Lacerta

[ luh-sur-tuh ]

/ ləˈsɜr tə /

the Lizard, a northern constellation between Cepheus and Pegasus.

Origin of Lacerta

< Latin: lizard

In the stories of the Pentamerone, the good fairy is a lacerta cornuta (a horned lizard).

Zoological Mythology (Volume II) |Angelo de Gubernatis
Neither have that rapid movement, so characteristic of the genera Lacerta and Iguana.

A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World |Charles Darwin
Our English lizards are true lizards, belonging to the typical genus Lacerta and to the typical family Lacertidæ.

The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 |Various
The following description, taken in the main from my own observations, applies to Lacerta muralis.

The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) |Francis Maitland Balfour

The only land reptile is a small lizard (Lacerta dugesii), which is abundant and is very destructive to the grape crop.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3 |Various

Lacerta

/ (ləˈsɜːtə) /

a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere, part of which is crossed by the Milky Way, lying between Cygnus and Andromeda

Latin: lizard