Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
January 23, 1789
Primary Source Reference:
Pennsylvania Packet (Philadelphia), 23 Jan 1789
Additional Source Text:
"Presented to Mr. Peale's American Museum, since his late arrival in Baltimore."
Notes:
Possibly the North African fire salamander (Salamandra algira), a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found in Algeria, Morocco, Spain, and possibly Tunisia. (Wikipedia)
Henry Keerl (1755-1827), a native of Germany, was a physician in Baltimore. See Eugene Cordell, M.D., "Dr. Heinrich or Henry Keerl, of Baltimore, the 'Hessian Surgeon'," Bulletin of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, vol. 16, no. 169 (April 1905):133-135.
Specimen Type:
2
Peale's Common Name:
Salamander
Current Common Name:
North African fire salamander
Current Scientific Name
Salamandra algira
