MCZ Herpetology A-13961

Rana wittei

Syntype of Rana aberdariensis

Date Collected:

1911/1912

Africa: Kenya: Nyandarua | Mt Kinangop [Ilkinangop], Aberdare Range

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Current Identification
Rana wittei
Animalia Chordata Amphibia Lissamphibia Anura Ranoidea Ranidae
Determiner: Angel
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Angel/1925
Previous Identification
Rana aberdariensis
Animalia Chordata Amphibia Lissamphibia Anura Ranoidea Ranidae
Determiner: Angel
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: Angel

Angel 1925, page 42, Syntype of Rana aberdariensis types not specified in text; however, collection information matches
Media type: text; Angel 1925 Description: Voyage de C. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912): Resultats scientifiques 19. Reptiles et batraciens;

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Shows Publication: Angel 1925 Description: Voyage de C. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912): Resultats scientifiques 19. Reptiles et batraciens

  • muse location number: ZA13961

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: muscle; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2021-09-10
subsampled by = Rina Morisawa   determined date=2021-09-02   determined by=Rina Morisawa  
whole animal (ethanol) fair in collection 1 History (3)

Attribute Value Determination On
sex female [no agent data], Method: MCZ 2008-12-02
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Rina Morisawa 2021-09-10

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  • OCE by ALovridge; TYPE: Paratype of Rana aberdariensis | original ledger entry notes: "Exch. Paris museum."

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  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • Kenya
  • State/Province:
  • Nyandarua
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7593791 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Mt Kinangop [Ilkinangop], Aberdare Range
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Mt Kinangop, Aberdare Range, Kenya Colony 3,100 met.
  • Elevation:
  • 3100 m
  • Georeference:
  • -0.6333330°, 36.7000000° (Error radius: 8mi) By: Maureen Flannery on 2004-12-17 (Source: NIMA gazetteer - GNS database.)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Radial of Feature:
  • 9656.064 m
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1911-01-01 / 1912-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • New begin and end date from dates when Alluaud and Jeannel collected in eastern Africa.
  • Collectors:
  • Charles A. Alluaud; René Jeannel

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Media type: text; Herpetology A-13961; A-13962; A-13963; A-13964; A-13965; A-13966; A-13967; A-13968; A-13969; A-13970; A-13971; A-13972; A-13973; A-13974; A-13975; A-13976; A-13977; A-13978; A-13979; A-13980; A-13981; A-13982; A-13983; A-13984; A-13985 Description: MCZ Herpetology Amphibia 008001-014000, pg.239;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Herp:A-13961 Rana wittei Syntype to MCZ:He...

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