[Nhcoll-l] Dried lizard?

[Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)]

Hi everyone,

We just received a large lizard specimen that is desiccated... apparently it sat for a month under a bush in the desert this summer before it was retrieved. It smells a little but is basically totally dry and not in bad shape, considering. Not eaten and not rotten. I'm wondering if anyone might have suggestions for the best way to keep it in the collections? It's an important record so we definitely want to keep it, and it's in good enough shape I don't want to skeletonise it. Perhaps dry it out some more in a fume hood and then keep it in a jar dry? I thought that might contain any smells, but I don't want to risk it going mouldy.  Any thoughts appreciated!

Cheers,

Tonya

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