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Elaps diastema michoacanensis

Elaps diastema michoacanensis

Duges, 1891

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Elaps diastema michoacanensis Dugès, 1891 b

As stated by Smith & Necker (1943), the original specimen that was described and illustrated in color (Dugès 1891b:487–88 + plate 32) has not been found. However, the neotype (HE 1) they designated still is at the MADUG (Fig. 8 C). A detailed description of this specimen is given in Smith & Necker (1943), and the specimen remains in good condition. It is worth pointing out that the neotype was the same specimen Dugès used in latter publications (1896a, 1901) to elevate this taxon to the species category.

Current valid name: Micrurus distans michoacanensis (Dugès, 1891) .

Flores-Villela, Oscar, Ríos-Muñoz, César A., Magaña-Cota, Gloria E., Quezadas-Tapia, Néstor L. (2016): Alfredo Dugès’ type specimens of amphibians and reptiles revisited. Zootaxa 4092 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4092.1.2MagnoliaPress via PlaziNo known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.

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FIGURE 8. A, Holotype of Oreophis boulengeri (HE 103); B, Holotype of Rhinocheilus antonii (HE 1223); C, Neotype of Elaps diastema michoacanensis (HE 1); D, Syntype of Crotalus jimenezii (HE 55).

Imageimage/png© Flores-Villela, Oscar;Ríos-Muñoz, César A.;Magaña-Cota, Gloria E.;Quezadas-Tapia, Néstor L.Flores-Villela, Oscar;Ríos-Muñoz, César A.;Magaña-Cota, Gloria E.;Quezadas-Tapia, Néstor L.

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Alfredo Dugès’ type specimens of amphibians and reptiles revisited

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This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal volume Flores-Villela, Oscar, Ríos-Muñoz, César A., Magaña-Cota, Gloria E., Quezadas-Tapia, Néstor L. (2016): Alfredo Dugès’ type specimens of amphibians and reptiles revisited. Zootaxa 4092 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4092.1.2

Abstract

The type specimens of amphibians and reptiles of the Museo de Historia Natural Alfredo Dugès, at the University of Guanajuato (MADUG) were reviewed following Smith & Necker’s (1943) summary. Owing to this collection’s eventful history and its historical importance as the oldest herpetological collection in Mexico, a review of its conservation status was needed. After many years, the collection has received proper recognition at the University of Guanajuato with a portion of the herpetological types considered “Precious Assets” of the university. We found 34 type specimens pertaining to 18 taxa; six are additional specimens to those previously reported; six herpetological types are missing, including the body of the type of Adelophis copei. All specimens are in good to reasonable condition except for the type of Rhinocheilus antonii, which has dried out completely. All specimens are illustrated to show their condition.

Key words: Amphibia, herpetological collection, Mexico, Reptilia

Flores-Villela O, Ríos-Muñoz C A, Magaña-Cota G E, Quezadas-Tapia N L, plazi (2016). Alfredo Dugès’ type specimens of amphibians and reptiles revisited. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4092.1.2 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-15.

CC0Published 12/31/2016View dataset
GBIF Usage Key
117911834
Dataset Key
3702b49c-3e24-49d1-b3c7-7e46adb3c93f
Origin
source
Backbone Key
6160260
Taxon ID
25228795310EFFDAA49CFE235ADCB9AA.taxon
Last Crawled
6/4/2026
Last Interpreted
6/4/2026