University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates (UWYMV) Herpetology specimens

Matthew Carling; Elizabeth Wommack

doi:10.15468/pco1yg

University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates (UWYMV) Herpetology specimens

Citation

Carling M, Wommack E (2022). University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates (UWYMV) Herpetology specimens. Version 30.65. University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/pco1yg accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-06-30.

Description

The UWYMV Herp Collection houses mainly historic specimens from the early to mid-1900s, with the majority of specimens collected from the state of Wyoming, including specimens of Wyoming Toads (Anaxyrus baxteri) collected by Baxter on the Laramie plains. The collection has recently begun to take in modern specimens, including genetic samples.

Purpose

The mission of the University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates is to document and understand regional and global biodiversity through the acquisition and investigation of collections made by museum faculty, staff, and students to advance academic knowledge and public appreciation of the natural world.

Additional info

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

Taxonomic Coverages

Taxonomic coverage of the UWYMV herp collection is historically focused on Nearctic families

Amphibia, Reptilia
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Geographic Coverages

The UWYMV herp collection has global coverage, but the majority of historic holdings are from Wyoming and the western and central United States

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Matthew Carling
originator
position: Curator
University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates
Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center
Laramie
82071
WY
US
Telephone: (307) 766-6169
email: mcarling@uwyo.edu
homepage: http://www.uwyo.edu/carlinglab

Elizabeth Wommack
originator
position: Staff Curator
University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates
Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center, 1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie
82071
WY
US
Telephone: (307) 766-6227
email: ewommack@uwyo.edu
homepage: http://uwymv.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9172-0120

Matthew Carling
metadata author
position: Curator
University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates
Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center
Laramie
82071
WY
US
Telephone: (307) 766-6169
email: mcarling@uwyo.edu
homepage: http://www.uwyo.edu/carlinglab

Elizabeth Wommack
metadata author
position: Staff Curator
University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates
Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center, 1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie
82071
WY
US
Telephone: (307) 766-6227
email: ewommack@uwyo.edu
homepage: http://uwymv.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9172-0120

Laura Russell
programmer
position: VertNet Programmer
VertNet
email: larussell@vertnet.org

David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Coordinator
email: dbloom@vertnet.org

John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley
email: tuco@berkeley.edu

Dusty McDonald
point of contact
position: Arctos Database Programmer
University of Alaska Museum
email: dlmcdonald@alaska.edu
homepage: http://arctos.database.museum

Elizabeth Wommack
administrative point of contact
position: Collections Manager
University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates
Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center
Laramie
82071
WY
US
Telephone: (307) 766-6227
email: ewommack@uwyo.edu

Matthew Carling
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates
Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center
Laramie
82071
WY
US
Telephone: (307) 766-6169
email: mcarling@uwyo.edu
homepage: http://www.uwyo.edu/carlinglab

Elizabeth Wommack
administrative point of contact
position: Staff Curator
University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates
Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center, 1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie
82071
WY
US
Telephone: (307) 766-6227
email: ewommack@uwyo.edu
homepage: http://uwymv.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9172-0120