'Istiurus pustulatus' [Philippine sailfin lizard] Friedrich Guimpel
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'Istiurus pustulatus' [Philippine sailfin lizard]
Zoological 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 and zoologist, was naturalist aboard two expeditions led by Otto von Kotzebue (1787-1846). The Rurik expedition 1815-1818 and the Predpriaetie 1823-1826 both circumnavigated the world and collected scientific specimens. These are from the second expedition
Original: stipple engraving. 1829
- Image reference: RS-9925
- The Royal Society
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