MCZ Herpetology A-3500

Oreophrynella quelchii

Syntype of Oreophryne quelchii

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1914-12-01

South America: Guyana | summit of Mt Roraima, B Guiana [VERBATIM ELEVATION:8500ft]

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Current Identification
Oreophrynella quelchii
Animalia Chordata Amphibia Lissamphibia Anura Bufonoidea Bufonidae
Determiner: Boulenger
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Boulenger
Previous Identification
Oreophryne quelchii
Animalia Chordata Amphibia Lissamphibia Anura Microhyloidea Microhylidae
Determiner: George A. Boulenger
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: GBoulenger/1895

Boulenger 1895, page 521, Syntype of Oreophryne quelchii types not specified in text; locality matches
Barbour and Loveridge 1929, page 311, Voucher of Oreophryne quelchii
Media type: text; Boulenger 1895 Description: The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology, series 6, volume 15;

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Media type: text; Barbour and Loveridge 1929 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. LXIX no. 10;

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  • muse location number: ZA3500

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: muscle/liver; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2021-08-05
subsampled by = Rina Morisawa   determined date=2021-07-29   determined by=Rina Morisawa  
whole animal (ethanol) unchecked in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Rina Morisawa 2021-08-05

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  • TYPE: CURR ID = Oreophrynella quelchii; Ann Mag Nat Hist, (6), 15, 1895, p 521 | original ledger entry notes: "Ex. Brit. Mus."

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  • Continent:
  • South America
  • Country:
  • Guyana
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • summit of Mt Roraima, B Guiana [VERBATIM ELEVATION:8500ft]
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • 8500' summit of Mt. Roraina, B. Guiana
  • Locality Remarks:
  • LAT/LONG: Coordinates from USBGN
  • Georeference:
  • 5.21928000°, -60.745444° (Error radius: 1807m) By: Brendan Haley on 2024-03-21 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1914-12-01
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • n/a; directly from received date
  • Collector:
  • [no agent data]

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Media type: text; Herpetology A-3476; A-3477; A-3478; A-3479; A-3480; A-3481; A-3482; A-3483; A-3484; A-3485; A-3486; A-3487; A-3488; A-3489; A-3490; A-3491; A-3492; A-3493; A-3494; A-3495; A-3496; A-3497; A-3498; A-3499; A-3500 Description: MCZ Herpetology Amphibia 003001-008000, pg.20;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Herp:A-3476 Rana nutti to MCZ:Herp:A-3500 O...

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