open 
holes. There are two black fpots on each fhoul- 
der; and the middle of the back is marked with 
green throughout it's whole length, but this colour 
occupies mof^ fpace in the rump, and terminates 
in a point between the flioulders. The fides are 
marked with oval loofe fpots, as well as the exte- 
rior fides of the hinder-legs ; the belly, and part 
of the under-fide of the tail, are chequered with 
fine blue fquares, feparated from each other by a 
darker blue or black; the tail, as far as it is fingle, 
is blue on it's upper fide; but the parts of both 
tails, from their junftion to their ends, are of a 
brownifli afh-colour; and each of the feet have 
five toes, with as many fmall nails or claws. 
Edwards, v/ho firft defcribed this fpecies, thinks 
that the circumftance of it's having two tails may 
be accidental; but he was afterwards convinced 
that this peculiarity was natural, having feen others 
with forked tails. 
Lizard, Thorny-Tailed, Indian. This 
creature is about feven inches long: the head and 
legs are of a dufl<;y green hue; and the upper fide 
of the body is dufl<;y, fpotted and clouded with 
light afli-colour. It differs from all other Lizards 
in it's tail, v/hich is covered with large fcales pro- 
jefting in fliarp points after a very unufual man- 
ner: the middle row of fcales on the upper part 
does not fall over thofe next to the fide; but the 
fide row falls over the middle row, which has 
a fingular and uncommon effedt. The tail is of a 
brownifii green colour, fomewhat lighter below 
than above. 
Lizard, Scorpion. This fpecies is a native 
of Carolina; and is there called the Scorpion Li- 
zard, though it does not much refcmble the ani- 
mal from which it receives it's name. It is very 
nimble in running up trees, or along the ground ; 
is accounted extremely venomous; and feems to 
have a greater number of teeth than any animal of 
the kind. 
Lizard, Chalcidian, of Aldrovandus. 
Were this animal not furnifhed with fmall feet, 
it would more properly be referred to the lerpent 
than the Lizard genus. It's feet indeed are too 
fmall to afllft it in walking; but, neverthelefs, they 
difcriminate the two allied kinds. It is fometimes 
found three feet in length, and of a proportionable 
thicknefs; with a large head and a pointed m.uzzle. 
The fl<;in is fometimes afh-coloured, and at others 
reddifli, marbled with white fpots. An animal of 
this kind, mentioned by Ray, was fmall, and had 
parallel black lines running longitudinally along 
the back; the eyes and ears were fmall; it had four 
crooked teeth ; the tail was fharp and fhort ; the 
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