DMNS Herp Collection (Arctos)

John Demboski

doi:10.15468/ku6aak

DMNS Herp Collection (Arctos)

Citation

Demboski J (2025). DMNS Herp Collection (Arctos). Version 1.52. Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ku6aak accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-19.

Description

The Denver Museum of Nature & Science Amphibian and Reptile Collection is a small, but growing collection of approximately 1000 specimens primarily from the western US. The bulk of specimens are fluid-preserved, with some skeletal preparations, and associated frozen tissues. The collection grows primarily as a result of incidental bycatch from invertebrate surveys and salvage activities.

Purpose

Natural History Research and Education

Sampling Description

Method steps

Additional info

http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html; Arctos Data Ownership and Use: http://arctosdb.org/home/data/

Taxonomic Coverages

Herptiles

Amphibia
rank: class
Reptilia
rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Worldwide with focus on Rocky Mountains and Great Plains regions.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

John Demboski
originator
position: Curator of Mammals
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Telephone: 303-370-6443
email: john.demboski@dmns.org
homepage: https://www.dmns.org/science/zoology/staff/john-demboski/

John Demboski
metadata author
position: Curator of Mammals
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Telephone: 303-370-6443
email: john.demboski@dmns.org
homepage: https://www.dmns.org/science/zoology/staff/john-demboski/

David Bloom
programmer
position: Vertnet Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

John Demboski
administrative point of contact
position: Curator of Mammals
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
US
Telephone: 303-370-6443
email: john.demboski@dmns.org
homepage: https://www.dmns.org/science/zoology/staff/john-demboski/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5163-4113

Andrew Doll
administrative point of contact
position: Zoology Collections Manager
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver
80205-5798
CO
US
Telephone: 303-370-8387
email: andrew.doll@dmns.org
homepage: https://www.dmns.org/science/zoology/staff/andrew-doll/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1038-1690