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Skink

The skink resembles a crocodile but is much smaller. This image is the result of Thomas of Cantimpré mistakenly including Pliny the Elder's account of the squirrel (sciuri) in the account of the skink (scinnocis), thus confusing the artist into drawing this fish-horse hybrid monster.

The image was obtained from the source listed below.

Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes

Manuscript

Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320 (Liber de natura rerum), folio 119r

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