MCZ Cryogenic 4277

Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802)

Date Collected:

2012-10-28

Africa: South Africa: Western Cape | Dion Polo vineyard

Current Identification
Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802)
Animalia Chordata Amphibia Lissamphibia Anura Pipoidea Pipidae
Common Name(s): African clawed frog; Clawed toad; Common clawed frog; Common clawed toad; Common platanna; Rana-de garras africana; platanna
Determiner: Ben J. EvansORCID iD icon on 2012-10-28
Nature of ID: expert ID

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  • collector number: BJE 3516

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: tadpole; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2015-08-19

Attribute Value Determination On
Associated MCZ Collection Herpetology By: Breda M. Zimkus 2015-08-28
age class larva By: Ben J. Evans 2012-10-28

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  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • South Africa
  • State/Province:
  • Western Cape
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7017584 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Dion Polo vineyard
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Dion Polo vineyard- midway between Cape Town and Laignsburg
  • Elevation:
  • 594 m
  • Georeference:
  • -33.410933°, 19.7325833° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: Ben J. Evans on 2012-10-28 (Source: GPS)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • degrees dec. minutes (33° 24.656000′ S  19° 43.95500000′ E)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 2012-10-28
  • Verbatim Date:
  • Oct. 28, 2012
  • Collectors:
  • Ben J. EvansORCID iD icon; Adam J. Bewick; Ben FurmanORCID iD icon

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