MCZ Herpetology R-4538

Geophis latifrontalis latifrontalis

Holotype of Geophis latifrontalis

Date Collected:

1821-01-12/1879-12-01

North America: Mexico: San Luis Potosi | Mtns of Alvarez, 16 leagues SE of San Luis Potosi

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Current Identification
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Colubroidea Colubridae
Determiner: Catalog
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: Catalog/1998
Previous Identification
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Colubroidea Colubridae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration

Media type: text; Garman 1883 Description: MCZ Memoirs Vol. VIII No. 3;

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Shows Publication: Garman 1883 Description: MCZ Memoirs Vol. VIII No. 3

  • muse location number: ZR4538

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 2021-09-30
subsampled by = Rina Morisawa   determined date=2021-09-29   determined by=Rina Morisawa  
whole animal (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 2021-09-30

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • Mexico
  • State/Province:
  • San Luis Potosi
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7005594 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Mtns of Alvarez, 16 leagues SE of San Luis Potosi
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Mtns. of Alvarez, 16 leagues S.E. of San Luis Potosi
  • Georeference:
  • 22.0377800°, -100.63806° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: Leticia Ochoa (UNAM) on 2006-06-05 (Source: CartografĂ­a Digital del Laboratorio de SIG'S y PR, Instituto de GeografĂ­a, UNAM. Incluye: INEGI, 2000; IMT,2000. Escala 1:250 000)
  • Datum:
  • NAD27
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1821-01-12 / 1879-12-01
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • New begin date from earliest date of birth in sources (year of birth conflicted), new end date from date received.
  • Collector:
  • Edward Palmer

  • None

Media type: text; Herpetology R-4526;  R-4527;  R-4528;  R-4529;  R-4530;  R-4531;  R-4532;  R-4533;  R-4534;  R-4535;  R-4536;  R-4537;  R-4538;  R-4539;  R-4540;  R-4541;  R-4542;  R-4543;  R-4544;  R-4545;  R-4546;  R-4547;  R-4548;  R-4549;  R-4550 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 004001-008000, pg.22;

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