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MCZ Herpetology A-86795

Hemisus microscaphus Laurent, 1972

Holotype of Hemisus microscaphus

Date Collected:

1964-07-16

Africa: Ethiopia: Oromia | Lake Zwai

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Media type: image; Herpetology A-86795

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Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:Herp:A-86795 Hemisus microscaphus Holotype

Current Identification
Hemisus microscaphus Laurent, 1972
Animalia Chordata Amphibia Lissamphibia Anura Ranoidea Hemisidae
Common Name(s): Ethiopian snout-burrower; Lake zwai snout-burrower
Determiner: Laurent
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: Laurent/1972

Laurent 1972, page 38, Holotype of Hemisus microscaphus Laurent, 1972 cited as MCZ 19396

  • field number: MCZ FS-X-19396
  • muse location number: ZA86795

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: liver; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2021-08-27
subsampled by=Rina Morisawa   determined date=2021-08-27   determined by=Rina Morisawa  
whole animal (formalin) good in collection 1 History (4)
Remarks: maintained in 70% EtOH

Attribute Value Determination On
sex female By: Joe Martinez 2011-06-13
Remarks: eggs present
associated grant oVert: Open Exploration of Vertebrate Diversity in 3D By: Matt Gage 2022-01-21
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Rina Morisawa 2021-08-27

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  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • Ethiopia
  • State/Province:
  • Oromia
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Lake Zwai
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Lake Zwai, Ethiopa
  • Georeference:
  • 8.00000000, 38.8333000 (Error radius: 16.016km) By: DPR (MCZ) on 2005-10-11 (Source: Alexandria Digital Library Gazetteer)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1964-07-16
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 16/7/1964-16/7/1964
  • Collector:
  • Tom Monath

  • None

Media type: text; Herpetology A-86751; A-86752; A-86753; A-86754; A-86755; A-86756; A-86757; A-86758; A-86759; A-86760; A-86761; A-86762; A-86763; A-86764; A-86765; A-86766; A-86767; A-86768; A-86769; A-86770; A-86771; A-86772; A-86773; A-86774; A-86775; A-86776; A-86777; A-86778; A-86779; A-86780; A-86781; A-86782; A-86783; A-86784; A-86785; A-86786; A-86787; A-86788; A-86789; A-86790; A-86791; A-86792; A-86793; A-86794; A-86795; A-86796; A-86797; A-86798; A-86799; A-86800 Description: MCZ Herpetology Amphibia 080851-090500, pg.117;

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Ledger Entry for: 50 cataloged items from MCZ:Herp:A-86751 Litoria bicolor to MCZ:Herp:A-...

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