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BYU Herpetology Collection

Dataset homepage

Citation

Sites J (2019). BYU Herpetology Collection. Brigham Young University Life Science Museum. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/tekwqq accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-18.

Description

The Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum is located at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. The Herpetology Collection contains more than 39,000 specimens and 30 type specimens representing 116 Families, 1033 Genera, and 5705 species as of January 5, 2016.

Additional info

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

Taxonomic Coverages

The collection includes some species that are very rare, such as the recently rediscovered Leopard frog Rana onca.
  1. Amphibia
    rank: class
  2. Reptilia
    rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Global coverage, with representation from Southeast Asia, the South Pacific, central Africa, Madagascar, Australia, Latin America, and substantial holdings for North America, specifically the western United States.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Jack Sites
originator
position: Curator of Reptiles and Amphibians
Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum
4029 LSB
Provo
84602
UT
US
Telephone: +01 801-422-2279
email: Jack_Sites@byu.edu
homepage: http://mlbean.byu.edu/
Jack Sites
metadata author
position: Curator of Reptiles and Amphibians
Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum
4029 LSB
Provo
84602
UT
US
Telephone: +01 801-422-2279
email: Jack_Sites@byu.edu
homepage: http://mlbean.byu.edu/
Wesley (Skip) Skidmore
point of contact
position: Assistant Curator of Vertebrates
Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum
1015 MLBM
Provo
84602
UT
US
Telephone: +01 801-422-4621
email: wesley_skidmore@byu.edu
homepage: http://mlbean.byu.edu/
Laura Russell
programmer
position: Programmer
VertNet
email: larussell@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org
David Bloom
programmer
position: Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org
John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley
email: tuco@berkeley.edu
Jack Sites
administrative point of contact
position: Curator of Reptiles and Amphibians
Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum
4029 LSB
Provo
84602
UT
US
Telephone: +01 801-422-2279
email: Jack_Sites@byu.edu
homepage: http://mlbean.byu.edu/
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