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  • Herpetology R-169141 MCZ Herpetology
  • Cnemaspis africanus elgonensis
  • whole animal (ethanol)
  •    Paratype of Cnemaspis africanus elgonensis
  • Western Mt. Elgon, Sipi
  • Africa: Uganda: Kapchorwa: Tingey
  • 12/12/1933-12/12/1933 (1933-12-12)
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Identifications
Cnemaspis africanus elgonensis
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Sauria Gekkonidae Cnemaspis africanus elgonensis
Identified by Arthur Loveridge
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: ALoveridge/1935; Identification Made Date: 1935
Citations
Loveridge 1935, Page 820, Paratype of Cnemaspis africanus elgonensis
OCE 1-21.v.85 by FDRoss,Paratype of C.a.elgonensis,loose #tag 40875 attached to one of 17 eggs and young,16 others considered duplicates.Dupl. of 169140-55
Locality and Collecting Event Details
Continent/Ocean: Africa
Country: Uganda
State/Province: Kapchorwa
County: Tingey
Specific Locality: Western Mt. Elgon, Sipi
Verbatim Locality: Uganda,Western Mt.Elgon,Sipi
Collecting Source: wild caught
Coordinates: 1.333334° 34.383334° (Datum: WGS84) , Error: 2.374 mi
Maureen Flannery; 2004-11-19; Source: NIMA gazetteer - GNS database.
Coordinate Remarks: Latitude/longitude is NIMA location, extent isto local villages: Kasakat, Chebonet, and Kamorok.
Collecting Date: 12/12/1933-12/12/1933 (1933-12-12)
Collectors
Arthur Loveridge
Identifiers
muse location number: ZR169140
previous number: MCZ-R-40875
Part Details
Part Name Condition Disposition # Remarks
whole animal (ethanol) unchecked unknown 1
Attributes
size: E,J
  [no agent data], 2008-12-03, MCZ
Remarks: OCE 1-21.v.85 by FDRoss,Paratype of C.a.elgonensis,loose #tag 40875 attached to one of 17 eggs and young,16 others considered duplicates.Dupl. of 169140-55
Media
 
Media of type text, Herpetology R-169126;R-169127;R-169128;R-169129;R-169130;R-169131;R-169132;R-169133;R-169134;R-169135;R-169136;R-169137;R-169138;R-169139;R-169140;R-169141;R-169142;R-169143;R-169144;R-169145;R-169146;R-169147;R-169148;R-169149;R-169150. Description:MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 167376-172400, pg.71

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Media Details
MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 167376-172400, pg.71

 
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