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f68v illustration detail f68v Text: Scitalis has a glittering skin. The Anphivena has two heads, one at each end. The Ydrus lives in the Nile. Illustrations: The anphivena is shown with two heads, wings and claws. Amphisbaena are in fact limbless lizards, wormlike creatures with rounded head and tail and can move in two directions. This animal is pricked for pouncing.

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