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Long-tailed pangolins (Manis tetradactyla), like other pangolins, have overlapping scales to act as body armor, and they are the only mammals with scales. The scales are made of keratin, which is the same substance that makes up the hair and nails of humans. 

SciArt by Frederick Polydore Nodder for George Shaw, The Naturalist's Miscellany, Vol. 1 (1789-1813).

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The Painted Snake | The Naturalist's Miscellany v.1 | Biodiversity Heritage Library | Flickr

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Frederick P. Nodder 

Lantern fly ,1789

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The horned frog, illustrated by Frederick Polydore Nodder in The Naturalist's Miscellany: Or, Coloured Figures Of Natural Objects; Drawn and Described Immediately From Nature (1789–1813)

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The Hercules Beetle, Scarabæus hercules [Pl. 34] | The Naturalist's Miscellany v.1 | Biodiversity Heritage Library | Flickr

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The Hercules Beetle, Scarabæus hercules [Pl. 34]

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The Least Horned Owl, Strix pulchella [Pl. 22] | The Naturalist's Miscellany v.1 | Biodiversity Heritage Library | Flickr

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The Great Scolopendra or Centipede | The Naturalist's Miscellany v.1 | Biodiversity Heritage Library | Flickr