'Istiurus pustulatus' [Philippine sailfin lizard] mb-code 1238174 Opened in 1820

Opened in 1820

View of Queen Elizabeth's Lodge which was situated at the bottom of a garden belonging to Sir Thomas Fowler in Islington

From the series Les Saisons

The upper half shows exhibitions of mixed fabrics and shawls and flax

'Istiurus pustulatus' [Philippine sailfin lizard] mb-code 1238174 Opened in 1820Zoological study of the Philippine sailfin lizard (Hydrosaurus pustulatus), native to the Philippines. Plate 7 from the book Zoologischer Atlas, enthaltend Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer Thierarten wahrend des Flottcapitains von Kotzebue zweiter Reise um die Welt, by Friedrich Eschscholtz (Berlin, 1829). Inscribed '2 5 E. Bommer del. Prof. F. Guimpel sc. Istiurus pustulatus.' Johann Friedrich Eschscholtz (1793 1831) Livonian physician, botanist