Crocodilus palustris.

Description

Main Author

Symonds, Mary

Related Names

Wood, Casey A. (Casey Albert), 1856-1942, donor.
Blacker-Wood Library of Zoology and Ornithology.

Language(s)

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Published

[Madras, India], [between 1801 and 1806?]

Subjects

Symonds, Mary.
Crocodiles.
Crocodiles.
Crocodiles.

Note

Purchased in London in 1924 by Casey A. Wood as part of a collection of watercolours and donated to the Blacker-Wood Library of Zoology and Ornithology
Painting showing a side view of speckled marsh crocodile in light green, grey, and brown; slight grey shadow underneath. Features additional notes in Gwillim's hand regarding crocodile's size and where it was found: on the drawing in pencil, a small number "51," "10 feet [unclear]," and "A [unclear] aligator taken from the ditch at Vellore." Other pencil inscriptions on the mat read, "Crocodilus palustris" (at side) and "Crocodilus palustris / A aligator taken from the ditch at _ ?" (at bottom). The "10 feet" on the drawing has been re-written underneath.
Common name: Marsh crocodile.
Species name from 2021 identification of species from Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institue: Crocodylus palustris.
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Physical Description

1 painting : watercolour on wove paper ; 31 x 25 cm

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