MCZ Herpetology R-22288

Tropidophis melanurus (Schlegel, 1837)

Date Collected:

1926-01-01/1926-12-31

Central America: Cuba: Cienfuegos Province: West Indies: Greater Antilles: Cuba | Soledad: Cienfuegos: Cuba

Current Identification
Tropidophis melanurus (Schlegel, 1837)
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Henophidia Tropidophidae
Common Name(s): Giant Trope; Wood Snake; dusky dwarf boa
Determiner: Catalog
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Catalog/1997

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  • muse location number: ZR22278

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

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  • MISC.:Snake was preserved with prey item in mouth, Anolis sp.

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  • Continent:
  • Central America
  • Country:
  • Cuba
  • State/Province:
  • Cienfuegos Province
  • Island Group:
  • West Indies: Greater Antilles
  • Island:
  • Cuba
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1001205 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Soledad: Cienfuegos: Cuba
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Soledad, Cienfuegos, Cuba
  • Georeference:
  • 22.4667000°, -80.466700° (Error radius: 0.857km) By: Cesar Buitrago (MCZ) on 2004-11-02 (Source: Alexandria Digital Library Gazetteer)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Radial of Feature:
  • 855 m
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1926-01-01 / 1926-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 1926-1926
  • Collector:
  • Thomas Barbourlinked data icon

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Media type: text; Herpetology R-22276;  R-22277;  R-22278;  R-22279;  R-22280;  R-22281;  R-22282;  R-22283;  R-22284;  R-22285;  R-22286;  R-22287;  R-22288;  R-22289;  R-22290;  R-22291;  R-22292;  R-22293;  R-22294;  R-22295;  R-22296;  R-22297;  R-22298;  R-22299;  R-22300 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 020001-026000, pg.92;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Herp:R-22276 Enulius flavitorques flavitorq...

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