MCZ Herpetology R-42223

Psammobates tentorius (Bell, 1828)

Date Collected:

1894-12-16/1936-11-02

Africa: South Africa: Northern Cape | Steinkopf

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Herp:R-42223 JSON-LD

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Current Identification
Psammobates tentorius (Bell, 1828)
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Anapsida Testudinata Cryptodira Testudinoidea Testudinidae
Common Name(s): tent tortoise
Determiner: systematic card on 2016-07-18
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Previous Identifications
Testudo schonlandica
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Anapsida Testudinata Cryptodira Testudinoidea Testudinidae
Determiner: Catalog
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: Catalog/1997
Testudo verroxii
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Anapsida Testudinata Cryptodira Testudinoidea Testudinidae
Determiner: Catalog
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Catalog/1997

Hewitt 1934, page 303, Additional Material of Chersinella schonlandi Hewitt, 1934 three specimens noted as types; this specimen mentioned in paper as material examined
Barbour and Loveridge 1946, page 91, Voucher of Chersinella schonlandi Hewitt, 1934
Media type: text; Barbour and Loveridge 1946 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. XCVI no. 2;

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Shows Publication: Barbour and Loveridge 1946 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. XCVI no. 2

  • muse location number: ZR42210

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole shell (dry) good in collection 1 History (4)

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  • Paratype of Chersinella schonlandi (Hewitt, 1934) see Barbour and Loveridge MCZ type list 1946, Joe Martinez 18JUL2016

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  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • South Africa
  • State/Province:
  • Northern Cape
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7017582 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Steinkopf
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Steinkopf, C.P., South Africa
  • Georeference:
  • -29.267000°, 17.7330000° (Error radius: 13.7km) By: CSD (MCZ) on 2006-09-18 (Source: www.fallingrain.com)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Radial of Feature:
  • 11200 m
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1894-12-16 / 1936-11-02
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • New begin and end date from DOB and DOD
  • Collector:
  • Cornelius G. S. de Villiers

  • None

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Ledger Entry for: 50 cataloged items from MCZ:Herp:R-42201 Emydoidea blandingii to MCZ:He...

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