L a c e r t a Iguana. Guana. 
A pouch under the throat, fer- 
rated on the edge near the chin: 
along the middle of the neck, 
back, and about one-fourth of 
the tail, a row of long narrow 
ereft appendages: remainder of 
the tail ferrated: colour green, 
tail annulated with black bands: 
five unwebbed toes; length five 
feet. 
One I have met with, whether 
the young, or a variety of the 
above, I am not certain, has the 
back only ferrated, and wants 
the black bands on the tail: 
length of the head and body fix 
inches: tail nearly one foot and 
an half. 
The Guana inhabits the rocks 
on the coafl of moft of the Weft 
India iflands, where they are 
taken by dogs trained for the pur- 
pofe: the fleih affords a favourite 
difh to the natives, either frefh or 
cured with fait: it feeds on vege¬ 
tables: moves flow: buries its 
e gg S> which are numerous and 
covered with a fkin, in the earth; 
where they are hatched by th$ 
heat of the fun. 
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