A single type specimen upon which the description and name of a new species is based.
Compare with syntype
 Example sentencesExamples
-  Other skull elements are similar to those described in the holotype.
 -  To our knowledge, the holotype is the only other documented specimen in the species.
 -  Additional character state information was also incorporated from descriptions of holotypes and additional fossil material.
 -  The holotype and largest fragment of the new species is 59 mm high.
 -  The holotype of this species might be a juvenile as there are larger specimens in our collection.