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  • Herpetology A-98546 MCZ Herpetology
  • Anaxyrus americanus americanus
  • whole animal (ethanol)
  • Cambridge
  • North America: United States: Massachusetts: Middlesex
  • [no verbatim date data] (1840-08-23 - 1878-03-18)
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Identifications
Anaxyrus americanus americanus (Holbrook, 1836)
Animalia Chordata Amphibia Anura Bufonoidea Bufonidae Anaxyrus americanus americanus
Eastern American toad
Identified by [no agent data]
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: SICA: Bufo americanus americanus
Bufo americanus americanus Holbrook, 1836
Animalia Chordata Amphibia Lissamphibia Anura Bufonoidea Bufonidae Bufo americanus americanus
Eastern American Toad
Identified by [no agent data]
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Bufo americanus
Animalia Chordata Amphibia Lissamphibia Anura Bufonoidea Bufonidae Bufo americanus
American Toad; crapaud d'Amérique
Identified by Catalog
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Catalog/1995
Locality and Collecting Event Details
Continent/Ocean: North America
Country: United States
State/Province: Massachusetts
County: Middlesex
Specific Locality: Cambridge
Verbatim Locality: Cambridge, Mass.
Collecting Source: wild caught
Coordinates: 42.37809372° -71.11649323° (Datum: WGS84) , Error: 2.56 mi
MRP (MCZ); 2005-01-13; Source: Maptech.com
Coordinate Remarks: Used coordinates for Harvard University (Harvard Yard) aprox. midpoint of Cambridge. Extent estimated 2.559 mi radius, measured Cambridge town boundary. (Calculated Error - Named place only)
Collecting Date: [no verbatim date data] (1840-08-23 - 1878-03-18)
Collecting Event Remarks: New begin and end date from DOB and DOD.
Collectors
Charles F. Hartt
Identifiers
muse location number: ZA597
previous number: MCZ-A-597
Part Details
Part Name Condition Disposition # Remarks
whole animal (ethanol) unchecked unknown 1
Media
 
Media of type text, Herpetology A-98501;A-98502;A-98503;A-98504;A-98505;A-98506;A-98507;A-98508;A-98509;A-98510;A-98511;A-98512;A-98513;A-98514;A-98515;A-98516;A-98517;A-98518;A-98519;A-98520;A-98521;A-98522;A-98523;A-98524;A-98525;A-98526;A-98527;A-98528;A-98529;A-98530;A-98531;A-98532;A-98533;A-98534;A-98535;A-98536;A-98537;A-98538;A-98539;A-98540;A-98541;A-98542;A-98543;A-98544;A-98545;A-98546;A-98547;A-98548;A-98549;A-98550. Description:MCZ Herpetology Amphibia 090501-100000, pg.161

text (text/html)
Media Details
MCZ Herpetology Amphibia 090501-100000, pg.161

 
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