UCM Vertebrate Observations Collection (Arctos)
Citation
Braker E (2025). UCM Vertebrate Observations Collection (Arctos). Version 16.99. University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/uenx6a accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-20.Description
The CU Museum of Natural History maintains an online archive of vertebrate observations. Deposited in this collection are images, audio recordings, field notes, and other documentation associated with non-vouchered vertebrate specimens. Taxonomic coverage includes observations for mammal, reptile and amphibian species, dating from 1950 to present. The geographic scope spans North America, with emphasis in Colorado, the southwest, and Mexico. Many reptiles cataloged in the UCM Observation collection represent range extensions and first county occurrence records. Also notable is a bat call library of over 200 recordings from Boulder County with accompanying field data.
Additional info
http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.htmlTaxonomic Coverages
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Mammaliarank: class
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Amphibiarank: class
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Reptiliarank: class
Geographic Coverages
The geographic scope of UCM Vertebrate Observations is North America, with an emphasis in Colorado, the Southwestern United States, and Mexico.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Emily Brakeroriginator
position: Vertebrate Zoology Collections Manager
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
University of Colorado Boulder, UCB 265 Bruce Curtis Building
Boulder
80309
COLORADO
US
Telephone: 303-492-8466
email: emily.braker@colorado.edu
homepage: https://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates
Emily Braker
metadata author
position: Vertebrate Zoology Collections Manager
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
University of Colorado Boulder, UCB 265 Bruce Curtis Building
Boulder
80309
COLORADO
US
Telephone: 303-492-8466
email: emily.braker@colorado.edu
homepage: https://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates
David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org
Emily Braker
point of contact
position: Vertebrate Zoology Collections Manager
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
UCB 265
Boulder
80309
CO
US
Telephone: 303-492-8466
email: Emily.Braker@colorado.edu
homepage: https://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates
Dusty McDonald
point of contact
position: Arctos Database Programmer
University of Alaska Museum
email: dlmcdonald@alaska.edu
homepage: http://arctos.database.museum
Christy McCain
curator
position: Vertebrate Zoology Curator
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
UCB 265
Boulder
80309
CO
US
Telephone: 303-735-1016
email: christy.mccain@colorado.edu
homepage: https://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates
Emily Braker
administrative point of contact
position: Vertebrate Zoology Collections Manager
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
University of Colorado Boulder, UCB 265 Bruce Curtis Building
Boulder
80309
COLORADO
US
Telephone: 303-492-8466
email: emily.braker@colorado.edu
homepage: https://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates