Species profile
Rallus carvaoensis
Rallus carvaoensis
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Type locality and collection information: Gruta do Carvão, São Miguel; all the material of R. carvaoensis n. sp. was collected in this cave in August 2011 by JCR, MT, and JAA. Paratypes: IMEDEA 104068, partial skeleton (sku frag, man frags, cor frag, pel frag, fem frag, L tbt and dis R tbt, R tmt and dis L tmt, 12 verts, 5 ped phas); MCMa 1802.013, partial skeleton (sku frag, pmx frags, R tbt frags, LR tmt frags, verts, ped phas); MCMa 1803.013, partial skeleton (man frags, pmx frags, LR tbt frags, tmt frags, 9 ped phas); DZUL 3183, partial skeleton (sku frags, pel frags, R fem and prox L fem, R tbt and prox L tbt, tmt and dis tmt); DZUL 3184, partial skeleton (man frags, pmx frags, cor, L hum, pel frag, LR fem frags, LR tbt frags, LR tmt frags, 18 vers, pha); MCMa 1804.013, partial skeleton (sku frags, man frags, pmx frags, R fem frag, R tbt frag, R tmt and dis L tmt, 6 ped phas); MCMa 1805.013, partial skeleton (sku frags, man frag, ste frag, R cor and L cor frag, hum frag, uln frag, rad frag, LR cmc, R fem and L fem frag, LR tbt, pel frag, 10 vers); IMEDEA 104069, partial skeleton (pmx frags, R hum, vers); MCMa 1806.013, partial skeleton (tbt frags, tmt frag, 5 vers); MCMa 1807.013, partial skeleton (man frags, pmx frags, L tmt and R tmt frag, 1 ped pha); MCMa 1808.013, partial skeleton (man frag, pmx frag, L cor, L hum and dis R hum, R uln frag, LR tbt, 1 ped pha); MCMa 1809.013, partial skeleton (sku frag, man frags, R fem and L sha fem, tbt frag, tmt frag, 6 vers); MCMa 1810.013, partial skeleton (LR cor frags, sca frag, L hum frag, femur frag, tbt frag, 10 vers); MCMa 1811.013, partial skeleton (fem frag, tbt frags, pel frags, 2 vers); MCMa 1812.013, partial skeleton (man frags, pmx frags, L hum and R hum frag, L fem, tbt frags, L tmt, 3 vers); MCMa 1813.013, partial skeleton (man frags, uln frag, R tbt frag, L tmt, 3 ped phas); MCMa 1814.013, partial skeleton (LR tbt frag); MCMa 1815.013, partial skeleton (L tbt fra, LR tmt frags).
- Scientific name
- Rallus carvaoensis
- Family
- Rallidae
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Genus
- Rallus
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