Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
November 16, 1817
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 89
Additional Source Text:
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 21 Nov 1817 adds: "So celebrated from the changes in its colour and the singular movements of its eyes, (owing to the coolness of the weather, we cannot expect it to live but a few days)."
Notes:
The common chameleon or Mediterranean chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon), pictured here, is the only species known in Spain.
John W. Mickle (1793-1861) was a ship captain and businessman, of Gloucester County and Camden, N.J.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Current Common Name:
Common chameleon
Current Scientific Name
Chamaeleo chamaeleon
