A review of Chelonian type specimens (order Testudines)
Author
Iverson, John B.
text
Megataxa
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2022-01-25
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Gopherus berlandieri
(
Agassiz 1857:447
)
Syntypes
(5): USNM 59 (probably one of the
two specimens
included in USNM 60;
Reynolds
et al.
2007:33
), 60 (
2 specimens
; both photographed in Bour 2017:64–65), 75, 222511 (originally USNM 85; photographed in Bour 2017:62–63), 222512 (originally USNM Osteo 1528 and later USNM Osteo 29610;
Reynolds
et al.
2007:33
).
Cochran (1961:236)
,
Auffenberg & Franz (1978:1)
, and
Smith & Smith (1980:622)
each erroneously listed only USNM 60 (
2 specimens
) as
syntypes
. USNM 60 (2) designated
lectotype
by Bour (2017:61).
Testudo tuberculata
Berlandier 1850:287
Syntypes
(number uncertain): Not located; Plate V in the original description designated
lectotype
by Bour (2017:57, Fig. 3).
Testudo bicolor
Berlandier 1850:287
Holotype
: Not designated (Bour 2017:57).
Gopherus auffenbergi
t
Mooser 1972:61
Holotype
: FC 500.
Gopherus evgoodei
Edwards, Karl, Vaughn, Rosen, Meléndez-Torres, &
Murphy 2016:140
Holotype
:
AMNH 164160 (photographed in the original description, pp. 143–149, Fig. 6–14);
paratypes
(3), AMNH 64157, 64158, and ROM 53301 (formerly
AMNH 64159
).