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Reptilia collection of the Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Citation

Ceríaco L, Marques M (2019). Reptilia collection of the Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/2ukmcs accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-01-21.

Description

The Reptilia collection of the Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal, comprises 1209 accessions, corresponding to 2164 specimens. The majority of the specimens were collected 1980s, after the fire that destroyed the historical zoological collections of the former Museu Bocage in 1978. Several specimens’ additions from the 70’s were entered to the collection after the fire, mostly donated by the museum collaborators and other institutions. The greater number of specimens (largely Portuguese fauna) came from field works and studies by researchers and students from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Portugal. Other material refers to donations from other European, South American and North American institutions. Recent field work in Africa has contributed with specimens from the former Portuguese colonies of Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé e Príncipe and Angola. The reptile collection of the Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal, is the largest in the country, and one of the largest in the world, regarding Portuguese reptile fauna. Several nomenclatural types are housed in the collection, namely, those of: Blanus vandellii (Holotype); Blanus cinereus (Neotype); Trachylepis thomensis (Holotype and Paratypes); Trachylepis principensis (Holotype, Paratypes); Panaspis thomensis (Holotype and Paratypes);and Naja peroescobari (Holotype)

Sampling Description

Study Extent

This dataset contains data from a Reptile Collection that includes specimens from many different origins and studies. Includes data from scientific/biodiversity studies as well as specimens from occasional collection.

Sampling

This dataset contains data from a Reptile Collection that includes specimens from many different origins and studies. There was not a common sampling method for all the specimens.

Quality Control

Specimens were checked individually and all the data available in the catalog and data sheets for each specimen was confirmed and digitized. Information from each specimen was catalogued in an Excel spreadsheet, involving two steps: i) digitization of specimen records; and ii) taxonomic revision and data checking. Nomenclature was checked through available literature, The Reptile Database [http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/]. Georeferencing followed the recommendations by Chapman & Wieczorek (2006), including the determination of uncertainty of coordinates, in particular when insufficient information was available from specimens’ records and labels to attribute a specific locality (e.g. administrative regions, rivers, unprecise localities, etc.).

Method steps

  1. The herpetological collections were catalogued using the software Microsoft Excel. We conducted extensive shelf surveys to locate all the remaining specimens of reptiles in the collection. After locating the specimens, basic curatorial procedures were taken. Each jar was cleaned if needed, and ethanol or formalin was changed to 70% ethanol. In certain cases jars were substituted as they were cracked or were otherwise not reliably sealable. All the information linked to the specimens and/or jars were collected, copied, and linked to the specimen. Taxonomical updates were made using the currently most updated available literature as references and followed the currently accepted nomenclature. The collecting locality for each specimen reference was georeferenced using “GEOLocate online application” (http://www.museum.tulane.edu/geolocate/). The uncertainty of georeferenced localities was recorded whenever possible. For some records it was not possible to determine the coordinates due to insufficient location information. All coordinates are given in geographic format, decimal degrees, datum WGS 84.

Taxonomic Coverages

The collection covers all the species of the class Reptilia, that occur in the Portuguese territory - comprising 2 species of testudines, 24 species/subspecies of lizards (which are included the insular Tarentola bischofii and the four subspecies of Teira dugesii dugesii, T. d. jogeri, T. d. mauli, T. d. selvagensis), and 9 species of snakes. Other European, North American, South American and African taxa are also present.
  1. Reptilia
    rank: class
  2. Squamata
    rank: order
  3. Testudines
    rank: order
  4. Crocodylia
    rank: order
  5. Chamaeleo
    rank: genus
  6. Chalcides
    rank: genus
  7. Anguis
    rank: genus
  8. Tarentola
    rank: genus
  9. Teira
    rank: genus
  10. Hemidactylus
    rank: genus
  11. Emys
    rank: genus
  12. Mauremys
    rank: genus
  13. Timon
    rank: genus
  14. Lacerta
    rank: genus
  15. Iberolacerta
    rank: genus
  16. Podarcis
    rank: genus
  17. Psammodromus
    rank: genus
  18. Acanthodactylus
    rank: genus
  19. Blanus
    rank: genus
  20. Hemorrhois
    rank: genus
  21. Natrix
    rank: genus
  22. Malpolon
    rank: genus
  23. Coronella
    rank: genus
  24. Macroprotodon
    rank: genus
  25. Zamenis
    rank: genus
  26. Vipera
    rank: genus
  27. Liolaemus
    rank: genus
  28. Homonota
    rank: genus
  29. Diplolaemus
    rank: genus
  30. Pristidactylus
    rank: genus
  31. Tropidurus
    rank: genus
  32. Cercosaura
    rank: genus
  33. Lygophis
    rank: genus
  34. Liophis
    rank: genus
  35. Bothrops
    rank: genus
  36. Helicops
    rank: genus
  37. Xenodon
    rank: genus
  38. Thamnophis
    rank: genus
  39. Storeria
    rank: genus
  40. Sceloporus
    rank: genus
  41. Hierophis
    rank: genus
  42. Pelomedusa
    rank: genus
  43. Cerastes
    rank: genus
  44. Letheobia
    rank: genus
  45. Panaspis
    rank: genus
  46. Trachylepis
    rank: genus
  47. Boaedon
    rank: genus
  48. Ophiodes
    rank: genus
  49. Philodryas
    rank: genus
  50. Psammophis
    rank: genus
  51. Varanus
    rank: genus
  52. Agama
    rank: genus
  53. Gallotia
    rank: genus
  54. Chelonoidis
    rank: genus
  55. Oxyrhopus
    rank: genus
  56. Erythrolamprus
    rank: genus
  57. Eretmochelys
    rank: genus
  58. Feylinia
    rank: genus
  59. Afrotyphlops
    rank: genus
  60. Pelusios
    rank: genus
  61. Lygodactylus
    rank: genus
  62. Naja
    rank: genus
  63. Chelonia
    rank: genus
  64. Caretta
    rank: genus
  65. Mecistops
    rank: genus
  66. Crocodylus
    rank: genus
  67. Dermochelys
    rank: genus
  68. Osteolaemus
    rank: genus
  69. Lepidochelys
    rank: genus
  70. Chamaeleo chamaeleon
    rank: species
  71. Chalcides bedriagai
    rank: species
  72. Chalcides striatus
    rank: species
  73. Anguis fragilis
    rank: species
  74. Tarentola mauritanica
    rank: species
  75. Tarentola bischofii
    rank: species
  76. Hemidactylus turcicus
    rank: species
  77. Emys orbicularis
    rank: species
  78. Mauremys leprosa
    rank: species
  79. Timon lepidus
    rank: species
  80. Lacerta schreiberi
    rank: species
  81. Iberolacerta monticola
    rank: species
  82. Podarcis carbonelli
    rank: species
  83. Podarcis virescens
    rank: species
  84. Podarcis bocagei
    rank: species
  85. Podarcis hispanica
    rank: species
  86. Podarcis sp.
    rank: species
  87. Psammodromus algirus
    rank: species
  88. Psammodromus hispanicus
    rank: species
  89. Acanthodactylus erythrurus
    rank: species
  90. Blanus cinereus
    rank: species
  91. Blanus vandellii
    rank: species
  92. Hemorrhois hippocrepis
    rank: species
  93. Natrix maura
    rank: species
  94. Malpolon monspessulanus
    rank: species
  95. Coronella girondica
    rank: species
  96. Macroprotodon cucullatus
    rank: species
  97. Coronella austriaca
    rank: species
  98. Zamenis scalaris
    rank: species
  99. Natrix astreptophora
    rank: species
  100. Vipera latastei
    rank: species
  101. Vipera seoanei
    rank: species
  102. Liolaemus cf. boulengeri
    rank: species
  103. Liolaemus sarmientoi
    rank: species
  104. Liolaemus xanthoviridis
    rank: species
  105. Liolaemus rothi
    rank: species
  106. Liolaemus kingii
    rank: species
  107. Liolaemus anomalus
    rank: species
  108. Liolaemus darwinii
    rank: species
  109. Liolaemus austromendocinus
    rank: species
  110. Liolaemus cuyanus
    rank: species
  111. Homonota underwoodi
    rank: species
  112. Homonota horrida
    rank: species
  113. Homonota darwinii
    rank: species
  114. Diplolaemus darwinii
    rank: species
  115. Diplolaemus bibronii
    rank: species
  116. Pristidactylus achalensis
    rank: species
  117. Tropidurus etheridgei
    rank: species
  118. Cercosaura schreibersii
    rank: species
  119. Lygophis anomalus
    rank: species
  120. Liophis miliaris
    rank: species
  121. Podarcis pityusensis
    rank: species
  122. Sceloporus merriami
    rank: species
  123. Storeria dekayi
    rank: species
  124. Thamnophis sirtalis
    rank: species
  125. Thamnophis ordinoides
    rank: species
  126. Thamnophis sirtalis
    rank: species
  127. Xenodon dorbiguyi
    rank: species
  128. Helicops leopardinus
    rank: species
  129. Podarcis tiliguerta
    rank: species
  130. Bothrops neuwiedi
    rank: species
  131. Bothrops alternatus
    rank: species
  132. Lacerta viridis
    rank: species
  133. Podarcis muralis
    rank: species
  134. Podarcis siculus
    rank: species
  135. Natrix tesselata
    rank: species
  136. Hierophis viridiflavus
    rank: species
  137. Pelomedusa subrufa
    rank: species
  138. Cerastes vipera
    rank: species
  139. Letheobia feae
    rank: species
  140. Hemidactylus mabouia
    rank: species
  141. Panaspis thomensis
    rank: species
  142. Trachylepis thomensis
    rank: species
  143. Boaedon bedriagae
    rank: species
  144. Podarcis sp.
    rank: species
  145. Ophiodes vertebralis
    rank: species
  146. Philodryas trilineata
    rank: species
  147. Psammophis sp.
    rank: species
  148. Varanus niloticus
    rank: species
  149. Chalcides viridanus
    rank: species
  150. Tarentola delalandii
    rank: species
  151. Chelonoidis chilensis
    rank: species
  152. Tarentola gigas
    rank: species
  153. Oxyrhopus rhombifer
    rank: species
  154. Liophis sp.
    rank: species
  155. Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus
    rank: species
  156. Tropidurus spinulosus
    rank: species
  157. Liolaemus lineomaculatus
    rank: species
  158. Liolaemus hatcheri
    rank: species
  159. Acanthodactylus maculatus
    rank: species
  160. Acanthodactylus busack
    rank: species
  161. Acanthodactylus margaritae
    rank: species
  162. Eretmochelys imbricata
    rank: species
  163. Panaspis africana
    rank: species
  164. Trachylepis principensis
    rank: species
  165. Feylinia polylepis
    rank: species
  166. Afrotyphlops elegans
    rank: species
  167. Pelusios castaneus
    rank: species
  168. Lygodactylus delicatus
    rank: species
  169. Trachylepis affinis
    rank: species
  170. Lehtobia newtoni
    rank: species
  171. Boaedon sp.
    rank: species
  172. Naja peroescobari
    rank: species
  173. Hemidactylus sp.
    rank: species
  174. Trachyelepis adamastor
    rank: species
  175. Hemidactylus greeffii
    rank: species
  176. Chelonia mydas
    rank: species
  177. Panaspis annobonensis
    rank: species
  178. Caretta caretta
    rank: species
  179. Pelusios cf. castaneus
    rank: species
  180. Varanus niloticus
    rank: species
  181. Mecistops leptorhynchus
    rank: species
  182. Crocodylus niloticus
    rank: species
  183. Dermochelys coriacea
    rank: species
  184. Crocodylus sp.
    rank: species
  185. Trachylepis sp.
    rank: species
  186. Osteolaemus tetraspis
    rank: species
  187. Lepidochelys olivacea
    rank: species
  188. Teira dugesii dugesii
    rank: subspecies
  189. Teira dugesii jogeri
    rank: subspecies
  190. Teira dugesii mauli
    rank: subspecies
  191. Teira dugesii selvagensis
    rank: subspecies
  192. Podarcis guadarramae lusitanicus
    rank: subspecies
  193. Podarcis carbonelli berlengensis
    rank: subspecies
  194. Podarcis tiliguerta ranzii
    rank: subspecies
  195. Chalcides ocellatus linosae
    rank: subspecies
  196. Chalcides ocellatus tiligugu
    rank: subspecies
  197. Natrix natrix corsa
    rank: subspecies
  198. Vipera aspis francisciredi
    rank: subspecies
  199. Agama agama boensis
    rank: subspecies
  200. Gallotia galloti eisentrauti
    rank: subspecies

Geographic Coverages

The collection presents specimens from Europe, Africa, North America and South America.

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Jesus, J., Harris, D.J. & Brehm, A. (2007) Relationships of Afroablepharus Greer, 1974 skinks from the Gulf of Guinea islands based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA: Patterns of colonization and comments of taxonomy. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 45 (2007), 904-914. -
  2. Geniez, P., Sá-Sousa, P., Guillaume, C.P., Cluchier, A. & Crochet, P.-A. (2014) Systematics of the Podarcis hispanicus complex (Sauria, Lacertidae) III: valid nomina of the western and central Iberian forms. Zootaxa, 3794 (1): 0001-051 -
  3. Ceríaco, L.M., Marques, M.P. & Bauer, A.M. (2016) A review of the genus Trachylepis (Sauria: Scincidae) from the Gulf of Guinea, with descriptions of two new species in the Trachylepis maculilabris (Gray, 1845) species complex. Zootaxa, 4109 (3): 284-314. DOI: http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4109.3.2 -
  4. Tamar, K., Geniez, P., Brito, J.C. & Crochet, P.-C. (2017) Systematic Revision of Acanthodactylus busacki (Squamata: Lacertidae) with a description of a new species from Morocco. Zootaxa, 4276 (3), 357-386. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4276.3.3. -
  5. Ceríaco, L.M.P., Marques, M.P., Schmitz, A. & Bauer, A.M. (2017) The "Cobra-preta" of São Tomé Island, Gulf of Guiea, is a new speciees of Naja Laurenti, 1768 (Squamata: Elapidae) Zootaxa, 4324 (1, 121-141. DOI: https://doi.org/10,11646/zootaxa.4324.1.7 -
  6. Soares, L.B., Ceríaco, L.M.P., Marques, M.P., Bastos-Silveira, C., Scheinberg, L.A., Harris, D.J., Brehm, A. & Jesus, J. (2018) Review of the leaf-litter skink (Scincidae: Panaspis) from the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands, with the description of a new species. African Journal of Herpetology, 67 (2), 132-159. DOI: 10,1080/21564574.2017.141015 -
  7. Ceríaco, L.M.P. & Bauer, A.M. (2018) An integrative approach to the nomenclature and taxonomic status of the genus Blanus Wagler, 1830 (Squamata: Blanidae) from the Iberian Peninsula. Journal of Natural History, 52 (13-16): 849-880. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2017.1422283 -

Contacts

Luis Ceríaco
originator
position: Curator
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência - Universidade de Lisboa
Rua da Escola Politécnica 58
Lisboa
1250-102
Lisboa
PT
Telephone: +351963125545
email: luisceriaco@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0591-9978
Mariana Marques
originator
position: Assistant Curator
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência - Universidade de Lisboa
Rua da Escola Politécnica 58
Lisboa
1250-102
Lisboa
PT
Telephone: +351964295925
email: mptlmarques@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1712-2632
Mariana Marques
metadata author
position: Assistant Curator
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência - Universidade de Lisboa
Rua da Escola Politécnica 58
Lisboa
1250-102
Lisboa
PT
Telephone: +351964295925
email: mptlmarques@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1712-2632
Luis Ceríaco
metadata author
position: Curator
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência - Universidade de Lisboa
Rua da Escola Politécnica 58
Lisboa
1250-102
Lisboa
PT
Telephone: +351963125545
email: luisceriaco@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0591-9978
Luis Ceríaco
curator
position: Curator
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência - Universidade de Lisboa
Rua da Escola Politécnica 58
Lisboa
1250-102
Lisboa
PT
Telephone: +351963125545
email: luisceriaco@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0591-9978
Mariana Marques
curator
position: Assistant Curator
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência - Universidade de Lisboa
Rua da Escola Politécnica 58
Lisboa
1250-102
Lisboa
PT
Telephone: 964295925
email: mptlmarques@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1712-2632
Luis Ceríaco
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência - Universidade de Lisboa
Rua da Escola Politécnica 58
Lisboa
1250-102
Lisboa
PT
Telephone: +351963125545
email: luisceriaco@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0591-9978
Mariana Marques
administrative point of contact
position: Assistant Curator
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência - Universidade de Lisboa
Rua da Escola Politécnica 58
Lisboa
1250-102
Lisboa
PT
Telephone: +351964295925
email: mptlmarques@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1712-2632
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