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Scaled Reptile Collection

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Ejecting an intruder

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

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: 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: 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: 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 by Albertus Seba

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

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: Hydra

Hydra
Illustration of the Hydra, a Greek mythical beast that had seven serpent heads. Plate 82 from Thesaurus, Vol 3, by Albertus Seba, 1758

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: 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: 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)

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Lacerta viridis, green lizard

Lacerta viridis, green lizard
Plate 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

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Reptile specimens in the Darwin Centre

Reptile specimens in the Darwin Centre
Various reptile specimens stored in spirit in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Tropidolaemus wagleri, green pit viper

Tropidolaemus wagleri, green pit viper
Also 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

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Man wearing snake, 1930s

Man wearing snake, 1930s
This 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

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Open case with snake skeleton, 1939. The Natural History Mu

Open case with snake skeleton, 1939. The Natural History Mu
This Indian python skeleton, Python molurus, is still on display today

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Thamnophis sp. garter snake

Thamnophis sp. garter snake
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Green Spotted Snake

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Thamnophis sp. ribbon-snake

Thamnophis sp. ribbon-snake
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Ribbon Snake

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Crotalus sp. water viper

Crotalus sp. water viper
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Water Viper

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Farancia sp. mud snake

Farancia sp. mud snake
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled Wampum Snake

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Crotalus sp. brown viper

Crotalus sp. brown viper

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Crotalus sp. rattlesnake

Crotalus sp. rattlesnake
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Rattlesnake

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Thamnophis sauritus, spotted ribbonsnake

Thamnophis sauritus, spotted ribbonsnake
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Spotted Ribbon-Snake

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Masticophis flagellum, coachwhip snake

Masticophis flagellum, coachwhip snake
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Coach-Whip Snake

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Crotalus sp. black viper

Crotalus sp. black viper
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Black Viper

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Storeria sp. brown snake

Storeria sp. brown snake
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled Little Brown Bead Snake

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Lizard specimen held in the Darwin Centre

Lizard specimen held in the Darwin Centre
Lizard specimen in a spirit jar held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Nerodia sipedon, water snake

Nerodia sipedon, water snake
A group of North American water snakes neatly coiled to fit into a storage jar. Specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Iguana delicatissima, West Indian iguana

Iguana delicatissima, West Indian iguana
West Indian iguana in a specimen jar held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Salamanders

Salamanders
Plate 8 from 298 water-colour drawings of insects and larvae (1622) by C. Flegel

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Bardick Snake

Bardick Snake
One of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Varanus komodoensis, Komodo dragon

Varanus komodoensis, Komodo dragon
Specimen of a Komodo dragon, the largest species of lizard in the world on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Desert lizard, Abu Dhabi

Desert lizard, Abu Dhabi
A desert lizard sitting on a bush photographed in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Tangara chilensis, paradise tanager and snake

Tangara chilensis, paradise tanager and snake
Hand coloured engraving, by George Edwards (1694- 1773), 1759. Paper size: 285 x 120 mm. Original artwork held by the Natural History Museum

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Cheirotherium

Cheirotherium
Arid desert of Triassic Britain with imagined reconstructions of Cheirotherium ( hand-beast ), a labyrinthodont reptile, whose prints are common in Triassic rocks but no remains have been found

Background imageScaled Reptile Collection: Quartz box and carved lizard

Quartz box and carved lizard
An ornamental box set with different quartz stones (silicon dioxide) including a large central citrine together with a carved lizard in cat s-eye quartz



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