MCZ Herpetology R-25612

Rhabdophis barbouri (Taylor, 1922)

Syntype of Natrix barbouri

Date Collected:

1920-04-25

Asia: Philippines: Cordillera Administrative Region: Apayao/Kalinga Province: Luzon Islands: Luzon Island | Balbalan, Kalinga

Current Identification
Rhabdophis barbouri (Taylor, 1922)
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Colubroidea Colubridae
Common Name(s): Barbour's Water Snake
Determiner: Taylor
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Taylor
Previous Identification
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Colubroidea Colubridae
Determiner: Catalog
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: Catalog/1997

Taylor 1922, page 291, Syntype of Natrix barbouri cited as 836
Media type: text; Taylor 1922 Description: text, illustrations and images;

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Shows Publication: Taylor 1922 Description: text, illustrations and images

  • collector number: 76(836)
  • muse location number: ZR25596

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History (3)
Remarks: liver; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2021-10-08
subsampled by = Rina Morisawa   determined date=2021-10-06   determined by=Rina Morisawa  
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: head may be breaking off

Attribute Value Determination On
sex female [no agent data], Method: MCZ 2008-12-03
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Rina Morisawa 2021-10-08
head length 20 mm By: Edward Harrison Taylor 1922-09-30
Remarks: noted in original publication
head width 13 mm By: Edward Harrison Taylor 1922-09-30
Remarks: noted in original publication
snout-eye length 6.3 mm By: Edward Harrison Taylor 1922-09-30
Remarks: noted in original publication
snout-vent length 552 mm By: Van Wallach, Method: placed specimen against a measuring tape 2024-10-16
Remarks: original publication lists the cotype's measurement as 560 mm
tail length 245 mm By: Van Wallach, Method: placed specimen against a measuring tape 2024-10-16
Remarks: tail incomplete; original publication lists the cotype's measurement as 260 mm
total length 797 mm By: Van Wallach, Method: placed specimen against a measuring tape 2024-10-16
Remarks: tail incomplete; original publication lists the cotype's measurement as 820 mm

  • None

  • Syntype?; Paratype of Natrix barbouri

  • None

  • Continent:
  • Asia
  • Country:
  • Philippines
  • State/Province:
  • Cordillera Administrative Region
  • County:
  • Apayao/Kalinga Province
  • Island Group:
  • Luzon Islands
  • Island:
  • Luzon Island
  • Specific Locality:
  • Balbalan, Kalinga
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Balbalian Kalinga, Philippine Ids.
  • Georeference:
  • 17.5305000°, 121.149253° (Error radius: 12895m) By: Cleo Falvey on 2020-04-23 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1920-04-25
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 25/4/1920-25/4/1920
  • Collector:
  • Edward Harrison Taylor

  • None

Media type: text; Herpetology A-2905 documents cataloged_item A-2906 documents cataloged_item A-2907 documents cataloged_item R-14209 documents cataloged_item R-7101 documents cataloged_item R-25612 documents cataloged_item A-2396 documents cataloged_item A-10151 Description: Herpetology Types volume, 1929, page 111;

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Documents Cataloged Item: MCZ:Herp:A-2905 Nannobatrachus beddomii Syntype Documents...

Media type: text; Herpetology R-25611;  R-25612;  R-25613;  R-25614;  R-25615;  R-25616;  R-25617;  R-25618;  R-25619;  R-25620;  R-25621;  R-25622;  R-25623;  R-25624;  R-25625;  R-25626;  R-25627;  R-25628;  R-25629;  R-25630;  R-25631;  R-25632;  R-25633;  R-25634;  R-25635 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 020001-026000, pg.226;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Herp:R-25611 Natrix dendrophiops to MCZ:Her...

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