Lacertian

(-shĭ-an), n. [See infra.] (Zoöl.) One of a group of air-breathing or scaly reptiles, having a round, elongated body, four strong feet with hooked claws, a long tail, a wide mouth, a prehensile, forked tongue, and eyes furnished with a membranous expansion resembling a third eyelid. The common lizard is an example. Baird.