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Asian Herpetological Collection - IICT

Citation

Ceriaco L, Marques M (2018). Asian Herpetological Collection - IICT. Version 1.22. Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/fhn7xo accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-19.

Description

The Asian herpetological collections of the Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical (IICT), currently housed in the Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência (MUHNAC) are part of the scientific collections of the Universidade de Lisboa (UL), Portugal. This set of collections is represented by three independent collections: the Macau region collection, the East Timor collection, and the Portuguese India collection. It comprises a total of 313 records (341 specimens), representing 36 taxa (12 amphibians and 24 reptiles). These were collected between 1956 and 1989, either by targeted surveys promoted by the IICT or by fortuitous collections and donations by private individuals and researchers.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Former Portuguese territories in Asia, namelly Macau, Timor and India.

Sampling

For Macau a detailed sampling description is provided by Dias, J.A.T.S., Mendes, L.F., Crawford-Cabral, Pinheiro, M., Mesquitela, L.M. & Burnay, L.P. (1994) Resultados das missões de estudo realizadas em Macau pelo Centro de Zoologia do IICT. I – Introdução e natureza dos trabalhos efectuados. Garcia de Orta, Série de Zoologia, Lisboa, 20 (1–2): 1–30. For India some sampling information is provided by Manaças, S. (1961) Notas Herpetológicas-India Portuguesa. Memórias da Junta de Investigação do Ultramar, 23 (2): 33–41. For Timor some sampling information is provided by Manaças, S. (1972) Estudo de alguns répteis e Díli (Timor Português). Garcia de Orta, Série de Zoologia, Lisboa, 1 (1): 1–4

Quality Control

Specimens were checked one by one. Taxonomic identification followed the most updated available bibliography. Locality, collector and collecting dates data were retrived from the original labels, publications and field notebooks.

Method steps

  1. 1.

Taxonomic Coverages

  1. Reptilia
    rank: class
  2. Amphibia
    rank: class
  3. Squamata
    rank: order
  4. Testudines
    rank: order
  5. Anura
    rank: order
  6. Urodela
    rank: order
  7. Gekkonidae
    rank: family
  8. Cylindrophiidae
    rank: family
  9. Agamidae
    rank: family
  10. Varanidae
    rank: family
  11. Viperidae
    rank: family
  12. Colubridae
    rank: family
  13. Elapidae
    rank: family
  14. Bufonidae
    rank: family
  15. Dicroglossidae
    rank: family
  16. Microhylidae
    rank: family
  17. Rhacophoridae
    rank: family
  18. Ranidae
    rank: family
  19. Cryptobranchidae
    rank: family
  20. Typhlopidae
    rank: family
  21. Scincidae
    rank: family
  22. Geomydidae
    rank: family
  23. Andrias davidianus
    rank: species
  24. Andrias
    rank: genus
  25. Bungarus
    rank: genus
  26. Calotes
    rank: genus
  27. Cylindrophis
    rank: genus
  28. Dendrelaphis
    rank: genus
  29. Draco
    rank: genus
  30. Duttaphrynus
    rank: genus
  31. Fejervarya
    rank: genus
  32. Gekko
    rank: genus
  33. Hemidactylus
    rank: genus
  34. Hoplobatrachus
    rank: genus
  35. Indotyphlops
    rank: genus
  36. Kaloula
    rank: genus
  37. Laticauda
    rank: genus
  38. Leiolepis
    rank: genus
  39. Lycodon
    rank: genus
  40. Lygossoma
    rank: genus
  41. Mauremys
    rank: genus
  42. Microhyla
    rank: genus
  43. Ophiophagus
    rank: genus
  44. Polypedates
    rank: genus
  45. Ptyas
    rank: genus
  46. Scincella
    rank: genus
  47. Sylvirana
    rank: genus
  48. Trimeresurus
    rank: genus
  49. Varanus
    rank: genus
  50. Xenochrophis
    rank: genus
  51. Bungarus multicinctus
    rank: species
  52. Calotes versicolor
    rank: species
  53. Cylindrophis boulengeri
    rank: species
  54. Draco timorensis
    rank: species
  55. Duttaphrynus melanostictus
    rank: species
  56. Fejervarya limnocharis
    rank: species
  57. Gekko chinensis
    rank: species
  58. Gekko gecko
    rank: species
  59. Hemidactylus bowringii
    rank: species
  60. Hemidactylus brookii
    rank: species
  61. Hemidactylus frenatus
    rank: species
  62. Hemidactylus garnotii
    rank: species
  63. Hoplobatrachus rugulosus
    rank: species
  64. Hoplobatrachus trigerinus
    rank: species
  65. Indotyphlops braminus
    rank: species
  66. Kaloula pulchra
    rank: species
  67. Laticauda colubrina
    rank: species
  68. Leiolepis reevesii
    rank: species
  69. Lycodon subcinctus
    rank: species
  70. Lygossoma punctata
    rank: species
  71. Mauremys reevesii
    rank: species
  72. Microhyla ornata
    rank: species
  73. Microhyla pulchra
    rank: species
  74. Polypedates megacephalus
    rank: species
  75. Ptyas korros
    rank: species
  76. Ptyas mucosa
    rank: species
  77. Scincella reevesii
    rank: species
  78. Sylvirana guentheri
    rank: species
  79. Trimeresurus albolabris
    rank: species
  80. Trimeresurus insularis
    rank: species
  81. Varanus timorensis
    rank: species
  82. Xenochrophis pisctor
    rank: species
  83. Dendrelaphis inornatus timorensis
    rank: subspecies

Geographic Coverages

The former Portuguese oveseas territories in Macau (People's Republic of China), Timor Loro Sae (East-Timor), Republic of India.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Luis Ceriaco
originator
position: Curator
Museu de Historia Natural e da Ciencia da Universidade do Porto
Praça Gomes Teixeira
Porto
4099-002
Porto
PT
Telephone: 963125545
email: luisceriaco@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0591-9978
Mariana Marques
originator
position: Associated Curator
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência - Universidade de Lisboa
Rua da Escola Politécnica 58
Lisboa
1250-102
Lisboa
PT
Telephone: 964295925
email: mptlmarques@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1712-2632
Luis Ceriaco
metadata author
position: Curator
Museu de Historia Natural e da Ciencia da Universidade do Porto
Praça Gomes Teixeira
Porto
4099-002
Porto
PT
Telephone: 963125545
email: luisceriaco@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0591-9978
Mariana Marques
metadata author
position: Associated Curator
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência - Universidade de Lisboa
Rua da Escola Politécnica 58
Lisboa
1250-102
Lisboa
Telephone: 964295925
email: mptlmarques@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1712-2632
Luis Ceriaco
curator
position: Curator
Museu de Historia Natural e da Ciencia da Universidade do Porto
Praça Gomes Teixeira
Porto
4099-002
Porto
PT
Telephone: 963125545
email: luisceriaco@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0591-9978
Mariana Marques
curator
position: Associated Curator
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência - Universidade de Lisboa
Rua da Escola Politécnica 58
Lisboa
1250-102
Lisboa
PT
Telephone: 964295925
email: mptlmarques@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1712-2632
Luis Ceriaco
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
Museu de Historia Natural e da Ciencia da Universidade do Porto
Praça Gomes Teixeira
Porto
4099-002
Porto
PT
Telephone: 963125545
email: luisceriaco@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0591-9978
Mariana Marques
administrative point of contact
position: Associated Curator
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência - Universidade de Lisboa
Rua da Escola Politécnica 56/58, 1250-102 Lisboa Portugal
Lisboa
1250-102
Lisboa
PT
Telephone: 964295925
email: mptlmarques@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1712-2632
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