MCZ Herpetology R-48048

Letheobia lumbriciformis (Peters, 1874)

Date Collected:

1939-06-19

Africa: Tanzania: Tanga | Amboni Estate,nrTanga,Tang Terr

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Herp:R-48048 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Letheobia lumbriciformis (Peters, 1874)
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Typhlopoidea Typhlopidae
Common Name(s): Wormlike Beaked Snake; Zanzibar Gracile Blind-snake
Determiner: José Rosado on 2017-06-21
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Previous Identifications
Rhinotyphlops lumbriciformis (Peters, 1874)
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Typhlopoidea Typhlopidae
Determiner: Peters
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Peters/1874
Typhlops lumbriciformis
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Typhlopoidea Typhlopidae
Determiner: Peters
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Peters/1874

Loveridge 1942, page 259, Additional Material of Typhlops lumbriciformis
Media type: text; Loveridge 1942 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. XCI no. 4;

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Shows Publication: Loveridge 1942 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. XCI no. 4

  • muse location number: ZR48045

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (ethanol) unchecked unknown 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
body diameter 5 mm By: Arthur Loveridge 1942-08-01
snout-vent length 354 mm By: Arthur Loveridge 1942-08-01
tail length 6 mm By: Arthur Loveridge 1942-08-01
total length 360 mm By: Arthur Loveridge 1942-08-01

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  • Exch to Haas'58

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  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • Tanzania
  • State/Province:
  • Tanga
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1001756 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Amboni Estate,nrTanga,Tang Terr
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Amboni Estate,nr Tanga,Tang Terr
  • Georeference:
  • -5.0500000°, 39.0333333° (Error radius: 2.192mi) By: R. Askevold on 2003-06-04 (Source: NIMA gazetteer; 1:1000000 USGS Digital Atlas of Africa, 2002; 1:250000 Shell Map of Tanzania, 1973.)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1939-06-19
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 19/6/1939-19/6/1939
  • Collector:
  • Arthur Loveridgelinked data icon

  • None

Media type: text; Herpetology R-48001; R-48002; R-48003; R-48004; R-48005; R-48006; R-48007; R-48008; R-48009; R-48010; R-48011; R-48012; R-48013; R-48014; R-48015; R-48016; R-48017; R-48018; R-48019; R-48020; R-48021; R-48022; R-48023; R-48024; R-48025; R-48026; R-48027; R-48028; R-48029; R-48030; R-48031; R-48032; R-48033; R-48034; R-48035; R-48036; R-48037; R-48038; R-48039; R-48040; R-48041; R-48042; R-48043; R-48044; R-48045; R-48046; R-48047; R-48048; R-48049; R-48050 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 044001-056050, pg.81;

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Ledger Entry for: 50 cataloged items from MCZ:Herp:R-48001 Kinixys belliana Additional M...

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