COA Herpetology Collection (Arctos)

Scott Swann

doi:10.15468/ih7o8r

COA Herpetology Collection (Arctos)

Citation

Swann S (2024). COA Herpetology Collection (Arctos). Version 1.87. George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ih7o8r accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.

Description

The George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic, houses extensive natural history collections that can be used by students, teachers, researchers, and artists. The Dorr Museum features dioramas of coastal Maine wildlife and a tide pool tank that houses a variety of live sea stars, hermit crabs, snails and other marine creatures. Visitors of all ages can touch, smell, listen and create while learning about the natural history of Maine. The Museum is housed in the original headquarters of Acadia National Park. All specimens and exhibits have been prepared by College of the Atlantic students as part of their academic experience.

Additional info

http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html

Taxonomic Coverages

The Dorr Museum includes representatives of lizards primarily, but also salamanders and anurans.

Amphibia
rank: class
Reptilia
rank: class

Geographic Coverages

The Dorr Museum contains herpetological specimens from the region of Maine in the United States.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Scott Swann
originator
position: Collections Manager
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Bar Harbor
04609
ME
US
Telephone: (207) 288-5395
email: sswann@coa.edu
homepage: https://www.coa.edu/dorr-museum

Scott Swann
metadata author
position: Collections Manager
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Bar Harbor
04609
ME
US
Telephone: (207) 288-5395
email: sswann@coa.edu
homepage: https://www.coa.edu/dorr-museum

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

John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley
email: tuco@berkeley.edu
homepage: http://vertnet.org/

Dusty McDonald
point of contact
position: Arctos Database Programmer
email: dlmcdonald@alaska.edu
homepage: http://arctos.database.museum

Sean Murphy
point of contact
position: Assistant Director of Information Technology
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Bar Harbor
04609
ME
US
Telephone: (207) 801-5651
email: smurphy@coa.edu
homepage: https://www.coa.edu/dorr-museum

Scott Swann
administrative point of contact
position: Collections Manager
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Bar Harbor
04609
ME
US
Telephone: (207) 288-5395
email: sswann@coa.edu
homepage: https://www.coa.edu/dorr-museum