in zoology, the English name of the common lizard. See LACERTA.

GERIA, or GEGERIA, a nymph held in great veneration by the Romans. She was courted by Numa Pompilius; and according to Ovid, she became his wife. This prince frequently visited her, and that he might introduce his laws and new regulations into the state, he solemnly declared before the Roman people, that they were previously sanctified and approved by the nymph Egeria. Ovid says, that Egeria was so disconsolate at the death of Numa, that she melted into tears, and was changed into a fountain by Diana. She is reckoned by many as a goddess who presided over the pregnancy of women; and some maintain that she is the same as Lucina.