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Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Species: Varanus niloticus
Cat No: NRM 119. N=1
Determiner: Linnaeus, C 1754 Length: 430 mm TL 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 nilotica Linnaeus, 1766
Object remarks: Cf. Andersson, 1900: 5-6. Lacerta monitor is however included also in Hornstedt's catalogue (1788), with someone (Quensel?) added later: 3 ex. and in Quensel's catalogue of duplicates 30 Aug 1801 is noted Lacerta Monitor - 8.(!) which all makes that the type status of this specimen needs more investigation (cf eg NRM 1423 and 1433). Hasselquist's (single?) specimen should be 3 feet, 2 inches (Hasselquist, 1757: 313) /EIÅ, 2012
Locality remarks: Dates (material descr. by Linnaeus) predates 1754. Originally at Ulriksdals Castle. Transferred from Drottningholm Castle to KVA [=later NRM] in 1801.
Family: Varanidae
Species: Varanus niloticus
Cat No: NRM 119. N=1
Determiner: Linnaeus, C 1754 Length: 430 mm TL 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 nilotica Linnaeus, 1766
Object remarks: Cf. Andersson, 1900: 5-6. Lacerta monitor is however included also in Hornstedt's catalogue (1788), with someone (Quensel?) added later: 3 ex. and in Quensel's catalogue of duplicates 30 Aug 1801 is noted Lacerta Monitor - 8.(!) which all makes that the type status of this specimen needs more investigation (cf eg NRM 1423 and 1433). Hasselquist's (single?) specimen should be 3 feet, 2 inches (Hasselquist, 1757: 313) /EIÅ, 2012
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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