A review of Chelonian type specimens (order Testudines)
Author
Iverson, John B.
text
Megataxa
2022
2022-01-25
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Graptemys pulchra
Baur 1893:675
Syntypes
(originally believed to be
2 specimens
, but see below; photographed in
Lindeman 2013:281
): USNM 8808 (
2 specimens
); the skull of one of the
syntypes
was removed and apparently catalogued as USNM Osteo 29526, but now both the specimen and its skull are numbered USNM 318254 (
Reynolds
et al.
2007:15
).
Cochran (1961:231)
and
Lovich (1985)
recorded both USNM 8808 and Osteo 29526 as the
syntypes
. USNM 8808 designated
lectotype
by
Lovich & McCoy (1992:304)
. FMNH 22171 (reported as “cotype” by
Marx 1958:449
) and USNM 220884 (not reported by
Reynolds
et al.
2007
) were subsequently identified by
Lindeman (2013:280)
as additional
syntypes
. A detailed history of the confusion regarding the types of this species appears in
Lindeman (2013:279–281)
.