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HSU Vertebrate Museum Amphibian Collection

Dataset homepage

Citation

Reiss J (2016). HSU Vertebrate Museum Amphibian Collection. Version 5.1. Humboldt State University. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/lymz68 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-22.

Description

The HSU Vertebrate Museum contains a diverse collection of reptiles and amphibians used in research and teaching. The Amphibian and Reptile Research Collections number approximately 750 jars each (with up to a dozen specimens per jar), with an additional 360 jars in the teaching collection. In total, our Herpetology Collection includes over 1,800 jars and 6,000-7,000 individual specimens. This collection dates back to 1929 and is especially strong in specimens from the amphibian-rich Pacific Northwest.

Additional info

http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html

Taxonomic Coverages

  1. Amphibia
    rank: class

Geographic Coverages

This collection is especially strong in specimens from the amphibian-rich Pacific Northwest.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

John Reiss
originator
position: Curator
Humboldt State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Vertebrate Museum
1 Harpst Street
Arcata
95521
CA
US
Telephone: 707-826-4156
email: john.reiss@humboldt.edu
homepage: http://www.humboldt.edu/vmuseum
John Reiss
metadata author
position: Curator
Humboldt State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Vertebrate Museum
1 Harpst Street
Arcata
95521
CA
US
Telephone: 707-826-4156
email: john.reiss@humboldt.edu
homepage: http://www.humboldt.edu/vmuseum
David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Programmer
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at Berkeley
email: tuco@berkeley.edu
Thor Holmes
administrative point of contact
position: Collections Manager
Humboldt State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Vertebrate Museum
1 Harpst Street
Arcata
95521
CA
US
Telephone: 707-826-4872
email: thorvald.holmes@humboldt.edu
homepage: http://www.humboldt.edu/vmuseum
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