Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 42,242 records.
2 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.
- Occurrence (core)
- ResourceRelationship
- Multimedia
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Downloads
Download the latest version of this resource data as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A) or the resource metadata as EML or RTF:
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Brigham Young University Life Science Museum Herpetology Collection (BYU)
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Brigham Young University Life Science Museum. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 847aa410-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a. Brigham Young University Life Science Museum publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by U.S. Geological Survey.
Keywords
Occurrence; Specimen; Occurrence; Specimen
Contacts
Who created the resource:
Who can answer questions about the resource:
Who filled in the metadata:
Who else was associated with the resource:
Geographic Coverage
Geographic Coverage: Global, but with main strengths in the continental US (especially the Great Basin/Intermountain West, and a secondary strength in the Appalachian region); collections are extensive for much of Latin America (especially Mexico and Argentina); southeast Asia & South Pacific Islands.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180] |
|---|
Taxonomic Coverage
The collection emphasis is on reptiles of the SouthWestern United States, Mexico, Argentina, and the South Pacific Islands.
| Class | Amphibia (Amphibians), Reptilia (Reptiles) |
|---|
Temporal Coverage
| Living Time Period | 1900 to present |
|---|
Collection Data
| Collection Name | Brigham Young University Life Science Museum Amphibian and Reptile Specimens |
|---|---|
| Collection Identifier | https://arctos.database.museum/collection/BYU:Herp |
| Parent Collection Identifier | BYU |
Additional Metadata
Arctos Data Ownership and Use: http://arctosdb.org/home/data/; http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html
| Purpose | The BYU herpetology collection attempts to preserve the genetic and morphological diversity of the reptiles and amphibians of the Great Basin region and worldwide, for future generations of scientific study, education, and community appreciation. |
|---|---|
| Alternative Identifiers | 847aa410-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a |
| http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource?r=byu_herps |