Online catalogue for the 57th tribal art auction with special part 'Wunderkammer Naturalia'
21 Dentition of a ray (Batoidea)
This object is not available any more.
Curiosities
preserved, of oval form with bubble-shaped beads of different sizes arranged in several rows, min. dam., some teeth missing, very large; most batoids have developed heavy, rounded teeth for crushing the shells of bottom-dwelling species such as snails, clams, oysters, crustaceans, and some fish, depending on the species. Manta rays feed on plankton.
B: 24,5 cm; H: 9,5 cm
B: 9.6 inch; H: 3.7 inch
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22 Shell of a Leopard tortoise (Geochelone pardalis)
Curiosities
of dark colour, very beautiful marking, min. dam., slight signs of abrasion; the Leopard tortoise is found throughout the savannas of Africa. It favours semi-arid, thorny to grassland habitats, although some leopard tortoises have been found in rainier areas. In both very hot and very cold weather they may dwell in abandoned fox, jackal, or anteater holes. They generally have a life span of 100 years.
H: 18 cm; L: 31 cm
H: 7.1 inch; L: 12.2 inch
Literature
Brehms Neue Tierenzyklopädie, Band 9: Reptilien, Amphibien, Gütersloh 1983, p. 234
Price: 250 - 500 €
23 Shell of a Leopard tortoise (Geochelone pardalis)
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Curiosities
beautifully marked, min. dam., single horn scales missing, crack
H: 16,5 cm; L: 30 cm
H: 6.5 inch; L: 11.8 inch
Literature
Brehms Neue Tierenzyklopädie, Band 9: Reptilien, Amphibien, Gütersloh 1983, p. 234
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24 Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)
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Curiosities
of beige brownish colour, shiny surface, preserved, showing a widely opened mouth, min. dam., fissures, small missing parts (tiptoes), dark spot at the back
H: 12 cm; L: 17,5 cm
H: 4.7 inch; L: 6.9 inch
Price: 300 - 450 €
25 Reeves' turtle (Chinemys reevesi)
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Curiosities
preserved, brownish shell, showing a rather pointed, slightly opened mouth, dam., some of the horny scales loose, fissures, small missing parts (toes); this omnivorous turtle is common to southern China, because it is very uncomplicated to keep it is a popular pet worldwide.
L: 18,5 cm
L: 7.3 inch
Literature
Lehrer, John, Turtles and Tortoises, New York 1990, p. 74
Price: 100 - 150 €
26 Head of a Galagapos Giant Tortoise (Testudo elephantopus)
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Curiosities
preserved, elaborate fixed to a wooden board with the writing "ASCENSION", min. dam., slight signs of abrasion; the Galapagos Giant Tortoise is the largest living tortoise, native to seven islands of the Galápagos archipelago. Fully grown adults can weigh over 300 kg and measure 1,20 m. They are very long-lived with a life expectancy in the wild estimated to be over 150 years. Populations fell dramatically because of hunting and the introduction of predators and grazers by humans since the 17th century. Now only ten subspecies of the original twelve exist in the wild.
H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch
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27 Collection of six beetles
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Curiosities
presented in a vaulted round frame, six different species: South Indian jewel beetle (Sternocera chrysis), South American jewel beetle (Euchroma gigantea L.), African longhorn beetle (Analepthes sp.), ground beetle (Anthia sexguttata) and a rose chafer (Stephanorrhina guttata Ol.); beetles are the group of insects with the largest number of known species. They are placed in the order Coleoptera, which contains more described species than in any other order in the animal kingdom, constituting about 25% of all known life-forms. 40% of all described insect species are beetles (about 350,000 species), and new species are frequently discovered.
D: 20 cm (Rahmen)
D: 7.9 inch (Rahmen)
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28 Snake skins
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Curiosities
4 pieces, deriving from Common Indian Cobras (Naja naja), of yellowish colour with partly brown rimmed scales, each with an eyeglass-shaped mark in the area of the head, min. dam., fissures, small missing parts; Indian Cobras are very common and widespread. They are less aggressive than commonly supposed. Because of that the deaf snakes are willingly kept by snake charmers making them sway by their rhythmical movements and adapting their melodies according to the movements of the animals.
L: 110 - 119 cm
L: 110 - 46.9 inch
Literature
Fuchs, Karlheinz und Manuel, Die Reptilhaut, EIn wichtiger Merkmalsträger bei der Identifizierung von Echsen und Schlangen, Frankfurt am Main 2003, p. 205
Price: 200 - 300 €
29 Two snake skins
Curiosities
skin of a Rock python (Python sebae), brownish base colour with black pattern, min. dam., fissures, small missing parts, l: 426 cm; additionally a skin of a Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor occidentalis) with very delicate scale pattern, min. dam., small holes, l: 245 cm
Literature
Fuchs, Karlhein & Manuel, Die Reptilhaut, Frankfurt am Main 2003, p. 182, fig. 101 B and p. 184, fig. 103 B
Price: 250 - 500 €
30 Two snake skins
This object is not available any more.
Curiosities
skin of a Regal python (Python reticulatus), beige basic colouration with dark brown and greyish scale pattern, min. dam., in a good state of preservation, l: 375 cm; additionally a skin of a Rock python (Python sebae), brown colouration with dark scale pattern, l: 228; regal pythons are probably the world's longest snakes, reaching a size up to 7 m and weighing 100 kg. The longest metered regal python was captured 1912 in Sulawesi was 9,99 m long. The biggest regal python living in captivity in the Zoo of Pittsburgh from 1919 to 1963 was 8,99 m long and weighed 172 kg.
Literature
Fuchs, Karlhein & Manuel, Die Reptilhaut, Frankfurt am Main 2003, p. 181, fig. 100 A and p. 182, fig. 101 B
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