MCZ Herpetology R-13202

Dasypeltis fasciata

Date Collected:

1876-01-01/1955-01-01

Africa: Cameroon: Centre | Metet

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Herp:R-13202 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Dasypeltis fasciata
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Colubroidea Colubridae
Common Name(s): Central African Egg-eating Snake; Western Forest Eggeater
Determiner: Catalog
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Catalog/1998
Previous Identification
Dasypeltis macrops
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Colubroidea Colubridae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration

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  • muse location number: ZR13202

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (ethanol) unchecked unknown 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
sex female [no agent data], Method: MCZ 2008-12-03
head width 6.03 mm By: Danny Rhoda, Method: calipers 2024-08-22
Remarks: measured on the dry skull, so this is the SKULL width, measurement taken on the left side of the specimen

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  • The following measurements were taken from the left side of the specimen by Danny Rhoda in August 2024: length of the anterior most point of the dentary to the intramandibular joint = 5.48 mm distance between anterior most point of dentary and posterior most point of the posterodorsal process = 8.94 mm distance between the intramandibular joint and the posterior most point of the posterodorsal process = 3.74 mm length of the compound bone = 15.91 mm length of the mandibular fossa (in-lever of the jaw adductor) = 4.53 mm length of the quadrate bone = 7.56 mm length of the supratemporal bone = 7.06 mm length of the ectopterygoid bone = 4.91 mm length of the pterygoid bone = 14.78 mm length of the pterygoid's tooth row = 3.78 mm length of the palatine bone = 4.77 mm length of the palatine's tooth row = 4.77 mm length of the maxilla bone = 6.96 mm length of the maxilla's tooth row = 6.96 mm.

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  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • Cameroon
  • State/Province:
  • Centre
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7594567 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Metet
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Cameroons,Metet
  • Locality Remarks:
  • this locality pertains specifically to the Presbyterian mission site of Metet (area also goes by the name Nkolmetet)
  • Georeference:
  • 3.44292900°, 11.7627030° (Error radius: 2650m) By: Jeremy Kisala on 2021-04-16 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1876-01-01 / 1955-01-01
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • New begin and end date from DOB and DOD
  • Collector:
  • George W. Schwablinked data icon

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Media type: text; Herpetology R-13201; R-13202; R-13203; R-13204; R-13205; R-13206; R-13207; R-13208; R-13209; R-13210; R-13211; R-13212; R-13213; R-13214; R-13215; R-13216; R-13217; R-13218; R-13219; R-13220; R-13221; R-13222; R-13223; R-13224; R-13225 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 008001-014025, pg.209;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Herp:R-13201 Varanus niloticus to MCZ:Herp:...

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