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Herpetology Collection - Royal Ontario Museum

Citation

Millen B, Lathrop A (2018). Herpetology Collection - Royal Ontario Museum. Version 21.7. Royal Ontario Museum. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/mmh1bl accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-07-01.

Description

Amphibians, Reptiles, preserved specimens. 19 holotypes, 415 paratypes Ambystomatid salamanders, Lacertid lizards, Agamid lizards, Iguanid lizards, Viperid snakes, Ranoid frogs, Hylid frogs, Megophryid frogs The ROM has one of the world's largest collections of tissues of amphibians and reptiles. Most traditional specimens are whole, alcohol-preserved; some are skeletons.

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Specimens represent all continents and oceans.

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Contacts

Bradley Millen
originator
position: Database Technician
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen's Park
Toronto
M5S 2C6
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 1-416-586-5899
email: bradm@rom.on.ca
Amy Lathrop
metadata author
position: Collections Technician
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen's Park
Toronto
M5S 2C6
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 1-416-586-5899
email: amyl@rom.on.ca
Bob Murphy
curator
position: Senior Curator
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen's Park
Toronto
M5S 2C6
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 1-416-586-7948
homepage: http://www.rom.on.ca/en/collections-research/rom-staff/bob-murphy
Ross MacCulloch
user
position: Assistant Curator - Retired
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen's Park
Toronto
M5S 2C6
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 1-416-586-5899
email: rossm@rom.on.ca
homepage: http://www.rom.on.ca/en/collections-research/rom-staff/ross-macculloch
Amy Lathrop
administrative point of contact
position: Collections Technician
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen's Park
Toronto
M5S 2C6
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 1-416-586-5899
email: amyl@rom.on.ca
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