List of amphibians in the collection of BNHS

Saunak Pal

doi:10.15468/vjqf9p

List of amphibians in the collection of BNHS

Citation

Pal S (2022). List of amphibians in the collection of BNHS. Version 1.2. Bombay Natural History Society. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/vjqf9p accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-11.

Description

The BNHS museum houses a vast collection of specimens collected from across the Indian subcontinent over the past hundred years. The dataset provides a checklist of amphibians based on preserved specimens collected from across India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Iran. The museum collection holds a total of 243 amphibian species of which 209 are anurans (frogs and toads), 33 are caecilians and 1 salamander. The collection includes a number of species that are listed under the threatened category or data deficient while some are only known based on few museum specimens. An updated checklist of species in a museum collection will help researchers from across the world to study these poorly known species in detail.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

The checklist is based on specimens from across India, parts of Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Iran.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Saunak Pal
originator
position: Scientist
BNHS
Hornbill house
Mumbai
400001
Maharashtra
IN
email: s.pal@bnhs.org
homepage: https://bnhs.org/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8267-4708

Saunak Pal
metadata author
position: Scientist
BNHS
Hornbill house
Mumbai
400001
Maharashtra
IN
email: s.pal@bnhs.org
homepage: https://bnhs.org/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8267-4708

Saunak Pal
author
position: Scientist
BNHS
Hornbill house
Mumbai
400001
Maharashtra
IN
email: s.pal@bnhs.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8267-4708

Rahul Khot
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
BNHS
Hornbill house
Mumbai
400001
Maharashtra
IN
email: r.khot@bnhs.org