Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
By November 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/24655360
Additional Source Text:
"Read November 30, 1824"
"This animal was brought from Turk's Island, and presented to the Museum immediately after its death."
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:
Dead/preserved
Current Common Name:
Turks and Caicos rock iguana
Current Scientific Name
Cyclura caronata
