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MCZ Herpetology A-137819

Thorius longicaudus Parra-Olea et al., 2016

Holotype of Thorius longicaudus

Date Collected:

1974-11-18

North America: Mexico: Oaxaca | Mexico Hwy. 131, 19 km S (by road) Sola de Vega

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Herp:A-137819 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Thorius longicaudus Parra-Olea et al., 2016
Animalia Chordata Amphibia Lissamphibia Caudata Salamandroidea Plethodontidae
Determiner: Gabriela Parra-OleaORCID iD icon on 2016-11-15
Nature of ID: type ID
Previous Identification
Thorius Cope, 1869
Animalia Chordata Amphibia Lissamphibia Caudata Salamandroidea Plethodontidae
Common Name(s): pigmy salamanders
Determiner: Staff
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Staff/2006

Parra-Olea et al. 2016, Holotype of Thorius longicaudus Parra-Olea et al., 2016 doi: 10.7717/peerj.2694 linked data icon
Media type: image; Parra-Olea et al. 2016 Description: text, images, maps;

(Media Record)(media file)

Shows Publication Parra-Olea et al. 2016 Description: text, images, maps

  • muse location number: ZA137819
  • previous number: MVZ:Herp:131236

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: liver/muscle; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2021-09-23
subsampled by=Rina Morisawa   determined by=Rina Morisawa  
whole animal (ethanol) fair in collection 1 History
Remarks: right forefoot in separate vial with specimen

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Rina Morisawa 2021-09-23

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • Mexico
  • State/Province:
  • Oaxaca
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7005591 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Mexico Hwy. 131, 19 km S (by road) Sola de Vega
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • from MVZ online database
  • Elevation:
  • 2200 m
  • Habitat Description:
  • pine-oak forest
  • Locality Remarks:
  • LAT/LONG: 16.459722,-97.007222 (max error distance: 1.413km; DATUM:NAD27); LOC: collected in pine-oak forest along Mexico Hwy. 131
  • Georeference:
  • 16.4597220, -97.007222 (Error radius: 1.413km) By: [no agent data] on 2016-11-17 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • NAD27
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1974-11-18
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 18/11/1974-18/11/1974
  • Collectors:
  • James F. Lynch; David B. WakeORCID iD icon; Theodore J. PapenfussORCID iD icon

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  • None

  • [Masked]
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