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Title: Cyclura tophoma, great iguana.
Image ID: 815235
Image ID 815235
Creators: Mützel, Gustav, 1839-1893, artist
Physical Description: 1 print : b&w ; 22 x 16 cm. (8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
Material Type: Prints
Subjects: Iguanas
Book Illustrations
Notes: Printed on border: "418" "Lower vertebrates." "C. lophoma is the great 'iguana' of eastern Jamaica, and is provided with an elongated dorsal crest like the teeth of a saw. Like the lizards of the related genus Iguana, this animal spends most of its time, during the warmer portions of the day, lying out on the sunny branches of some tree." Illegible artist signature at lower right of image. Includes additional text.
Date Published: 1884-1885
Barcode Number: 33333159409412
Struc ID: 585991
Source: The standard natural history.   View All images from Source
In Folder: Reptiles -- iguana   View All images from Folder

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