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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
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
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
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
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
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
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 sp. brown viper
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
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
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
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
Iguana delicatissima, West Indian iguanaWest Indian iguana in a specimen jar held at the Natural History Museum, London
SalamandersPlate 8 from 298 water-colour drawings of insects and larvae (1622) by C. Flegel
Bardick SnakeOne 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
Varanus komodoensis, Komodo dragonSpecimen 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
HydraIllustration of the Hydra, a Greek mythical beast that had seven serpent heads. Plate 82 from Thesaurus, Vol 3, by Albertus Seba, 1758
Desert lizard, Abu DhabiA desert lizard sitting on a bush photographed in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Tangara chilensis, paradise tanager and snakeHand coloured engraving, by George Edwards (1694- 1773), 1759. Paper size: 285 x 120 mm. Original artwork held by the Natural History Museum
CheirotheriumArid 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
Quartz box and carved lizardAn ornamental box set with different quartz stones (silicon dioxide) including a large central citrine together with a carved lizard in cat s-eye quartz
