Species of mythical salamander

Species of mythical hairy salamander with stars on its back. An example of a fake lizard Stellio. Possibly copied from Bernhard von Breidenbach's book on his travels in the Holy Land, Peregrinatio in terram sanctam. from De Salam. Woodcut engraving after an illustration by Lucas Schan and Conrad Gessner from Conrad Gessner's Historiae Animalium, De Quadrupedibus Oviparis, (Natural history of animals: oviparous quadrupeds), Frankfurt, Wechel for Cambier, 1586

16th Century Amphibia Cambier Conrad Gesner Conrad Gessner De Avium Natura De Quadrupedibus Oviparis Fake Hairy Herpetology Historiae Animalium Lizard Lucas Schan Lukas Schan Mythical Natural History Natural History Of Animals Oviparous Quadrupeds Salamander Stellio Wechel Woodblock Xylograph

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