jew-lizard

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a large Australian lizard, Amiphibolurus barbatus, Cuv.; called also BeardedLizard.

1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition,' p. 89:

«A small Chlamydophorus (Jew-lizard of the Hunter) wasalso seen.» [The Hunter is a river of New South Wales.]

1890. F. McCoy, `Prodromus of the Natural History ofVictoria,' Decade xiii. pl. 121:

«This is commonly called the Jew Lizard by colonists, and iseasily distinguished by the beard-like growth of long slenderspires round the throat . . . when irritated, it inflates thebody to a considerably increased size, and hisses like a snakeexciting alarm; but rarely biting.»

1893. `The Argus,' July 22, p. 4, col. 5:

«The great Jew-lizards that lay and laughed horribly tothemselves in the pungent dust on the untrodden floors.»

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