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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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; confirmed by João Tonini on 2023-09-08
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Rina Morisawa 2021-08-27
associated grant oVert: Open Exploration of Vertebrate Diversity in 3D By: Matt Gage 2022-01-21

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  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • Ethiopia
  • State/Province:
  • Oromia
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7594688 linked data icon
  • 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

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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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