Fig. 8 in The Herpetological Collection Of Maximilian, Prince Of Wied (1782-1867), With Special Reference To Brazilian Materials

Fig. 8. Agama picta Wied. Inset (A) showing orange-pigmented tongue and small dewlap. Pen-andwatercolor illustration (B) made by Prince Maximilian at Morro d'Arara in March 1816, with descriptive field identification ''Lacerta fasciata (m).'' The Abbildungen plate (see pl. 10) was prepared from this sketch. Detailed study (C) of a tail, from a different specimen than shown in the life drawing. Wied's handwritten explanation to artist (from typescript in Bosch, 1991: 238): Schwanz der Agama picta. um etwa die Vertheilung der Schuppen fu¨r den Kupferstecher genauer zu haben. In a. und b.[regenerating tail at break] sind die Schuppen aus Versehen verschieden gezeichnet, sie sind aber am ganzen Schwanze u¨berall gleich ross, klein und 4-eckig in Reihen gestellt. (''Tail of Agama picta. In order to prepare for the copperplate engraving [see pl. 10], the scales are drawn differently in a and b; along the entire tail, however, the small square scales are equally disposed in rows.'') From Bosch (1991: 238–239), courtesy of the Brazilian Library of Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart.