MCZ Herpetology R-44868

Tropidophis parkeri Grant, 1941

Paratype of Tropidophis parkeri

Date Collected:

1938-04-08/1938-04-12

Central America: Cayman Islands: West Indies | Little Cayman

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Herp:R-44868 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Tropidophis parkeri Grant, 1941 linked data icon
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Henophidia Tropidophiidae
Common Name(s): Lazy Snake; Parker's Dwarf Boa
Determined As: Tropidophis parkeri Grant, 1941
Determiner: Matt GageORCID iD icon on 2024-12-04
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Previous Identifications
Tropidophis caymanensis parkeri
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Henophidia Tropidophidae
Determiner: Catalog
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: Catalog/1997
Tropidophis melanurus parkeri
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Henophidia Tropidophidae
Determiner: Catalog
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Catalog/1997

Grant 1940, page 44, Paratype of Tropidophis parkeri Grant, 1941
Barbour and Loveridge 1946, page 208, Voucher of Tropidophis parkeri Grant, 1941 Questionable paratype status, see Publication ID: 11019.
Media type: text; Barbour and Loveridge 1946 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. XCVI no. 2;

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Shows Publication: Barbour and Loveridge 1946 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. XCVI no. 2

  • collector number: 2601
  • muse location number: ZR44865

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
snout-vent length 201 mm By: Van Wallach, Method: placed specimen against a measuring tape 2024-10-16
tail length 23 mm By: Van Wallach, Method: placed specimen against a measuring tape 2024-10-16
total length 224 mm By: Van Wallach, Method: placed specimen against a measuring tape 2024-10-16

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  • Continent:
  • Central America
  • Country:
  • Cayman Islands
  • Island Group:
  • West Indies
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Little Cayman
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Little Cayman,WI
  • Georeference:
  • 19.6833330°, -80.050000° (Error radius: 11159m) By: Cleo Falvey on 2020-06-08 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1938-04-08 / 1938-04-12
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 8/4/1938-12/4/1938
  • Collector:
  • Chapman Grant

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Media type: text; Herpetology R-44865; R-44866; R-44867; R-44868; R-44869; R-44870; R-44871; R-44872; R-44873; R-44874; R-44875; R-44876; R-44877; R-44878; R-44879; R-44880; R-44881; R-44882; R-44883; R-44884; R-44885; R-44886; R-44887; R-44888; R-44889; R-44890; R-44891; R-44892; R-44893; R-44894; R-44895; R-44896; R-44897; R-44898; R-44899; R-44900; R-44851; R-44852; R-44853; R-44854; R-44855; R-44856; R-44857; R-44858; R-44859; R-44860; R-44861; R-44862; R-44863; R-44864 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 044001-056050, pg.18;

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Ledger Entry for: 50 cataloged items from MCZ:Herp:R-44865 Tropidophis parkeri Holotype ...

Media type: text; Herpetology R-42250 documents cataloged_item R-42251 documents cataloged_item R-42252 documents cataloged_item R-42253 documents cataloged_item R-42254 documents cataloged_item R-42255 documents cataloged_item R-42256 documents cataloged_item R-42257 documents cataloged_item R-42258 documents cataloged_item R-42259 documents cataloged_item R-42260 documents cataloged_item R-42261 documents cataloged_item R-42262 documents cataloged_item R-42263 documents cataloged_item R-42264 documents cataloged_item R-42051 documents cataloged_item R-42052 documents cataloged_item R-44769 documents cataloged_item R-44865 documents cataloged_item R-44866 documents cataloged_item R-44867 documents cataloged_item R-44868 documents cataloged_item R-47051 documents cataloged_item R-47052 documents cataloged_item R-47053 Description: Herpetology Types volume, 1946, page 160;

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Documents Cataloged Item: MCZ:Herp:R-42250 Tropidophis canus barbouri Documents Ca...

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