GreaterGood Fauna Natural History Collections and Observation Projects

ACUNHC-Mammal |
Contacts: Tom Lee, leet@acu.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: ab97d04c-19d8-45f5-bec9-208a17b0b988
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ABS-ORNARCH |
Contacts: Reed Bowman, datamanager@archbold-station.org Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 6130d867-7304-48fd-8a2f-a5b27ab83969
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ABS-FISHARCH |
Contacts: Betsie Rothermel, datamanager@archbold-station.org Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 29 April 2019
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ABS-HERPARCH |
Contacts: Betsie Rothermel, datamanager@archbold-station.org Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 28 June 2019
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ABS-MAMARCH |
Contacts: Reed Bowman, datamanager@archbold-station.org Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 26 June 2019
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ASU-ASUGVO |
This dataset contains general research observations of vertebrates made by faculty, staff, and students of Arizona State University. Collection Manager: Dakota Rowsey, drowsey@asu.edu, (480)727-5870 (ORCID #: 0000-0002-5925-0579) Collection Type: Observations Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 29 April 2022
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ASU-ASUHEC |
The Herpetology Collection at the ASU Natural History Collections contains approximately 38,000 specimens representing more than 900 species, with a geographic concentration in the western United States and northwestern Mexico. Please note: when searching our collection, all catalog numbers follow the format ASUHEC###### Collection Manager: Dakota Rowsey, drowsey@asu.edu, (480)727-5870 (ORCID #: 0000-0002-5925-0579) Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 2bb2a2e8-c907-40c9-a2d2-65bb4959e939
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ASU-ASUHEP |
The Arizona State University Herpetology Photo Observation Database is a citizen science repository of photographs illustrating observations of amphibians and reptiles across the North American Southwest, with an emphasis on Arizona. To submit an observation, please see the form and instructions at the Homepage link below. Contacts: Dakota Rowsey, drowsey@asu.edu Collection Type: Observations Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 6c774269-8a83-4623-87d9-b906f7fbc5e2
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ASU-ASUFIC |
The Ichthyology Collection at the ASU Natural History Collections contains approximately 22,000 lots representing more than 580 species, with a geographic concentration in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Please note: when searching our collection, all catalog numbers follow the format ASUFIC######. Collection Manager: Dakota Rowsey, drowsey@asu.edu, (480)727-5870 (ORCID #: 0000-0002-5925-0579) Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: a96345c7-41df-404f-b9ba-e6e742fb3377
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ASU-ASUMAC |
The Mammalogy Collection at the ASU Natural History Collections contains approximately 9,000 specimens representing more than 160 species, with a geographic concentration in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. The research collection represents the second-largest mammal collection in Arizona. A teaching collection is housed separately. Please note: when searching our collection, all catalog numbers follow the format ASUMAC###### Collection Manager: Dakota Rowsey, drowsey@asu.edu, (480)727-5870 (ORCID #: 0000-0002-5925-0579) Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: c53c1352-2f5d-4729-87f8-297f87364017
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ASU-ASUORC |
The Ornithology Collection at the ASU Natural History Collections contains approximately 2,000 specimens representing more than 300 species, with a geographic concentration in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. To date, approximately half of the collection has been digitized and is accessible in the portal. Please note: when searching our collection, all catalog numbers follow the format ASUORC######. Collection Manager: Dakota Rowsey, drowsey@asu.edu, (480)727-5870 (ORCID #: 0000-0002-5925-0579) Associate Curator: Jay Taylor, jetaylo6@asu.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 87196e60-6000-4e05-989f-c2a90b78f9f9
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ASU-ASUVTC |
The Arizona State University Vertebrate Tissue Collection was established in 2020 to house tissues from specimens collected by researchers as well as salvaged specimens donated by the public. These specimens are preserved at -80 degrees Celsius for use in molecular and histological analyses; in many cases, multiple tissue types are available for a given individual. Please note: when searching our collection, all catalog numbers follow the format ASUVTC######. Values in the "Other Catalog Numbers" field correspond to the six digit locus number of the sample and the ASU number for the parent specimen, if applicable. Collection Manager: Dakota Rowsey, drowsey@asu.edu, (480)727-5870 (ORCID #: 0000-0002-5925-0579) Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: f60d3f3c-9d0c-4aa3-a4d6-0204c3010d08
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ASU-NEON-FISH |
This collection node represents the herptile collections of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Biorepository housed at the Arizona State University biocollections. The fish are collected as part of standard aquatic sampling: https://biorepo.neonscience.org/portal/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=20 Collection Manager: Laura Steger, lsteger@asu.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 29 June 2023
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ASU-NEON-HERP |
This collection node represents the herptile collections of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Biorepository housed at Arizona State University. These collections are also searchable at biorepo.neonscience.org. For loan requests, please email biorepo@asu.edu.
Specimens included here belong to the following two collections of herptile specimens collected as bycatch from carabid beetle pitfall trapping:
https://biorepo.neonscience.org/portal/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=12
https://biorepo.neonscience.org/portal/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=15
And herptiles collected as bycatch from small mammal trapping:
https://biorepo.neonscience.org/portal/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=70 Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 29 June 2023
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ASU-NEON-MAM |
This collection node represents the mammal voucher collections of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Biorepository housed at Arizona State University. Collections are also searchable at biorepo.neonscience.org. For loan requests, please contact biorepo@asu.edu. This collection includes voucher specimens from standard small mammal trapping: https://biorepo.neonscience.org/portal/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=28 Mammal vouchers from non-standard trapping events: https://biorepo.neonscience.org/portal/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=19 And mammal vouchers collected as bycatch from carabid beetle pitfall traps: https://biorepo.neonscience.org/portal/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=17 Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 7 September 2023
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The Bavispe National Flora and Fauna Protected Area in Sonora, Mexico is comprised of 456,382 acres of oak woodland and pine-oak habitat. Three park units protect parts of the Sierra los Ajos, Sierra Madera, and the El Tigre mountain ranges. This refuge is managed by Mexico's National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas). Records within this dataset are provided by CONANP biologist who manage the reserve and many are collected using remote cameras. Collection Type: Observations Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 4f6ff323-356f-4cb7-85ea-5b61a1fd3f57
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BUP |
The BUP Vertebrate Natural History Collection consists of more than 1,500 skins, skeletal materials, alcohol-preserved specimens, skins, and taxidermy mounts. The collection emphasis is vertebrates of Columbia County, Montour County, and nearby counties in Pennsylvania. Contacts: John M. Hranitz, jhranitz@bloomu.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: f494e633-1200-486a-9f2e-7e353357386f Rights Holder: Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
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MLB-Mammal |
Geographic representation: Emphasis in the Great Basin (especially Utah and Nevada) and Mexico.
Accredited by the American Society of Mammalogists (1991)
The collection includes skins, skulls, skeleton, tissue slides, paraffin tissue blocks, and trophies. It also houses the collection that was formerly at Utah State University as well as a portion of the University of Illinois Museum of Natural History collection (specimens from Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and Mexico). Contacts: Duke S. Rogers - Curator of Mammals, Duke_Rogers@byu.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 27 February 2012
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PLUNHM-PLUHERP |
The Herpetology Collection at the PLU Burton Ostenson Museum contains over 1200 specimens representing more than 100 species collected primarily from the Pacific Northwest. Specimens are used by PLU faculty and students for teaching and research. Contacts: Jacob Egge, eggejj@plu.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: bbf5471c-0344-42fd-82d2-d8bc3bb67e45 Rights Holder: Pacific Lutheran University Access Rights: not-for-profit use only
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PLUNHM-PLUICH |
The Ichthyology Collection at the PLU Burton Ostenson Museum contains over 4,000 specimens representing more than 500 species collected primarily from the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Specimens are used by PLU faculty and students for teaching and research. Contacts: Jacob Egge, eggejj@plu.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 7d4f5d64-05e4-412b-84ed-72897b88badd Rights Holder: Pacific Lutheran University Access Rights: not-for-profit use only
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PLUNHM-PLUMAM |
The Mammalogy Collection at the PLU Burton Ostenson Museum contains over 1000 specimens representing more than 500 species collected primarily from the Pacific Northwest. Specimens are used by PLU faculty and students for teaching and research. Contacts: Jacob Egge, eggejj@plu.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 108b8a22-7b71-48c8-8acc-7b0f35072f0f Rights Holder: Pacific Lutheran University Access Rights: not-for-profit use only
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PLUNHM-PLUORN |
The Ornithology Collection at the PLU Burton Ostenson Museum contains over 1000 specimens representing more than 500 species collected primarily from the Pacific Northwest. Specimens are used by PLU faculty and students for teaching and research. Contacts: Jacob Egge, eggejj@plu.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: fcac819d-face-41e2-91b7-c480afd509af Rights Holder: Pacific Lutheran University Access Rights: not-for-profit use only
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Aryan Roest Mammal Collection: The collection includes over 2,300 skins, skulls, mounted specimens and frozen tissues of mammals. Representation is mostly of local species, with a survey of animals from all over the world. The collection is used in teaching Mammalogy, Vertebrate Natural History, and Vertebrate Field Zoology classes. The collection is available for use by the scientific community as well as for advanced studies on selected species. Birds: The collection includes nearly 2,000 preserved specimens representing many of the orders of North American birds, 200 species from the western United States, and most of the North American families. The collection is used in teaching Ornithology, Vertebrate Field Zoology and Vertebrate Natural History. Reptile and Amphibian Collection: The department has a modest collection of preserved amphibians and reptiles from the California's Central Coast. The preserved specimens are available for research upon request. Contacts: John Perrine, Curator of Mammals and Birds, jperrine@calpoly.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 63986ea4-1466-4404-a1f6-8481805bc633
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MCNH-Mammals |
The Natural History collections at Central Michigan University's Museum of Cultural and Natural History consist of a wide range of representative species typically found in the Great Lakes region. The collection consists predominantly of Michigan vertebrates, with smaller invertebrate collections representation, amassed over the last 50 years. The vertebrate component consists of representative mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish, while the majority of the invertebrate collections are insects. These collections support the educational and research efforts of CMU students and faculty members, as well as any interested researchers. The mammal collection includes nearly all currently recognized species from Michigan, as well as complimentary species from throughout the United States. Most specimens are prepared as study skins, but there are several taxidermied mounts and skeletons available for examination Contacts: Kirsten Nicholson, nicho2ke@cmich.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 7e623485-88fc-44ae-8934-cd4810b635bd
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UVG-UVGA |
The Reference Collection at Del Valle University contains a wide range of specimens from Guatemala; making it one of the largest collections in Central America. It was established in 1976 and has been developed by various scientists, students, and collaborators since then. The Collection has been broadly used for research purposes and academic uses helping not only local but also international researchers. Physical address: 18 Avenida 11-95 zona 15, Vista Hermosa III. Guatemala, Guatemala. Contacts: Zabdi López, M.Sc. and Gabriela Alfaro, M.Sc., zmlopez@uvg.edu.gt and galfaro@uvg.edu.gt Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 20 December 2022
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UVG-UVGAV |
The Reference Collection at Del Valle University contains a wide range of specimens from Guatemala; making it one of the largest collections in Central America. It was established in 1976 and has been developed by various scientists, students, and collaborators since then. The Collection has been broadly used for research purposes and academic uses helping not only local but also international researchers. Physical address: 18 Avenida 11-95 zona 15, Vista Hermosa III. Guatemala, Guatemala. Contacts: Zabdi López, M.Sc. and Gabriela Alfaro, M.Sc., zmlopez@uvg.edu.gt and galfaro@uvg.edu.gt Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 20 December 2022
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UVG-UVGM |
The Reference Collection at Del Valle University contains a wide range of specimens from Guatemala; making it one of the largest collections in Central America. It was established in 1976 and has been developed by various scientists, students, and collaborators since then. The Collection has been broadly used for research purposes and academic uses helping not only local but also international researchers. Physical address: 18 Avenida 11-95 zona 15, Vista Hermosa III. Guatemala, Guatemala. Contacts: Zabdi López, M.Sc. and Gabriela Alfaro, M.Sc., zmlopez@uvg.edu.gt and galfaro@uvg.edu.gt Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 20 December 2022
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UVG-UVGFI |
The Reference Collection at Del Valle University contains a wide range of specimens from Guatemala; making it one of the largest collections in Central America. It was established in 1976 and has been developed by various scientists, students, and collaborators since then. The Collection has been broadly used for research purposes and academic uses helping not only local but also international researchers. Physical address: 18 Avenida 11-95 zona 15, Vista Hermosa III. Guatemala, Guatemala. Contacts: Zabdi López, M.Sc. and Gabriela Alfaro, M.Sc., zmlopez@uvg.edu.gt and galfaro@uvg.edu.gt Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 20 December 2022
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UVG-UVGR |
The Reference Collection at Del Valle University contains a wide range of specimens from Guatemala; making it one of the largest collections in Central America. It was established in 1976 and has been developed by various scientists, students, and collaborators since then. The Collection has been broadly used for research purposes and academic uses helping not only local but also international researchers. Physical address: 18 Avenida 11-95 zona 15, Vista Hermosa III. Guatemala, Guatemala. Contacts: Zabdi López, M.Sc. and Gabriela Alfaro, M.Sc., zmlopez@uvg.edu.gt and galfaro@uvg.edu.gt Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 20 December 2022
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UVG-UVGF |
The Reference Collection at Del Valle University contains a wide range of specimens from Guatemala; making it one of the largest collections in Central America. It was established in 1976 and has been developed by various scientists, students, and collaborators since then. The Collection has been broadly used for research purposes and academic uses helping not only local but also international researchers. Physical address: 18 Avenida 11-95 zona 15, Vista Hermosa III. Guatemala, Guatemala. Contacts: Zabdi López, M.Sc. and Gabriela Alfaro, M.Sc., zmlopez@uvg.edu.gt and galfaro@uvg.edu.gt Collection Type: Observations Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 20 December 2022
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UCES-CBUCES-A |
The CBUCES-A (Birds) collection holds information and biological material from different Colombian birds, including local and migratory specimens. The collection contributes to the identification and study of birds ecology, evolution, diversity, conservation, genetics, parasitism and biogeography. Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: f1c49261-fe6c-44ab-a092-96abbdf9832c Rights Holder: Universidad CES
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UCES-CBUCES-D |
The CBUCES-D (Herpetology) collection holds amphibians and reptiles, including adults as well as intermediate forms like larvae and eggs. The deposited material is composed of the specimens collected by the Ecology and Biology undergraduate students in their academic activities and also the environmental impact studies from consultant companies. Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 9dd996c5-d506-496a-b5ba-e803ff0084a6 Rights Holder: Universidad CES
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The Colorado State University Biology Collection contains mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. These are primarily Colorado species, and primarily collected in Colorado and surrounding states. There are a few exotic specimens but these are in the minority. Most of the collection is from the mid 1900s but ranges from the 1880s to current day. The majority of the birds and mammals are study skins and skulls. The majority of the herps are fluid preserved. The collection also contains a variety of other specimen types (e.g. bacula, fluid-preserved organs, articulated skeletons, etc). Collections Manager: Tanya Dewey, tdewey@rams.colostate.edu Graduate Assistant for Collections Management: Jennifer Brady, jbrady94@rams.colostate.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 9074d782-3a6b-4a8e-8cbd-e8baf6dbf89d Rights Holder: Public domain
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CONABIO |
La Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (Conabio) es una comisión intersecretarial, creada en 1992 con carácter de permanente. El Presidente de la Comisión es el titular del Ejecutivo Federal, C. Felipe Calderón Hinojosa. El Secretario Técnico es el titular de la Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Semarnat), C. Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada y participan los titulares de nueve secretarías más: Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación (Sagarpa), Desarrollo Social (Sedesol), Economía (SE), Educación Pública (SEP), Energía (Sener), Hacienda y Crédito Público (SHCP), Relaciones Exteriores (SRE), Salud (SSA) y Turismo (Sectur). Contacts: CONABIO, servext@conabio.gob.mx Collection Type: Observations Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 27 January 2011
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EKU-Herpetology |
Herpetofaunal specimens collected in Kentucky and surrounding areas. Curator: Cy Mott, Ph.D., cy.mott@eku.edu, 8596221506 Contacts: Stephen Richter, Ph.D., stephen.richter@eku.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 6c697adf-71c9-4a4b-a8fe-22a09c2c09cc
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EKU-Ichthyology |
Fish specimens collected in Kentucky and surrounding areas. Contacts: Sherry Harrel, Sherry.Harrel@EKU.EDU Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 1dd55194-b80f-4a21-8c7d-0f27ed8208f8
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eBird-eBird |
Contacts: Brian Sullivan, bls42@cornell.edu Collection Type: Observations Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update:
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FMNH-MAM |
The mammal collections at The Field Museum were founded in 1893, in the wake of the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago, and have grown into one of the world's premier resources for the study of mammalian evolution. Over its history the collection has had the names Field Columbian Museum, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago Natural History Museum, and again Field Museum of Natural History. Collections of Recent mammals number more than 236,000 specimens and 550 primary types. Each category ranks it among the largest mammal collections in the world. Although the collections are unique, encyclopedic, and worldwide in scope, those from the Philippines, Peru, Chile, Madagascar, Tanzania, Egypt, and Iran are among the world's very best. Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 21 June 2021 Rights Holder: The Field Museum of Natural History Access Rights: http://fieldmuseum.org/about/copyright-information
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FSC-FSCV |
The Vertebrate Collection is composed of ~6000 mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, and fish specimens. Mammal Collection: ~2500 skins and 170 skulls or skeletons, representing 22 families total. Bird Collection: ~2500 skins and 470 skulls or skeletons, representing 56 families total. These two collections date back to the late 1800s, and are largely local collections by former Fresno State professors and their students, including William T. Shaw, Lloyd G. Ingles, A.E. Culbertson, A. Hawbecker, A. Staebler, and D. Chesemore. The Vertebrate Collection also has a small collection (~100 specimens) of preserved fish, as well as a small reptile and amphibian collections (~200 specimens). Together, the collection is used in teaching Comparative Vertebrate Morphology, Field Ornithology, Ichthyology, Aquatic Ecology, and Terrestrial Ecology. All specimens are available for research use upon request. Contacts: Rory Telemeco, telemeco@csufresno.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 3a466ea3-2d64-4862-8376-342c62952ccd
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This is a collection of field observations submitted by the field researchers, wildlife managers, and the general user community. Contacts: CSVColl Administrators, CSVCollAdmin@asu.edu Collection Type: General Observations Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: bcad2911-208b-4169-b2f0-2692bd845e52
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JMUNHC-Vertebrate |
The JMU Natural History Collection comprises fluid and dry specimens of mammals, birds, fishes, amphibians and reptiles. Many of our specimens are teaching (no data) specimens, but we have a small collection of birds, herps, and fishes primarily from Virginia with data back to the 1970’s. Contacts: Dr. David S. McLeod, mcleodds@jmu.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: f7e9c341-fe12-4abe-b038-aef31ddab3ad
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ASU-LSRO |
This collection contains vertebrate observations made by Laura Steger and Rick Overson. The observations come primarily from the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. If you have any questions about the data in this collection, please reach out to us. Collection Type: Observations Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: feab251f-d821-4e30-82de-f7f77aada3a3 Rights Holder: Rick Overson and Laura Steger
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MABA-MABA |
Sky Island Alliance's MABA project is a visionary initiative to catalog, protect, and restore one of the world's premier biodiversity hotspots. Over the next few years we will inventory the wildlands and wildlife of the Sonoran Sky Islands, a region of incredible biological wealth, while implementing community-based conservation, restoration and education activities that are key to the integrity of natural and human environments. Contacts: Thomas R. Van Devender, yecora4@comcast.net Collection Type: Observations Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 501771ff-c3f9-4e8c-ac17-026616ec47a4
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GreaterGood |
Contacts: Thomas Van Devender, yecora4@comcast.net Collection Type: Observations Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 75781746-ead0-4e23-ac27-4c0208c71a89
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MIDD |
The Middlebury College Vertebrate Collection holds over 1,000 specimens of birds, mammals, fishes, amphibians and reptiles, with a geographical focus on Vermont. Our bird collection includes over 300 birds collected between 1886 and 1890 in Vermont as well as some recent ones. Most bird specimens are skins and taxidermy mounts, but we also own a few boxes of eggs dating back to the 1800s. Our mammal collection includes skins, skulls, bones and taxidermy mounts, mostly collected between 1940 and 1980 in Vermont, Florida, New York and several other states. Most of our fishes, amphibians and reptiles are fluid-preserved teaching specimens, collected in the 1990s in the Addison County, Vermont. Contacts: Alexis Mychajliw, amychajliw@middlebury.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 048f414d-247b-48ab-9b66-75721a9444f7
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MLBS |
Mountain Lake Biological Station is a full-service residential field station located atop Salt Pond Mountain in the southern Appalachians of southwest Virginia. Programs include summer field courses, Research Experiences for Undergraduates, numerous faculty-driven research projects, scientific meetings, outreach activities, and more. An average high-season day at MLBS hosts 50-100 people, including undergraduate and graduate students, research faculty from around the world, and family members. Everyone in the community works, eats, and lives together everyday, integrating research and mentorship in the truest sense of a Jeffersonian “academical village.” Contacts: Eric Nagy, enagy@virginia.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 43aabda7-b594-4fd9-9924-bb1fd5fa329c Rights Holder: Eric Nagy
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UPRRP-MZUPRRP |
The Zoology Museum of the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras was initiated in the early 1960’s. It is a repository of animals containing approximately 60,000 specimens, primarily from Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. Most important current holdings include Puerto Rican amphibians and reptiles, marine mammal bones, mollusks, millipedes, and arachnids. The Zoology Museum is a public resource facility that is available to the academic community and the general public. For loans or for individuals or groups that are interested in visiting, please contact Dr. James D. Ackerman, Director (ackerman.upr[at]gmail.com), or Mr. Mahmoud Aboukheir, Collections Manager (museozoologiauprrp[at]gmail.com). Special arrangements can be made for off-island visitors. Contacts: James D. Ackerman, museozoologiauprrp@gmail.com Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 14 April 2015
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MNHNSD-AVES |
The birds' collection of the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural “Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano” (MNHNSD-AVES) houses around 1090 specimens. These specimens belong to 62 families, 161 genera, and 212 species, of which 28 are endemics to Hispaniola Island. Of all registers, 99 % are identified to species level and around 510 registers have been digitized. Most of the records are from Hispaniola, specifically from the Dominican Republic, dating from 1970 to the present, however, the collection also contains a few specimens from the United States of America, South America, and the Caribbean countries which were received through donations. The birds’ orders represented in the collection are all those recorded from Hispaniola: Accipitriformes, Anseriformes, Apodiformes, Caprimulgiformes, Cathartiformes, Charadriiformes, Columbiformes, Coraciiformes, Cuculiformes, Falconiformes, Galliformes, Gruiformes, Passeriformes, Pelecaniformes, Phoenicopteriformes, Piciformes, Podicipediformes, Psittaciformes, Strigiformes, Suliformes, and Trogoniformes. Contacts: Hodali Almonte Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 22 June 2023 Rights Holder: Museo Nacional de Historia Natural “Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano”
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MNHNSD-MUR |
The bats’ collection of the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural “Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano” (MNHNSD-MUR) houses 1190 specimens, belonging to 6 families, 17 genera, and 18 species. About half of these registers (41 %) are digitalized, and represent of 5 families, 13 genera and 14 species. Contacts: Miguel Núñez Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 25 January 2023 Rights Holder: Museo Nacional de Historia Natural “Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano”
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MNHNSD-HERP |
The Herpetological collection of the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural “Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano” (MNHNSD-HERP) houses more than 1 500 lots containing around 6 300 specimens belonging to 4 orders, 22 families, 29 genera and 149 species. Most of these records are from Hispaniola, specifically from Dominican Republic, dating from 1958 to present; however, the collection also contains a few specimens from other Caribbean countries which were received through donations.
The present dataset contains 825 registers but it will be constantly growing with the digitalization of more records. Contacts: Cristian Marte Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 22 June 2023 Rights Holder: Museo Nacional de Historia Natural “Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano”
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The Museum of Texas Tech University's Natural Science Research Laboratory Mammal Collection has mammal specimens from Texas, the southwestern U.S, and many other countries, such as Ecuador, Honduras, former Yugoslavia, Paraguay, Mexico, Ukraine, and Peru. Nearly 80 percent of the specimens are in the form of dried skin and/or skull and skeletal material preparations, while the rest are fluid-preserved. Many specimens, particularly those collected after the mid-1970s, have corresponding frozen tissue samples as well. Administrative, Technical point of contact: Heath Garner, heath.garner@ttu.edu, 806-742-2486 (ORCID #: 0009-0002-2912-9281) Administrative Point of Contact: Robert D. Bradley, robert.bradley@ttu.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 9210ce68-4622-463c-8cd4-6f62b63be20b Rights Holder: Texas Tech University
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Global collection of birds with skins, skeletal materials, tissues, fluids, skulls, nests, with a focus on Texas species. Curator of Birds: Nancy McIntyre, nancy.mcintyre@ttu.edu, 806-834-7977 (ORCID #: 0000-0003-1790-3057) Curator of Collections: Heath Garner, heath.garner@ttu.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 54358b91-6a49-49ca-b268-3c6544f94306 Rights Holder: Museum of Texas Tech University
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OSU-OSIC |
The Oregon State Ichthyology Collection (OSIC) contains nearly a quarter million preserved specimens of fishes, as well as associated genetic resources. OSIC is a biodiversity library focused on documenting, understanding and protecting the fishes of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The OSIC supports research on taxonomy, biogeography, genetics, evolution, conservation, anatomy and ecology, loans specimens to researchers inside and outside Oregon, engages students in classes on ichthyology and fish systematics, and hosts school groups for hands-on educational activities using an extensive teaching collection. Curator: Brian Sidlauskas, Brian.Sidlauskas@oregonstate.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 27 August 2021 Rights Holder: Oregon State University
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IIBZ-IIBZ-ICT |
Este conjunto de datos presenta los registros de peces (Chordata: Actinopterygii) asociados al Parque Nacional Lago Enriquillo y acuíferos relacionados. Los datos corresponden al proyecto «Efectos de los cambios recientes por la crecida del Lago Enriquillo en las comunidades de peces y evaluación de especies con potencial para consumo regional». Este es el lago más grande del Caribe (350 km2), es un sitio RAMSAR y se incluye dentro de una reserva de la Biosfera. Las colectas se realizaron entre 2014 a 2016. Este proyecto recibió financiamiento de FONDOCYT (No. 2013-1E3-119). La creación del perfil de este conjunto de datos en el portal Consortium of Small Vertebrate Collections de Symbiota fue posible gracias a la colaboración con el Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center (BioKIC), Arizona State University. El trabajo de movilización y digitalización de los datos se realizó bajo el financiamiento del Programa Biodiversity Information for Development (project BID-CA2020-031-NAC) de la Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) y la Unión Europea. Contacts: Ruth Bastardo, rbastardo40@uasd.edu.do Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 2540a636-c563-485b-b0ae-791adf125b3a
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RMBL-MAM |
Mammal collection housed at The Rocky Mountain Bioloagical Laboratory. Most specimens are student preparations from Mammalogy course taught at RMBL since ca. 1949. Contacts: C.F. Rick Williams, Curator, willcha2@isu.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: bbcf6337-a229-46a4-b108-f74f43529931
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SCFS-Birds |
Sagehen Creek Field Station was founded in 1951 and is located within the +/- 9000 acre Sagehen Experimental Forest. The basin encompasses a diverse cross-section of the central Sierra Nevada from the Pacific Crest (el. 8500 ft) to the eastern slope (el. 6000 ft). Habitats include yellow pine, mixed conifer, and red fir forests, as well as brush fields, scattered mountain meadows, and fens. The collection is largely taken from the basin in the 1960's, though there are some non-local specimens collected by the same researchers and students as well. Contacts: Faerthen Felix, faerthen@gmail.com Contacts: Erica Krimmel, ekrimmel@gmail.com Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 1 August 2019
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SCFS-Mammals |
Founded in 1951, the University of California, Berkeley - Sagehen Creek Field Station is located within the +/- 9000 acre Sagehen Experimental Forest north of Lake Tahoe. The basin encompasses a diverse cross-section of the central Sierra Nevada from near the Pacific Crest (el. 9000 ft) to the eastern slope (el. 6300 ft). Habitats include yellow pine, mixed conifer, and red fir forests, as well as brush fields, scattered mountain meadows, and fens. More detailed label data for the Sagehen mammal collection is available at https://bit.ly/2lr415i Contacts: Faerthen Felix, faerthen@gmail.com Contacts: Erica Krimmel, ekrimmel@gmail.com Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 25 July 2019
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OU-Herpetology |
The Herpetology collection currently contains nearly 52,000 cataloged specimens of amphibians and reptiles. A large proportion of the collection is composed of amphibians and reptiles from the United States (46 states are represented), and many of these species are from the Southern Plains and Oklahoma. Approximately 60% (~31,000 specimens) of the collection is made up of Oklahoma specimens, making it the largest repository of Oklahoma reptiles. The collection also contains specimens from a total of 50 countries, with relatively large numbers from Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador, and Egypt. An early collection of specimens is from the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. Contacts: Cameron Siler, camsiler@ou.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 21 June 2021
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OU-ornithology |
The SNOMNH bird collection was established at the time of origin of the Museum in 1899. While two fires in the Museum (the last in 1918) destroyed the bird collection existing then, the collection subsequently has been developed into one of significant local, regional, and international importance. It is one of the largest in the central United States. Also associated with the bird collection is an extensive library of books and journals. Contacts: Matthew Miller, mjmiller@ou.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 28 July 2016
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SDSU |
The San Diego State University Biodiversity Museum houses thousands of plant and animal specimens. This resource is available for research and teaching to both students and faculty and is located at the university in rooms within the Life Science buildings. Our museum is known to be one of the richest university collections in the nation and includes both native and exotic species of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, arthropods, and plants. Some of the specimens housed in the museum are quite rare and a few date back as far as the 1800's.
The purpose of the museum is to provide instructional models for teaching all levels of biology with a broad taxonomic representation. It is used by professors and graduate students for research in the areas of systematics, evolution, paleontology and anthropology. Many graduate students rely on the extensive data provided by the museum to research and produce their thesis projects, as it is extremely helpful for the identification of live plants and animals. Contacts: Mike Simpson, msimpson@sdsu.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 879e569c-876b-40f6-94d9-c3e9b02a3da0
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SIA-Linkages |
In 2001, Sky Island Alliance developed a citizen science project that uses animal track and sign identification surveys to monitor at-risk wildlife linkages (animal movement corridors) throughout southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. This effort became the Wildlife Linkages Program, which aims to protect and advocate for an interconnected landscape where wildlife, based on their ecological needs, can move easily between core habitats, the Sky Island mountain ranges. Contacts: jessica@skyislandalliance.org, jessica@skyislandalliance.org Collection Type: Observations Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 18 December 2012
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TTRS-Mammals |
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: fc8b1380-74d6-4046-865f-a6ed3aa7b406
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TTRS-Ornithology |
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 250c2aa3-d76d-4305-a8e7-22c781fcf5d0
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The collection contains approximately 1500 preserved liquid specimens of fishes primarily occurring in the southeastern United States. Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 2d75a6fc-6614-4215-9ca9-ec81bfc301f9 Rights Holder: Tennessee Technological University
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UNISIERRA-Obs |
La sierra de Sonora cuenta con una riqueza natural y paisajística única. Su diversidad de formas biológicas es muestra de su riqueza florística. De la misma manera, los diferentes ecosistemas albergan una riqueza faunística singular. La presente base de datos pretende conjuntar los esfuerzos de estudiantes, profesores y publico en general para recolectar imágenes y video de los avistamientos en campo Contacts: Gertrudis Yanes-Arvayo, gyanes@unisierra.edu.mx Collection Type: Observations Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: a02319df-e037-4d6b-b4a3-640c3f4e45d8
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USAC-USACM |
The mammals collection at San Carlos University (USAC) is part of the Biological Collections System administrated by the School of Biology, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacia. The collection is focused in the study of the native mammalian fauna of the country and is composed mainly by prepared study skins, skeletons and fluid preserved specimens of small mammals (mice, bats and shrews, among others). The collections includes approximately 6,500 catalogued specimens and a series of tissue samples (ca. 1000) for molecular studies. The collection includes two holotypes and a series of paratypes of mice and bats. Contacts: Dr. Sergio Pérez, sgperezc@profesor.usac.edu.gt Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 20 December 2022 Rights Holder: Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
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UAZ-Birds |
The University of Arizona's Bird Collection containing over 18,000 cataloged specimens is the largest bird collection in the state. The Museum maintains a traditional study skin collection as well as a wing and tail, skeletal, and nest and egg collection. Originally begun in 1884 by Arizona resident Herbert Brown, the bird collection has seen periodic growth over time due to the efforts of some of the nation's best ornithologists. The Bird Collection remains dedicated to preserving the treasures of the region, while also promoting education and awareness to the public. Contacts: George Bradley, gbradley@email.arizona.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 23 December 2016
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UAZ-Herpetology |
The University of Arizona Museum of Natural History (UAZ), Herpetology Collection presently houses over 57,000 cataloged amphibian and reptile specimens. The holdings for this Legacy Collection are international in scope, spanning forty-six countries from six continents, and include material from forty-six U.S. states and territories, as well as thirty Mexican states. Other regions with coverage include Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Malaysia, and the Middle East. The principal strength of this collection, however, resides in extensive holdings from the Southwestern United States, and Northern Mexico. Approximently 70% of our specimens are from the States of Arizona, USA and Sonora, Mexico, making this assemblage one of the premiere regional collections in the country, and the single most important herpetological collection covering this extremely diverse and important biological realm. The bulk of our holdings are formalin-fixed and preserved in isopropyl alcohol (33% for amphibians and 55% for reptiles), but the collection also includes osteological preparations, dehydrated specimens, photographic specimen vouchers (PSV), formalin preserved amphibian larvae, cleared and stained material, and a small but growing tissue collection. These collections are maintained by Collections Manager George Bradley. Any inquiries or comments should be directed to him. Full contact information is available at the bottom of this page. At present, approximately 240 species of amphibians from 3 Orders, 24 Families, and 66 Genera, as well as 637 species of reptiles from 3 Orders, 35 Families, and 258 Genera are represented. Taxonomically, the collection has several important strengths. The collection possesses one of the largest and most diverse assemblages of the Teiid genus Cnemidophorus (Aspidoscelis in part) available with 8,860 specimens distributed in 35 species. Our holdings of the Family Xantusiidae demonstrate another strength, where 11 speci Contacts: George Bradley, gbradley@email.arizona.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 23 December 2016
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UA-Mammals |
The Mammal Collection contains over 25,000 specimens including skins and skeletons. Its main geographic coverage is Arizona and Sonora but there is also broad, worldwide representation at the family level. This is the largest mammal collection in the state, and it has ranked 21st in size among all North American collections of Recent mammals. The Mammal Collection was built by several individuals starting with Herbert Brown around the turn of the century. In particular, Emeritus Professor Lendell Cockrum was its main developer and he continues to be actively interested in the collection. Dr. Michael Nachman is the Curator of Mammalogy and Dr. Yar Petryszyn is Collection Manager. Contacts: Yar Petryszyn, yar-petryszyn@ns.arizona.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update:
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UCSB-HERP |
Contacts: Greg Wahlert, wahlert@ccber.ucsb.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: d429ff55-2f01-4466-99a1-0c578bfe9992
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UCSB-MAM |
Contacts: Greg Wahlert, wahlert@ccber.ucsb.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 063e0957-4472-4546-9c9b-9662e6e9ce83
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UCSB-ORNI |
Contacts: Greg Wahlert, wahlert@ccber.ucsb.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 07e1d041-9cae-4fd3-b3f1-a7cf1b4c4a03
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UCOCV-MAM |
The UCO mammal collection consists of over 7,300 skins, skulls, alcohol-preserved specimens, taxidermy mounts, skeletal material and plaster casts of tracks. The collection emphasis is mammals of Oklahoma. Contacts: Lynda Loucks, lloucks@uco.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 7489e392-214f-4110-a50b-7844c054ffe7
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UCOCV-UCOCV-Herp |
Contacts: Lynda Loucks, lloucks@uco.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 48cd47e1-d6be-4c7a-a970-50cb30734e0e
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UCOCV-UCOCV-Fish |
Contacts: Lynda Loucks, lloucks@uco.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 6bd7375b-70b8-4a1f-a59a-5ae70449bc70
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UCOCV-UCOCV-Birds |
Contacts: Lynda Loucks, lloucks@uco.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: c2525575-3d58-4e9a-a106-abe76de0e957
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UMMZ-UMMZ_fish |
Contacts: Douglas W. Nelson, dwnelson@umich.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update:
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UVM-VTZT |
Our 12,000 preserved mammals consist primarily of New World rodents, with an extensive collection of small mammals from Vermont and New Hampshire; our holdings represent 35 of the 70 families of New World mammals, including all living species of Vermont mammals. We also have 1,200 birds and 2,600 reptiles and amphibians, which formed the basis for the Vermont State Herpetology Atlas. Contacts: Lisa Chamberland, uvm.vtzt@gmail.com Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 4a62e1d5-b510-42a1-84ed-476703d8faab Rights Holder: The University of Vermont
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UWSP-Mammals |
UWSP has the second largest mammal collection in Wisconsin. The approximately 10,000 specimens consists primarily of study skins and skeletal material with a small number of fluid specimens and frozen tissue. Contacts: Christopher Yahnke, cyahnke@uwsp.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 85bffe41-ddef-4963-8695-536f9fee4685
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Contacts: Susan Gurr, sgurr@weber.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 10 July 2019
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Avian taxidermy study skins. A majority of the specimens were found and prepared by students while others were purchased or donated as teaching tools. Lab Technician: Alden J.B. Hughes, Aldenjbhughes@gmail.com Department Head: Leticia Gallardo, Leticia.gallardo@westvalley.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 0c79e67b-7b72-4e4f-a50e-c4ebff0cb1aa Rights Holder: West Valley College
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