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Scaled Reptile Collection

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Ahaetulla prasina, Short-nosed vine snake

Ahaetulla prasina, Short-nosed vine snake
Hand-coloured engraving from An account of Indian Serpents collected on the coast of Coromandel. The Patrick Russell Collection 1796 Date: 1796

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Ptychozoon kohli, flying gecko

Ptychozoon kohli, flying gecko
Hand coloured lithograph from final volume of Erpetologie Generale ou Histoire Naturelle complcte des Reptiles (1854) by A.M.C. Dumeril, G. Bibron, and A. Dumeril

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Sceloporus asper, spiny lizard

Sceloporus asper, spiny lizard
Illustration of a spiny lizard from Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1897). This illustration is on display in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Mosasaur: Platycarpus ictericus

Mosasaur: Platycarpus ictericus
Giant marine reptile. 83-81 million year old specimen from the Late Cretaceous, Kansas, USA

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Bungarus fasciatus, Banded Krait

Bungarus fasciatus, Banded Krait
Snake skin mounted on paper, The Patrick Russell Collection c.1790 Date: circa 1790

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Plate 102 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)

Plate 102 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)
Plate 102 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Snake skeleton by Albertus Seba

Snake skeleton by Albertus Seba
Tab 107 illustrating a section of snake skeleton from Thesaurus, by Albertus Seba

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Ejecting an intruder

Ejecting an intruder
Plate opposite page 297 from The Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace, London 1874

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Snakes by Albertus Seba

Snakes by Albertus Seba
Tab 106, an illustration of a pair of snakes from Thesaurus, by Albertus Seba

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Python sebae, African rock python

Python sebae, African rock python
Hand coloured lithograph from final volume of Erpetologie Generale ou Histoire Naturelle complcte des Reptiles (1854) by A.M.C. Dumeril, G. Bibron, and A. Dumeril

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Lacertilia, lizards

Lacertilia, lizards
Coloured lithograph by Ernst Haeckel from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899-1904. Date: 1904

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Smooth-necked iguana design

Smooth-necked iguana design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Snake illustration by Albertus Seba

Snake illustration by Albertus Seba
Tab 81, a snake illustration from Thesaurus Vol 2, by Albertus Seba

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Rock Python skin

Rock Python skin
Dr Colin McCarthy examining a Rock Python skin in the Zoology department of The Natural History Museum, London

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Naja naja

Naja naja
Hand-coloured engraving from the Patrick Russell Collection

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Hydrophis cyanocinctus, Annulated sea snake

Hydrophis cyanocinctus, Annulated sea snake
Hand-coloured engraving from An account of Indian Serpents collected on the coast of Coromandel. The Patrick Russell Collection 1796 Date: 1796

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Chamaeleo zeylanicus, Indian chameleon

Chamaeleo zeylanicus, Indian chameleon
Illustration from the Thomas Hardwicke Collection; attributed to artist J. Hayes; 1819

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Daspletosaurus teeth

Daspletosaurus teeth
Fossil teeth from the Daspletosaurus, a large carnivorous dinosaur closely related to, but not as big as, the Tyrannosaurus

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Lizard embryo

Lizard embryo
Model of a lizard embryo

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Amblyrynchus cristatus

Amblyrynchus cristatus
Illustration (p.411) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Lizard, Sri Lanka

Lizard, Sri Lanka
A lizard resting on a fern in Sri Lanka, photographed by Harry Taylor

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Python molurus, tiger python

Python molurus, tiger python
Skeleton of a tiger python (Python molurus) from Southeast Asia, now part of the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Snake and plant design

Snake and plant design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Chamaeleo jacksonii, Jacksons chameleon

Chamaeleo jacksonii, Jacksons chameleon
Jacksons chameleon specimen in spirit jar held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London. This image is on display in the link corridor from the Life Galleries to the Darwin Centre

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Calotes calotes, agamid lizard

Calotes calotes, agamid lizard
This agamid lizard is very common in gardens of the wet zone in Sri Lanka

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Ortocryptis weigmani, lizard

Ortocryptis weigmani, lizard
A young lizard. This lizard is widely distributed in the forested parts of the lowlands, Sri Lanka

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Philothamnus irregularis, western green snake

Philothamnus irregularis, western green snake
Western Green Snake specimen in spirit jar held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London. This image is on display in the link corridor from the Life Galleries to the Darwin Centre

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: LS Plate 105 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)

LS Plate 105 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)
LS Plate 105 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Homoeosaurus maximiliani

Homoeosaurus maximiliani
A fossil specimen of Homoeosaurus maximiliani, a Sphenodontid lizard which dates back to the Triassic period. This specimen was discovered at the Kimeridgian Lithographic stone, Kelheim, Bavaria

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Plate 99 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)

Plate 99 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)
Plate 99 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Watling Drawing 194

Watling Drawing 194
Caption describing a lizard in New South Wales, Australia

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Ardeosaurus brevipes, a Jurassic lizard

Ardeosaurus brevipes, a Jurassic lizard
A cast of the type skeleton of Ardeosaurus brevipes a fossil reptile from the Lithographic Limestone, Kimmeridgian, Workerstzell, Bavaria, Germany. Dating back the Upper Jurassic period about 150 mya

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: LS Plate 110 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)

LS Plate 110 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)
LS Plate 110 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Sharovisaurus karatauensis

Sharovisaurus karatauensis
Fossil lizard from Kara Tau, Kasakhstan, USSR. Cast

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: From M. G. Perecca to G. A. Boulenger

From M. G. Perecca to G. A. Boulenger
A letter from M.G. Perecca to G.A. Boulenger featuring an illustration of a chameleon. 27 January 1906. DF 235/18/6/38

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Columber kargi

Columber kargi

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Asps design

Asps design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Passenger pigeon design

Passenger pigeon design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Detail of terracotta moulding of a snake in the Waterhouse B

Detail of terracotta moulding of a snake in the Waterhouse B
The Waterhouse Buiding at the Natural History Museum, London was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Homonota darwini and Naultinuselegans, two species of lizar

Homonota darwini and Naultinuselegans, two species of lizar

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Spirit jars containing small lizards

Spirit jars containing small lizards
Specimens collected by Charles Darwin (1809-1882) during his Beagle Voyage, now held by the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Snake by Albertus Seba

Snake by Albertus Seba
Tab 54, depicting a snake from Thesaurus, by Albertus Seba

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Oedura marmorata, marbled velvet gecko

Oedura marmorata, marbled velvet gecko. Lectotype, catalogue number BMNH XXII 2b

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Lophognathus gilberti, gilberts dragon

Lophognathus gilberti, gilberts dragon
Designated holotype of Lophognathus gilberti, gilbert?s dragon. Catalogue number BMNH 1946.8.28.69 (XXIII.44ce). M. Spirit specimen. rnPort Essington [collected 1838-1849]

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Agama by John Edward Gray

Agama by John Edward Gray
Note 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

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Snake skin

Snake skin

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Varanus gouldii, Goulds monitor

Varanus gouldii, Goulds monitor
Plate 151 from Natural History of Victoria (1887) by Sir Frederick McCoy

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Varanus eremius and Varanus gilleri

Varanus eremius and Varanus gilleri
Rusty desert monitor (Varanus eremius) and pigmy mulga monitor (Varanus gilleri). Plate 8 from Report of the Horn Expedition to Central Australia (1896)



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