AMPHIBIA. REPTILES. 4- Laccrta. 657 
Inhabits the woods of St.EuJtace and Penfylvania, and lives in 
holes, gutters, and hollow trees ; makes a hiffing noife, and 
depofits its eggs in the earth. 
Body greenifli-blue, moflly I'pottcd with black, the fhoulders 
vvitli 2 larger fpots' ; feet alt 5-toed. 
'I carinate ; body unarmed, with oCellate fpots. 
p, ’ . Monitor JLizSrd- 
■ breen with red fpots. , 
Pellellate grey and white. 
' Cinereous fpotted with black ; tail very thick, 
g' Blue fpotted with white. 
' With 6 longitudinal rows of fpots on the back. 
' ^^2-greeh with blackilh ocellatc fpots. 
Inhabits America' wnd. Southern Afta : about 3 feet long ; fre- 
quently accompanies the crocodile and aligator, of whofet 
approach it is fiid to give notice to other animals by its hiffing. 
Body verticillate with white occllate fpots, beneath white va-' 
rLd with broken linear bands, 
"Bail long, arinatc ; body blackilh, tranfverfely variegated 
with fpots and marks'. Variegated Lizard. 
Inhabits A'ec. Holland; very ranch refembles the lad, and is 
perhaps only a variety ; about 15 inches long, tail longer ; 
legs with rot vs of tranlveric, round fpots ; tail with broad, 
alternate black and yellow hats. 
**** Tail compreffed, above bicarrnatc ;• back with 4 carinate 
ftreaks. 
Inhabits South American IJlands and India ; very fmall. 
Body grey ; back with 2 elevated (freaks, and each fide with 2 
fcaly', carinate ilreaks, fcales convex ; belly with tiumerous 
tranfvcrfe rows ot Icsles ; tail half as long- again as the body, 
beneath flreaked, fmooth on the fidcs. 
Tail verticillate^ Ihort, with denticulate fcales ; body 
fmooth. 
Inhabits Africa and Afia. 
Body livid or blackilh ; tail with oblong cinereous icales. 
Bach and tail, or the whole body covered with denticulate 
or fiarp-pointed fcales. 
"^^tl verticillate, longilli, with rhomboid fcsles, 
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