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OSUS_11650

Not suspect, not examined
Leon Springs Pupfish Cyprinodon bovinus
TX Endangered SGCN Federal: Endangered NS G1 NS S1

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 31.04039° N, 102.88680° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Speciesbovinus

Specimen

Num Specimens49

Collection Event

CollectorA.A. & A.F. Echelle
Collected Date1984.8.12

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyPecos
LocalityLeon Creek At Hwy 18 Bridge, North Of Fort Stockton

Record Source

Source Oklahoma State University (type: specimens)
Institution Oklahoma State University (type: university)
Curator Anthony A. Echelle
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified March 23, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 1
From Data Set Received 11/1997 to 05/2006

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 49

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon Cyprinodon bovinus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Aug. 12, 1984
Collecting Event ID 1890
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Pecos, Texas
Name Diamond Y Draw at SH 18
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Landreth-Monument Draws Leon Creek Diamond Y Spring-Diamond Y Draw
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Chihuahuan Basins and Playas
HUC 12 130700072003
Georeferencing Remarks From various locality descriptions it is clear that Leon Creek is usually thought to begin near Lake Leon and include what the USGS maps call Diamond Y Draw. At this locality Leon Creek and Diamond Y Draw are treated as synonyms.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 8/12/1984-8/12/1984
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Echelle, Anthony A. Echelle, Alice F.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Anthony A. Echelle, Alice F. Echelle
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 8/12/1984-8/12/1984
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Not flagged for specimen examination. By default we accept donor specimen determinations (after synonymization to our taxonomy). If georeferenced to TX this record has been considered in spatial context with other occurences of this species and accepted as correct.
ID Comments: NA
Georef Remark: From various locality descriptions it is clear that Leon Creek is usually thought to begin near Lake Leon and include what the USGS maps call Diamond Y Draw. At this locality Leon Creek and Diamond Y Draw are treated as synonyms.
georeference October 24, 2006
Error: 43.655
Remarks: From various locality descriptions it is clear that Leon Creek is usually thought to begin near Lake Leon and include what the USGS maps call Diamond Y Draw. At this locality Leon Creek and Diamond Y Draw are treated as synonyms.
Locality: Diamond Y Draw at SH 18Coordinates: 31.040391788;-102.88680237Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
From various locality descriptions it is clear that Leon Creek is usually thought to begin near Lake Leon and include what the USGS maps call Diamond Y Draw. At this locality Leon Creek and Diamond Y Draw are treated as synonyms.

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