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2431

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Order: Squamata
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Species: Chamaeleo gracilis  
Cat No: NRM 2431. N=1
Determiner: Unknown Length: Preparation: Liquid
Continent/Ocean: Unknown Country: UNKNOWN COUNTRY State/Province:
District: Municipality:
River Drainage: Lake Basin: Ocean:
Locality: No data. From the old collection. Oldest label written by A. Sparrman or F. Hornstedt during the period 1776-1798.
Field Number: KVA-SPARRMAN Leg: Unknown Date:

Object remarks: Another old label written by Dalman (curator 1818-1828): 'Chamaeleon calcaratus Merren. S. Africana Gmel. Aus Dn'. This only indicates that Gmelin gives the origin of the species as South Africa.
Locality remarks: Date of collecting and accession antedates 31 Dec 1798.

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