. Conr. Gesneri Tigurini medicinæ et philosophiae professoris in Schola Tigurina, Historiæ animalium liber II : qui est de quadrupedibus ouiparis. Zoology. Cordylo Rondeletfj. Quoniamautem ScincumquocpahquiCrocodilumterreftrem uocarunf* hunc maiorem,illum minorem,difcriminis gratia digitorum hominis referen* pofteriori erant diftorti,utfitin fceletis,fed uidebantur totidem; tres medrj arqualis fereoris ginis:ex quibusinterior,breuior:exterior,oblongus extremi,inferiores origine,dequos rum fitunihil affererepoffum propter corrj luxationem. Cauda logifsim


. Conr. Gesneri Tigurini medicinæ et philosophiae professoris in Schola Tigurina, Historiæ animalium liber II : qui est de quadrupedibus ouiparis. Zoology. Cordylo Rondeletfj. Quoniamautem ScincumquocpahquiCrocodilumterreftrem uocarunf* hunc maiorem,illum minorem,difcriminis gratia digitorum hominis referen* pofteriori erant diftorti,utfitin fceletis,fed uidebantur totidem; tres medrj arqualis fereoris ginis:ex quibusinterior,breuior:exterior,oblongus extremi,inferiores origine,dequos rum fitunihil affererepoffum propter corrj luxationem. Cauda logifsima in fummam tenuitatcm abit,interualliscandidis totum$ eft, multis, paruis, fplendidis &Iaeuibusfquamisobtedum:quaeinmedio uentremaiores fiCcandidaefunt. Digitipedumuns guescp,omnino gallinaceos referunt. Alicubilegiffemeputo,animal effe amphibium, Dub animal (inquit Africanus)in defertis agens,forma Stellionem refert,aliquanto tamcn den fius,longitudinebrachium,latitudine quatuor digitos explct. Aquam non potat,& (i quis aquam inos infundat,euefiigio excluditad modum Teftudinis3atcp uenenocaret. Ab Ara bibus in defertis 6Y ego a mecomprehenfum iugulaui,parum tamen emittit fan= guinis-Affatus pelle detradta comeditur faporem,acguftumRanuncula; ue=« iocitaterepraefentat, 5C fiinter uenandum, in fpecum fubterraneum caudaforis remanente pella* rur,nullis uiribusextrahi poteft: uerum ligonibus dilatato foraminea uenatoribus capitur. Tri« duo macTatus dum igni apponitur, non fecus mouetur ac fi recens necatus foret. S c 1N c r iconem dC hiftoriaminlibroDe Quadrupedibus ouiparis Co R D Y L v s Rondeletrj. K<jg*7vA©'C pedes tribuit, Bellomj icon, jrr^mAn\Xl quam 8>C Rondeletius pofuit,branchias repraefentare uidetur,in Caudiuerbera (qua Gra:ci Vtaro •*. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for reada


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