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        <title xml:lang="eng">Angelo State Natural History Collections (ASNHC) Amphibian and reptile specimens (Arctos)</title>
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            <individualName>
                <givenName>Dianna</givenName>
                <surName>Krejsa</surName>
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            <organizationName>Angelo State University</organizationName>
            <positionName>Collections Manager</positionName>
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                <deliveryPoint>Department of Biology, 2601 W AVENUE N</deliveryPoint>
                <city>SAN ANGELO</city>
                <administrativeArea>TX</administrativeArea>
                <postalCode>769095099</postalCode>
                <country>US</country>
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            <electronicMailAddress>dkrejsa@angelo.edu</electronicMailAddress>
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            <individualName>
                <givenName>David</givenName>
                <surName>Bloom</surName>
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            <organizationName>VertNet</organizationName>
            <positionName>VertNet Coordinator</positionName>
            <electronicMailAddress>dbloom@vertnet.org</electronicMailAddress>
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            <individualName>
                <givenName>John</givenName>
                <surName>Wieczorek</surName>
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                <givenName>Dusty</givenName>
                <surName>McDonald</surName>
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            <positionName>Programmer</positionName>
            <electronicMailAddress>dustymc@gmail.com</electronicMailAddress>
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            <individualName>
                <givenName>Michael</givenName>
                <surName>Dixon</surName>
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            <organizationName>Angelo State University</organizationName>
            <positionName>Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles</positionName>
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                <deliveryPoint>Department of Biology, 2601 W AVENUE N</deliveryPoint>
                <city>SAN ANGELO</city>
                <administrativeArea>TX</administrativeArea>
                <postalCode>769095099</postalCode>
                <country>US</country>
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                <deliveryPoint>Department of Biology, 2601 W AVENUE N</deliveryPoint>
                <city>SAN ANGELO</city>
                <administrativeArea>TX</administrativeArea>
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                <country>US</country>
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            <phone>3259422012</phone>
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            2026-08-06
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            <para>The ASNHC Amphibian and Reptile Collection totals approximately 15,500 specimens. Areas of strong geographic representation include west-central to north-central Texas including a large series from the Concho Valley. Significant series from surveys of Devil's River State Natural Area and Monahans Sandhills State Park are also present. Significant collections from northern Mexico are also present. The collection was established in the late 1960s.</para>
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            <para>To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the <ulink url="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode"><citetitle>Public Domain (CC0 1.0)</citetitle></ulink>. Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.</para>
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                <url function="information">https://www.angelo.edu/content/profiles/5109-amphibians-and-reptiles/Templates/profiles-asnhc</url>
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                <geographicDescription>Primarily Texas and the Southwestern United States, but other holdings include sampling from Mexico, Panama, Chile, and Argentina</geographicDescription>
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                    <eastBoundingCoordinate>180</eastBoundingCoordinate>
                    <northBoundingCoordinate>90</northBoundingCoordinate>
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        <purpose><para>The Collection of Amphibians and Reptiles is held for research, outreach, and university-level specimen-based education.</para></purpose>
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                <givenName>Dianna</givenName>
                <surName>Krejsa</surName>
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                <administrativeArea>TX</administrativeArea>
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                <country>US</country>
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                <givenName>Michael</givenName>
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                    <para></para>
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                <dateStamp>2020-06-04T00:00:00.000+00:00</dateStamp>
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                <citation>Angelo State Natural History Collections, Collection of Amphibians and Reptiles. Individual specimens should be cited as ASNHC:Herp: followed by the integer catalog number.</citation>
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