MCZ Herpetology R-17960

Helminthophis praeocularis Amaral, 1924

Holotype of Helminthophis praeocularis

Date Collected:

1924-03

South America: Colombia | Honda

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Current Identification
Helminthophis praeocularis Amaral, 1924
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Typhlopoidea Anomalepididae
Common Name(s): Preocular Blind Snake
Determiner: Afranio do Amaral
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: Amaral/1924

  • muse location number: ZR17960

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: liver/muscle; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2021-10-29
subsampled by=Rina Morisawa   determined date=2021-10-15   determined by=Rina Morisawa  
whole animal (70% ethanol) In 2 pieces, but in good shape in collection 1 History (4)
Remarks: José Rosado - 2016-11-07

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Rina Morisawa 2021-10-29

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  • Continent:
  • South America
  • Country:
  • Colombia
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1000050 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Honda
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Honda,Colombia
  • Georeference:
  • 5.20433400°, -74.746201° (Error radius: 7921m) By: Tsuyoshi Takahashi on 2020-06-04 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1924-03-01 / 1924-03-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 0/3/1924-0/3/1924
  • Collector:
  • Brother Niceforo Maria

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Media type: text; Herpetology R-17951; R-17952; R-17953; R-17954; R-17955; R-17956; R-17957; R-17958; R-17959; R-17960; R-17961; R-17962; R-17963; R-17964; R-17965; R-17966; R-17967; R-17968; R-17969; R-17970; R-17971; R-17972; R-17973; R-17974; R-17975 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 014026-020000, pg.158;

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