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Type specimens of Reptiles in the collection of BNHS museum

Citation

Pal S (2019). Type specimens of Reptiles in the collection of BNHS museum. Bombay Natural History Society. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/tswjkt accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-01-25.

Description

Type specimens are extremely crucial for taxonomic studies as they form the backbone for species nomenclature. BNHS houses a good collection of type specimens, especially for reptiles and amphibians which is growing frequently. The dataset consists of 226 occurrence records for type specimens of various reptiles collected from India and nearby countries. Verbatim coordinates and rectified latitude and longitude is also provided wherever available.

Sampling Description

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Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

The type specimens for Reptiles in BNHS are predominantly from India with a few specimens collected from Myanmar, Tibet, and Iraq.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Saunak Pal
originator
position: Scientist
BNHS
Shahid Bhagat Singh Rd
Mumbai
400001
Maharashtra
IN
email: s.pal@bnhs.org
Saunak Pal
metadata author
position: Scientist
BNHS
Shahid Bhagat Singh Rd
Mumbai
400001
Maharashtra
IN
email: s.pal@bnhs.org
Rahul Khot
user
position: Assistant Director
BNHS
Shahid Bhagat Singh Rd
Mumbai
400001
Maharashtra
IN
email: r.khot@bnhs.org
Rahul Khot
administrative point of contact
position: Assistant Director
BNHS
Shahid Bhagat Singh Rd
Mumbai
400001
Maharashtra
IN
email: r.khot@bnhs.org
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