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TNHCi_26902

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.94307° N, 103.82335° W (± 39321.1 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Specieselegans

Specimen

Num Specimens5

Collection Event

CollectorCokendolpher, J. C.
Collected Date1976.3.15

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyReeves
LocalityToyahvale, in irrigation ditch to the W

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified March 23, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 5

Current Determination

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

Collecting Event

Collected March 15, 1976
Collecting Event ID 11356
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Reeves, Texas
Name Unspecified irrigation ditch west of Toyahvale
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Toyah Upper Toyah Creek San Solomon Creek-Toyah Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Chihuahuan Basins and Playas
HUC 12 130700030201
Georeferencing Remarks Point is placed halfway to county line along a line drawn due west out of Toyahvale geographic center and extent covers the area in Reeves County between lines drawn northwest and southwest of Toyahvale.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 3/15/1976-3/15/1976
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Cokendolpher, James C.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: James C. Cokendolpher
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 3/15/1976-3/15/1976
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: Point is placed halfway to county line along a line drawn due west out of Toyahvale geographic center and extent covers the area in Reeves County between lines drawn northwest and southwest of Toyahvale.
georeference August 27, 2007
Error: 39321.1019518313
Remarks: Point is placed halfway to county line along a line drawn due west out of Toyahvale geographic center and extent covers the area in Reeves County between lines drawn northwest and southwest of Toyahvale.
Locality: Unspecified irrigation ditch west of ToyahvaleCoordinates: 30.943072156;-103.823345515Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Point is placed halfway to county line along a line drawn due west out of Toyahvale geographic center and extent covers the area in Reeves County between lines drawn northwest and southwest of Toyahvale.

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