. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. ii M' P'-. ACOmiXS.âAciji^ :nek'\a. \i::t The ancient Egyptians seein to havo lielcJ this little reptile in religious veneration as there are ,>cvernl linown instances where it lias been honoured with the ceremony' of embalming, and placed in the sacred tombs, tcwther wttli other creatures formerly reverenced as typ>'.- of divinity. â¢' Tlie ypluvuops iiiis four legs, moderately well slmped, but rather weakly formed, and me leet are divided
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. ii M' P'-. ACOmiXS.âAciji^ :nek'\a. \i::t The ancient Egyptians seein to havo lielcJ this little reptile in religious veneration as there are ,>cvernl linown instances where it lias been honoured with the ceremony' of embalming, and placed in the sacred tombs, tcwther wttli other creatures formerly reverenced as typ>'.- of divinity. â¢' Tlie ypluvuops iiiis four legs, moderately well slmped, but rather weakly formed, and me leet are divided into four toes, each of which is furnished at the extremity with a claw ihe head is wedge-sh;.r':d, rounded in front, the palate is without teeth, and the lower eyelid IS transparent. The general colour of the Sphtenops is pale brown, with a lonai- tudiual series of black dots, and a black streak on each side of the muzzle. ° OuK last example of this family is the Tiligugu {Gongylus ocelldtus), or Eyed Tiliqua another ot the numerous reptiles classed under the common title of Mabouva by the Ignorant and feari'ul. â¢' '' It inhabits the countries bordering the .Alediterranean, and is found in Sardinia, Malta i^gypt, and even in reiientie. Like the preceding species, it is quick and active in its movements, and when seized does not attempt to bite, it is a lover of dry and elevated ?P"u> rn'^''-'/'"; '''"'^ ^^ ^""â ^'-'' »"^1 there are plenty of stones under which it may hide itselt. ihe food ot this reptile consists of insects. Beside the names which liave already been mentioned, it is also called Lacepede's Galliwasp and the Ocellated Skink In colouring it is one of the most variable of reptiles, but the general tints are orey with a bronze gloss, diversified by a numl)er of white spots edged with black. It has four egs, tJie toes are live on each foot, the head is conical, with a rounded muzzle, and the lower eyehd has a transparen
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