MCZ Herpetology R-11869

Madascincus melanopleura (Günther, 1877)

Holotype of Sepsina vulsini

Date Collected:

1915-01-01/1915-12-31

Africa: Madagascar: Alaotra Mangoro | East Forest between Tamtave and Tamanarino

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Herp:R-11869 JSON-LD

Media type: 3D model; Herpetology R-11869

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Media type: image; Herpetology R-11869 Aspect: dorsal

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Current Identification
Madascincus melanopleura (Günther, 1877)
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Sauria Scincidae
Determiner: José Rosado on 2018-02-06
Nature of ID: expert ID
Previous Identifications
Sepsina vulsini
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Sauria Scincidae
Determiner: Catalog
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Catalog/1997
Sepsina vulsini
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Sauria Scincidae
Determiner: Thomas Barbourlinked data icon
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: TBarbour/
Amphiglossus vulsini
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Sauria Scincidae
Determiner: Thomas Barbourlinked data icon
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: TBarbour/

Barbour 1918, page 485, Holotype of Sepsina vulsini
Media type: text; Barbour 1918 Description: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, volume 61, no. 14;

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Shows Publication: Barbour 1918 Description: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, volume 61, no. 14

  • muse location number: ZR11869

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: liver/muscle; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2021-12-17
subsampled by = Rina Morisawa   determined date=2021-12-17   determined by=Rina Morisawa  
whole animal (ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: detached tail

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Rina Morisawa 2021-12-17
associated grant oVert: Open Exploration of Vertebrate Diversity in 3D By: Matt Gage 2022-01-21

  • None

  • CURRENT ID = Amphiglossus vulsini. ID as of 06FEB2018 = Madascincus Melanopleura

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  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • Madagascar
  • State/Province:
  • Alaotra Mangoro
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • https://sws.geonames.org/7670851 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • East Forest between Tamtave and Tamanarino
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • East Forest between Tamtave and Tamanarino
  • Georeference:
  • -18.192890°, 48.6996600° (Error radius: 91.502km) By: Rija RAJAONSON (REBIOMA) on 2007-03-14 (Source: BD 500FTM Laborde Madagasikara)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Radial of Feature:
  • 91000 m
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1915-01-01 / 1915-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 1915-1915
  • Collector:
  • Frederick Roelker Wulsin

  • None

Media type: text; Herpetology R-11851; R-11852; R-11853; R-11854; R-11855; R-11856; R-11857; R-11858; R-11859; R-11860; R-11861; R-11862; R-11863; R-11864; R-11865; R-11866; R-11867; R-11868; R-11869; R-11870; R-11871; R-11872; R-11873; R-11874; R-11875 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 008001-014025, pg.155;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Herp:R-11851 Phimophis guianensis to MCZ:He...

Media type: text; Herpetology R-8950 documents cataloged_item R-8951 documents cataloged_item R-8952 documents cataloged_item R-8956 documents cataloged_item R-8957 documents cataloged_item R-18357 documents cataloged_item R-170056 documents cataloged_item R-170057 documents cataloged_item A-1519 documents cataloged_item R-11869 documents cataloged_item R-26647 documents cataloged_item R-26648 documents cataloged_item R-15549 Description: Herpetology Types volume, 1929, page 142;

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