MCZ Mammalogy 26358

Otomys lacustris G.M. Allen and Loveridge, 1933

Holotype of Otomys anchietae lacustris

Date Collected:

1930-02-21

Africa: Tanzania | north end of Lake Nyasa, Ukinga Mountains, Madehani [VERBATIM ELEVATION:2135]

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:26358 JSON-LD

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Current Identification
Otomys lacustris G.M. Allen and Loveridge, 1933
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae
Common Name(s): Tanzanian Vlei Rat
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Previous Identifications
Otomys F. Cuvier, 1824 sp.
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae
Common Name(s): Vlei Rats
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: MCZ Ledger
Otomys anchietae lacustris
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae
Determiner: Glover M. Allenlinked data icon; Arthur Loveridgelinked data icon on 1933-02-28
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: ID Date is date of publication

Allen and Loveridge 1933, page 120, Holotype of Otomys anchietae lacustris
Media type: text; Allen and Loveridge 1933 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. LXXV no. 2;

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Part Condition Disposition Count
skin (dry) unchecked unknown 1 History
skull (dry) unchecked unknown 1 History
tissue (dry) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: skin; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2023-10-26
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2023-10-19   determined by=Nina Black  

Attribute Value Determination On
sex female [no agent data], Method: migration 2009-06-20
age class adult [no agent data], Method: migration 2009-06-20
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2023-10-26

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  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • Tanzania
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1000203 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • north end of Lake Nyasa, Ukinga Mountains, Madehani [VERBATIM ELEVATION:2135]
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Tanganyika Territory, Madehani, Ukinga Mts.
  • Georeference:
  • -7.6393810°, 36.3583150° (Error radius: 23708m) By: Tsuyoshi Takahashi on 2021-11-19 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1930-02-21
  • Verbatim Date:
  • Migrated as 21-Feb-1930
  • Collector:
  • Arthur Loveridgelinked data icon

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Media type: text; Mammalogy 26351; 26353; 26354; 26355; 26356; 26357; 26358; 26359; 26360; 26361; 26362; 26363; 26364; 26365; 26366; 26367; 26368; 26369; 26370; 26371; 26372; 26373; 26374; 26375; 26352 Description: MCZ Mammalogy Mammals 021926-027875, pg.178;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Mamm:26351 Otomys lacustris Paratype to MC...

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