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Order: Squamata
Family: Cordylidae
Species: Cordylus cordylus  
Cat No: NRM 118. N=1
Determiner: Dalman, JW 1828 Length: 70 mm SL Preparation: Liquid
Continent/Ocean: Unknown Country: UNKNOWN COUNTRY State/Province:
District: Municipality:
River Drainage: Lake Basin: Ocean:
Locality: No data. From King Adolf Fredrik's collection. Most probably examined by C. Linnaeus. Transfer to NRM in 1801.
Field Number: LIN Leg: Ex. Coll. Adolphi Friderici Date:
SYNTYPE Lacerta cordylus Linnaeus, 1758
Object remarks: Likely a syntype, although, Linnaeus does not refer to Mus Ad Frid in 1758. In 1754 crossreferences to Amphibia Gyllenborgiana, Syst. Nat, and Seba. Labels from Drottningholm /Lacerta/ (only!), Dalman /Zonurus Cordylus/, Smitt /Zonurus/, and Andersson. Andersson (1900) erroneously refer 5 specimens to Drottningholm. Slightly dessicated, tail detached. Possibly identical to specimen in Seba I: pl. 84:3 /EIÅ, 2014
Locality remarks: Dates (material descr. by Linnaeus) predates 1754. Originally at Ulriksdals Castle. Transferred from Drottningholm Castle to KVA [=later NRM] in 1801.

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