THE GREEN LIZARD. 
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The color of this Lizard is very beautiful, rendering it one of the most lovely of its 
tribe. The ground color of the body is bright, glittering green, as if covered with an armor 
of emeralds, upon which are set, along the sides, some rather large, eye-like spots of rich 
EYED LIZARD . — Lacerta ocellata. (One-half natural size). 
azure. A kind of network of black is also spread over the body, sometimes running in 
well-defined lines, and sometimes composed of rows of black dots. The temples of the Eyed 
Lizard are covered with unequal, many-sided scales, rather convex in their form. Its length 
when full grown is about fifteen or sixteen inches, but it is very variable in size as well as in 
color. 
A very beautiful species of this genus is common in many parts of Europe, Asia, and 
Africa. This is the G-reen Lizard. As its name imports, this reptile is of a green color, and 
with the exception of the preceding species, is as beautiful a creature as can be seen. 
Like the eyed Lizard, it haunts sunny spots, and may be found in orchards, gardens, 
shrubberies, copses, and similar localities, where it can find plenty of food and obtain conceal- 
ment when alarmed. Old ruins, too, are greatly haunted by this beautiful Lizard, which flits 
among the moss-covered stones with singular activity, lying at one moment as if asleep in the 
sunbeams, or crawling slowly, as if unable to proceed at any smarter pace, and then, when the 
hand is thrust towards it, disappearing with a rapidity that looks like magic. 
Since the great demand for ferneries and vivaria of different descriptions has arisen, this 
Lizard is used as a beautiful ornament to a glass fern-case, and is sufficiently hardy to be kept 
alive with a very little care. It seems to revel in the sunshine, and there are few objects more 
