Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
Ca. August 1824
Primary Source Reference:
Richard Harlan, "Description of Two Species of Linnæan Lacerta, Not Before Described, and Construction of the New Genus Cyclura," Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, vol. 4, part 2 (1825): 242-251 / https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24655364
Additional Source Text:
"Read November 30, 1824"
"Brought from Tampico, and presented by Captain Dallas, has been living in the Philadelphia Museum for several months, and latterly in my possession."
Notes:
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:
Live (presumably eventually taxidermied/preserved)
Current Common Name:
Mexican spiny-tailed iguana
Current Scientific Name
Ctenosaura acanthura
