UMNH Reptiles and Amphibians Collection (Arctos)
Citation
Rickart E, Derieg K (2025). UMNH Reptiles and Amphibians Collection (Arctos). Version 2.87. Natural History Museum of Utah (UMNH). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/peenzw accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-20.Description
The herpetology collection includes more than 20,000 specimens of reptiles and amphibians from Western North America, MesoAmerica, and Australia. Collection includes important early material from the Intermountain West, from research directed primarily by Angus Woodbury. Collection also includes turtles representing the research of John Legler.
Taxonomic Coverages
The collection includes 11 type specimens (4 holotypes and 7 paratypes) of reptiles.
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Amphibiarank: class
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Geographic Coverages
Approximately half of the collection is from the Intermountain West, including early records of historical importance assembled by Angus Woodbury and his students. Later work by John Legler and students led to the development of major holdings from Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Australia, and one of the largest collections of turtle specimens in North America.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Eric Rickartoriginator
position: Curator of Vertebrate Zoology
Natural History Museum of Utah
301 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City
84108
UT
US
Telephone: +1 (801) 585-7759
email: rickart@umnh.utah.edu
homepage: https://nhmu.utah.edu
Katrina Derieg
metadata author
position: Vertebrate Zoology Collections Manager
Natural History Museum of Utah
301 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City
84108
UT
US
Telephone: +1 (801) 585-7759
email: kderieg@nhmu.utah.edu
homepage: https://nhmu.utah.edu
David Bloom
programmer
position: Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org
Dusty McDonald
point of contact
position: Arctos Database Programmer
University of Alaska Museum
email: dlmcdonald@alaska.edu
homepage: http://arctos.database.museum
Eric Rickart
administrative point of contact
position: Curator of Vertebrate Zoology
Natural History Museum of Utah
301 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City
84108
UT
US
Telephone: +1 (801) 585-7759
email: rickart@umnh.utah.edu
homepage: https://nhmu.utah.edu