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Calotes versicolor, agamid lizardThis agamid lizard is a common species in the lowlands of Sri Lanka, particularly in the drier parts of the island
Dactylioceras commune, ammoniteThis shows a Lower Jurassic snakestone from Whitby, Yorkshire, UK where a snakes head has been carved onto the ammonite
Detail of terracotta moulding of a snake in the Waterhouse BThe Waterhouse Buiding at the Natural History Museum, London was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Snake and rodent by Albertus SebaTab 29 depicting a snake and a rodent from Thesaurus, by Albertus Seba
Salamander illustration
Homonota darwini and Naultinuselegans, two species of lizar
Spirit jars containing small lizardsSpecimens collected by Charles Darwin (1809-1882) during his Beagle Voyage, now held by the Natural History Museum, London
Snake by Albertus SebaTab 54, depicting a snake from Thesaurus, by Albertus Seba
CeratosaurusAnterior skeleton of the bipedal carnivorous dinosaur, Ceretosaurus, mounted for display at the US National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC. This dinosaur lived 150 to 144 million years ago
Oedura marmorata, marbled velvet gecko. Lectotype, catalogue number BMNH XXII 2b
Lophognathus gilberti, gilberts dragonDesignated holotype of Lophognathus gilberti, gilbert?s dragon. Catalogue number BMNH 1946.8.28.69 (XXIII.44ce). M. Spirit specimen. rnPort Essington [collected 1838-1849]
Agama by John Edward GrayNote on a peculiar structure in the head of an Agama by John Edward Gray. Passage taken from Zoological Miscellany by John Edward Gray, 1831. Part two of two
Reptiles from New ZealandDescriptions of two hitherto unrecorded species of Reptiles from New Zealand. Passage taken from The Zoological Miscellany by John Edward Gray, 1831
Dacelo tyro, spangled kookaburraPlate 51 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 1, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph
Helmitheros vermivoru, worm-eating warblerPlate 34 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Brachiosaur back vertebraA specimen of a back vertebra that once belonged to a dinosaur from the Brachiosauridae family. This family of dinosaurs lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous period
Chiggers, larvae of trombiculid mitesLizards have pockets within their skin where chiggers accumulate. These pockets offer ideal living conditions. Each pocket has thick walls that repair quickly
Snake skin
Varanus gouldii, Goulds monitorPlate 151 from Natural History of Victoria (1887) by Sir Frederick McCoy
Varanus eremius and Varanus gilleriRusty desert monitor (Varanus eremius) and pigmy mulga monitor (Varanus gilleri). Plate 8 from Report of the Horn Expedition to Central Australia (1896)
Lacerta viridis, green lizardPlate 38 from Proc. Zoological Society London, 1884 of various views of a green lizard. Held in the Zoology Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Pentalinon luteum, hammock vipers tailIllustration by Mark Catesby (1683-1749) from Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)
Reptile specimens in the Darwin CentreVarious reptile specimens stored in spirit in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London
Tropidolaemus wagleri, green pit viperAlso known as the temple viper or Waglers pit viper. It is a tree dwelling snake found in South-east Asia. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Man wearing snake, 1930sThis young man, possibly a junior member of the Zoology Department, is posing with a king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) that presumably had just arrived at the Museum
Open case with snake skeleton, 1939. The Natural History MuThis Indian python skeleton, Python molurus, is still on display today
Raper drawing No. 10An illustration of Cobras, a fortified island close to the city in Rio de Janeiro 1789
Opheodrys sp. green snakeHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Green Snake
Elaphe guttata, corn snakeHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Corn Snake
Thamnophis sp. garter snakeHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Green Spotted Snake
Thamnophis sp. ribbon-snakeHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Ribbon Snake
Nerodia erythrogaster, copperbelly snakeHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Copperbelly Snake
Crotalus sp. water viperHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Water Viper
Farancia sp. mud snakeHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled Wampum Snake
Crotalus adamanteus, eastern diamondback rattlesnakeDrawing 60 (Ewan 50) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram
Crotalus sp. brown viper
Pogono barbata, bearded dragonDrawing 361 from the Watling Collection titled Native name Ngarrang by Thomas Watling, 1792-1797
Bird, leaves and chameleon designDrawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. The image also appears in The Gilded Canopy
Crotalus sp. rattlesnakeHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Rattlesnake
Thamnophis sauritus, spotted ribbonsnakeHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Spotted Ribbon-Snake
Cemophora coccinea, scarlet snakeHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Bead Snake
Masticophis flagellum, coachwhip snakeHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Coach-Whip Snake
Varanus varius, lace monitor lizardDrawing 365 from the Watling Collection by Thomas Watling, 1792-1797
Crotalus sp. black viperHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Black Viper
Serpentes (suborder), snakeWatercolour 39 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)
Storeria sp. brown snakeHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled Little Brown Bead Snake
Lizard specimen held in the Darwin CentreLizard specimen in a spirit jar held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London
Nerodia sipedon, water snakeA group of North American water snakes neatly coiled to fit into a storage jar. Specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London