Part I. Of Quadruped's. 
of his fore-Leg, and the inward part of his hinder, cover d 
with Scales, very thick, and in hardnefs anfwering to the 
mod folid Bone. The bails of each Scale (perhaps through 
age) of a blackifh yellow, the Cone betwixt yellow and 
ftraw-colour, or like old Ivory. Adorned with Stria pro- 
ceeding from the bafe to the Cone. Set together, with an 
alternate refpect , as the Scales of Fifties. In the Trunk, 
there are i o or 1 1 filed to each Rank. Towards the end 
of the Tail, but five. The greateft, near two inches broad 5 
the leaft, a quarter of an inch. On his Forehead, Back, and 
fore part of his Tail, they are flat. But on the edges of 
the Tail, they are doubled into an acute Angle, the one half 
of each ftanding on the Convex, the other on the flat of the 
Tail. 
He is faid to be a moft tame and innocent Creature. 
Which is very likely 3 according to the way of Nature, 
which ufually leaveth dangerous Animals, as Serpents, and 
other hurtful Lizards, naked : but defendeth the Bodies of 
fearful and innocent Creatures, as the Tortoife, the Tatu, and 
the like, with Armor. 
Johannes Lerus, quoted by Linfchoten, mentions a white 
fcaly Lizard in Brafile, as thick as a Mans middle, and five 
or fix feet long. Perhaps a bigger of the fame kind with 
this above defcribed. 
There is a fort of little Lizard , (a) which when he (*) Li 8 on ' s 
fwelleth with anger, like the Chameleon, changeth his co-SI'^lT 
lour, from green to a kind of Hair-colour or RufTet. The 
Eggs of fome, if not of moft Lizards, eat very pleafantly. 
And in (b) Brafde there are a fort of Watcx-Lizards five feet cWinfchot, 
long, which being flay'd and fodden, for whitenefs, fweet- Lib * 2 * 2/ &° 
nefs, and tendernefs, furpafs all other meats. 
A LAND-SALAMANDER. Defcribed by Aldro- 
uandus, and others. Much like a Zi^W 5 hut his Mouth 
is ftiorter, and broader, more like a Toads: and feldom ex- 
ceeded! a foot in length. 
Bartholine tells of one that was kept alive in a Glafs nine 
Months without food, (c ) ( c ) ma. 50 , 
The LITTLE COMMON EFT. He hath a Cenf ' 2 - 
thicker Trunk, a blunt Oval Snout, his hinder feet are very 
diftant from the foremoft. 
The SLENDER EFT. His Head is rateably very 
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