Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
April 3, 1806
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 15
Additional Source Text:
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia), 28 Nov 1806 adds: "It is probable that the idea of the great Flying Dragon among the ancients, was borrowed from this small animal, which it considerabley resembles."
Notes:
Draco volans, also commonly known as the common flying dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae endemic to Southeast Asia.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Current Common Name:
common flying dragon
Current Scientific Name
Draco Volans
