"Heart of monitor (Varanus) dissected to show the cavity of the ventricle and the vessels leading out from it. A. A', auricles; Ao, dorsal aorta; Ap. Ap', pulmonary arteries; Asc, subclavian artery; Ca. Ca', carotids; RA. RA, roots of dorsal aorta; Trca, innominate trunk; V, ventricle; +, right aortic arch; *, left aortic arch." -Parker, 1900

Monitor Lizard Heart

"Heart of monitor (Varanus) dissected to show the cavity of the ventricle and the vessels leading out…