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Order: Casichelydia
Family: Testudinidae
Species: Chelonoidis carbonarius  
Cat No: NRM 31481. N=1
Determiner: Åhlander, E 2016 Length: Preparation: Skin
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 C. Quensel during the period 1798-1806.
Field Number: KVA-QUENSEL Leg: Unknown Date:

Object remarks: Carapax only, mounted on wooden block. Det before 1806 Label from Quensel or Sparrman glued on carapax./EIÅ, 1999. Glued label: /T. tabulata Walb./ similar to Leufsta labels but handwriting still different, and definitely written after de Geer's death. Collecting estimated to period 1788-1802 - most likely from Surinam - possibly via St. Barthelemy. Cf also NRM 31390. /EIÅ, 2016
Locality remarks: Date of collecting and accession antedates 22 Aug 1806.

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