The Jamaican Giant Galliwasp is thought to have been collected in the 1850s before becoming part of the University of Glasgow collections in 1888.
A 170-year-old specimen of a now-presumed-extinct lizard to be returned to its Jamaican homeland from a Scottish university collection, as part of reparatory justice moves.
It comes following a 2019 Memorandum of Understanding between the UWI and University of Glasgow , which aims to foster collaboration in research and education and address the historical legacies of colonialism. Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, vice-chancellor of the UWI, said: "The reparatory justice movement deals with various issues of different scales that must be addressed.
Giant Jamaican Galliwasps were last confirmed alive in the 1800s but the species is now considered to be extinct. Their disappearance was due to the sugar cane plantation economy, which led to a loss of natural habitat and introduced predators such as rats to the island. Steph Scholten, director of the Hunterian, said: "We hope that this return will help foster further relationships between the University of the West Indies and the University of Glasgow, as well as deepen understanding of repatriation issues in the museum sector."
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