The Chelonians
| 1754 name | 1754 page | 1754 illustration | 1764 name | 1764 page | Systema Naturae 1758 | NRM cat no |
| Testudo amboinensis | 50 | Testudo geometrica | 1 | |||
| Testudo atra | 50 | Testudo Mydas | Not located | |||
| Testudo serpentina | 36 | Testudo serpentina | Not located |
Literature cited
LINNAEUS, C. 1754. Hans Maj:ts Adolf Frideriks vår allernådigste konungs naturalie samling innehållande sällsynte och främmande djur, som bevaras på kongl. lust-slottet Ulriksdahl beskrefne och afritade samt på nådig befallning utgifne af Carl Linnaeus. Stockholm, I-XXX, 1-96 pp. + 7 pp.
LINNAEUS, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae, 823 pp.
[LINNAEUS, C.] 1764. Museum S:ae R:ae M:tis Adolphi Friderici Regis Svecorum, Gothorum, Vandalorumque &c. &c. &c. in quo Animalia rariora imprimis & exotica: Aves, Amphibia, Piscis describuntur. Tomi secundi Prodromus. Holmiae. Pp 110.
Authors: Sven O Kullander (text, scanning), Anders Silfvergrip (photographs)
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Disclaimer: This document is not to be considered as published in the sense of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, and statements herein are not herewith made available for purposes of zoological nomenclature.
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