MCZ Herpetology A-140527

Desmognathus fuscus Rafinesque, 1820

Date Collected:

1994-04-18

North America: United States: Massachusetts: Franklin | Vicinity Of Chapel Falls, Ashfield.

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Herp:A-140527 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Desmognathus fuscus Rafinesque, 1820
Animalia Chordata Amphibia Lissamphibia Caudata Salamandroidea Plethodontidae
Common Name(s): Dusky Salamander; Northern dusky salamander; salamandre sombre du nord
Determiner: Stephen G. Tilleylinked data icon
Nature of ID: expert ID

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  • collector number: 30254
  • collector number 2: 6144

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (frozen: -80°C) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: stored in distilled water; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2015-06-11
whole animal (formalin) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: maintained in 70% EtOH; Tissue also taken by collector, not housed at MCZ

Attribute Value Determination On
sex unknown By: Stephen G. Tilley

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Massachusetts
  • County:
  • Franklin
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7013942 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Vicinity Of Chapel Falls, Ashfield.
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • MA: Franklin Co; Ashfield; Vicinity Of Chapel Falls.
  • Georeference:
  • 42.4820310°, -72.759814° (Error radius: 301m) By: José Rosado on 2016-09-28 (Source: GEOLocate)[Note: a coordinate uncertainty of 301m is given by Biogeomancer and GeoLocate when unable to determine an uncertainty]
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1994-04-18
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 18-Apr-1994
  • Collectors:
  • Elizabeth L. Jockusch; Mario Garcia-ParisORCID iD icon

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