MCZ Herpetology R-29385

Anolis altae Dunn, 1930

Holotype of Anolis altae

Date Collected:

1929-01-30

Central America: Costa Rica: Heredia | Volcan Barba

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Current Identification
Anolis altae Dunn, 1930 linked data icon
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Sauria Dactyloidae
Common Name(s): High Anole
Determiner: Emmett Reid Dunn
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: Dunn/1930; Identification Made Date: 1930

  • muse location number: ZR29385

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: liver; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2021-11-23
subsampled by = Rina Morisawa   determined date=2021-11-19   determined by=Rina Morisawa  
whole animal (70% 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 2021-11-23

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  • Continent:
  • Central America
  • Country:
  • Costa Rica
  • State/Province:
  • Heredia
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1001294 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Volcan Barba
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Volcan Barba,Costa Rica
  • Elevation:
  • 7000 ft
  • Locality Remarks:
  • According to Jay Savage 1974, the Acosta farm is in the Canton de Santa Barbara, Provincia de Heredia, at 2133 m elevation on the southwestern slope of Volcan Barba on the main road from Varablanca via the Desengano pass
  • Georeference:
  • 10.1333000°, -84.100000° (Error radius: 12.595km) By: Kristina Yamamoto on 2005-04-27 (Source: Alexandria Digital Library Gazetteer)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Radial of Feature:
  • 10000 m
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1929-01-30
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 30/1/1929-30/1/1929
  • Collector:
  • Emmett Reid Dunn

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Media type: text; Herpetology R-29361;  R-29362;  R-29363;  R-29364;  R-29365;  R-29366;  R-29367;  R-29368;  R-29369;  R-29370;  R-29371;  R-29372;  R-29373;  R-29374;  R-29375;  R-29376;  R-29377;  R-29378;  R-29379;  R-29380;  R-29381;  R-29382;  R-29383;  R-29384;  R-29385 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 026001-032000, pg.135;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Herp:R-29361 Plestiodon egregius egregius t...

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