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202 Mr. Gfay on the Genera of Reptiles. [Sept. necked ; dnim of the ear, partly covered with a transverse poste- rior valve ; feet four or two, weak ; anus transverse, not terminal. » 1. Seps. Daud, Chamsesaura, Schneider, Head shielded ; legs four ; toes 3-3 ; body without any distinct lateral line ; scale uniform. S. chalcidica, Merrenu Orey, with nine grey lines above ; tail longer than the body; scales of the head unequal. Lacerta chalcides, Lin, C. chalcis, Schneid, Chalcides Seps, Laireille, Seps. tridactylus, Daud. S. equalis, Grai/. Grey ; tail thick, half as long as the body (perhaps injured) ; scales of the head equal ; head and body 30-10 ; tail 17th of an inch ; scale of the head numerous, very nearly equal. 2. Tetradactylus, ikferrem. Head shielded ; legs four ; toes 4-4 ; body furnished with a distinct lateral line ; scale of the back quadrade of the abdomen hexagonal ; tongue short entire.
T. Chalcidicus, Merrem, Lacerta tetrad actylus, Lacep,Ann, Mus, 3* MoN OD ACTY Lus, Merrew. Chamaesaura, ^cAweicf. Head shielded ; body with acute keeled scales ; feet four ; toe one to each foot ; tongue short entire. M. anguinus, Merrem, Lacerta anguina, Lin, Chalcides pinnata, Laur, C. anguinea, Law. 4. BiPEs, Laup, Head shielded ; body with imbrical scales ; fore feet hid in the skin ; hind feet with two toes ; tongue short apex necked. B. anguinus, Merrem, Lacerta bipes, Lin, Merrem describes from Gronovius an animal under the names of Fygodactylus Gronovii, but he doubts it being distinct from the former ; it is only said to differ in having only one toe to the hind feet. Cuvier, R. A. describes the former as only having one ; on what auihority I do not know. 5. Pygopus, Merrem, Head shielded ; body with a distinct lateral line (" back scaly ; abdomen with small shelds," Merrem) ; femoral pores
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Page 58 and 59: 4. AcANTHOPis, Daud, Ophyas, Merrem
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