LSUMZ Herps Collection
GBIF
Dataset type
This dataset that contains primary occurrence data for species.
Description
The collection of reptiles and amphibians is comprised of more than 140,000 specimens.
The collection is extremely rich in snake species, with 359 genera and 954 species represented. The remaining herp groups are represented as follows: lizards (165 genera, 776 species), tuataras (1 genus, 1 species), turtles (54 genera, 104 species), crocodilians (8 genera, 15 species), frogs (143 genera, 682 species), salamanders (38 genera, 151 species), and caecilians (12 genera, 19 species).
The collection contains 52 holotypes (specimens representing species new to science), which is a disproportionately large number for a collection of this size. The herpetology collection is worldwide in scope. The snake skeletal collection is among the largest and most diverse in the world.
The collection of amphibians and reptiles from the Mexican state of San Luis Potosà is the largest in the world, and the collections from Honduras and Peru are among the top five in the world. Approximately 55-60 percent of the currently recognized genera of snakes are represented in the collection.
Type of content
Includes: Point occurrence data, gbif import.Citation
Parker S (2017). LSUMZ Herps Collection. Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/iogakq accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-11-06.
Digitised records
Looking up... the number of records that can be accessed through the BioAtlas - Atlas bioraznolikosti Hrvatske. This resource was last checked for updated data on 15 Nov 2024. The most recent data was published on 15 Nov 2024.
Metadata last updated on 2024-11-15 19:23:55.0
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