MCZ Mammalogy 20091

Cryptotis thomasi (Merriam, 1897)

Holotype of Cryptotis avia

Date Collected:

1922-10-01/1922-10-31

South America: Colombia | El Verjon

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:20091 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Cryptotis thomasi (Merriam, 1897)
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Insectivora Soricidae
Common Name(s): Thomas' Small-eared Shrew; Thomas's Small-eared Shrew
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Previous Identification
Cryptotis avia G. M. Allen, 1923
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Insectivora Soricidae
Common Name(s): Andean Small-eared Shrew
Determiner: Glover M. Allenlinked data icon on 1923-02-12
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: ID Date is date of publication

Allen 1923, page 37, Holotype of Cryptotis avia G. M. Allen, 1923
Media type: text; Allen 1923 Description: A new shrew from Colombia;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Shows Publication: Allen 1923 Description: A new shrew from Colombia

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Part Condition Disposition Count
skin (dry) unchecked unknown 1 History
skull (dry) unchecked unknown 1 History
tissue (dry) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: skin; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2023-08-31
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2023-08-10   determined by=Nina Black  

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2023-08-24

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  • | original ledger entry notes: "Exch. Instituto de la Salle"

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  • Continent:
  • South America
  • Country:
  • Colombia
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1000050 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • El Verjon
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Colombia, El Verjon
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1922-10-01 / 1922-10-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 10/1922
  • Collector:
  • Brother Niceforo Maria

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Media type: text; Mammalogy 20076; 20077; 20078; 20079; 20080; 20081; 20082; 20083; 20084; 20085; 20086; 20087; 20088; 20089; 20090; 20091; 20092; 20093; 20094; 20095; 20096; 20097; 20098; 20099; 20100 Description: MCZ Mammalogy Mammals 015976-021925, pg.165;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Mamm:20076 Procavia capensis capensis to MC...

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