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USNM_208440

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 31.00133° N, 102.92385° W (± 53.3 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Speciesbovinus

Specimen

Num Specimens5

Collection Event

CollectorGehlbach, F. R.
Collected Date1972.8.4

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyPecos
LocalityDIAMOND-Y SPRING, 10 MI. N., 1 MI. W. OF FT. STOCKTON O ST. HWY. 18 SPRING, LOCATED ON WILLBANK RANCH.

Record Source

Source National Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution National Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Lynne Parenti
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
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 bovinus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Aug. 4, 1972
Collecting Event ID 1879
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Pecos, Texas
Name Diamond Y Spring
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
Georeferencing Annotation Should be \"Diamond Y\" not \"Diamond T\"
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 8/4/1972-8/4/1972
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Gehlbach, Frederick R.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Frederick R. Gehlbach
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 8/4/1972-8/4/1972
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
georeference October 24, 2006
Error: 53.2793448002131Locality: Diamond Y SpringCoordinates: 31.001332917;-102.923853155Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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