MCZ Herpetology R-100546

Sphenomorphus brunneus

Holotype of Sphenomorphus brunneus

Date Collected:

1967-07-03/1967-08-03

Oceania: Papua New Guinea: Chimbu Province | Karimui

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Current Identification
Sphenomorphus brunneus
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Sauria Scincidae
Determiner: Allen E. Greer, Jr.; Parker
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: Greer&Parker/1974
Previous Identification
Sphenomorphus schodei
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Sauria Scincidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration

  • collector number: 40210
  • muse location number: ZR100545

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History (3)
Remarks: muscle; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2022-03-16
subsampled by = Rina Morisawa   determined date=2022-01-20   determined by=Rina Morisawa  
whole animal (ethanol) good in collection 1 History (3)

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Rina Morisawa 2022-03-16

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  • Species description in Greer, A. E. & F. Parker 1974. The fasciatus group of Sphenomorphus (Lacertilia: Scincidae): notes on eight previously described species and description of three new species. Papua New Guin. Sci. Soc. Proc. [1973] 25: 31-61.

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  • Ocean:
  • Oceania
  • Country:
  • Papua New Guinea
  • State/Province:
  • Chimbu Province
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1000828 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Karimui
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • New Guinea:Karimui 3200ft
  • Elevation:
  • 3200 ft
  • Georeference:
  • -6.4972863°, 144.833251° (Error radius: 1.502km) By: Carla H. Kishinami on 2006-12-07 (Source: Gazetteer: PNG National Mapping Bureau database of village names, undated and unpublished;and Map: Royal Australian Survey Corps, Kubor, sheet #7885 (Ed 1) Series T601, 1979, 1:100,000, AGD 66.##)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Radial of Feature:
  • 1500 m
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1967-07-03 / 1967-08-03
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 3/8/1967-3/7/1967
  • Collector:
  • Fred S. Parkerlinked data icon

  • None

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