Fred, We used to pronounce it as 'gaar' as in 'thand gaar' or icy cold. To me, 'ghar' is an eagle.Is it not a species of the Indian Iguana?I remember folks with asthma being made to drink the blood of the 'gaar' as a cure!I had a friend, who drank it, but was not convinced that it cured him. Naguesh
Naguesh Bhatcar > From: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:37:25 +0530 > > Thanks for this! I too came across it earlier. Unfortunately I can't > seem to find "lacerda ocelata" online. > > Wikipedia describes the common gliding lizzard thus > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Gliding_Lizard > Is it the one? > > FN
