MCZ Herpetology R-92048

Cubatyphlops epactius (Thomas, 1968)

Holotype of Typhlops biminiensis epactia

Date Collected:

1967-03-24

Central America: Cayman Islands: West Indies: Cayman Brac | 5.4 mi E West End

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Herp:R-92048 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Cubatyphlops epactius (Thomas, 1968)
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Typhlopoidea Typhlopidae
Common Name(s): Cayman Brac Blindsnake
Determiner: José Rosado on 2017-06-19
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Previous Identification
Typhlops biminiensis epactia
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Lepidosauromorpha Squamata Serpentes Typhlopoidea Typhlopidae
Determiner: Thomas
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: Thomas/1968

  • field number: V11670
  • muse location number: ZR92048

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
sex male By: Richard Thomas
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:
  • Cayman Islands
  • Island Group:
  • West Indies
  • Island:
  • Cayman Brac
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • 5.4 mi E West End
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Cayman Is.: Cayman Brac: 5.4 mi. E West End, southern coastal platform
  • Habitat Description:
  • southern coastal platform
  • Georeference:
  • 19.6833140°, -79.799958° (Error radius: 8409m) By: Brendan Haley on 2019-03-25 (Source: GEOLocate batch georeferencing, 2019-03-25)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1967-03-24
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 24/3/1967-24/3/1967
  • Collector:
  • Richard Thomas

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Media type: text; Herpetology R-92001; R-92002; R-92003; R-92004; R-92005; R-92006; R-92007; R-92008; R-92009; R-92010; R-92011; R-92012; R-92013; R-92014; R-92015; R-92016; R-92017; R-92018; R-92019; R-92020; R-92021; R-92022; R-92023; R-92024; R-92025; R-92026; R-92027; R-92028; R-92029; R-92030; R-92031; R-92032; R-92033; R-92034; R-92035; R-92036; R-92037; R-92038; R-92039; R-92040; R-92041; R-92042; R-92043; R-92044; R-92045; R-92046; R-92047; R-92048; R-92049; R-92050 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 085401-095300, pg.133;

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