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The Natural History of Pliny, Vol. 2

by Pliny the Elder

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Chap. 60 Lizards1872

It is said, that the lizard, the greatest enemy of all to the snail, never prolongs its life beyond six months. The lizards of Arabia are a cubit in length,1873 while those upon Nysa,1874 a mountain of India, are twenty-four feet long, their colour being either yellow, purple, or azure blue.

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