Dragons, Dogs & Amadillos?

[Oocephalus]

No, no. The chameleon comes from a printed book and on the same page there is a poem about chameleon - it is emblem book, 16th century.
I meant it as example how the intention of the artist often cannot be recognized - unless we have the text to support it.
The VMs creature looks like so many different things - I am afraid we'll have to wait for the text on this one.

Sorry for the misunderstanding - I thought you suggested the one you found could be a skink. Here are some other bizarre chameleons, from an undated edition of the Hortus sanitatis:
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