Crocodilus palustris

Title Variants

Alternative: Crocodylus palustris

By

Symonds, Mary, , artist

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

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

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

Notes

Caption title.

Species name from 2021 identification of species from Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institue: Crocodylus palustris.

Common name: Marsh crocodile.

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.

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

Wood, C.A. Vertebrate zoology, | page 502

Subjects

Crocodiles , Symonds, Mary