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1946.229

Classification
Scientific name: Scotonycteris ophiodon cansdalei Hayman, 1946
Author: Hayman, 1946
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Scotonycteris
Species: ophiodon
Subspecies: cansdalei
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Chiroptera; Pteropodidae; Pteropodinae
Location
Locality: Oda, Gold Coast 400ft /
Country: Ghana
Continent: Africa
Higher geography: Africa; Ghana
Minimum elevation(m): 121.92
Collection event
Recorded by: G S. Cansdale
Collection date: 24 / 12 / 1945
Identification
Type status: TYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Scotonycteris ophiodon cansdalei Hayman, 1946 Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1946.229
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3627605
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Sex: female
Record
Occurrence ID: 0b8f7017-3560-45ab-a17e-c76951300b67
Modified: 2021-02-03T05:49:31+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T22:16:42+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T22:16:42+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-03T05:49:31+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb