MCZ Herpetology R-77220

Antillotyphlops catapontus (Thomas, 1966)

Holotype of Typhlops richardi capapontus

Date Collected:

1964-08-18

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: British Virgin Islands: Anegada Island | Anegadas, vicinity of the settlement

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Herp:R-77220 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Antillotyphlops catapontus (Thomas, 1966)
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Typhlopoidea Typhlopidae
Common Name(s): Erica's Worm Snake
Determiner: José Rosado on 2017-06-16
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Previous Identifications
Typhlops richardi capapontus
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Typhlopoidea Typhlopidae
Determiner: Thomas
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: Thomas/1966; Identification Made Date: 1966
Typhlops syntherus
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Typhlopoidea Typhlopidae
Common Name(s): Barahona Worm Snake
Determiner: Catalog
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Catalog/1997

Thomas 1966, page 187, Holotype of Typhlops richardi capapontus Thomas, R 1966 Revista Biol Trop., San Jose13: 187-201, 6 figs

  • collector number: V3939
  • muse location number: ZR77220

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: muscle; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2021-10-29
subsampled by = Rina Morisawa   determined date=2021-10-21   determined by=Rina Morisawa  
whole animal (ethanol) good in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Rina Morisawa 2021-10-29

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Island:
  • Anegada Island
  • 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:
  • Anegadas, vicinity of the settlement
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Anegadas:vicinity of the Settlement
  • Georeference:
  • 18.7166670°, -64.316667° (Error radius: 3036m) By: Cleo Falvey on 2019-10-31 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1964-08-18
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 18/8/1964-18/8/1964
  • Collector:
  • Richard Thomas

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Media type: text; Herpetology R-77201; R-77202; R-77203; R-77204; R-77205; R-77206; R-77207; R-77208; R-77209; R-77210; R-77211; R-77212; R-77213; R-77214; R-77215; R-77216; R-77217; R-77218; R-77219; R-77220; R-77221; R-77222; R-77223; R-77224; R-77225; R-77226; R-77227; R-77228; R-77229; R-77230; R-77231; R-77232; R-77233; R-77234; R-77235; R-77236; R-77237; R-77238; R-77239; R-77240; R-77241; R-77242; R-77243; R-77244; R-77245; R-77246; R-77247; R-77248; R-77249; R-77250 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 075607-085400, pg.33;

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