Lot 1591 Francesco S. Grohmann. Nuova descrizione del …

Nuova descrizione del camaleonte siculo, scoperto e descritto da Francesco S. Grohmann. Mit einer lithographischen gef. Tafel. Palermo, 1832. 4°. 12 S., 3 Bll. Ppbd. d. Zt. mit RSchild (etwas berieben).

Zoologie - Herpetologie

Naturwissenschaften – Betta, Fauna d'Italia, 103. - Seltene sizilianische naturkundliche Gelegenheitsschrift zur vermeintlichen Entdeckung eines auf Sizilien heimischen Chamäleons. Grohmann beschreibt darin den sogenannten "Camaleonte siculo" (Cameleo siculus), der später als Synonym des Europäischen Chamäleons, Chamaeleo chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758), geführt wurde. Die Zuschreibung einer eigenständigen sizilianischen Art erwies sich jedoch als nicht haltbar: Zeitgenössische naturwissenschaftliche Stimmen deuteten die bei Palermo und Catania beobachteten Exemplare vielmehr als aus Nordafrika eingeschleppte Tiere. Ausgeschiedenes Exemplar der königlichen Arznei Schule. Minimal fleckig, gutes Exemplar.

Natural Sciences – Zoology. - Herpetology. - With one lithographic plate. Palermo, 1832. Contemporary paperbound with a red label (slightly rubbed). Betta, Fauna d'Italia, 103. - A rare Sicilian natural history pamphlet on the supposed discovery of a chameleon native to Sicily. In it, Grohmann describes the so-called "Camaleonte siculo" (Cameleo siculus), which was later listed as a synonym of the European chameleon, Chamaeleo chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758). However, the attribution of a distinct Sicilian species proved untenable: contemporary naturalists interpreted the specimens observed near Palermo and Catania as animals introduced from North Africa. A discarded specimen from the Royal School of Pharmacy. Slightly stained, good copy.

Startprice: 200 €
Estimate: 300 €

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