Of reptiles few have been seen that are at all curious.

A large Lizard, of the Scincus kind, with the remarkable peculiarity of a small spine or horn standing near the extremity of the tail, is said to be among some specimens sent over as private presents; and also a kind of frog, whose colour is blue; but these do not in other respects differ materially from the usual form of their respective species.

The ants are fully described in Captain Cook's first voyage.
* * * * * QUADRUPEDS.
The KANGUROO has been particularly described already.
THE SPOTTED OPOSSUM.
The annexed plate represents a small animal of the opossum kind, which has not before been delineated.

It is perhaps the same which is slightly described in Captain Cook's first voyage as resembling a polecat, having the back spotted with white; and is there said to be called by the natives Quoll.* The colour however is darker, being rather black than brown.
[* Hawkesw.iii.p.

222.] The Spotted Opossum, for so it may properly be named, is in length from the nose to the extremity of the tail about twenty-five inches, of which the tail itself takes up about nine or ten.