Reproduction
Object numberRCSHC/1454
Scientific nameChamaeleo dilepis
CollectionHunterian
CategoryWet preparations
Object nameTongue, Organs of Taste, Mounted wet tissue
DescriptionThe lower part of the jaw of a chameleon, with the tongue drawn out and dissected to show the elastic ligament.
Production date Estimated 1760 - Estimated 1793
Preparator
Owner/user
presented
Related objectsRCSHC/1452RCSHC/1453RCSHC/1455
Physical Location
LocationOn display in the Hunterian Museum, Room 4: The Long Gallery
Physical Information
Physical descriptionWet preparation of tissue mounted in a rectangular perspex container.
Materialperspex
Chamoeleo
Dimensions
whole height: 274 mm
whole width: 88 mm
whole depth: 53 mm
whole weight: 1468 g
whole width: 88 mm
whole depth: 53 mm
whole weight: 1468 g
Bibliography
SourceDobson 1970-71
Transcript1454: A somewhat similar specimen of the head and tongue of a Chameleon, with the entoglossal and its terminal elastic ligament displayed. Upon the reverse of the specimen can be seen the origins of the hyoglossus muscles.
