Cowan Tetrapod Collection - Herpetology

Ildiko Szabo

doi:10.15468/6kf5sp

Cowan Tetrapod Collection - Herpetology

Citation

Szabo I (2024). Cowan Tetrapod Collection - Herpetology. University of British Columbia. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/6kf5sp accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.

Description

The Cowan Tetrapod Collection herpetology holdings of 206 species is principally a North American synoptic collection. 84% of the living species known to occur in British Columbia are represented. The collection was founded by Dr. Ian McTaggart-Cowan. The herpetology collection is housed at the University of British Columbia Beaty Biodiversity Museum, which contains approximately 2 million natural history specimens.

Taxonomic Coverages

36 out of 43 British Columbia species.

Reptilia
common name: Reptiles rank: class
Amphibia
common name: Amphibians rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Global in scope but principally a North American Synoptic collection with a Western Canada emphasis.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Ildiko Szabo
originator
position: Collections Curator of the UBC BBM Cowan Tetrapod Collection
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver
V6T 1Z4
BC
CA
email: ildiko.szabo@ubc.ca
homepage: https://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/research-2/collections/cowan-tetrapod-collection/

Ildiko Szabo
metadata author
position: Collections Curator of the UBC BBM Cowan Tetrapod Collection
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver
V6T 1Z4
BC
CA
email: ildiko.szabo@ubc.ca
homepage: https://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/research-2/collections/cowan-tetrapod-collection/

Mark Pitblado
processor
position: Collections Curator, Biodiversity Informatics
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver
V6T 1Z4
British Columbia
CA
email: mark.pitblado@ubc.ca
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8786-5167

Jill Jankowski
administrative point of contact
position: Director of Cowan Tetrapod Collection
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver
British Columbia
CA
email: jankowsk@biodiversity.ubc.ca
homepage: https://biodiversity.ubc.ca/people/faculty/jill-jankowski

Carole Sinou
programmer
position: Canadensys manager
Université de Montréal
4101 rue Sherbrooke Est
Montréal
H1X 2B2
Québec
CA
email: carole.sinou@umontreal.ca
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6718-6669

Ildiko Szabo
administrative point of contact
position: Collections Curator of the UBC BBM Cowan Tetrapod Collection
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver
V6T 1Z4
BC
CA
email: ildiko.szabo@ubc.ca
homepage: https://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/research-2/collections/cowan-tetrapod-collection/