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TNHCi_9497

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 31.11002° N, 102.80589° W (± 34654.0 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Speciesbovinus

Specimen

Num Specimens22

Collection Event

CollectorGarrett; et al.
Collected Date1978.8.12

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyPecos
LocalityLeon Creek, Cow Pond & Station B5 30-55-N 102-58-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 22

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

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Pecos, Texas
Name Leon Creek, enitire reach
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Landreth-Monument Draws Leon Creek Pecos Shearer Oil Field-Diamond Y Draw
Captive no
Locality Photos
Ecoregion Chihuahuan Basins and Playas
HUC 12 130700072006
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. Here Leon Creek is defined as including what USGS calls Diamond Y Draw.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
collectors June 30, 2021
collectors: Garrett Gary P., Edwards Robert J., Dean S. M.
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 8/13/1978-8/13/1978
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Garrett, Dean
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. Here Leon Creek is defined as including what USGS calls Diamond Y Draw.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Garrett, Dean
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 8/12/1978-8/12/1978
georeference October 26, 2006
Error: 34654.0043518513
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. Here Leon Creek is defined as including what USGS calls Diamond Y Draw.
Locality: Leon Creek, enitire reachCoordinates: 31.110019825;-102.805890595Georeferencer: 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. Here Leon Creek is defined as including what USGS calls Diamond Y Draw.

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