MCZ Herpetology R-181161

Geodipsas zeny

Holotype of Geodipsas zeny

Date Collected:

1993-01-11

Africa: Madagascar: Atsimo-Atsinanana | Fivondronana Midongy du Sud, approx 7km SW airline Midongy du Sud near Rianambo

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Herp:R-181161 JSON-LD

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Current Identification
Geodipsas zeny
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Colubroidea Colubridae
Determiner: John E. Cadlelinked data icon
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: JECadle/1996

Cadle 1996, page 44, Holotype of Geodipsas zeny
Media type: text; Cadle 1996 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. CLV no. 2;

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Shows Publication: Cadle 1996 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. CLV no. 2

  • collector number: JEC 12580
  • muse location number: ZR181158

Part Condition Disposition Count
Hemipenis (70% ethanol) good in collection 1 History (3)
Remarks: in Hemipenes Collection
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: internal; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2021-09-30
subsampled by = Rina Morisawa   determined date=2021-09-29   determined by=Rina Morisawa  
whole animal (ethanol) good in collection 1 History (3)

Attribute Value Determination On
sex male By: John E. Cadle
Remarks: right hemipenis everted
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Rina Morisawa 2021-09-30

  • None

  • OCE LAT 17.X.95, See field notes for additional amounts

  • None

  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • Madagascar
  • State/Province:
  • Atsimo-Atsinanana
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • https://sws.geonames.org/7670908 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Fivondronana Midongy du Sud, approx 7km SW airline Midongy du Sud near Rianambo
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Madagascar Prov Fianarantsoa Fivondronana Ifanadiana Midongy du Sud approx 7km SW airline Midongy du Sud near Rianambo high waterfall on Alapo River
  • Elevation:
  • 670 m
  • Georeference:
  • -23.650000°, 46.9500000° (Error radius: 1500m) By: [no agent data] on 2008-12-03 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (23° 39′ 0″ S  46° 57′ 0″ E)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1993-01-11
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 11 Jan 1993-11 Jan 1993
  • Collector:
  • John E. Cadlelinked data icon

  • None

Media type: text; Herpetology R-181151; R-181152; R-181153; R-181154; R-181155; R-181156; R-181157; R-181158; R-181159; R-181160; R-181161; R-181162; R-181163; R-181164; R-181165; R-181166; R-181167; R-181168; R-181169; R-181170; R-181171; R-181172; R-181173; R-181174; R-181175 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 177351-182350, pg.153;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Herp:R-181151 Geodipsas laphystia Paratype...

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