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NCSM Herpetology Collection

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Citation

Norton B, Stuart B (2023). NCSM Herpetology Collection. Version 26.20. North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.36102/dwc.3 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-15.

Description

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' Amphibians and Reptiles Unit contains approximately 262,000 specimens (81,350+ lots), and is one of the largest and most complete regional collections in the United States. Founded in the late 1800s, the collection consists of approximately 80% North Carolina material, although 47 states, 57 countries, and more than 640 species are represented. Other states with substantial representation include California, Delaware, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Other countries with substantial representation include Laos, Vietnam, and Gabon, and the international focus of the collection is expanding. Important recent acquisitions include large collections from Duke and Virginia Commonwealth Universities, the University of North Carolina’s Institute of Marine Sciences, and the personal collection of the late E. E. Brown of Davidson College. The collection houses fluid-preserved specimens, skeletons, skins, tissues for molecular analyses, and other materials. Photographic vouchers, field notes, other museums’ records of North Carolina holdings, and specimen data sheets are also maintained as part of the materials documenting these resources.

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Additional info

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Taxonomic Coverages

  1. Animalia
    rank: kingdom
  2. Chordata
    rank: phylum
  3. Amphibia
    rank: class
  4. Reptilia
    rank: class
  5. Amphisbaenia
    rank: order
  6. Anura
    rank: order
  7. Caudata
    rank: order
  8. Crocodylia
    rank: order
  9. Gymnophiona
    rank: order
  10. Squamata
    rank: order
  11. Testudines
    rank: order

Geographic Coverages

Coverage spans at least 50 countries across the globe

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Ben Norton
originator
position: Head of Technology
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 West Jones Street
Raleigh
27601
NC
US
Telephone: 919-707-9947
email: ben.norton@naturalsciences.org
homepage: https://naturalsciences.org/staff/ben-norton
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=mbnorton
Bryan Stuart
originator
position: Curator of Herpetology
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 West Jones Street
Raleigh
27601
NC
US
Telephone: 919-707-8861
email: bryan.stuart@naturalsciences.org
homepage: http://www.bryanlstuart.com/
Ben Norton
metadata author
position: Head of Technology
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 West Jones Street
Raleigh
27601
NC
US
Telephone: 919-707-9947
email: ben.norton@naturalsciences.org
homepage: https://naturalsciences.org/staff/ben-norton
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=mbnorton
Bryan Stuart
curator
position: Curator of Herpetology
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 West Jones Street
Raleigh
27601
NC
US
Telephone: 919-707-8861
email: bryan.stuart@naturalsciences.org
Bryan Stuart
administrative point of contact
position: Curator of Herpetology
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 West Jones Street
Raleigh
27601
NC
US
Telephone: 919-707-8861
email: bryan.stuart@naturalsciences.org
homepage: http://www.bryanlstuart.com/
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