Austin Peay State University Amphibian and Reptile Specimens (Arctos)

Jessica Grady

doi:10.15468/mtb4gf

Austin Peay State University Amphibian and Reptile Specimens (Arctos)

Citation

Grady J (2024). Austin Peay State University Amphibian and Reptile Specimens (Arctos). Version 1.24. Austin Peay State University Natural History Collections. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/mtb4gf accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.

Description

APSU’s amphibian and reptile collection includes over 35,300 vouchers (alcohol specimens, photographs, and audio recordings) documenting over 20,000 records of salamanders, frogs and toads, lizards, snakes, and turtles primarily from Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Arkansas, but also a small number from other US states, the Philippines, Mexico, and Canada. More than half of the holdings include alcohol specimens that made up the Memphis State University collection, which was transferred to Austin Peay in 1999. The collection is the largest of its kind in Tennessee and serves as the main repository of herptile data for the state. Several thousands of the vouchers have been referenced in peer-reviewed scientific publications.

Purpose

Students have been engaged in collection science and research through the DSMZ and its curators since its inception and these libraries play a valuable role in teaching, research, and outreach for APSU, the broader scientific community, and the general public.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Additional info

Arctos Data Ownership and Use: http://arctosdb.org/home/data/; http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html

Taxonomic Coverages

Reptiles and amphibians

Amphibia
common name: Amphibians rank: class
Reptilia
common name: Reptiles rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Arkansas, but also a small number from other US states, the Philippines, Mexico, and Canada

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Jessica Grady
originator
position: Manager of Collections
APSU David H. Snyder Museum of Zoology
P.O. Box 4718
Clarksville
37040
Tennessee
US
email: Rodkey10@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.apsu.edu/biology/naturalhistorycollections/snydermuseumzoology/index.php
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8687-861X

Jessica Grady
metadata author
position: Manager of Collections
APSU David H. Snyder Museum of Zoology
P.O. Box 4718
Clarksville
37040
Tennessee
US
email: Rodkey10@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.apsu.edu/biology/naturalhistorycollections/snydermuseumzoology/index.php
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8687-861X

Chris Gienger
curator
position: Professor of Biology
APSU David H. Snyder Museum of Zoology
P.O. Box 4718
Clarksville
37040
Tennessee
US
Telephone: 931-221-7076
email: cmgienger@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.apsu.edu/directory/faculty/giengerc.php
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5045-3321

David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
VertNet
email: tuco@berkeley.edu
homepage: http://vertnet.org/

Jessica Grady
point of contact
position: Manager of Collections
APSU David H. Snyder Museum of Zoology
P.O. Box 4718
Clarksville
37040
Tennessee
US
email: Rodkey10@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.apsu.edu/biology/naturalhistorycollections/snydermuseumzoology/index.php
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8687-861X

Jessica Grady
administrative point of contact
position: Manager of Collections
APSU David H. Snyder Museum of Zoology
P.O. Box 4718
Clarksville
37040
Tennessee
US
email: Rodkey10@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.apsu.edu/biology/naturalhistorycollections/snydermuseumzoology/index.php
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8687-861X

Chris Gienger
administrative point of contact
position: Curator of Collections
APSU David H. Snyder Museum of Zoology
P.O. Box 4718
Clarksville
37040
Tennessee
US
Telephone: 931-221-7076
email: giengerc@apsu.edu
homepage: https://www.apsu.edu/directory/faculty/giengerc.php
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5045-3321