UCM Amphibian and Reptile Collection (Arctos)
Citation
McCain C (2018). UCM Amphibian and Reptile Collection (Arctos). University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/1llmgl accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-11-21.Description
Vertebrate Zoology in the CU Museum of Natural History is a biodiversity repository of more than 120,000 specimens from five taxa: Fishes, Amphibians and Reptiles (Herpetology), Birds, and Mammals.Since our specimens document changes in biodiversity over the last 200 years, they are treasures of biological and historical significance. The Herpetology collection spans 77 countries, with its geographic strength in Mexican and the southwestern United States species. It contains over 68,000 specimens, including over 22,000 from Mexico, which have been actively studied and cited in systematic herpetology publications over recent decades. Additionally, the whiptail lizards (genus Aspidoscelis) are particularly well represented, including over 12,000 fluid-preserved specimens and two hundred dry skulls. The world-renowned herpetologists, Hobart M. Smith and T. Paul Maslin, as well as a number of their students and collaborators, were the major architects of our largest vertebrate collection. R. Earl Olson’s contribution of 3,800+ specimens recently expanded our taxonomic and geographic coverage, including new material from Minnesota and Haiti. Most recently, Julio A. Lemos-Espinal contributed 2,600 specimens from the northern Mexican states of Sonora, Chihuahua, and Coahuila.Additional info
http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.htmlTaxonomic Coverages
More than 66,000 specimens. The whiptail lizards (genus Aspidoscelis) are particularly well represented. 342+ type specimens (16 holotypes & 326+ paratypes).
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Amphibiacommon name: amphibians rank: class
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Reptiliacommon name: reptiles rank: class
Geographic Coverages
The herpetology collection spans 77 countries, although its geographic strength is Mexico (more than 22,000) and the southwestern USA. There is new material from Minnesota and Haiti. Our Mexican reptile specimens have been most actively studied and cited in systematic herpetology publications over recent decades. Most recently, Julio A. Lemos-Espinal contributed 2,600 specimens from the northern Mexican states of Sonora, Chihuahua, and Coahuila.
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Contacts
Christy McCainoriginator
position: Curator of Vertebrate Zoology
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
Henderson Building, 15th and Broadway
Boulder
80309
CO
US
Telephone: 303-735-1016
email: christy.mccain@colorado.edu
homepage: http://cumuseum.colorado.edu/
Christy McCain
metadata author
position: Curator of Vertebrate Zoology
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
Henderson Building, 15th and Broadway
Boulder
80309
CO
US
Telephone: 303-735-1016
email: christy.mccain@colorado.edu
homepage: http://cumuseum.colorado.edu/
Laura Russell
programmer
position: VertNet Programmer
VertNet
email: larussell@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org
David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org
John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
email: tuco@berkeley.edu
Emily Braker
point of contact
position: Curator of Vertebrate Zoology
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
Henderson Building, 15th and Broadway
Boulder
80309
CO
US
Telephone: 303-492-8466
email: Emily.Braker@colorado.edu
homepage: http://cumuseum.colorado.edu/
Dusty McDonald
point of contact
position: Arctos Database Programmer
University of Alaska Museum
email: dlmcdonald@alaska.edu
homepage: http://arctos.database.museum
Christy McCain
administrative point of contact
position: Curator of Vertebrate Zoology
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
Henderson Building, 15th and Broadway
Boulder
80309
CO
US
Telephone: 303-735-1016
email: christy.mccain@colorado.edu
homepage: http://cumuseum.colorado.edu/