THE 
VARIEGATED LIZARD. 
Generic Character. 
JBody four-footed, tailed, naked. 
Specific Character. 
LIZARD yvith long carinated tail, the body tranf- 
verfely variegated. 
This Lizard approaches fo extremely near to the 
Lacerta Monitor of Linnseus, or Monitory Lizard, as 
to make it doubtful whether it be not in reality a variety 
of that fpecies. The body is about fifteen inches in 
length, and the tail is confiderably longer. The animal 
is of a black colour, variegated with yellow marks and 
ftreaks of different Ibapes, and running in a tranfverfe 
direction. On the legs are rows of tranfverfe round 
fpots; and on the tail broad alternate bars of black and 
yellow. In fome fpecimens the yellow is much paler 
than in others, and nearly white. Several fpecimens of 
this fpecies were brought from New Holland during 
the late voyage from Botany Bay. 
