MCZ Herpetology R-11066

Chelonoidis vicina (Gunther, 1875)

Holotype of Testudo microphyes

Date Collected:

1891-08-01/1891-08-31

South America: Ecuador: Galápagos: Galapagos Archipelago: Isla Isabela | Villamiel, SE Albemarle

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Current Identification
Chelonoidis vicina (Gunther, 1875)
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Anapsida Testudinata Cryptodira Testudinoidea Testudinidae
Common Name(s): Albemarle Island giant tortoise; Southern Isabela giant tortoise
Determiner: systematic card on 2016-05-19
Nature of ID: sp. based on geog.
Previous Identification
Testudo microphyes
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Anapsida Testudinata Cryptodira Testudinoidea Testudinidae
Determiner: Georg Baur
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: Catalog/1997; Identification Made Date: 1889

Baur 1889, page 1044, Holotype of Testudo microphyes TYPE of T. guntheri? CURRENT ID = Geochelone elephantopus nigrita

  • muse location number: ZR11065

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: bone from spinal ridge; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2022-03-16
subsampled by = Rina Morisawa   determined date=2022-02-18   determined by=Rina Morisawa  
whole shell (dry) fair in collection 1 History (3)
Remarks: plus cervical vertebrae

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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  • TYPE of T. guntheri?; housed in OCC 8 | original ledger entry notes: "Exc. Clark Univ."

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  • Continent:
  • South America
  • Country:
  • Ecuador
  • State/Province:
  • Galápagos
  • Island Group:
  • Galapagos Archipelago
  • Island:
  • Isla Isabela
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Villamiel, SE Albemarle
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Villamiel SE Albemarle
  • Georeference:
  • -0.8783810°, -90.940946° (Error radius: 17983m) By: Cleo Falvey on 2019-10-31 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1891-08-01 / 1891-08-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 0/8/1891-0/8/1891
  • Collector:
  • George H. C. L. Baur

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Media type: text; Herpetology R-11051; R-11052; R-11053; R-11054; R-11055; R-11056; R-11057; R-11058; R-11059; R-11060; R-11061; R-11062; R-11063; R-11064; R-11065; R-11066; R-11067; R-11068; R-11069; R-11070; R-11071; R-11072; R-11073; R-11074; R-11075 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 008001-014025, pg.123;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Herp:R-11051 Anolis loysiana to MCZ:Herp:R-...

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