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Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1997-08-01

Central America: Cuba: Guantánamo Province: West Indies: Greater Antilles: Cuba | Guantanamo

Media type: 3D model; Herpetology R-69444   Description: CT scan of skull;

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Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:Herp:R-69444 Cubatyphlops perimychus Additional Material

Media type: 3D model; Herpetology R-69444   Description: CT scan of skeleton;

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Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:Herp:R-69444 Cubatyphlops perimychus Additional Material

Current Identification
Cubatyphlops perimychus (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Typhlopoidea Typhlopidae
Common Name(s): Guantanamo Bay Blindsnake
Determiner: Kristin Bakkegard on 2022-10-06
Nature of ID: expert ID
Previous Identifications
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Typhlopoidea Typhlopidae
Determiner: Richmond
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Richmond/1955
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Typhlopoidea Typhlopidae
Determiner: Richmond
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Richmond/1955
Cubatyphlops biminiensis (Richmond, 1955)
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Typhlopoidea Typhlopidae
Common Name(s): Bahaman Slender Blindsnake
Determiner: José Rosado on 2017-06-19
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: Kristin Bakkegard, 14JUL2022, this is either Cubatyphlops perimychus or Typhlops lumbricalis. Cubatyphlops (Typhlops) biminiensis is now confined to the Bahamas (Thomas and Hedges 2007).

  • muse location number: ZR69421

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 1 History (3)

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant oVert: Open Exploration of Vertebrate Diversity in 3D By: Matt Gage 2022-01-21

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  • [Masked] reported: This is either Cubatyphlops perimychus or Typhlops lumbricalis. Cubatyphlops (Typhlops) biminiensis is now confined to the Bahamas (Thomas and Hedges 2007). commenting (2022-07-14) New

  • Continent:
  • Central America
  • Country:
  • Cuba
  • State/Province:
  • Guantánamo Province
  • Island Group:
  • West Indies: Greater Antilles
  • Island:
  • Cuba
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1001276 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Guantanamo
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Cuba: Guantanamo, Oriente
  • Georeference:
  • 20.1453000, -75.206100 (Error radius: 2.852km) By: Cesar Buitrago (MCZ) on 2004-10-01 (Source: Alexandria Digital Library Gazetteer)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Extent:
  • 2.85000
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1997-08-01
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • End of date collected range set to latest date of data entry for a cataloged item in this collecting event
  • Collector:
  • R. V. Lando

  • None

Media type: text; Herpetology R-69415;  R-69416;  R-69417;  R-69418;  R-69419;  R-69420;  R-69421;  R-69422;  R-69423;  R-69424;  R-69425;  R-69426;  R-69427;  R-69428;  R-69429;  R-69430;  R-69431;  R-69432;  R-69433;  R-69434;  R-69435;  R-69436;  R-69437;  R-69438;  R-69439;  R-69440;  R-69441;  R-69442;  R-69443;  R-69444;  R-69445;  R-69446;  R-69447;  R-69448;  R-69449;  R-69450;  R-69451;  R-69452;  R-69453;  R-69454;  R-69455;  R-69456;  R-69457;  R-69458;  R-69459;  R-69460;  R-69461;  R-69462 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 066151-070854, pg.69;

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Ledger Entry for: 48 cataloged items from MCZ:Herp:R-69415 Uromacer oxyrhynchus to MCZ:He...

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