Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
December 14, 1822
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 123
Additional Source Text:
"From Rubens, by J. Griffiths"
Notes:
Draco volans, the common flying dragon, is a species of lizard endemic to Southeast Asia. Like other members of genus Draco, this species has the ability to glide using winglike lateral extensions of skin called patagia.
James Griffiths, a Scottish taxidermist, worked at the Peale Museum until 1815; this is probably a taxidermied specimen.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Peale's Common Name:
Flying dragon
Peale's Scientific Name:
Draco volans
Current Common Name:
Common flying dragon
Current Scientific Name
Draco volans
