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Lacerta

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Lacerta [lə′sərd·ə]
(astronomy)
A small northern constellation lying between Cygnus and Andromeda, and adjoining the northern boundary of Pegasus. Also known as Lizard.

Lacerta 

(the Lizard), a constellation of the northern hemisphere; its brightest star has a visual stellar magnitude of 3.8. The constellation is most easily viewed in August and September; it is visible throughout the USSR. (SeeSTELLAR SKY.)



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Neither have that rapid movement, so characteristic of the genera Lacerta and Iguana.
 
 
 
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