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[MVZ Amphibian and reptile specimens 202467] Boophis microtympanum - Frogs specimens associated with wrong "microtympanum" species #41

Closed rdmpage closed 8 years ago

rdmpage commented 8 years ago

All specimens of Boophis microtympanum from Sri Lanka http://portal.vertnet.org/search?q=MVZ+Boophis+microtympanum do not belong in Boophis but rather Pseudophilautus.

Boophis is a genus from Madagascar, and includes a species called Boophis microtympanum. The MVZ specimens from Sri Lanka were originally identified as Rhacophorus microtympanum (see http://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Herp:202467?seid=1800680 ). Meredith J. Mahoney then identified them as Boophis microtympanum, which I suggest is due to confusion over two different uses of microtympanum: microtympanum Günther, 1858 from Sri Lanka http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Rhacophoridae/Rhacophorinae/Pseudophilautus/Pseudophilautus-microtympanum and microtympanum Boettger, 1881 from Madagascar http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Mantellidae/Boophinae/Boophis/Boophis-microtympanum These frog genera have had a complicated nomenclatural history, but it would be nice to correct these specimens because at the moment in implies that the endemic Madagascar genus Boophis also occurs in Sri Lanka.

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Term Value
Modified 2015-06-03 12:29:44.0
Language en
AccessRights http://www.vertnet.org/resources/norms.html
References http://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Herp:202467
InstitutionID urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34777
CollectionID urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34818
InstitutionCode MVZ
CollectionCode Amphibian and reptile specimens
BasisOfRecord PreservedSpecimen
DynamicProperties sex=unknown ; age class=adult/juvenile
OccurrenceID http://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Herp:202467?seid=1800680
CatalogNumber 202467
RecordedBy Collector(s): R. Senanyika
IndividualCount 1
Sex unknown
LifeStage adult/juvenile
EstablishmentMeans wild caught
Preparations whole organism (ethanol)
PreviousIdentifications Boophis microtympanum (accepted ID) identified by Meredith J. Mahoney on 2002-11-26; method: taxonomic revision
Rhacophorus microtympanum identified by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley on 1999-01-27; method: legacy
EventDate 1973-05-13
EndDayOfYear 133
Year 1973
Month 05
Day 13
VerbatimEventDate 13 May 1973
HigherGeography Asia, Sri Lanka, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Continent Asia
Island Sri Lanka
Country Sri Lanka
StateProvince Central Province
Locality Nanu Oya-Nuwara Eliya Rd., Nuwara Eliya
VerbatimLocality Nanu Oya-Nuwara Eliya Rd., Nuwara Eliya
LocationAccordingTo Sunny N. Shah
VerbatimCoordinates 6.96667/80.76667
VerbatimCoordinateSystem decimal degrees
DecimalLatitude 6.96667
DecimalLongitude 80.76667
GeodeticDatum World Geodetic System 1984
CoordinateUncertaintyInMeters 4617.207936
GeoreferencedBy Sunny N. Shah
GeoreferencedDate 2003-07-07 00:00:00.0
GeoreferenceProtocol MaNIS georeferencing guidelines
GeoreferenceSources Alexandria Digital Library Gazetteer
GeoreferenceVerificationStatus unverified
IdentifiedBy Meredith J. Mahoney
DateIdentified 2002-11-26
IdentificationVerificationStatus taxonomic revision
IdentificationQualifier A
ScientificName Boophis microtympanum
HigherClassification Animalia; Chordata; Amphibia; Anura; Rhacophoridae; Boophinae; (Boettger, 1881)
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Amphibia
Order Anura
Family Rhacophoridae
Genus Boophis
SpecificEpithet microtympanum
NomenclaturalCode ICZN
rdmpage commented 8 years ago

Here is the distribution of Boophis in GBIF, showing the erroneous records from Sri Lanka 2423372

atrox10 commented 8 years ago

Hi Rod Thanks for the specific information on this taxonomic update. It's really useful. We still have a lot of outdated taxonomy in our collection (slowly we are updating things in the amphibians) but this is one we can do quick. It will take a bit for it to be updated from Arctos to VertNet (should be one month or less). Thanks - Carol Spencer

rdmpage commented 8 years ago

@atrox10 Thanks for the speedy response. It will be interesting to see how long the changes take to reach GBIF.

atrox10 commented 8 years ago

@rdmpage this is updated at MVZ-Arctos, so we'll see how long it takes to show up on VertNet and GBIF!! Thanks again.