#gliding dragon

[herpsandbirds]

Sulawesi Lined Gliding Lizard (Draco spilonotus), male, family Agamidae, Sulawesi, Indonesia

photograph by Tommy Hui https://www.instagram.com/tommys_wildlife_log/

[typhlonectes]

"Schlegel's Guide to Amphibians" by Melanie L.J. Stiassny.

From 'Natural Histories: Opulent Oceans' from the American Museum of Natural History.

German ornithologist and herpetologist Hermann Schlegel hoped that the publication of good illustrations would stimulate public interest in reptiles and amphibians.

Thus, he produced 'Abbildungen neuer oder unvollständig bekannter Amphibian' (1837-44)

http://s.si.edu/2k9gJ3d

Hermann, who eventually became director of the National Museum of Natural History in Leiden (Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie), is best-known for his research on birds, but his initial interest was in herpetology. Inspired by other beautifully-illustrated natural history books that had aroused public interest in their subjects, Hermann compiled this work comprised of an atlas of 50 color plates and a short volume of text. Although the title mentions only amphibians, it describes and illustrates many more reptile species.

Unfortunately, the names of the artists who produced the illustrations of these plates are unknown. Hermann mentioned only that he received the illustrations from different painters in India.

The text volume of this work was digitized by Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University.

The atlas was digitized by Smithsonian Libraries.

[froody-matriarch-of-bleu-cheese]

Lamia witnesses Raahil, the flying dragon/gliding draco and his special ability. :3 neat little critter.