MUTPL Amphibian Collection

Paul Székely; Diana Székely; Diego Armijos-Ojeda

doi:10.15468/a7u48b

MUTPL Amphibian Collection

Citation

Székely P, Székely D, Armijos-Ojeda D (2023). MUTPL Amphibian Collection. Version 1.1. Museo de Zoología, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/a7u48b accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-10-01.

Description

The amphibian collection of the Museo de Zoología, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja consist of approximately 1,400 specimens (by the end of 2022) preserved in alcohol. The majority of the specimens are from Azuay, El Oro, Loja, Morona Santiago and Zamora Chinchipe provinces, Southern Ecuador. The vast majority of the collection consists of frogs and toads (representing 13 families), with a small collection of salamanders and caecilians.

La colección de anfibios del Museo de Zoología de la Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja consta de aproximadamente 1400 especímenes (a finales de 2022) conservados en alcohol. La mayoría de los ejemplares son de las provincias de Azuay, El Oro, Loja, Morona Santiago y Zamora Chinchipe, sur de Ecuador. La gran mayoría de la colección consiste en ranas y sapos (desde 13 familias), con una pequeña colección de salamandras y cecilias.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

Amphibian specimens, mostly from Southern Ecuador, generally identified at species levels.

Amphibia
common name: amphibians rank: class
Anura
common name: frogs and toads rank: order
Caudata
common name: salamanders rank: order
Gymnophiona
common name: caecilians rank: order

Geographic Coverages

Ecuador, but most of the specimens are from southern Ecuador, from Azuay, El Oro, Loja, Morona Santiago and Zamora Chinchipe provinces.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Paul Székely
originator
position: Responsable del museo
MUTPL
San Cayetano Alto, Calle Paris s/n
Loja
110107
Loja
EC
Telephone: + 593 (7) 370 1444 ext. 3089
email: jpszekely@utpl.edu.ec
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9252-1596

Diana Székely
originator
position: Investigador
MUTPL
San Cayetano Alto, Calle Paris s/n
Loja
110107
Loja
EC
Telephone: + 593 (7) 370 1444 ext. 3089
email: dszekely@utpl.edu.ec
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3786-3729

Diego Armijos-Ojeda
originator
position: Docente - investigador
MUTPL
San Cayetano Alto, Calle Paris s/n
Loja
110107
Loja
EC
Telephone: + 593 (7) 370 1444 ext. 3089
email: darmijos1@utpl.edu.ec
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3685-7631

Paul Székely
metadata author
position: Responsable del museo
MUTPL
San Cayetano Alto, Calle Paris s/n
Loja
110107
Loja
EC
Telephone: + 593 (7) 370 1444 ext. 3089
email: jpszekely@utpl.edu.ec
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9252-1596

Diana Székely
metadata author
position: Investigador
MUTPL
San Cayetano Alto, Calle Paris s/n
Loja
110107
Loja
EC
Telephone: + 593 (7) 370 1444 ext. 3089
email: dszekely@utpl.edu.ec
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3786-3729

Diego Armijos-Ojeda
metadata author
position: Docente - investigador
MUTPL
San Cayetano Alto, Calle Paris s/n
Loja
110107
Loja
EC
Telephone: + 593 (7) 370 1444 ext. 3089
email: darmijos1@utpl.edu.ec
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3685-7631

Paul Székely
point of contact
position: Responsable del museo
MUTPL
San Cayetano Alto, Calle Paris s/n
Loja
110107
Loja
EC
Telephone: + 593 (7) 370 1444 ext. 3089
email: museozoologia@utpl.edu.ec
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9252-1596

Paul Székely
administrative point of contact
position: Responsable del museo
MUTPL
San Cayetano Alto, Calle Paris s/n
Loja
110107
Loja
EC
Telephone: + 593 (7) 370 1444 ext. 3089
email: jpszekely@utpl.edu.ec
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9252-1596