MCZ Cryogenic 16978

Anolis conspersus Garman, 1887

Date Collected:

2025-03-10

Central America: Cayman Islands: West Indies: Grand Cayman | Mastic North

Current Identification
Anolis conspersus Garman, 1887 linked data icon
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Sauria Dactyloidae
Common Name(s): Grand Cayman Anole; Grand Cayman Blue-fanned Anole
Determiner: Inbar Maayan on 2025-03-10
Nature of ID: field ID

  • None

  • field number: C355
  • other number: 1669 - cloacal swab
  • other number: C355 - blood in lysis buffer
  • other number: R5983 - TAIL TIP TISSUE

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (RNAlater) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: tail tip; transferred to MCZ-Cryo on 2025-05-08
tissue (frozen) good on loan 1 History
Remarks: cloacal swab; transferred to MCZ-Cryo on 8May2025
tissue (lysis buffer) good on loan 1 History
Remarks: blood; in Queen's Lysis Buffer; transferred to MCZ-Cryo on 8May2025

Attribute Value Determination On
sex male By: Inbar Maayan, Method: see specimen remarks
Remarks: phenotypic sex
Associated MCZ Collection Herpetology By: Emily Blank 2025-05-13
snout-vent length 62 mm By: Inbar Maayan, Method: Clear ruler
weight 5.5 g By: Inbar Maayan, Method: Digital scale

  • None

  • Sex determined by presence/absence of hemipene and enlarged post-anal scales; body, dewlap, head size; and tail base width

  • None

  • Continent:
  • Central America
  • Country:
  • Cayman Islands
  • Island Group:
  • West Indies
  • Island:
  • Grand Cayman
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • [unknown]
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1007236 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Mastic North
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Central America: Cayman Islands: West Indies: Grand Cayman: Mastic North
  • Elevation:
  • 17.536812 m
  • Georeference:
  • 19.3406290°, -81.193408° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: Inbar Maayan on 2025-03-10 (Source: GPS)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Method:
  • Slip-knot loop on pole
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 2025-03-10
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 2025-3-10
  • Collectors:
  • Inbar Maayan; Alyssa A. Vanerelli; Michail Rovatsos; Dinara Perera; Darcelle James

  • None

  • None

  • [Masked]

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