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MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN (1647-1717)
Common or Spectacled Caiman with South American False Coral Snake
c.1705-10RCIN 921218
The Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus) is found in many parts of South America. This illustration was included, along with that of the Golden Tegu (next), in a series of additional plates to the 'Metamorphosis' issued after Merian’s death.
