Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
June 24, 1821
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 114
Additional Source Text:
National Gazette and Literary Register (Philadelphia), 28 Aug 1821 provides donor'sname.
Notes:
The Indian Chameleon (Chamaeleo zeylanicus) is the only species of chameleons found in the Indian subcontinent.
The donor, Richard Harlan (1796-1843), M.D., was an American paleontologist, anatomist, and physician. He was appointed the Peale Museum's professor of comparative anatomy in April 1821.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Current Common Name:
Indian chameleon
Current Scientific Name
Chamaeleo zeylanicus
