MCZ Herpetology A-27479

Arthroleptis francei Loveridge, 1953

Holotype of Arthroleptis adolfifriederici francei

Date Collected:

1949-04-04

Africa: Malawi | Ruo River Forest just below falls, Mlanje Mtn

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Current Identification
Arthroleptis francei Loveridge, 1953
Animalia Chordata Amphibia Lissamphibia Anura Ranoidea Arthroleptidae
Determiner: José Rosado
Nature of ID: expert ID
Previous Identifications
Arthroleptis adolfifriederici francei
Animalia Chordata Amphibia Lissamphibia Anura Ranoidea Arthroleptidae
Determiner: Arthur Loveridgelinked data icon
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: ALoveridge/1953
Arthroleptis adolfifriederici francei
Animalia Chordata Amphibia Lissamphibia Anura Ranoidea Arthroleptidae
Determiner: Arthur Loveridgelinked data icon
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: ALoveridge/1953

Loveridge 1953, page 387, Holotype of Arthroleptis adolfifriederici francei
Zimkus and Blackburn 2008, Voucher of Arthroleptis francei Loveridge, 1953 Appendix 1
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  • muse location number: ZA27470

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: liver; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2021-08-27
subsampled by = Rina Morisawa   determined date=2021-08-26   determined by=Rina Morisawa  
whole animal (ethanol) unchecked in collection 1 History

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 2021-08-27

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  • TYPE: CURRENT ID = Arthroleptis francei, Poynton & Broadley/1985

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  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • Malawi
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7000726 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Ruo River Forest just below falls, Mlanje Mtn
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Ruo River Forest just below falls, Mlanje Mtn., Nyasaland
  • Elevation:
  • 2350 ft
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Elevation taken from Loveridge, 1953. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Vol. 110, No. 7 p. 470
  • Georeference:
  • -16.100000°, 35.6500000° (Error radius: 10mi) By: Joe Martinez on 2019-01-11 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (16° 6′ 0″ S  35° 39′ 0″ E)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1949-04-04
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 4/4/1949-4/4/1949
  • Collector:
  • Arthur Loveridgelinked data icon

  • None

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