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  • Herpetology A-98574 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
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: Filed under B. americanus americanus
Bufo americanus americanus Holbrook, 1836
Animalia Chordata Amphibia Lissamphibia Anura Bufonoidea Bufonidae Bufo americanus americanus
Eastern American Toad
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-599
Part Details
Part Name Condition Disposition # Remarks
whole animal (ethanol) unchecked unknown 1
Remarks: PREV#: Duplicate from MCZ series 599
Media
 
Media of type text, Herpetology A-98551;A-98552;A-98553;A-98554;A-98555;A-98556;A-98557;A-98558;A-98559;A-98560;A-98561;A-98562;A-98563;A-98564;A-98565;A-98566;A-98567;A-98568;A-98569;A-98570;A-98571;A-98572;A-98573;A-98574;A-98575;A-98576;A-98577;A-98578;A-98579;A-98580;A-98581;A-98582;A-98583;A-98584;A-98585;A-98586;A-98587;A-98588;A-98589;A-98590;A-98591;A-98592;A-98593;A-98594;A-98595;A-98596;A-98597;A-98598;A-98599;A-98600. Description:MCZ Herpetology Amphibia 090501-100000, pg.162

text (text/html)
Media Details
MCZ Herpetology Amphibia 090501-100000, pg.162

 
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