MCZ Mammalogy 45941

Nesomys lambertoni G. Grandidier, 1928

Holotype of Nesomys lambertoni

Date Collected:

1928-01-01/1928-12-31

Africa: Madagascar: Melaky | west coast of Madagascar, near Maintirano

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:45941 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Nesomys lambertoni G. Grandidier, 1928
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Cricetidae
Common Name(s): Western Nesomys
Determiner: Guillaume Grandidier on 1928-12-31
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: ID date is date of publication

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Part Condition Disposition Count
skeleton (dry) unchecked unknown 1 History
skin (dry) unchecked unknown 1 History
tissue (dry) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: tissue; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2023-10-26
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2023-09-28   determined by=Nina Black  

Attribute Value Determination On
sex male [no agent data], Method: migration 2009-06-20
age class adult [no agent data], Method: migration 2009-06-20
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2023-10-26

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  • 'See label on skeleton'. Check to see if there is a skin, Type Catalogue (Helgen and McFadden) says skeleton only, JMC 1/2006. The original description refers to a skin and skull and two other specimens without designating a type.

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  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • Madagascar
  • State/Province:
  • Melaky
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • https://sws.geonames.org/7670852 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • west coast of Madagascar, near Maintirano
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Madagascar: West Coast nr. Maintirano
  • Georeference:
  • -18.059884°, 44.0242600° (Error radius: 22479m) By: Madeleine Mullon on 2020-11-25 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1928-01-01 / 1928-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • from Acad. / Malg. / 1928
  • Collectors:
  • Grandidier Collection; l'Academie Malgache

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Media type: text; Mammalogy 45931; 45932; 45933; 45934; 45935; 45936; 45937; 45938; 45939; 45940; 45941; 45942; 45943; 45944; 45945; 45946; 45947; 45948; 45949; 45950; 45951; 45952; 45953; 45954; 45955 Description: MCZ Mammalogy Mammals 045831-052330, pg.5;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Mamm:45931 Gymnuromys roberti to MCZ:Mamm:4...

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