MCZ Herpetology R-30016

Pelusios williamsi laurenti Bour, 1983

Holotype of Pelusios williamsi laurenti  
  Paratype of Pelusios williamsi

Date Collected:

1930-05-11

Africa: Tanzania: Mwanza | Ukerewe Id, Lake Victoria

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Herp:R-30016 JSON-LD

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Current Identification
Pelusios williamsi laurenti Bour, 1983
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Anapsida Testudinata Pleurodira Pelomedusoides Pelomedusidae
Common Name(s): Ukerewe Island Mud Turtle
Determiner: Bour
Nature of ID: expert ID
Previous Identifications
Pelusios williamsi laurenti Bour, 1983
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Anapsida Testudinata Pleurodira Pelomedusoides Pelomedusidae
Common Name(s): Ukerewe Island Mud Turtle
Determiner: Bour
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: Bour/1984
Pelusias nigricanus rhodesianus
Animalia Chordata Reptilia
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration

  • muse location number: ZR30016

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: muscle; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2022-03-16
subsampled by = Rina Morisawa   determined date=2022-03-11   determined by=Rina Morisawa  
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
sex male By: systematic card 2022-10-19
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Rina Morisawa 2022-03-16

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  • TYPE: also paratype of Pelusios w. williamsi Laurent 1965. Specimen is located in SST#30 as of 08AUG2016 CFalvey.

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  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • Tanzania
  • State/Province:
  • Mwanza
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1001716 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Ukerewe Id, Lake Victoria
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Ukerewe Id,Lake Victoria,Tang Terr
  • Georeference:
  • -2.0500000°, 33.0000000° (Error radius: 16.624mi) By: Maureen Flannery on 2005-04-18 (Source: NIMA gazetteer - GNS database.)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Radial of Feature:
  • 24140.16 m
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1930-05-11
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 11/5/1930-11/5/1930
  • Collector:
  • Arthur Loveridgelinked data icon

  • None

Media type: text; Herpetology R-30011; R-30012; R-30013; R-30014; R-30015; R-30016; R-30017; R-30018; R-30019; R-30020; R-30021; R-30022; R-30023; R-30024; R-30025; R-30026; R-30027; R-30028; R-30029; R-30030; R-30031; R-30032; R-30033; R-30034; R-30035 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 026001-032000, pg.161;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Herp:R-30011 Eretmochelys imbricata bissa t...

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