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• J.B. Lemmon, the botanist, has been in Arizona and brought with him on his return to Oakland, a curious reptile...

• It was captured near Phoenix by a chief of the Maricopa Indians, by the aid of a small lasso made from a pocket rope...Phoenix Herald, June 18, 1880

• It is 19 inches long, six inches around the body, has a thick tail like a kangaroo and weighs two pounds.Phoenix Herald, June 18, 1880

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