Horned viper. 18th-century journal page illustrating the anatomy of the horned viper (Cerastes cerastes), which was at the time classified as Coluber

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Horned viper. 18th-century journal page illustrating the anatomy of the horned viper (Cerastes cerastes), which was at the time classified as Coluber cerastes. This page is from volume 56 (1766) of the journal 'Philosophical Transactions', published by the Royal Society of London.

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