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Colored plate with a blue-green iguana above a black-and-white ichthyosaur skeleton, with German text captions.

An iguana, shown above a skeleton of an ichthyosaurus. Chromolithograph, 1877.

A colored plate shows a blue-green iguana in profile across the upper half, with yellow crest spines along its back and tail. Below, a black-and-white skeleton of an ichthyosaur lies on a pale ground, with German printed captions along the top and bottom margins.

Artist
Ruprecht, H. J.
Date
[1877]
Medium
Chromolithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3174 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1877.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Iguana sobre esqueleto de ictiosaurio, litografía cromática

Una lámina en color muestra una iguana de tono azul verdoso de perfil en la mitad superior, con púas amarillas en el lomo y la cola. Abajo, un esqueleto en blanco y negro de un ictiosaurio yace sobre un fondo claro, con leyendas impresas en alemán en los márgenes.

Português: Iguana acima de esqueleto de ictiossauro, litografia cromática

Uma prancha colorida mostra uma iguana azul-esverdeada de perfil na metade superior, com espinhos amarelos na crista das costas e da cauda. Abaixo, um esqueleto em preto e branco de ictiossauro repousa sobre fundo claro, com legendas impressas em alemão nas margens.