Herpetological Collection at the Wildlife Institute of India Vertebrate Museum

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Purpose

This dataset contains the records and associated media (pictures) of 274 herpetological specimens belonging to the herpetological collection of the Wildlife Institute of India. This dataset represents specimens from two classes, four orders, 16 families, 24 genera, and more than 60 species.

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Bibliographic Citations

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3. Boulenger, G. (1890). Reptilia and Batrachia. Publisher – Taylor and Francis (Original Publisher). -
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8. Vasudevan K. and S. Sondhi (2010) - Amphibians and Reptiles of Uttarakhand India - Wildlife Institute of India -