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American Crocodile
A taxidermy specimen of a small American Crocodile, (Crocodylus acutus) approximately 1m in length.
eXTINCT mOTH
Specimen of the extinct day-flying moth(Urania sloanus). This moth was endemic to Jamaica, and is believed to have gone extinct in the 1890s due to habitat destruction and deforestation.
Crocodile eggs
Crocodile eggs collected in 1948 from the Institute of Jamaica Zoo, a small exhibit of live animals that used to be located at the IOJ’s East Street complex in the 1940s.
Hawksbill Turtle
Taxidermy specimen of the Hawksbill Turtle, (Eretmochelys imbricate)
Sea Star
Dried specimen of West Indian Sea Star, (Oreaster reticulatus.) This species is the largest starfish occurring in the Caribbean Sea.
shark jaws
Preserved shark jaws collected by Miss Ivy Jeffrey Smith, Green Bay , St. Catherine.
land snailS
Shells of the endemic land snail, (Pleurondonte lucerna.)
the Jamaican Hutia
Taxidermy skin of the Jamaican Hutia or Coney (Geocapromys brownii) collected in Portland June 1951