MCZ Herpetology R-81149

Typhlops hectus

Holotype of Typhlops hectus

Date Collected:

1966-03-12

Central America: Haiti: Sud Department: Greater Antilles: Hispaniola | Dept. de Sud,Martineau,ca.9km W. Jeremie

Current Identification
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Typhlopoidea Typhlopidae
Common Name(s): Thomas' Worm Snake
Determiner: Thomas
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: Thomas/1974; Identification Made Date: 1974
Previous Identification
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Typhlopoidea Typhlopidae
Determiner: Catalog
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Catalog/1997

Thomas 1974, page 12, Holotype of Typhlops hectus

  • muse location number: ZR81149

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 2021-10-29
subsampled by = Rina Morisawa   determined date=2021-10-21   determined by=Rina Morisawa  
whole animal (ethanol) good in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Rina Morisawa 2021-10-29

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  • Continent:
  • Central America
  • Country:
  • Haiti
  • State/Province:
  • Sud Department
  • Island Group:
  • Greater Antilles
  • Island:
  • Hispaniola
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7005519 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Dept. de Sud,Martineau,ca.9km W. Jeremie
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Haiti:Dept.de Sud,Martineau,ca.9km W.Jeremie
  • Georeference:
  • 18.3167000°, -73.966700° (Error radius: 2.949km) By: Elisa Bonaccorso on 2004-06-18 (Source: Alexandria Digital Library)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Radial of Feature:
  • 400 m
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1966-03-12
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 12/3/1966-12/3/1966
  • Collector:
  • Richard Thomas

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Media type: text; Herpetology R-81101;  R-81102;  R-81103;  R-81104;  R-81105;  R-81106;  R-81107;  R-81108;  R-81109;  R-81110;  R-81111;  R-81112;  R-81113;  R-81114;  R-81115;  R-81116;  R-81117;  R-81118;  R-81119;  R-81120;  R-81121;  R-81122;  R-81123;  R-81124;  R-81125;  R-81126;  R-81127;  R-81128;  R-81129;  R-81130;  R-81131;  R-81132;  R-81133;  R-81134;  R-81135;  R-81136;  R-81137;  R-81138;  R-81139;  R-81140;  R-81141;  R-81142;  R-81143;  R-81144;  R-81145;  R-81146;  R-81147;  R-81148;  R-81149;  R-81150 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 075607-085400, pg.111;

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