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THE NA TU RA LL  HI S TORY
venenmou3, and longs to fuck the blood of I
women great with child ; they report that if it I
        but touch a woman, nay her cloathls, fIC Dever
        after conceives more.
                   P 0 I N T      III.
              Of other Indian Li.>ards.
M arck          He Carapopeba is with the Brafilians
Hf. Bmtl        a venomous Lyzardithree, four, five
.6 t.* i 2.   fingers long, Ihaped,as the other,with
                five toes on the fore , and four on the
       hinder-feet. It is all liver-coloured, with white
       fpots ,and on the tail white ftreaks mixtwi.th
       yellow, eyes glittring, and like glafle. Tihe
       Ameiva with the Braflians, and the Tupi-
       nambi is everyway like the Taraguira; only
       this is forked tailed, ending in two Itrait horns.
       The Taraguico Aycuraba in Brafl is like the
       Taraguira, only the fcales on the tail are fanall,
       and triangular at top, but the tip plaine, with
       four dusk fiots, the back chamleted.  The
       BrafilI Tejunhana is as thick as your litle finger;
       coped-headed,black-eyed, with golden rin-
       glets, fourfooted,tlree fingers long, the tail fix
       fingers and an half long, round, and at the end
       {harp as a birds; the head fcaly, fides, thighs
       above skined fioft as filke, the tail hath foure-
       fquare fmall fcales, the head greater and dus-
       kiih; the back and fides above fhadowed with
       three ftreaks, and checkered, below green,
       above one green ffreak from the head to the
       thighs ; there is another green fireak at the
       parting of the dusk, and green; between the
       two ftreaks is a rank of green pricks in dusk,
       and under the lower green ftreak a rew of
       black fpots in green; the thighs above wax-co-
       loured with finall dusky fpots, below white,the
       tail above wax-coloured, and alfo below, but
       mixt with white; the head beneath the throat
       and belly, bright, and blood-fpotted; it bath a
       cloven tongue.
               CHAPTER               III.
                  Of the Sala1nander.
Amloro!_i rT  is uncertain whence it borrows the
dc D1ig.   name, whether as Valincendra, from the
ovip . !.I.  ability to withftand fire, or as a fole lover
CNllic.   of fire, or as Saulamandran, from quiet
        lurking,or as Selamandra,as living between the
CiAM   void fPaces of fleep-coates , and caves; or
        (which is but too ridiculous) from Sela Mana
        Dera, from dimming brightneffe; or from the
        Arabique Saanbras , or Samabras, which is
        likely, but not fure. Pliny calls it a harry beaft;
StrLatumn. )Etius a venemous Lizard. There are two
        forts, the Land,and the water-Salmander. The
Tle IanJ- Land one refenmbles the green Lizard, only
ic r i . the head, and belly of this are thicker. It hath
        a fhort tail, it is black, fpotted with clay-fpots,
        but fmooth,and tranfparant.Gefiier found one
        on the Alps, all duskilh, and dark, fhort-tailed,
        and firiking it, a milky juice flowed out. Some
in the Germane forrefts have black backs, and Mtaiho,.
red bellies. Somre have long,and crooked tails, I .
and claws. Some call it Liporrinon, becaufi \ V1'Th1cdN.
is ihining,and gliftring,as if greafed over.They Nic ildr.
haunt cold moyft, gloomy places.
   In Dutchland are many found, knotted to. PlaLc.
gether. They are of cfeen about Trent, and in
the Ananienfian vale. Some thinke they breath F.),!.
only at the mouth,and fo live; others write that
they covet hony-combs, bees, and milk, and (; lrii
annoy hives, and cows. Pliny miftakes in fay- Piimi.1,.
ing they breed not, and have no diftinaion Of c .6'
                                           Bcllon
fex; for fome have feen their brood; they lay 'bfL.I
egges, wherein the young come to maturity.
Whether it live in, or can put out fire, we fliall
hereafter inquire. They come abroad in rainy Nature.
weather, and afore ftorms. It is never feen inl
winter,or fummer; it is flow- gated.In Cumana, Crivrdlr.
they crow. If you cut them in two, the fore- . 7C."
part goes forward , the hinder moves back-
ward. By nature it hates Frogs, and tortoyfes,
and fights eagerly with them. It is found ve-
nomous, whole families have been poyfoned
to death, by drinking the water, wherein one
had falne. Nay, the fruit is thought deadly,
whereon their fpittle is fprinkled. They bite
alfoto death,as many teftifie. Gefuer was told, Pi
that, where the tooth once fattens, and bends, Nit
it is mortal] to it , but he kept two at home,
that were never prone to bite, ifnot provoked,
nor heard hee of any in Germany, bitten by
them. But in France the bite is deadly. And
the Rhetians have a proverb, that, who fo is
bitten by them, needs as many P1hyfitians, as
the Salamander hath fpots. Phyfitians ufethe
fpittle among their pfilothra. Kiranides hangs ur.
the hart, wrapped in a black skin, on the arme,
againft a quartan. Not to fpeake of the
fables of girdles, of the skin, to quench fire.
   The Water-Salamander, called the water- 'velv.a
 Lizard, and Cordulus, and the water- Scincus, rcr-oiie.
 or Crocodile, hath a broad tayl, and is offoure A11ibr.
 kinds. i. That with a tayl like a Rhomlus, BLA 9.
 the tongue flhort,and broad; the teeth fo fnall,
 you cannot fee them,on the forefeet are foure,
 on the hinder five toes; the heart is fpongy,
 and lies on the right fide: whofe left ear-lappet
 takes up the greateft part of the pericardium:
 the milt reddifh, reins fpongy, liver black, it
 hath egges in the belly big as peas,lying order-
 ly, whereout live young breake; the back hath A rkoia.
 ugly bumps on it, it is alh-colour, or dun.
 That Gefner diffe6ted, was feven fingers long,
 black, with white fpots on the belly, the reft
 fpotted with black, and rugged.  There is
 another fort with bright half circles on the
 back, and there is of tliofe, the greater,and the
 letIer Salamander. The laft is that of Matheo-
 lus, common among the Utinenfes, the head
 rounder, and fiorter. The Land-ones, tayled
 like the eel, black-backed with murry-fpots;
 they love dark ditches, and fat foils, and ponds
 with white mud, there they cleave under
 Qones, and feldome fwim above. Gefner
 caf one into a tub of water, and it put forth
 the mouth. They are flow on ground, and
                                       hold
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