Stellio (stelio)

[NL., IMG:content-2079.jpg:[graphic] Common Stellion ( Stellio vulgar is). the scales of the tail disposed in whorls or verticils. There are several species, ranging from countries bordering the Mediterranean to India. The common stellion or star lizard, the hardim of the Arabs, S. vulgar is, is abundant in ruins. S. tuberculatus is an Indian species. 2. [l. c.] A lizard of this genus.