topotype
noun
a specimen from the locality at which the type was first collected.
topotypic
-
a word derived from
topotype.
Example Sentences
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The type and topotypic paratype were given to a member of the K.U. field party by a Mexican youth who had obtained them the previous night on the lower rocky slopes of the canyon.
From A New Snake of the Genus Geophis From Chihuahua, Mexico by Legler, John M.
Furthermore, the specimens from Michoacán have paler venters than do topotypic specimens.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.
Specimens of Hypopachus from the Balsas drainage in Michoacán have characters consistent with topotypic H. caprimimus.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.
