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MVZ Mammal Observations (Arctos) - Version 36.103

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 19:47:58 +0000

Updated AV Ext mappings

LACM Vertebrate Collection - Version 18.20

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:58:39 +0000

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Vertebrates Collections. March 12, 2026.

Los Angeles Urban Ocean Expedition 2019 - Version 1.11

vbarve@nhm.org (Vijay Barve) — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:41:38 +0000

Updates from Jenessa. Testing if I am able to publish them.

Austin Peay State University Fish Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.31

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:09:59 +0000

The APSU David Snyder Museum of Zoology (DSMZ) houses a rapidly growing, research quality collection of over 6,200 lots and 42,000 specimens of fishes from the Mid-south Region. The majority of specimens are from Tennessee, Kentucky and surrounding states, encompassing the most diverse fish faunas of the US. In 2016, APSU acquired the Tennessee collections of the SIUC Fish Collection. This acquisition greatly expanded the diversity and size of our holdings and provided a home for the abandoned SIUC collection. Additionally, the APSU fish collection is a repository of specimens for the Tennessee Valley Authority and Kentucky Division of Wildlife Resources, other state agencies, and researchers.

KWP Lepidoptera Collection (Arctos) - Version 1.100

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:05:30 +0000

Kenelm W. Philip Lepidoptera collection,includes the Alaska Lepidoptera Survey (ALS) collection. ALS was a citizen science initiative lead by Dr. Philip that was active from 1970 to 2014 and included over 600 people. 90% of the KWP pinned collection (~43,200 specimens) will be transferred to the NMNH in August 2018.

UCM Fossil Vertebrate Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.14

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 12:01:01 +0000

The UCM Fossil Vertebrate Collection contains nearly a hundred thousand cataloged fossil vertebrate specimens. This collection is the culmination of over 100 years of collecting from around the world and contains fossils that range in age from the Devonian through the Quaternary Periods. Its strengths are in Cretaceous marine vertebrates and Late Mesozoic-Cenozoic fossil mammals from the Rocky Mountain region.

Ohio Wesleyan University Parasite Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.52

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 14:05:14 +0000

The Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History houses a parasite collection based on the personal collection of Dr. Ramon A. Carreno. Several thousand preserved helminths and arthropods, preserved in formalin or alcohol, together with hundreds of permanent slides, are included. Most specimens were collected from various projects involving centrarchid fishes, birds, mammals, and arthropods. It is anticipated that the collection will eventually be archived into the museum database and will provide both host and parasite species information along with geographical and other data.

Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History, University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) Bird specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.70

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 01:10:17 +0000

Bird study skins, nests, eggs, skulls, skeletons, feet and associated parts from the Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History, UC Santa Cruz.

Angelo State Natural History Collections (ASNHC) Amphibian and reptile specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.69

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 02:35:56 +0000

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.

Abilene Christian University Insect Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.32

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:13:30 +0000

The ACUNHC Entomology Collection is comprised of roughly 600 documented specimens. The collections holdings far exceed this number. The collection is in the process of being documented and catalogued. The vast majority of the collection is from Taylor county, Texas.

University of Montana Zoological Museum (UMZM) Bird Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.30

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:03:17 +0000

The Bird collection at the UMZM consists of over 6000 specimens, including more than 5100 bird skins and 600 bird skeletons, as well as frozen tissues, spread wings, eggs and nests. The majority of specimens were collected from 1900 to the present and emphasize avian biodiversity of the Northern Rocky Mountains.

DMNS Herp Collection (Arctos) - Version 1.58

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:18:11 +0000

Updated AV Ext mappings

Abilene Christian University Fossil Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.33

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:11:23 +0000

The ACUNHC Fossil Collection is a small collection of fossil material.

MVZ Bird Observations (Arctos) - Version 34.107

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:03:08 +0000

Updated AV Ext mappings

MSB Fish Collection (Arctos) - Version 1.83

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:14:38 +0000

Updated AV Ext mappings

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska (KNWR) Plant observations (Arctos) - Version 1.71

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 02:32:54 +0000

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge has been conducting vegetation surveys since 1950. The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge's plant observation dataset includes observations and historical records of plants and fungi from the Kenai Peninsula.

MSB Mammal Collection (Arctos) - Version 35.103

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:19:52 +0000

The Division of Mammals contains over 327,000 catalogued specimens and is among the 3 largest in the world. Specimens date back to the 1880's with the majority documenting the rapid environmental change that has occurred since the 1950's. The collections are taxonomically broad, representing 25 orders, 106 families, 543 genera, ~1,750 species. The majority from the Orders Rodentia (249,000), Chiroptera (27,000), Carnivora (20,000), Eulipotyphla (16,000) and Artiodactyla (7,800). The collections are world-wide in scope (78 countries and all 50 US states) with particularly strong holdings from Western North America (225,000 specimens), Beringia and high latitudes (39,000 from Alaska, Russia and Canada), Mongolia (6,500 specimens and parasites), and Latin America (10,200 specimens from Bolivia, 10,000 from Panama, 7,000 from Chile, and 5,400 from Argentina). The collection contains 89 holotypes or paratypes, 185 parasite symbiotypes and 22 virus symbiotypes. Important collections integrated into the MSB include the USGS Biological Surveys collection (30,000), the UIMNH (Hoffmeister) Collection (33,000), and the Rausch Collection (4,000 specimens and parasites). Specimens range from traditional skin/skull and fluid vouchers to "holistic vouchers" containing skin, skull, post-cranial skeleton, up to seven tissue types (heart, kidney, liver, lung, spleen, muscle, blood), cell suspensions, and ecto and endo parasites. Additionally, frozen tissue samples are available for about 200,000 individual mammals and date back to the late 1970's. 37,000 specimens have serology data associated with hantavirus surveillance programs in the Americas. The MSB houses an extensive archive of field journals and catalogues that date to the 1900's and are associated with specimens held in the collection. The collections are growing rapidly through the active research programs of curators, staff and students and ongoing collaborations with other institutions and governmental agencies.

Northern Michigan University (NMU) Mammal Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.97

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:05:12 +0000

The mammal collection of Northern Michigan University holds skins, skeletons, and frozen tissues, with strengths in small mammals (especially rodents, insectivores) of the Great Lakes Region and wolves of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

WNMU Bird Collection (Arctos) - Version 31.101

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:03:12 +0000

Western New Mexico University houses a regional collection of bird specimens (about 1100 specimens) focused on the biodiversity of southwestern New Mexico. This collection is part of the Gila Center for Natural History within the Department of Natural Sciences. The collection currently is static, with no growth since 1993.

Brigham Young University (BYU) Herpetology Collection (Arctos) - Version 3.26

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:06:36 +0000

The BYU herpetology collection houses over 40,000 fluid preserved specimens, including 36 types, and over 15,000 tissue samples. The geographic focus of the collection is the Great Basin/Intermountain West, but there are also extensive collections from Latin America, Central Africa, and the Pacific. The BYU Life Science Museum was formerly known as the Monte L. Bean Museum.

Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Fish Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.28

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 06:00:12 +0000

The MVZ Fish collection was founded in 2019. It contains fluid-preserved and cleared and stained specimens. Nearly all samples are preserved to enable later DNA extractions. The collection is especially strong in Caribbean and West African fishes. Living collections of Cyprinodon pupfishes and Cameroon crater lake cichlids are also available. The collections are commonly used for genomic sequencing, functional morphology, morphometrics, systematics, course-based undergraduate research experiences, and ecological studies using stomach contents and stable isotope analysis.

UAM Earth Sciences Collection (Arctos) - Version 31.104

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:21:14 +0000

The University of Alaska Museum of the North Earth Sciences collection (UAMES) focuses on Alaskan fossils. It contains more than 65,000 specimens in two sub-collections: paleontology and geology (not databased yet). The paleontology collection houses both vertebrate and invertebrate specimens, ranging from Cambrian archaeocyathids to Quaternary mammals. Significantly, it is the largest collection of polar dinosaurs in the world with 10,000 specimens, primarily from the North Slope of Alaska. It also comprises a diverse assortment of Alaskan Quaternary mammals, including a large portion of the material collected throughout Alaska by Otto W. Geist between the late 1920s and the 1960s. The collection also contains a variety of paleobotanical specimens and a large collection of invertebrates (both micro- and macrofossils). It is home to 39 holotypes and 409 paratypes, most of which are invertebrates. The collection is growing through active research projects in different regions of Alaska and collaboration with state and federal agencies.

Lingnan University Amphibian and Reptile Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.30

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:01:23 +0000

The specimen collection is a new undertaking of the Lingnan University Science Unit. Funded by Hong Kong Government through the Environment and Conservation Fund, the goal is to start an amphibian and reptile collection for Hong Kong. This project was initially funded for two years (1 June 2019 to 31 May 2021) with the goal of collecting 400-600 specimens.

California Desert Studies Center Mammal Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.24

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:04:14 +0000

The Desert Studies Center is a 1200-acre field station established for the better understanding and appreciation of the Mojave Desert. Its location on Chemehuevi territory within Mojave National Preserve provides access to the broad range of habitats and landscapes of the unique Mojave Desert, from alkalai salt flats to Joshua tree forest, from sand dunes to recent lava flows. Established in 1976 in partnership with the Bureau of Land ManagementOpens in new window , the Center is operated for the California State University by seven southern California CSU campuses: Dominguez Hills, Fullerton, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Northridge, Pomona, and San Bernardino. With the passage of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994, the Desert Studies Center was placed into Mojave National PreserveOpens in new window , and the National Park Service became our federal partner. Mammal collections include 56 specimens with a focus primarily on the Mojave Desert geographic area, spanning from 1958-1992.

University of Wisconsin Zoological Museum Bird Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.5

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 19:24:17 +0000

Public

University of Alaska Museum (UAM) Algae specimens (ALA) (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 1.23

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 22:13:35 +0000

Updated database links

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology Collection (HWML) Parasite Collection (Arctos) - Version 1.58

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 02:33:45 +0000

The Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology (HWML) was established 29 March 1971 at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln as a new division in the University of Nebraska State Museum (UNSM). The founding core of the collection was based on Dr. Manter's research collection of parasitic trematodes of oceanic fishes. In 1981 the HWML was designated as one of three National Resource Centers for Parasitology and many students associated with the lab have been trained in systematics as well as other aspects of parasitology. Three Henry Baldwin Ward Medalists (the highest annual award that is given by the American Society of Parasitologists) were students in Parasitology and in the lab while Professor Mary Hanson Pritchard directed the laboratory (Professor Pritchard is now Curator Emeritus). In the past 5 years, more than 150 publications have resulted from research both in the HWML and from specimens loaned from, or deposited into, the HWML as types or vouchers. On an annual basis we process more than 20 outgoing loans per year and we receive thousands of specimens into the collection from researchers world-wide for archiving and safe storage of valuable voucher specimens.

MVZ Hildebrand Collection (Arctos) - Version 36.101

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 19:48:51 +0000

Updated AV Ext mappings

University of Alaska Anchorage Insect Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.27

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 22:00:40 +0000

The UAA Entomology Collection includes approximately 5,000 specimens with a focus on pollinating and aquatics insects of Alaska. Collections are managed under the Alaska Center for Conservation Science, a research center within the University of Alaska Anchorage. The collection officially joined the Arctos community in 2023. The UAA Entomology collection is the primary repository of vouchers from the Alaska Bee Atlas and aquatic insects originate from stream ecology studies conducted by the Alaska Center for Conservation Science.

COA Bird Collection (Arctos) - Version 1.100

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 02:32:33 +0000

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.

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska (KNWR) Insect specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.70

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 02:32:23 +0000

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge's entomology collection includes over 8,000 terrestrial arthropod specimens, mostly from the Kenai Peninsula.

UAM Herbarium (ALA), Algae Collection (Arctos) - Version 8.102

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:17:14 +0000

The Herbarium at the University of Alaska Museum (ALA) is the major regional herbarium in Alaska and part of a network of similar collections with an interest in the origin and evolution of the circumpolar flora. ALA contains more than 260,000 specimens of vascular and non-vascular plants. We have a small collection of macroalgae. Macroalgae are the foundation of marine, estuarine and freshwater benthic ecosystems. A number of macroalgal species, including kelp, nori, and others are grown extensively via aquaculture or harvested from the wild for human food and for extraction of colloids used in cosmetics, food products, and pharmaceuticals. Digitization of macroalgae has been supported by NSF grant 1304924 entitled: Collaborative Research: Digitization TCN: The Macroalgal Herbarium Consortium: Accessing 150 Years of Specimen Data to Understand Changes in the Marine/Aquatic Environment lead by PI Christopher Neefus (University of New Hampshire).

UAM Insect Collection (Arctos) - Version 39.102

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:23:15 +0000

The UAM Insect collection is the northern-most facility of its kind in the United States. 98.5% of our records are from Alaska. Although a young collection (begun in 2000), we have recently surpassed 200,000 records representing over 1 million specimens (as of June 2014), making this collection the fourth largest in the US in entomology with data served to iDigBio. Over 99% of these records have been georeferenced. Over 75% of the pinned collection has been databased; approximately 10% of the wet collection has been databased. At least one specimen of every lowest identification, in both the pinned and wet collections, has been databased so we have a complete online taxon inventory of the collection. 136,257 specimens have been identified to the species level - these represent 2,869 species (23% are apparent new records for the state). Coleoptera, Odonata, and Hymenoptera are the most well-curated groups. 56,187 of these specimen records have been cited or otherwise used in 38 peer-reviewed publications. Please use this DOI to cite this collection / dataset: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7299/X75D8S0H

UAM Herbarium (ALA), Vascular Plant Collection (Arctos) - Version 38.101

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:23:15 +0000

The Herbarium (ALA) at the University of Alaska Museum is the major regional herbarium in Alaska and part of a network of similar collections with an interest in the origin and evolution of the circumpolar flora. ALA contains more than 260,000 specimens of vascular and non-vascular plants. Data for the Vascular Plant and Cryptogam collections are managed separately in Arctos. Much of our understanding of Ice Age Beringia is based on botanical specimens, the largest collection of which is housed at ALA. Our recent acquisition from Iowa State University of the J. P. Anderson Collection (32,000 specimens on permanent loan) forms a significant part of this story. This collection of arctic and boreal plants, which contains 67 nomenclatural type specimens, formed the basis for much of Andersonâ€™s seminal work, The Flora of Alaska. The botanical collection also includes plants from other states, Canada, Greenland, Fennoscandia, Japan, and Russia and provides a basis for teaching and research. Our botanical collection can be viewed and searched through the Arctos database and includes high resolution images of 163,000 herbarium sheets, online representation of 190,000 holdings, and inclusion of all holdings in an object-tracking system (barcode labeling).

University of Alaska Museum (UAM) Invertebrate specimens (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 1.24

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 22:49:52 +0000

Marine and freshwater invertebrates (excluding aquatic insects) of Alaska and nearby regions. Holdings primarily consist of collections from oceanographic surveys in the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort seas.

Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) Mammal specimens (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 1.25

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 20:06:12 +0000

Updated metadata

University of Alaska Museum (UAM) Mammal specimens (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 1.23

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 00:35:45 +0000

Updated database links

Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS) Parasite specimens (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 1.23

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 21:13:27 +0000

Updated metadata

New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (NMMNH&S) Mammal specimens (Arctos) - Version 9.59

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:09:20 +0000

Small mammals primarily from southwestern United States and Mexico.

UTEP Herpetology (Arctos) - Version 1.81

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:07:27 +0000

University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity Collections (UTEP) - Herpetology

University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates (UWYMV) Bird Eggs/Nests (Arctos) - Version 1.64

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 04:02:14 +0000

The University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates Egg and Nest collections includes 205 clutches of eggs and nests from 34 families. The specimens are from across North America, with the majority from Wyoming.

UCM Bird Eggs/Nests Collection (Arctos) - Version 16.105

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 01:04:14 +0000

The UCM Egg & Nest Collection contains over 2,600 egg sets and nests. Nearly three-quarters of this collection was assembled by distinguished naturalists Denis Gale and G. Morrison in the mid-to-late nineteenth century. These historic specimens represent much of the avifauna found in Colorado and several Midwestern states, and are accompanied by detailed field notes. An additional 600 egg sets collected in the US and Peru in the late 1970s-1990s are preserved as broken fragments, historically used to examine variation in eggshell gas exchange in montane and lowland habitats.

UCM Bird Collection (Arctos) - Version 16.104

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 01:02:24 +0000

The UCM Bird collection numbers over 12,000 specimens and document changes in biodiversity over the last 200 years. With global coverage and strengths in Colorado avifauna, the collection dates from the early 1800s to the present. Nearly 6,000 specimens were donated by the Colorado College Museum in Colorado Springs in the 1960s. This material includes the collection of Charles E. Aiken, a pioneer ornithologist in Colorado, and dates back to 1805. The Bird collection is also home to several specimens of iconic extinct species such as Passenger Pigeons and Carolina Parakeets.

UTEP Plants (Arctos) - Version 5.109

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 03:01:28 +0000

The Herbarium contains well over 82,000 catalogued plant specimens. Overall geographic content of the Herbarium is approximately as follows: Texas, 24%; New Mexico, 22%; other USA, 32%; Mexico, 7%; other world, 15%. Herbarium materials at UTEP that are of special interest include an extensive representation of the floras of the desert mountain ranges of southern New Mexico and western Texas partially from a thorough floral survey and inventory across an east-west transect running from the Guadalupe/Davis Mountains of Texas to the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona; voucher samples of specimens from which nectar samples were collected for the nectar chemistry research of C. E. Freeman and W. H. Reid; a seed collection, representing more than 800 species of mostly Southwestern taxa with individual samples mounted on slides and cross-indexed to their source sheets in the main herbarium collection; a cryptogamic collection in excess of 650 specimens, predominately lichens and mosses from various areas in southwestern North America, with significant collections of local specimens used for baseline data in studies by R. D. Worthington and his students on air pollution effects in the El Paso/Ciudad Juarez area; a synoptic collection from White Sands National Monument, representing survey work performed by W. H. Reid during the early 1970's.

Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS) Bird specimens (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 1.24

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 21:09:25 +0000

Updated metadata

Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS) Mammal specimens (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 1.25

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 21:10:27 +0000

Updated metadata

COA Egg Collection (Arctos) - Version 1.95

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 02:32:12 +0000

UAM Invertebrate Collection (Arctos) - Version 31.93

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:01:25 +0000

California State University, Long Beach Bird specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.37

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 01:00:27 +0000

The bird collection has ~4,500 specimens preserved as study skins. Most specimens are Southern California birds, with a variety of non-local taxa represented by specimens from other United States regions, northwestern Mexico, zoos, and a few localities in continents and islands worldwide.

UCM Parasite Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.12

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:00:12 +0000

Parasites associated with UCM vertebrate specimens.

Abilene Christian University Amphibian and reptile Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.32

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:09:27 +0000

The ACUNHC Herpetology Collection is comprised of 213 specimens. The vast majority of the collection is from Taylor and Jones County, Texas.

MVZ Bird Collection (Arctos) - Version 43.98

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 19:47:52 +0000

Updated AV Ext mappings

UAM Insect Observations (Arctos) - Version 36.100

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:27:15 +0000

This dataset is pulled from the literature, other non-digitized collections, and databases. It is restricted to Alaskan non-marine arthropod records. Most records are not georeferenced.

University of Wisconsin Zoological Museum Amphibian and Reptile Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.6

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:49:53 +0000

Added logo

New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (NMMNHS) Paleontology specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.65

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:05:55 +0000

The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science paleontology collection contains over 80,000 cataloged Items. The strengths of the collection include the fauna and flora of the Kinney Brick Pennsylvanian Lagerstätten, Permian trackways and traces, Triassic tetrapods, Late Cretaceous invertebrates and reptiles, Paleocene mammals and reptiles, and Neogene mammals.

Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History, University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) Amphibian and reptile specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.69

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 01:16:18 +0000

Amphibian and reptile fluid-preserved specimens, cleared and stained specimens, skeletons and associated parts from the Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History, UC Santa Cruz.

University of Alaska Museum (UAM) Fish specimens (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 1.23

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 21:32:34 +0000

Updated database links

Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) Fish specimens (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 1.20

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 21:31:44 +0000

Updated database links

California State University, Long Beach Fish specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.38

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 01:02:20 +0000

The fish collection has ~2,500 lots containing 21,000 specimens preserved in isopropanol or ethanol. About half of the lots have locality and date data, and these are mainly from the marine waters of southern California, northeastern Mexico, and Mississippi, and the fresh waters of southern California.

MSB Host Collection (Arctos) - Version 34.100

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:12:55 +0000

Updated AV Ext mappings

Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) Bird specimens (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 1.23

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 21:38:44 +0000

Updated database links

Angelo State Natural History Collections (ASNHC) Bird specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.67

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 23:50:43 +0000

The ASNHC Bird Collection totals approximately 2,500 specimens. The primary geographic area of representation is the western Edwards Plateau of Texas. A minor collection from Guyana, South America, is also present. A significant portion (about 35 percent) of the collection is of teaching material (zoo or pet trade specimens). The collection was established in 1968 and remained relatively small for 20 years. Within the last decade, collection organization has formalized and the rate of specimen addition has accelerated.

COA Mammal Collection (Arctos) - Version 1.94

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:03:16 +0000

University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates (UWYMV) Fish specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.60

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 04:08:26 +0000

The UWYMV Fish Collection houses mainly historic specimens from the early to mid-1900s, with the majority of specimens collected from the state of Wyoming. The collection has recently begun to take in modern specimens, including genetic and digital samples.

CHAS Malacology Collection (Arctos) - Version 13.103

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:35:56 +0000

Updated AV Ext mappings, metadata

Abilene Christian University Marine invertebrate Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.32

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:07:19 +0000

The ACUNHC Marine Invertebrate Collection is comprised of roughly 1,200 documented specimens from the Class: Bivalvia (208), Gastropoda (1,123), and Polyplacophora (16). The collection maintains a healthy number of marine echinoderms. The holdings exceed this number and the collection is in the process of being catalogued.

MVZ Herp Observations (Arctos) - Version 37.102

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 19:48:57 +0000

Updated AV Ext mappings

Ohio Wesleyan University Paleontology Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.47

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:54:12 +0000

Ohio Wesleyan University is home to an extensive collection of fossils covering a wide range of geologic periods and taxa. Particularly well represented are Devonian invertebrate and fish fossils from the Olentangy Shale, Columbus Limestone, and Delaware Limestone of central Ohio. In addition, the university also houses a large collection of fossil plants from Mazon Creek, Illinois, a set of Ward’s fossil casts, purchased in 1869, and other fossils from the Burgess Shale, Green River Formation, and Achanarras Quarry. The fossil collection also includes specimens collected by Ferdinand V. Hayden during his 1871 expedition to Yellowstone and others by geologist James Hall.

University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates (UWYMV) Mammal Collection (Arctos) - Version 31.103

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 04:06:15 +0000

The UWYMV Mammal Collection is focused regionally on Wyoming and taxonomically on muskrats, deer mice, and bobcats. There are small series of a variety of mammals from throughout the Rocky Mountain region. The collection is currently undergoing rapid expansion.

UAM Herpetology Collection (Arctos) - Version 31.102

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:15:13 +0000

Amphibians and reptiles at the University of Alaska Museum. Sporadic and opportunistic collections of Alaskan amphibians and reptiles.

WNMU Fish Collection (Arctos) - Version 31.100

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:09:21 +0000

Western New Mexico University houses a regional collection of fish specimens (about 400 lots of specimens) focused on the biodiversity of southwestern New Mexico, primarily the Mimbres, Gila, and San Francisco river drainages. This collection is part of the Gila Center for Natural History within the Department of Natural Sciences. The collection has grown slowly with incorporation of new specimens.

University of North Carolina Greensboro Parasite Collection (Arctos) - Version 1.6

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:00:58 +0000

The UNCG Parasite Collection is a collection of mammal-associated parasites of regional (North Carolina and the Southeastern U.S.) to national scope. Holdings are strong for ectoparasites of small mammals from montane ecosystems including the Southern Appalachian Mountains, Southern Rocky Mountains, and sky island ranges of the Great Basin. Most specimens are recent (2020 and after), maintained as fluid- or cryo-preserved lots, and linked to small mammal vouchers in the UNCG Mammal Collection.

UCM Amphibian and Reptile Collection (Arctos) - Version 17.104

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 01:08:56 +0000

The UCM Herpetology collection spans 81 countries, with its geographic strength in taxa from Colorado, Mexico and the southwestern United States. The collection contains over 68,000 specimens, including over 22,000 from Mexico, which have been actively studied and cited in systematic herpetology publications over recent decades. Additionally, the whiptail lizards (genus Aspidoscelis) are particularly well represented, including over 12,000 fluid-preserved specimens and two hundred dry skulls. World-renowned herpetologists, Hobart M. Smith and T. Paul Maslin, as well as a number of their students and collaborators, were the major architects of this collection. R. Earl Olson's contribution of 3,800+ specimens recently expanded our taxonomic and geographic coverage, including new material from Minnesota and Haiti. Most recently, Julio A. Lemos-Espinal contributed 2,600 specimens from the northern Mexican states of Sonora, Chihuahua, and Coahuila.

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska (KNWR) Plant specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.69

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 23:50:28 +0000

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge's herbarium includes over 2,000 plant and fungi specimens, mostly from the Kenai Peninsula, dating from the 1950s to present.

UAM Bird Collection (Arctos) - Version 31.99

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:27:15 +0000

The UAM Bird Collection emphasizes the birds of northwesternmost North America, including taxa endemic to Beringia and the circumpolar North, and is the best in existence for avian material from Alaska. The collection consists of over 30,000 birds. Almost all bird species and subspecies known to occur in Alaska are represented and are preserved primarily as skins, skeletons, and tissues. Most recent preparations include skin, partial skeleton, tissue, and stomach samples for each individual. Tissues are part of the UAM Genomic Resources Collection. Specimens are regularly loaned for scientific research. Specimen loan policies and a summary database are available for interested researchers. Arctos has a "storefront" subset of data in the UAM Bird Collection, and we are in the process of porting over the rest.

Ohio Wesleyan University Reptile Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.47

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:52:31 +0000

The reptile collection at the Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History is strongly focused on lizards, though snakes, turtles, and crocodilians are also represented.

UWBM Invertebrate Paleontology Collection - Version 10.273

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sun, 13 Nov 2022 15:39:29 +0000

Direct database connection re-established.

Northern Michigan University (NMU) Parasite specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.22

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 03:03:27 +0000

The parasite collection of the Northern Michigan University Museum of Zoology primarily focuses on the arthropod and helminth parasites of small mammals from the Great Lakes region. It also houses a large collection of parasites collected from American pikas. The majority of parasite specimens are linked to archived host voucher and tissue specimens at NMU and other institutions.

UNM Earth Sciences Collection (Arctos) - Version 1.99

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 05:00:28 +0000

The University of New Mexico Earth Science Collections includes a variety of paleobiological, rock, and mineral specimens. The paleobiology collection (UNMP) includes over 25,000 specimens, primarily of marine invertebrate and terrestrial plant fossils. The collection spans the entire Phanerozoic Eon and the geographic scope is global, with an emphasis on specimens from New Mexico and the surrounding region. Many of these regional specimens are not well represented in other academic or national museum collections. Flora and fauna from the Carboniferous, Permian, and Cretaceous Periods are particularly well represented. The collection also includes more than 50 type specimens of Pennsylvanian and Early Cretaceous mollusks, and Pennsylvanian insects. Preservation of specimens is primarily as body or trace fossils. The petrologic and mineral collections consist of over 20,000 specimens spanning from the Proterozoic to Modern and containing notable specimens from the Southwest region and globally. These collections include unique petrologic collections from the Harding Pegmatite Mine, NM and Chuar Group from the Grand Canyon region. Preservation of specimens is primarily as hand samples, thin sections, and rock/mineral powders. In addition to research collections, both the paleobiology and rock/mineral divisions maintain a broad teaching collection spanning all major animal phyla, and major rock and mineral groups.

Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum at Benedictine University Fossil Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.51

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:54:37 +0000

The Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum is a small natural history museum located on the second floor of the Michael and Kay Birck Hall of Science at Benedictine University. The museum represents the work of Fr. Hilary Jurica, O.S.B. and his brother, Fr. Edmund Jurica, O.S.B. who collected specimens for their students to use during their almost 100 combined years of teaching at Benedictine University. In the early 1970's, the Museum was placed in the hands of Fr. Theodore Suchy, O.S.B. who turned their collection of specimens into a thriving nature museum. Fr. Ted continued collecting and the collection grew to over 10,000 specimens, ranging from a tiny aphid to a whale skeleton. Many of the fossils held in the Paleontological collection at the Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum were originally brought in as a teaching collection and the bulk of the fossils were collected by Fr. Hilary. This research collection is intended to help with the study of fossils, fossilization, and the historic timeline of life on Earth. The fossils stretch back to the Quartenary period, but the majority are from the Paleozoic period.

MLZ Bird Collection (Arctos) - Version 33.104

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 23:50:49 +0000

The Moore Laboratory of Zoology is located at Occidental College. The bird collection houses over 64,000 ornithological specimens. It is the largest Mexican bird collection in the world. The vast majority of the specimens are study skins (60,677), but the MLZ also contains 1,364 skeletons and 536 sets of nests and eggs. Robert T. Moore and his wife Margaret founded the MLZ in 1950, moving Moore’s personal collection from his Pasadena home to the building at Occidental College. Prominent collectors aside from Moore include Chester C. Lamb (who worked as Moore’s primary collector for decades and collected over 40,000 of the MLZ’s specimens), the Olalla Brothers and Sons, Mario del Toro Aviles, C.F. Underwood, J.T. Wright, and W.W. Brown. The collection continues its growth today with the addition of species from the western U.S. and Mexico.

CHAS Entomology Collection (Arctos) - Version 13.102

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:36:10 +0000

Updated AV Ext mappings, metadata

UCM Mammal Collection (Arctos) - Version 17.105

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 01:06:25 +0000

The UCM Mammal collection includes over 18,000 specimens with representation from 37 countries, with the majority of specimens collected from Colorado and other western states. Specimens are typically preserved as a set of a study skin and an extracted skull, although large mammals are also prepared as hides, taxidermy, and skeletons. Many people have added to the mammal collection over the years, including the pioneer Colorado naturalist, Edward Royal Warren (3,000+ specimens), Donald A. Spencer, Dallas A. Sutton, Leslie Viereck, and emeritus professor and former Museum Director, David M. Armstrong. E.R. Warren's archive of field notes and photographs are an invaluable resource for documenting distributions and changes of Colorado mammals in the first three decades of the 20th century.

DMNS Mammal Collection (Arctos) - Version 34.101

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:18:45 +0000

Updated AV Ext mappings

California Desert Studies Center Bird Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.24

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:03:33 +0000

The Desert Studies Center is a 1200-acre field station established for the better understanding and appreciation of the Mojave Desert. Its location on Chemehuevi territory within Mojave National Preserve provides access to the broad range of habitats and landscapes of the unique Mojave Desert, from alkalai salt flats to Joshua tree forest, from sand dunes to recent lava flows. Established in 1976 in partnership with the Bureau of Land ManagementOpens in new window , the Center is operated for the California State University by seven southern California CSU campuses: Dominguez Hills, Fullerton, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Northridge, Pomona, and San Bernardino. With the passage of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994, the Desert Studies Center was placed into Mojave National PreserveOpens in new window , and the National Park Service became our federal partner. Bird collection includes 63 specimens with a focus on the Mojave Desert geographic area, spanning from 1978 -1996.

Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) Amphibian and Reptile Specimens (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 1.23

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 00:36:49 +0000

The MSB Division of Amphibians and Reptiles contains a growing collection of over 100,000 catalogued specimens and is among the largest research collections in the western United States. A collection of 5,000 amphibians and reptiles from 1930's onwards made by William J. Koster formed the basis of the original collection. However, with the arrival of William G. Degenhardt in 1960 from Texas A&M University, a dramatic increase in holdings occurred. Through Degenhardt's own collecting efforts and those of his classes and graduate students, the division grew rapidly in size during the 1960's and 70's. Since the late 1980's, the division has become the primary repository for specimens collected as part of expanding research on the State's herpetofauna by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, and continues to receive herpetological collections provided by researchers from a variety of state and federal agencies. These extensive collections and the increased knowledge of New Mexico's herpetofauna has resulted in the publication of Amphibians and Reptiles of New Mexico (1996) by W.G. Degenhardt, C.W. Painter & A.H. Price. The collections are growing rapidly through the active research programs of curators, staff, and students, and through ongoing collaborations with other institutions and governmental agencies. Taxonomic Coverage The current collection consists of ~26% amphibian and ~74% reptile specimens. The catalogued specimens at MSB are very diverse, covering over 60 different families of amphibians and reptiles (representing over 60% of known families), and 1100 genera (representing ~74% of all known genera world-wide). Furthermore, the representation is reasonably complete, with 25 families from the collection containing over 80% of all genera from within that particular family. Several families are especially well represented in numbers of specimens, including Phrynosomatidae (>14,000), Teiidae (>9000), and Colubridae (>8000) for reptiles; and Ranidae (>4300) and Bufonidae (>4000) for amphibians. Geographic Coverage Most specimens in the collection (>51%) are from New Mexico and represent all known species occurring in the state, including one holotype and 107 paratypes of seven species. While regional in scope, MSB also possesses a large collection of specimens from Galápagos Islands of Ecuador (>7,600) and Nevada (>4,500).The holdings also contain important numbers of specimens from surrounding states including Colorado (>5400 specimens), Texas (>3600 specimens), Arizona (>3,300 specimens), and Chihuahua, Mexico (>1,000 specimens). Of particular note are the early collections from the Appalachian Plateau by G.B. Wilmott (524 salamanders), the West Indies by K.L. Jones (802 leptodactylid frogs), and the Delmarva Peninsula, New Jersey by the late Roger Conant, whose collections contain more than 1600 specimens. Temporal Coverage 1905 (beginning of 20th century) - onwards

University of Alaska Museum (UAM) Insect specimens (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 1.23

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 02:10:59 +0000

The UAM Insect collection is the northern-most facility of its kind in the United States. 98.5% of our records are from Alaska. Although a young collection (begun in 2000), we have recently surpassed 280,000 records representing over 1.8 million specimens (as of Jan 2018), making this collection among the top ten largest in the US in entomology based on data served to iDigBio. Over 99% of these records have been georeferenced. Over 75% of the pinned collection has been databased; approximately 10% of the wet collection has been databased. At least one specimen of every lowest identification, in both the pinned and wet collections, has been databased so we have a complete online taxon inventory of the collection. 161,627 specimens have been identified to the species level - these represent 3,264 species. Coleoptera, Araneae, Odonata, and Hymenoptera are the most well-curated groups. 70,634 of these specimen records have been cited or otherwise used in 64 peer-reviewed publications. Please use this DOI to cite this collection / dataset: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7299/X75D8S0H

University of Alaska Museum (UAM) Cryptogam specimens (ALA) (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 1.23

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 00:34:49 +0000

Most lichen collections in ALA date from the early post WWII period, after the Alcan (now Alaska Highway) was completed, including specimens from John Thomson’s first of two Alaska expeditions in 1958 on the Arctic Slope as well as his 1967 expedition along the Alaska Highway. The contributions of three other people, H. Persson and W. C. Steere (bryophytes) and H. Krog (lichens), further strengthened the foundation for ALA’s cryptogamic collections. Barbara Murray’s collecting started in the 1970s just after the discovery of oil at Prudhoe Bay on the arctic coast of Alaska. Use of helicopters became frequent and as a result Murray has collected large number of specimens at over 250 Alaskan localities. The ALA cryptogamic collection has recently been supported by two NSF grants (NSF- 1023407: Toward Documenting Biodiversity Change in Arctic Lichens: Databasing the Principal Collections, Establishing a Baseline, and Developing a Virtual Flora (with University of Wisconsin) and NSF NSF-1115056: TCN Collaborative Research: North American Lichens and Bryophytes: Sensitive Indicators of Environmental Quality and Change) to help with digitization of specimen data and taking care of large backlogs of specimens. The majority of the cryptogam collections are from Alaska, while numerous collections are also from Russia, Fennoscandia, Canada and the lower 48 United States.

Northern Michigan University (NMU) Amphibian and Reptile Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.22

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 03:01:16 +0000

Northern Michigan University Herpetology Collection

Ohio Wesleyan University Amphibian Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.42

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 13:47:34 +0000

The amphibian collections of the Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History consist of approximately 1,400 specimens preserved in alcohol. The majority of the specimens are from Ohio, though several are from other states and countries. The vast majority of the collection consists of salamanders, frogs, and toads, with a small collection of caecilians from the Seychelles.

WNMU Mammal Collection (Arctos) - Version 32.101

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:07:13 +0000

Western New Mexico University houses a regional collection of mammal specimens (about 7000 specimens) focused on the biodiversity of southwestern New Mexico, with additional representatives of African and South American mammal faunas. This collection is part of the Gila Center for Natural History within the Department of Natural Sciences. The collection has grown slowly with incorporation of new specimens.

Abilene Christian University Bird specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.37

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:05:24 +0000

The ACUNHC Bird Collection is comprised of 153 specimens. Roughly a third of the collection was a donation and is known as the “Jack Minter Bird Collection.” The remaining specimens in the collection are from Taylor County, Texas.

New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (NMMNHS) Fish specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.46

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:22:46 +0000

Updated AV Ext mappings

UWBM Herpetology Collection (Arctos) - Version 31.104

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 02:02:21 +0000

The herpetological collection at the UW Burke Museum contains over 8,000 specimens of amphibians and reptiles. The collection has particularly strong geographic representation of the Pacific Northwest. More than 2,200 specimens are forest-dwelling amphibians from Western Washington obtained during wildlife studies in the 1980s and early 1990s. About 900 are garter snakes collected during the mid-1900s. In 2010, Dr. Adam Leache joined the Burke Museum as Curator of Genetic Resources and Herpetology. The entire collection was inventoried, catalogued, and georeferenced. This transition made the Burke Herpetology data searchable and mappable to the public for the first time. The geographic scope of the collection has expended greatly since 2010, and new collections from Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Ghana are now available that reflect active research programs by herpetology staff. The collection consists largely of alcohol-reserved specimens with a small number of photographs and skeletons. Genetic resources are available for all specimens collected since 2010.

COA Entomology Collection (Arctos) - Version 1.101

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 23:48:38 +0000

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska (KNWR) Bird observations (Arctos) - Version 1.70

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 23:48:37 +0000

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge has been conducting avian surveys since 1957, when aerial surveys for trumpeter swans were initiated. Since that time various projects by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge staff have included or focused on bird observations including audio/visual observations and automated sound recordings. The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Bird observations dataset includes more than 500 bird observations from the Kenai Peninsula.

Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum at Benedictine University Herbarium Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.50

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:58:19 +0000

The Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum is a small natural history museum located on the second floor of the Michael and Kay Birck Hall of Science at Benedictine University. The museum represents the work of Fr. Hilary Jurica, O.S.B. and his brother, Fr. Edmund Jurica, O.S.B. who collected specimens for their students to use during their almost 100 combined years of teaching at Benedictine University. In the early 1970's, the Museum was placed in the hands of Fr. Theodore Suchy, O.S.B. who turned their collection of specimens into a thriving nature museum. Fr. Ted continued collecting and the collection grew to over 10,000 specimens, ranging from a tiny aphid to a whale skeleton. The Herbarium collection was started by Fathers Hilary and Edmund Jurica, O.S.B. The purpose of the collection is to help visualize and identify plants over time.

Angelo State Natural History Collections (ASNHC) Mammal specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.65

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 23:52:44 +0000

The ASNHC Mammal collection comprises more than 20,000 records. It is the fourth largest mammal collection in Texas. Almost half of the collection is of species from Texas. Significant holdings are also represented from Mexico (3,600 specimens), Guyana (200), and the Galapagos Islands, seaward of Ecuador (300). Recent field studies in Sulawesi, Indonesia and several U.S. states have added specimens to the collection.

Ohio Wesleyan University Invertebrate Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.48

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 14:14:19 +0000

The invertebrate collection at the Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History consists of a selection of specimens from a wide range of taxa. Major collections include Pacific and Atlantic corals, gastropod and bivalve mollusc shells, and crustaceans. In addition, the collection includes a set of marine invertebrates collected by the US Fish Commission and donated by the Smithsonian Institution in 1883.

Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History, University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) Fish specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.78

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 01:20:20 +0000

Fish skulls, skeletons, and fluid-preserved specimens from the Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History, UC Santa Cruz.

California State University, Long Beach Amphibian and reptile specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.40

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 01:06:18 +0000

The CSULB Reptile and Amphibian collection contains ~500 specimens. Most specimens are preserved in isopropanol. Few of the specimens have date or location information, but some were collected by CSULB faculty or students; others were pets, or were transferred from regional zoos.

UAM Mammal Observations (Arctos) - Version 31.102

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:13:12 +0000

The University of Alaska Museum (UAM) occasionally records non-vouchered mammal observations in Arctos, particularly of marine mammals from Alaska. Some of these are accompanied by photographs linked to the observational record.

California State University, Long Beach Mammal specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.40

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 01:04:21 +0000

The CSULB mammal collection has ~12,700 specimens preserved as study skins, skulls, skeletons, and fluid preprations. The vast majority of the specimens are regional, with a focus on rodents of Southern California, Utah, and northwestern Mexico. The collection includes vouchers from systematic and parasitological studies of CSULB faculty.

University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) Amphibian and Reptile Specimens (Arctos) - Version 10.27

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 00:25:33 +0000

The UNRMNH Herp collection includes approximately 4500 specimens with a focus on Nevada.

UTEP Mammals (Arctos) - Version 10.106

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 03:10:27 +0000

The collection of mammalian material at UTEP is comprised of about 8,450 prepared specimens. Since their initial organization, much of the emphasis in building the higher vertebrate holdings has been in the acquisition of skeletal material along with the more traditional skin-skull/study skin specimens. As a result, significant collections of post-cranial osteological material have accrued.

MVZ Mammal Collection (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 35.51

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 01:35:26 +0000

Updated database links

Arctos Cataloged Items for GGBN - Version 1.19

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 21:30:11 +0000

Added eventDate, decimalLatitude, decimlaLongitude, geodeticDatum, coordinateUncertaintyInMeters, organismID, identificationVerificationStatus, occurrenceStatus, organismQuantity, organismQuantityType to query and mapping.

University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) Mammal Specimens (Arctos) - Version 4.25

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 00:25:49 +0000

The UNRMNH Mammal collection includes approximately 4000 specimens with a focus on Nevada.

Ohio Wesleyan University Fish Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.48

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 14:11:16 +0000

The fish collection at the Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History largely consists of freshwater fish from central Ohio. The collection also includes several mid-water marine fishes and invertebrates donated by Dr. Richard E. Young of the University of Hawaii Department of Oceanography.

CHAS Mammalogy Collection (Arctos) - Version 13.99

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:36:10 +0000

Updated AV Ext mappings, metadata

UTEP Fossils (Arctos) - Version 1.99

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 03:08:26 +0000

The Vertebrate Paleobiology collections concentrate on Southwestern Pleistocene fossils, primarily from New Mexican cave faunas, although small numbers of other fossils are held. This catalogue includes specimens for which the UTEP Biodiversity Collections (UTEP-BC) acts as repository, both permanent and temporary. The UTEP-BC currently is repository for large numbers of specimens from lands of the Bureau of Land Management and sites under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense. The primary focus is upon late Pleistocene Southwestern faunas, although there are some Holocene archaeological holdings and some Tertiary material as well. This emphasis primarily reflects the research interests of the curator, Arthur H. Harris, who has maintained and added to the collections since their initial organization in 1965.

MSB Bird Collection (Arctos) - Version 35.100

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:13:18 +0000

Updated AV Ext mappings

University of Montana Zoological Museum (UMZM) Mammal Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.28

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:01:16 +0000

The Mammal collection at UMZM consists of nearly 16,000 mammal specimens, including skins, skeletons, and frozen tissues. The majority of material was collected from 1900 to the present and represents Northern Rocky Mountain biodiversity. However, there are also several special collections including small mammals from China, Peru, and the former USSR.

University of Alaska Museum (UAM) Bird specimens (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 1.23

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 01:04:39 +0000

With emphasis on the birds of northwesternmost North America, including taxa endemic to Beringia and the circumpolar North, the Bird Collection is the best in existence of avian material from Alaska. Almost all bird species and subspecies known in Alaska are represented and are preserved primarily as skins, skeletons, and tissues. The collection consists of over 30,000 birds. Most recent preparations include skin, partial skeleton, tissue, and stomach samples for each individual. Tissues are part of the Genomic Resources Collection. Specimens are regularly loaned for scientific research. Specimen loan policies and a summary database are available for interested researchers. Taxonomy: Most recent orders of birds, constituting ~140 families, ~800 genera and nearly 2,000 species. We hold specimen material for over 90% of the 619 species and subspecies of birds known to occur in Alaska. Geography: Global in extent with strongest representation coming from Alaska and places where migratory Alaska birds winter.

Alabama Museum of Natural History Bird Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.33

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:13 +0000

ALMNH Bird specimens

University of Alaska Museum (UAM) Environmental samples (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 1.23

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 00:37:55 +0000

Updated database links

University of Alaska Museum (UAM) Plant specimens (ALA) (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 1.24

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 22:33:15 +0000

Updated database links

UMNH Mammals Collection (Arctos) - Version 2.89

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:05:47 +0000

With approximately 40,000 specimens, the Museum's mammal collection is representative of the Intermountain West and Great Basin regions of the United States. In addition to study skins, skeletal material and fluid preserved specimens, the collection holds a tissue library of more than 9,000 samples for use in studies of comparative genetics. There are 40 holotypes of subspecies from Utah.

UTEP Invertebrates (Arctos) - Version 1.99

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 03:06:25 +0000

The University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity Collections (UTEP) Invertebrate Collection is comprised of recent and fossil specimens, mostly dried shells. About 70% of the materials are terrestrial gastropods, 25% freshwater molluscans (including unionaceans), and 5% marine forms. Geographic coverage is mostly for New Mexico (about 80%), but there also are significant holdings for Kansas, Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. This taxonomic and geographic composition has arisen because of the principal research interests and activities of Artie L. Metcalf, and his students.

Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History, University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) Mammal specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.70

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 01:14:18 +0000

Mammal study skins, skulls, and associated parts from the Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History, UC Santa Cruz.

UTEP Zoo (Arctos) - Version 1.96

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 03:04:24 +0000

The University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity Collections Zooplankton material includes a collection of rotifers curated by Dr. Elizabeth Walsh. Dr. Walsh’s laboratory uses molecular techniques to address evolutionary and ecological questions.

University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates (UWYMV) Herpetology specimens - Version 30.102

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 04:00:23 +0000

The UWYMV Herp Collection houses mainly historic specimens from the early to mid-1900s, with the majority of specimens collected from the state of Wyoming, including specimens of Wyoming Toads (Anaxyrus baxteri) collected by Baxter on the Laramie plains. The collection has recently begun to take in modern specimens, including genetic samples.

UTEP Fish (Arctos) - Version 5.107

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:10:59 +0000

Updated AV Ext mappings

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska (KNWR) Fish observations (Arctos) - Version 1.71

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 23:46:16 +0000

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge's fish observations dataset publishes observations and historical records of fish from the Kenai Peninsula.

Northern Michigan University (NMU) Bird specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.94

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:01:21 +0000

The bird collection of the Northern Michigan University Museum of Zoology is a small (few hundred specimens) collection of skins representing avian diversity of the Great Lakes Region.

MVZ Herp Collection (Arctos) - Version 36.98

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 19:49:16 +0000

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University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) Bird specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.26

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 00:24:57 +0000

The UNRMNH Bird collection includes approximately 2100 specimens with a focus on Nevada.

MVZ Egg and Nest Collection (Arctos) - Version 37.102

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 19:49:27 +0000

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CHAS Oology Collection (Arctos) - Version 14.101

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:35:41 +0000

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UWBM Mammalogy Collection (Arctos) - Version 4.98

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 03:16:02 +0000

The Burke Mammal Collection ranks as the 9th-largest university collection in North America and the 18th-largest of all collections in the Western Hemisphere. Included in our holdings are 70 species of carnivores, 140 bat species, 262 rodent species, 38 primate species, and 37 marine mammal species, with one specimen of the extinct Steller's sea cow.

Washington State University, Charles R. Conner Museum Bird Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.22

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:01:20 +0000

The Charles R. Conner Museum's bird collection contains over 16,700 birds, including approximately 14,000 study skins, 1,000 skeletons, 1,000 prepared wings, 1,600 fluid-preserved birds, 250 sets of eggs and a few nests. The majority of birds in this collection are from the Western United States, primarily Washington and Idaho. We also have a notable collection of birds from the Mariana Islands.

Ohio Wesleyan University Mammal Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.48

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:12:42 +0000

The Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History contains a small collection of mammals consisting of approximately 500 study skins, taxidermy mounts, tanned furs, and articulated and disarticulated skeletons. The majority of the mammals are native to Ohio and the eastern United States, with select others from Australia.

University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) Fish specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.29

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 00:25:12 +0000

The UNRMNH Fish collection includes approximately 2000 specimens with a focus on Nevada.

Alabama Museum of Natural History Insect Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.35

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:04:35 +0000

The Entomology Collection contains approximately 500K specimens, including two historical pinned collections of Lepidoptera and Coleoptera and a large collection of aquatic insects.

DMNS Parasite Collection (Arctos) - Version 34.98

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:18:35 +0000

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Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska (KNWR) Mammal observations (Arctos) - Version 1.75

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 23:45:44 +0000

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge's mammal observations dataset publishes observations and historical records of mammals on the Kenai Peninsula.

CHAS Botany Collection (Arctos) - Version 13.102

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:35:37 +0000

Updated AV Ext mappings, metadata

UAM Fish Collection (Arctos) - Version 34.101

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:11:12 +0000

The UAM fish collection targets the freshwater and marine fish fauna of Alaska and nearby regions.The collection is part of the University of Alaska Museum within the University of Alaska Fairbanks. At present (2013), UAM fish collection holdings consist of approximately 6000 lots collected over the past five decades. The collection is the repository of oceanographic field surveys in the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort seas along with freshwater material collected by researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. More recently, the collection has been growing through the field efforts of state and federal agencies, as well as substantial transfers of lots from the privately held Point Stephens Research collection.

Alabama Museum of Natural History Paleontology specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.41

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:24 +0000

The first fossil entries in the University of Alabama's Paleo collection were fossil nuts from Madison County, Alabama, reported by William MacMillan in 1831. Since then, the ALMNH Paleo Collections have expanded to include hundreds of thousands of Vertebrates, Invertebrates and Botanical specimens.

UTEP Birds (Arctos) - Version 1.98

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 03:02:17 +0000

The University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity Collections Bird material with reliable locality data is mostly from the United States, but there is also a significant component of exotic or native taxa with inadequate collection data. The collections include skeletal material along with the traditional skin-skull/study skin specimens.

University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) Bird Egg/Nest Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.27

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 00:25:18 +0000

The UNRMNH Egg and Nest collection includes approximately 2500 specimens with a focus on California.

COA Herpetology Collection (Arctos) - Version 1.96

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 23:45:34 +0000

UTEP Insects (Arctos) - Version 1.99

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 03:00:44 +0000

University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity Collections Arthropod collections consist primarily of ants from around the world collected by Professor William Mackay and his students. A variety of other insects are included, primarily from student projects in the El Paso vicinity.

Alabama Museum of Natural History Mammal Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.35

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:02:16 +0000

The Alabama Museum of Natural History's Mammal collection contains numerous series of small Alabama mammals such as rodents, shrews and bats that are available for research. More than 3000 specimens, including study skins, skulls and taxidermy, are represented in its holdings.Many of the specimens were collected in the 1950’s and 60’s through the Department of Biological Sciences. Several collections of big game trophy heads were acquired from five different donors comprising an eclectic mix of sheep, antelope and other hoofed mammals.Some full mounts of African and North American mammals also exist.

Brigham Young University Life Science Museum (BYU) Mammal Collection (Arctos) - Version 1.56

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 01:00:48 +0000

The BYU Life Science Museum mammal collection houses more than 42,000 specimens with emphasis on the Great Basin (especially Utah and Nevada) and Mexico. The collection includes specimens that were formerly at Utah State University as well as a portion of the former University of Illinois Museum of Natural History collection (specimens from Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and Mexico). The collection also contains more than 10,000 ethanol-preserved tissues, 15,000 frozen tissues and more than 6,000 DNA archives from Great Basin and Mexican mammals. The BYU Life Science Museum was formerly known as the Monte L. Bean Museum.

UAM Herbarium (ALA), Cryptogam Collection (Arctos) - Version 33.101

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 00:25:54 +0000

The Herbarium (ALA) at the University of Alaska Museum is the major regional herbarium in Alaska and part of a network of similar collections with an interest in the origin and evolution of the circumpolar flora. ALA contains more than 260,000 specimens of vascular and non-vascular plants. Data for the Vascular Plant and Cryptogam collections are managed separately in Arctos. Most lichen collections in the ALA date from the early post WWII period, after the Alcan (now Alaska Highway) was completed, including specimens from John Thomson’s first of two Alaska expeditions in 1958 on the Arctic Slope as well as his 1967 expedition along the Alaska Highway. The contributions of three other people, H. Persson and W. C. Steere (bryophytes) and H. Krog (lichens), further strengthened the foundation for ALA’s cryptogamic collections. Barbara Murray’s collecting started in the 1970s just after the discovery of oil at Prudhoe Bay on the arctic coast of Alaska. Use of helicopters became frequent and as a result Murray has collected large number of specimens at over 250 Alaskan localities. The ALA cryptogamic collection has recently been supported by two NSF grants (NSF- 1023407: Toward Documenting Biodiversity Change in Arctic Lichens: Databasing the Principal Collections, Establishing a Baseline, and Developing a Virtual Flora (with University of Wisconsin) and NSF NSF-1115056: TCN Collaborative Research: North American Lichens and Bryophytes: Sensitive Indicators of Environmental Quality and Change) to help with digitization of specimen data and taking care of large backlogs of specimens. The majority of the cryptogam collections are from Alaska, while numerous collections are also from Russia, Fennoscandia, Canada and the lower 48 United States.

MLZ Fish Collection (Arctos) - Version 1.51

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:13:41 +0000

The Vantuna Research Group’s (VRG) fish collection, now integrated into the Moore Laboratory of Zoology collection, is located at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. The fish collection totals nearly 600,000 specimens and includes whole organisms (>20,000), larvae (>550,000), tissue samples (6,236), otoliths (19,458), gonads (676), and vertebrae (126). The collection was established by Dr. John S. Stephens in 1960. Stephens and his mentee, Dr. Dan Pondella, the current VRG Director, worked together on rocky-reef fishes of the eastern Pacific. Stephens described the family of Chaenopsidae and Pondella specialized in phylogenetic systematics of bass and groupers. The vast majority of the collection’s specimens are from the Southern California Bight and together encompass the full spatial extent of the southern California rocky reef ecosystem. Taxonomic strengths of the collection, excluding larvae specimens, include Sciaenidae (13,765), Atherinopsidae (3,199), Sebastidae (1,740), Embiotocidae (1,628), and Serranidae (837). Most of the larvae specimens were collected as part of an ongoing study and represent over 45 years of monthly collections—this is one of the largest and longest time-series collections of nearshore fish larvae in the region. Taxonomic strengths of this larvae collection include Gobiidae (166,507), Blenniidae (130,666), Pomacentridae (83,558), and Labrisomidae (52,767).

MVZ Herp Collection (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 36.50

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 21:47:04 +0000

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Ohio Wesleyan University Bird Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.48

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:57:13 +0000

The ornithological collection is the largest department of the Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History. The collection consists of study skins, mounted birds, eggs, nests, skeletons, bones, and feathers. The majority of the study skins and mounted birds are native to Ohio, with several from Australia, Europe, South America, and the Middle East. The egg collection houses specimens from across the United States, in addition to a substantial collection of eggs from Indian birds donated in the 1920s. The collection also includes a selection of wooden birds carved by former professor of zoology, Dr. William D. Stull.

University of Wisconsin Zoological Museum Mammal Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.6

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 19:24:04 +0000

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UAM Mammal Collection (Arctos) - Version 34.98

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:25:24 +0000

The University of Alaska Museum (UAM) houses one of the 10 largest mammal collections in North America, with over 115,000 catalogued specimens. Over 90% of these are from Alaska and include unparalleled series of small mammals, carnivores, and marine mammals. Over 70,000 include frozen tissue samples housed in UAM's Genomic Resources facility. An average of 1,000 specimens are loaned to researchers each year.

UMNH Reptiles and Amphibians Collection (Arctos) - Version 2.91

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:07:28 +0000

The herpetology collection includes more than 20,000 specimens of reptiles and amphibians from Western North America, MesoAmerica, and Australia. Collection includes important early material from the Intermountain West, from research directed primarily by Angus Woodbury. Collection also includes turtles representing the research of John Legler.

Washington State University, Charles R. Conner Museum Mammal Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.14

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 12:00:18 +0000

The Charles R. Conner Museum's Mammal Collection currently includes approximately 39,000 mammal specimens. Most of the mammal specimens are prepared as study skins and/or skulls. We also have 6,600 post-cranial skeletons (i.e., the skeleton other than the skull), 500 bacula and 143 fluid-preserved specimens. The fluid specimens are mostly mammal embryos and most are not available for dissection.

MLZ Mammal Collection (Arctos) - Version 33.104

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 23:44:23 +0000

A small but influential part of the Moore Laboratory of Zoology, this collection of over 2,000 mammals includes specimens collected by Chester C. Lamb and John C. Hafner. Many of these specimens are paired with skeletons, tissue, and chromosomal data.

UCM Fish Collection (Arctos) - Version 18.108

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 01:00:12 +0000

The UCM fish collection is primarily preserved in fluid, with some osteological and dried specimens. It contains over 24,000 specimens in roughly 2.365 lots. The majority were collected in Colorado, although there is a worldwide coverage of both marine and freshwater species. Many specimens were collected in the early 1900s by Max M. Ellis, including several hundred from Guyana in the headwaters of the Amazon river. The collection also includes about 2000 Salmonid specimens donated by Robert J. Behnke, Colorado State University Professor Emeritus and the author of Trout and Salmon of North America. Nearly 10% of our holdings are representatives of endangered and threatened species.

Abilene Christian University Mammal Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.32

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:03:25 +0000

The ACUNHC Mammal Collection is comprised of roughly 2,500 specimens and 1,500 tissue samples. The collection was established in 1994 and contains specimens from all continents except Europe and Antarctica. Half of our specimens are from Texas with significant holdings from Ecuador (693), Michigan (152), Arizona (108), and New Mexico (82). It boasts one of the largest holdings of Ecuadorian mammals in the United States.

New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (NMMNHS) Insect specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.63

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:03:22 +0000

The NMMNHS Entomology collection has grown from various donors, volunteers and staff since the opening of the museum. There are around 7500 specimens, with a focus in spiders, beetles, and butterflies from the Southwestern US. The spiders are primarily preserved in alcohol while the insects are pinned.

CHAS Ichthyology Collection (Arctos) - Version 13.104

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:35:33 +0000

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MSB Mammal Observations (Arctos) - Version 33.106

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:12:12 +0000

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Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS) Amphibian and Reptile specimens (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 1.25

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 21:06:54 +0000

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Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum at Benedictine University Egg Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.50

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:56:18 +0000

The Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum is a small natural history museum located on the second floor of the Michael and Kay Birck Hall of Science at Benedictine University. The museum represents the work of Fr. Hilary Jurica, O.S.B. and his brother, Fr. Edmund Jurica, O.S.B. who collected specimens for their students to use during their almost 100 combined years of teaching at Benedictine University. In the early 1970's, the Museum was placed in the hands of Fr. Theodore Suchy, O.S.B. who turned their collection of specimens into a thriving nature museum. Fr. Ted continued collecting and the collection grew to over 10,000 specimens, ranging from a tiny aphid to a whale skeleton. The Oological collection was started by Fathers Hilary and Edmund Jurica, O.S.B. The purpose of the collection is to help visualize and identify the changes in bird eggs over time.

Alabama Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Zoology (Arctos) - Version 1.36

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:02:55 +0000

The Invertebrate Zoology Collection contains over 23,000 catalogued lots of marine, freshwater, and terrestrial invertebrates and an estimated 10,000 additional lots of uncatalogued specimens.

Abilene Christian University Fish Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.31

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:01:18 +0000

The ACUNHC Fish Collection is comprised of 70 specimens. Most of the specimens are from Taylor county, Texas.

MVZ Mammal Collection (Arctos) - Version 35.99

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 19:48:44 +0000

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DMNS Marine Invertebrate Collection (Arctos) - Version 20.95

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:18:29 +0000

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New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (NMMNHS) Amphibian and Reptile specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.63

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:07:19 +0000

The NMMNHS Amphibian and Reptile Collection is a small a small collection of approximately 50 specimens from the Southwestern US. Most of the specimens are fluid-preserved, with a few skeletonized. The collection grows from salvage and incidental catches.

DMNS Egg Collection (Arctos) - Version 19.103

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:18:50 +0000

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New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (NMMNH&S) Herbarium specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.62

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:01:12 +0000

The mission of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bioscience Collection is to provide access to the museum’s collections of plants, mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, insects and molluscs that represent the natural history of New Mexico and southwestern North America (United States and Mexico), and to serve as a safe repository for in-house research specimens. These collections are used for education, research and exhibits. We also have an extensive photographic slide collection of New Mexico plants and birds.

DMNS Bird Collection (Arctos) - Version 34.101

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:19:17 +0000

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Austin Peay State University Amphibian and Reptile Specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.31

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:07:58 +0000

APSU’s amphibian and reptile collection includes over 35,300 vouchers (alcohol specimens, photographs, and audio recordings) documenting over 20,000 records of salamanders, frogs and toads, lizards, snakes, and turtles primarily from Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Arkansas, but also a small number from other US states, the Philippines, Mexico, and Canada. More than half of the holdings include alcohol specimens that made up the Memphis State University collection, which was transferred to Austin Peay in 1999. The collection is the largest of its kind in Tennessee and serves as the main repository of herptile data for the state. Several thousands of the vouchers have been referenced in peer-reviewed scientific publications.

CHAS Ornithology (Arctos) - Version 2.99

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:35:31 +0000

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Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska (KNWR) Invertebrate specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.68

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 23:43:41 +0000

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge's invertebrate collection includes terrestrial and freshwater invertebrates (except for arthropods), mostly earthworms from the Kenai Peninsula.

University of North Carolina Greensboro Mammal Collection (Arctos) - Version 1.43

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 00:00:40 +0000

The UNCG Mammal Collection is a collection of mammal vouchers of regional (North Carolina and the Southeastern U.S.) to national scope. Holdings are strong for montane ecosystems including the Southern Appalachian Mountains, Southern Rocky Mountains, and sky island ranges of the Great Basin. Most specimens are recent (2020 and after) and holistic in nature, with multiple parts (tissue samples, parasites) and rich derivative data (standard traits, gastrointestinal tract measurements, genetic barcodes, parasite identifications and abundances). Fluid-preserved specimens and seasonal series of small mammals are also well-represented.

Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) Parasite Specimens (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 1.23

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 21:23:33 +0000

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UCM Vertebrate Observations Collection (Arctos) - Version 16.103

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 01:04:15 +0000

The CU Museum of Natural History maintains an online archive of vertebrate observations. Deposited in this collection are images, audio recordings, field notes, and other documentation associated with non-vouchered vertebrate specimens. Taxonomic coverage includes observations for mammal, reptile and amphibian species, dating from 1950 to present. The geographic scope spans North America, with emphasis in Colorado, the southwest, and Mexico. Many reptiles cataloged in the UCM Observation collection represent range extensions and first county occurrence records. Also notable is a bat call library of over 200 recordings from Boulder County with accompanying field data.

MSB Parasite Collection (Arctos) - Version 32.100

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:13:52 +0000

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MSB Amphibian and Reptile Collection (Arctos) - Version 1.96

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:13:28 +0000

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MVZ Bird Collection (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 43.50

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 21:28:13 +0000

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UMNH Birds Collection (Arctos) - Version 1.90

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:11:30 +0000

The ornithology collection includes nearly 20,000 specimen records, and is one of the largest in the Intermountain West. Records from the egg collection date back to the 1870s provide some of the earliest information on breeding habits of birds from the Intermountain region. Research of adjunct curators Jack Broughton (Anthropology) and Dale Clayton (Biology) have added several hundered specimens, including a growing collection of bird skeletons.

UTEP Herpetology Osteology (Arctos) - Version 10.73

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:05:16 +0000

The University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity Collections (UTEP) - Herpetology Osteology Collection was established to provide a comparative skeletal collection for students and faculty. Some specimens have related elements in the UTEP Herpetology Collection.

Trinity College Dublin Geological Museum Paleontology specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.28

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:38 +0000

Paleontological specimens from the Trinity College Dublin (TCD) Geology Museum. The museum houses teaching and research collections, with a focus on Ireland, but there are specimens collected worldwide. The main paleontological holdings include Irish Silurian and Carboniferous invertebrates, Devonian plant fossils, Mesozoic ostracods, Upper Palaeozoic miospores and casts of Mesozoic marine reptiles.

University of Alaska Museum (UAM) Amphibian and reptile specimens (Arctos) for GGBN - Version 1.23

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 21:18:23 +0000

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New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (NMMNH&S) Invertebrate specimens (Arctos) - Version 1.62

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:05:23 +0000

The NMMNHS Mollusc collection was started by the donation of the Ostheimer Collection when the museum opened. The collection also includes a land snail collection from Dr. Rick Smartt and various smaller collections from donors, volunteers and staff. The Mollusc collection has around 15,000 specimens, with the majority in the dry collection. Many of the specimens are from the Southwestern US, but the majority represents the Mollusca biodiversity from the Pacific-Indian Oceans.

University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates (UWYMV) Bird Collection (Arctos) - Version 30.106

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 04:04:15 +0000

The UWYMV Bird Collection is housed in the Robert and Carol Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center on the campus of the University of Wyoming. It is a part of the Department of Zoology and Physiology. The collection was started in 1894 and Wilbur C. Knight, the state geologist, was appointed as the first curator. The museum's mission was to document and describe Wyoming's avian biodiversity. There was a brief period of active collecting by Knight and Charles W. Gilmore in 1897 and 1898. This was followed by a period of inactivity until the arrival of Ernest Pilsbury Walker as an undergraduate. He collected specimens around the southeastern part of the state from 1910 through 1912. He also contributed his personal collection from Sheridan, Indiana. Beyond sporadic trading and salvaging, the collection has been mostly inactive for the past 100 years until Matt Carling was hired as curator and James Maley was hired as collections manager. The collection was moved into the Berry Center and organized, and it is now undergoing rapid expansion.

UWBM Ornithology Collection - Version 10.33

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:33 +0000

The ornithological collections at the Burke Museum are relatively modern, with more than 85% of the collection built in the past 20 years. These bird specimens are used for teaching, research, and art. We are particularly known for our special collections such as spread wings (the largest such collection in the world) and bird tissues (probably the world's second largest collection).

LACM Entomology Collection - Version 5.33

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:22:30 +0000

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Entomology Collection, February 13, 2026

Houston Museum of Natural Science, Mammalogy Collection - Version 1.2

tim.mcsweeny@hmns.org (Tim McSweeny) — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:37:36 +0000

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Houston Museum of Natural Science, Ornithology Collection - Version 1.2

tim.mcsweeny@hmns.org (Tim McSweeny) — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:31:48 +0000

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Captive Lithobates sevosus Final Mass (2004-2020) at Memphis Zoo - Version 1.1

peppermansarah@gmail.com (Sarah Pepperman) — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:33:10 +0000

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Duke Lemur Center Museum of Natural History Egypt Collection - Version 1.4

kate.neely@duke.edu (Kate Neely) — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 03:45:39 +0000

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Life History and Demography of Sclerocactus glaucus and Sclerocactus dawsoniae - Version 1.3

richard.levy@botanicgardens.org (Rick Levy) — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:54:09 +0000

Brief description of inclusion of multimedia added to metadata.

Grout Museum District Invertebrate Collection - Version 1.2

kent.isaacson@gmdistrict.org (Kent Isaacson) — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:32:57 +0000

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A Checklist of Species at the Memphis Zoo, Memphis, Tennessee - Version 1.6

sheilapoo@gmail.com (Sinlan Poo) — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:59:28 +0000

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larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 20:07:43 +0000

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Jens W Knudsen Enewetak Atoll Marshall Islands - Version 1.4

vbarve@nhm.org (Vijay Barve) — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 23:06:32 +0000

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Eastern Pacific Zaca Expedition 1937–1938 - Version 1.4

vbarve@nhm.org (Vijay Barve) — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 23:03:47 +0000

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Navy San Diego 2021 - Version 1.7

vbarve@nhm.org (Vijay Barve) — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 22:59:45 +0000

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Minerals Management Service (MMS) Phase I : study of benthic communities in the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel - Version 1.2

vbarve@nhm.org (Vijay Barve) — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 22:58:09 +0000

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Life History and Demography of Astragalus microcymbus - Version 1.1

richard.levy@botanicgardens.org (Rick Levy) — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:12:03 +0000

Added event, occurrence, and measurement data from 2025

Peracarida: Panama, Bocas del Toro 2024 - Version 1.2

vbarve@nhm.org (Vijay Barve) — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 01:35:01 +0000

Moved from test IPT. Added logo and project ID.

Carl L. Hubbs collection at LACM - Version 1.1

vbarve@nhm.org (Vijay Barve) — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:04:40 +0000

Moved from test IPT. Added project ID and logo.

R/V Searcher Expedition - Version 1.4

vbarve@nhm.org (Vijay Barve) — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:54:37 +0000

Moved from test IPT. Added Project Id and logo.

French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands - Version 1.1

vbarve@nhm.org (Vijay Barve) — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:46:05 +0000

Moved form test IPT. Added Project ID and logo.

Allan Havens Enewetak Expedition - Version 1.2

vbarve@nhm.org (Vijay Barve) — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:59:46 +0000

Moved from test IPT. Updated Project ID and logo.

Invertebrate Collections made by R/V Velero III, IV, Atlantic, and Hubbs - Version 1.12

vbarve@nhm.org (Vijay Barve) — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:44:35 +0000

Added Project ID

LACM Arabian Sea Collection 1994 - Version 1.2

vbarve@nhm.org (Vijay Barve) — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:52:34 +0000

Updated logo and project details

SBMNH Vertebrate Zoology - Version 5.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 03:44:55 +0000

The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History was founded as the Museum of Comparative Oology in 1916 boasting one of the most significant collections of bird eggs and associated nests in the world; the Museum still stewards that significant collection and provides access to researchers around the globe. In addition, the vertebrate zoology department houses regional and comparative foreign specimens of all vertebrate classes including: eggs, nests, skins, osteological preparations, pickled preparations, tissue collections and associated field notes and catalogues. The historic collections contain material from as early as 1849 and have continued to grow in size and scope to now house over 40,000 specimens of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and eggs, and mammals.

DBG Tissue and DNA Bank - Version 1.12

richard.levy@botanicgardens.org (Rick Levy) — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:55:50 +0000

Added records

Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center (EARDC), Aquifer Biodiversity Collection - Version 1.1

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:49:29 +0000

Public

SIO Marine Vertebrate Collection - Version 1.9

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 22:10:04 +0000

Updated dataset, corrected encoding of verbatimCoords

A Checklist of Prosimian Species Represented at The Duke Lemur Center, Durham, NC. - Version 1.2

amanda.mazza@duke.edu (Amanda Mazza) — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:23:22 +0000

Add VN Network

Duke Lemur Center BioBank Collection - Version 1.4

kate.neely@duke.edu (Kate Neely) — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:23:09 +0000

Add VN Network

Duke Lemur Center Museum of Natural History Osteology Specimens - Version 1.3

kate.neely@duke.edu (Kate Neely) — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:23:04 +0000

Add VN Network

Michigan State University Herbarium Lichens - Version 6.3

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 20:19:41 +0000

Updated metadata

NCSM Mollusk Collection - Version 1.18

ben.norton@naturalsciences.org (Ben Norton) — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 21:11:30 +0000

Resolved Coordinate Errors

NCSM Ichthyology Collection - Version 22.10

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 17:16:08 +0000

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' Ichthyology Collection contains approximately 1.5 million specimens. It is one of the largest and most complete regional collections in the United States and currently meets the criteria of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists for recognition as a National Center Ichthyological Collection. Founded in the late 1800s, the collection consists of approximately 75% North Carolina material, although 48 states, 42 countries, and more than 1948 species are represented. Important recent acquisitions include large collections from Duke, North Carolina State, Stockton State, and Western Carolina universities, Mars Hill College, and the University of North Carolina’s Institute of Marine Sciences. The collection houses fluid-preserved specimens, cleared and stained material, skeletons, tissues for molecular analyses, and all supporting legacy data.

Grout Museum District Vertebrate Collection - Version 1.1

kent.isaacson@gmdistrict.org (Kent Isaacson) — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 22:26:08 +0000

Public

SIO Pelagic Invertebrate Collection - Version 1.12

vbarve@nhm.org (Vijay Barve) — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 23:56:38 +0000

Moved from Test IPT

UCM Entomology Collection - Version 6.6

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 00:52:50 +0000

Updated source data and metadata

SIO Benthic Invertebrate Collection - Version 1.6

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 21:39:08 +0000

Fixed ego-location of event 524

TEST_MSB Mammal Collection (Arctos)_TEST - Version 35.107

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 18:03:05 +0000

Remap of primary key for GGBN extensions

Marc Kummel Photography - Version 1.3

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:53:24 +0000

Updated metadata

AMNH Bird Collection - Version 3.0

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:03:14 +0000

The Department of Ornithology maintains one of the largest collections of bird specimens in the world. The research collections of the Department number nearly one million specimens; these include skins, skeletons, alcoholic preparations, eggs, nests, and tissue samples for molecular biochemical studies. A large number of type specimens and rare or extinct species are also found in its collections.

Paleontological Research Institution Collections - Version 5.14

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:09:17 +0000

Updated dataset

Iowa State University Fishes Collection - Version 1.7

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:17:18 +0000

Updated dataset

CM Vertebrate Paleontology Collection - Version 4.5

jmccaffrey@flmnh.ufl.edu (Joanna McCaffrey) — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 18:47:47 +0000

Updated metadata

UCM Invertebrate Paleontology - Version 26.50

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 18:45:12 +0000

Invertebrate Paleontology Collection at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History

The Western Asia Bat Research Network (WAB-Net) project - Version 1.4

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 01:54:41 +0000

Updated metadata and source file, correct genus: Eptesicus to Cnephaeus

NCSM Non-molluscan Invertebrates Collection - Version 1.8

ben.norton@naturalsciences.org (Ben Norton) — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 22:11:08 +0000

Updated dataset

Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections - TCWC Vertebrates - Version 9.6

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Mon, 13 May 2024 23:24:38 +0000

Updated dynamicProperties

Paleobiology Database - Version 1.3

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:14:02 +0000

Changed basisOfRecord to MaterialCitation

G. S. Torrey Herbarium at the University of Connecticut (CONN) - Version 1.1

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 19:02:37 +0000

The George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN) is one division within the Biodiversity Research Collections of the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut. Founded in 1897 by Henry Arthur Ballou as the Herbarium of Storrs Agricultural College, the herbarium currently houses approximately 200,000 vascular plant specimens, as well as collections of bryophytes, lichens, and fossils. Notable collectors represented include L.J. Mehrhoff, E.H. Eames, K.P. Jansson, and G.S. Torrey.

CM Birds Collection - Version 9.3

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 20:35:33 +0000

Updated metadata

Texas Turtles Digital Collection - Version 1.1

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:31:33 +0000

Public

Texas Turtles Specimen Collection - Version 1.1

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:29:28 +0000

Public

UAZ Mammals - Version 5.4

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 21:53:37 +0000

Updated dataset, locality

Delaware Museum of Nature & Science — Birds - Version 8.2

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 21:08:03 +0000

Updated metadata

Delaware Museum of Nature & Science — Eggs - Version 6.2

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 21:07:12 +0000

Updated metadata

Southeastern Louisiana University Herpetology Collection - Version 1.6

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 18:08:07 +0000

Updated data file

CUMV Bird Collection - Version 28.17

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 23:09:10 +0000

Auto-publish turned off.

PSM Vertebrates Collection - Version 8.4

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:04:30 +0000

Minor corrections in data file

Cleveland Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Paleontology Collection - Version 3.8

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 18:58:00 +0000

Updated data file, metadata

NCSM Herpetology Collection - Version 26.20

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:57:29 +0000

Fixed

test taxon - Version 1.2

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Tue, 14 May 2019 17:08:34 +0000

test data set Test of a scientificName.

UAZ Bird Collection - Version 4.2

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 17:19:23 +0000

Updated occurrence records.

UAZ Herpetology Collection - Version 3.2

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 17:17:38 +0000

Updated occurrence records.

Multi-year monitoring of shorebirds in The Bahamas - Version 1.8

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 12 May 2023 15:59:38 +0000

Updated data file, metadata

Muestreos de aves en predios con herramientas de manejo del paisaje y sitios control en las cuencas del Río Guabas (Valle del Cauca) y Río Guacaica (Caldas), Colombia - Version 1.1

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:27:26 +0000

Public

Censos de aves asociados al proyecto rotación caña de azúcar-arroz - Version 1.1

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:26:04 +0000

Public

UTA Amphibians - Version 8.5

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 03:49:55 +0000

Updated source data, verbatim lat/lon

Southeastern Louisiana University Ichthyology Collection - Version 1.1

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 18:29:06 +0000

Public

Odonata of a heath (kerangas) dominated mosaic forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia - Version 1.7

namrata@borneonature.org (Namrata Anirudh) — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 08:53:20 +0000

Fixed BIFA project ID

Biodiversity of Kalimantan, Indonesia - Version 1.4

farahdinirachmawati@gmail.com (Farah Dini) — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 19:32:50 +0000

Updated source data, geodeticDatum

UTA Reptiles - Version 8.5

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 20:53:28 +0000

Updated source file, corrected encoding issues

California State University, Long Beach Diatoms - Version 1.5

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 16:38:59 +0000

Updated metadata, dwc:disposition added

HSU Wildlife Eggs and Nests - Version 8.3

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 23:33:12 +0000

Updated metadata

HSU Wildlife Mammals - Version 7.3

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 23:31:59 +0000

Updated metadata

HSU Wildlife Birds - Version 6.4

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 23:30:52 +0000

Updated metadata

Mammals of the Natural Laboratory of Peat-Swamp Forest, Sebangau National Park, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia - Version 1.10

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 15:37:14 +0000

Updated dataset title

Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences Conchology - Version 1.2

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 16:00:37 +0000

Public

ISM Ornithology Collection - Version 4.3

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 20:07:37 +0000

Updated occurrence file.

ISM Arachnology Collection - Version 1.3

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:55:06 +0000

Public

ISM Herpetology Collection - Version 5.5

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:05:15 +0000

Updated metadata

ISM Mammalogy Collection - Version 4.4

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:04:46 +0000

Updated metadata

ISM Ichthyology Collection - Version 5.3

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:04:15 +0000

Updated metadata

Michigan State University Herbarium Vascular Plants - Version 6.5

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 02:51:38 +0000

Updated occurrence file

NCSM Herbarium Collection - Version 1.4

ben.norton@naturalsciences.org (Ben Norton) — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 19:57:53 +0000

Metadata updates

Mayborn Museum Bivalves Collection at Baylor University - Version 1.3

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 21:17:24 +0000

Public

Mayborn Museum Birds Collection at Baylor University - Version 1.5

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 17:46:11 +0000

Citation updated

NYSM Birds - Version 5.3

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:30:08 +0000

Duplicate records removed.

NCSM Ornithology Collection - Version 9.0

ben.norton@naturalsciences.org (Ben Norton) — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 20:17:30 +0000

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' Ornithology collection contains approximately 21,000 specimens and is one of the largest regional birds collections in the southeast.

NCSM Vertebrate Paleontology Collection - Version 15.2

ben.norton@naturalsciences.org (Ben Norton) — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 16:05:37 +0000

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' Vertebrate Paleontology collections contains approximately 63,000 specimens. Founded in the early 1900s, this collection consists of approximately 89% North Carolina material, although 31 states, 21 countries, and more than 405 genera are represented. The Vertebrate Paleontology Collection contains eight holotypes and twelve paratypes. The type collections include several different fish and sharks and one bird specimen. The most published on specimens in this collection are an Acrocanthosaurus atokensis which has been used in numerous phylogenetic studies of therapods and a Thescelosaurus specimen. The significant holding includes Late Triassic collections from North Carolina and Arizona, marine Cenozoic collections from North Carolina, and Cretaceous collections from North Carolina, Montana and Utah.

Bat species occurrences in Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda - Version 1.9

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:47:42 +0000

Public

Steinhardt Museum of Natural History (SMNHTAU) Vertebrates - Version 1.7

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 21:53:24 +0000

Updated occurrence data. Added 3 GGBN extensions.

California State University, Long Beach Benthic Invertebrates - Version 1.4

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 17:48:32 +0000

Public

LSUMZ Birds Collection - Version 2.2

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 20:57:43 +0000

Tissues dataset, fc003253-5eee-414e-84c8-817e12bdb708, has been aggregated. Metadata updated. Resource relationship extension added.

Condon Fossil Collection - Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History - Version 1.9

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 15:56:06 +0000

Updated data and chronoAge source files.

Florida Museum Environmental Archaeology Baptizing Springs Zooarchaeological Data - Version 1.11

lbrensk@gmail.com (Laura Brenskelle) — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 05:51:41 +0000

Updated data and chronoAge source files.

UF Environmental Archaeology North Midden Zooarchaeological Data - Version 1.15

lbrensk@gmail.com (Laura Brenskelle) — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 05:45:23 +0000

Updated data and chronoAge source files.

SDNHM Birds Collection - Version 6.4

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 19:50:18 +0000

Restore to v6.2, 6.3 was published in error.

SDNHM Paleontology Collection - Version 1.3

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 21:23:52 +0000

Corrected data source (basisOfRecord, preparations)

UAIC Ichthyological Collection - Version 3.3

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:52:43 +0000

Updated dataset

event_test - Version 1.0

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 13:59:43 +0000

This is a demonstration data set. The data in this data seta are for demonstration purposes only.

University of Nebraska State Museum Herpetology Collection - Version 1.3

jmccaffrey@flmnh.ufl.edu (Joanna McCaffrey) — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 21:47:23 +0000

Public

University of Nebraska State Museum Birds Collection - Version 2.3

jmccaffrey@flmnh.ufl.edu (Joanna McCaffrey) — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 21:46:32 +0000

Public

University of Nebraska State Museum Mammals Collection - Version 1.3

jmccaffrey@flmnh.ufl.edu (Joanna McCaffrey) — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 21:45:55 +0000

Public

University of Nebraska State Museum Fish Collection - Version 1.3

jmccaffrey@flmnh.ufl.edu (Joanna McCaffrey) — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 21:45:08 +0000

Public

NCSM Mammalogy Collection - Version 18.2

ben.norton@naturalsciences.org (Ben Norton) — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 20:41:17 +0000

Quick metadata fix

NCSM Invertebrate Paleontology Collection - Version 12.1

ben.norton@naturalsciences.org (Ben Norton) — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 18:28:24 +0000

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' Invertebrate Paleontology Collection contains approximately 56,000+ specimens (11,000+ lots). Founded in the late 1800s, the collection consists of approximately 80% North Carolina material, although 40 states, 39 countries, and more than 1400 species are represented. The Invertebrate Paleontology Collection currently contains 17 holotype and 54 paratype specimens, a representative North Carolina and Southeast regional collection of Cenozoic and Mesozoic molluscan, echinoderm and crustacean fossils, along with a small but significant collection of Ediacaran body and trace fossils from south-central North Carolina. The Invertebrate Paleontology Collection houses individual specimens, slabs containing multiple specimens, microfossils, matrix samples, and all supporting legacy data.

NCSM Paleobotany Collection - Version 13.2

ben.norton@naturalsciences.org (Ben Norton) — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 18:28:44 +0000

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' Paleobotany Collection contains approximately 1600 specimens. Founded in the early 1900s, the collection consists of approximately 21% North Carolina material as well as material from 25 states and 13 countries representing 109 genera. The Paleobotany Collection includes an important fossil wood collection from Big Bend National Park in Texas, Triassic plants from North Carolina, and Pennsylvanian age plants from the famous Mazon Creek locality in Illinois and the Pottsville Formation of Alabama.

NYSM Mammals - Version 16.2

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:43:32 +0000

Updated dataset

UF Florida Archaeology Parnell Mound Site (8CO326), Feature 1 Zooarchaeological Data - Version 1.17

tuco@berkeley.edu (John Wieczorek) — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 22:51:09 +0000

Updated to use the review version of the ChronometricAge Extension.

UF Environmental Archaeology Tick Island Zooarchaeological Data - Version 1.12

lbrensk@gmail.com (Laura Brenskelle) — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 22:44:17 +0000

Updated with review version of the ChronometricAge Extension.

SDNHM Mammology Collection - Version 1.3

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 00:44:01 +0000

Updated dataset, eventDate, verbatimEventDate now present

VMNH SVDM Vertebrate Paleontology - Version 1.3

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 21:41:14 +0000

Updated basisOfRecord

CMNH Mammals - Version 1.2

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 16:24:08 +0000

Public

CHAS Herpetology - Version 2.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 02:27:38 +0000

The Chicago Academy of Sciences herpetology collection includes over 22,000 specimens, primarily preserved in alcohol. Approximately 60% of the specimens are reptiles and 40% are amphibians. The Midwest is strongly represented, as are Arizona and southeastern United States, thanks to multiple Academy expeditions during the mid-1900s. The collection contains many para- and holotypes, as well as one subspecies type specimen, of the Northern Crawfish Frog (Lithobates areolata circulosa). Notable collectors include: Knox Conant, Hudson Conant, Richard A. Edgren, Howard K. Gloyd, R. L. Hutchison, Betty Komarek, Edwin V. Komarek, Roy V. Komarek, Walter L. Necker, and Orlando Park.

SUI Vertebrate Collection - Version 6.1

jmccaffrey@flmnh.ufl.edu (Joanna McCaffrey) — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:06:14 +0000

Updated occurrence file

SNRI/ADRON Riceweeds - Version 1.5

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 18:22:45 +0000

Updated occurrence records

TilapiaMap - Version 1.7

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Tue, 12 May 2020 22:49:53 +0000

Updated occurrence and Audubon files.

Deer Creek Riparian Restoration Ecological Monitoring - Version 1.6

richard.levy@botanicgardens.org (Rick Levy) — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 17:14:51 +0000

dateIdentified format corrected.

UConn Mammals - Version 3.3

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:26:38 +0000

Updated metadata, contact info

Museo Historia Natural UNAH VS (MUVS) Fish Collection - Version 1.7

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 20:24:17 +0000

Updated dataset

LSUMZ (LSU MNS) Fishes Collection - Version 2.2

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 14:35:33 +0000

Updated dataset

CERMES Barbados Lionfish Derby Data - Version 1.8

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 08:37:53 +0000

Updated dataset with minor edits

CERMES Barbados Lionfish Sightings 2012 - Version 1.7

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 08:29:53 +0000

Updated dataset with minor edits

UMZC Zoological Specimens - Version 6.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:43:56 +0000

Rewnewed, new CC designation added.

UWFC Ichthyology Collection - Version 5.2

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 20:53:54 +0000

Updated dataset.

Kenya Bird Map Occurrence Data - Version 1.5

peterhongo@gmail.com (Peter Hongo) — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 16:27:45 +0000

Birds occurrence data in Kenya.

Lianas of the Guianas (Part Suriname) - Version 1.2

gunovaino.marjanom@uvs.edu (Gunovaino Marjanom) — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 17:55:53 +0000

Minor metadata corrections

Non Timber Forest Products from Curuni area, Suriname - Version 1.2

gunovaino.marjanom@uvs.edu (Gunovaino Marjanom) — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 21:02:18 +0000

Public

Ground Census Data for Lake Nakuru and Nairobi National Parks - Version 1.9

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 16:15:00 +0000

Updated dataset

Mt. Kenya Inventory Surveys 2009 - Version 1.5

peterhongo@gmail.com (Peter Hongo) — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 16:27:50 +0000

Dataset update

Marsabit Ecosystem Inventory Surveys 2014 - Version 1.4

peterhongo@gmail.com (Peter Hongo) — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 16:27:06 +0000

Dataset update

Birds Occurrence Data in Kenya 1999 -2006 - Version 1.1

peterhongo@gmail.com (Peter Hongo) — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 07:17:22 +0000

Public.

VMNH SUP Paleontology Vertebrates and Paleobotony - Version 1.5

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 21:23:02 +0000

Public

VMNH SVDM Paleobotany - Version 1.2

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 21:22:28 +0000

Public

VMNH SVDM Invertebrate Paleontology - Version 1.2

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 21:21:34 +0000

Public

Makarere University, Department of Plant Science, Microbiology and Biotechnology - Version 1.4

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 17:30:01 +0000

Updated dataset, geodetic datum, minor spelling corrections

TNHC Herpetology Collection - Version 5.2

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 16:43:55 +0000

The Herpetology Division and its collection of amphibians and reptiles is one of the research units of the Texas Natural History Collections (TNHC) in the Texas Natural Science Center (TNSC) at The University of Texas at Austin. The collection consists of 85,000 cataloged specimens, including skeletons and larvae. The collection contains 2061 species from 808 genera (95 families). It is one of the largest regional collections in the southwestern United States, and also has significant holdings from Mexico, Central America, South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. The collection is particularly strong in frogs; for example, the worldwide representation of toads (Bufo) compares favorably with collections such as the Smithsonian Institution. For its size, the collection is also very strong in phrynosomatid lizards and hemidactyline salamanders. The TNHC is modestly comprehensive, incorporating all major groups of amphibians and reptiles but lacking numerous families (non North-American taxa). The major strengths of the collection to date fall into five categories: 1) extensive series from certain parts of the U.S. (e.g., Pseudacris, hemidactyline salamanders), 2) substantial worldwide collections of the genus Bufo, 3) certain historically important and likely irreplaceable specimens (e.g., Blanco Blind Salamander [Eurycea robusta]), 4) deep and dense chronological representation, especially from central Texas and the Texas Panhandle, and 5) over 650 open reel analog tap recordings of frog calls recorded in the field between 1950 and 1983 from various locations around the world. Our Texas holdings comprise 56% of the total collection, from 247 of the 254 Texas counties. We have holdings from 47 other U.S. states (only missing specimens from Maine and Rhode Island) as well as Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U. S. Virgin Islands. Worldwide, we have herpetological holdings from 85 additional countries, including substantial collections from Central and South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. Holdings of extinct or extirpated species include Bufo periglenes and specimens of Opheodrys vernalis collected from Texas populations. Thirty-seven species in the TNHC are stated listed as threatened or endangered, and 18 are federally listed as threatened or endangered. The skeletal collection consists of both dry, and cleared & stained skeletal preparations. There are just under 1000 dry skeletal specimens (mostly Bufonidae) and over 1200 cleared and stained specimens. The earliest cataloged herpetology specimens date from 1939 (specimens received in exchange from the University of Florida), with a handful of specimens collected in the early to mid 1940’s. Initial collection growth coincided with the large-scale trips organized by Blair between 1949-1955 to west Texas and the Panhandle, as well as many local and regional (particularly east Texas) collecting trips by Blair and his students; Blair was hired in 1946, became Professor in 1955 and Emeritus Professor in 1982, passing away on 09 February 1984. Large and consistent growth to the collections continued through the mid 1970’s through the work of by Blair and his large number of students. Blair’s contributions to science include five books (three with sole authorship), 148 papers (119 had sole authorship), supervised 100 Dissertations and Theses. Collection growth waned for a decade but again increased following the hiring of a curator of herpetology, David Cannatella, in 1990. In 2000, the TNHC received 18,000 specimens from the TTU herpetology collection, representing the largest collection of herpetological specimens from the Texas Panhandle. Although this was the single largest separate herpetology collection accessioned by the TNHC, other smaller collections have been acquired, including a collection of 199 specimens from Dr. Norman Richard of Brownsville TX and 890 specimens donated by Dr. Thomas Scanlon, formerly at the University of Missouri-Columbia. The collection contains 496 type specimens (18 primary and 478 secondary) of 37 taxa. All types are stored in 70% non-denatured ethanol, save two prepared as dry skeletons and seven prepared as cleared and stained specimens. Curators Cannatella and LaDuc and UT graduate students continue to add important material to the collections, most recently from the U.S., Southeast Asia, and Central and South America.

Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, Botany Collection - Version 1.1

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 23:54:04 +0000

Containing around three-quarters of a million specimens, the botanical collection forms a physical record of where plants and fungi have been found. The Museum collection has grown from the mid-19th century onwards as people with a passion for the natural world have donated their personal collections. The backbone of the collection was created by merging three large private collections from James Cosmo Melvill (worldwide plants donated in 1904), Leopold Hartley Grindon (cultivated plants donated in 1910) and Charles Bailey (European plants donated in 1917). The most recent significant addition has been the collection of British brambles donated by Alan Newton in 2012.

Kenya Wildlife Service, Laikipia Samburu Aerial Census, 2012 - Version 1.4

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 14:38:27 +0000

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Kenya Wildlife Service, Laikipia Samburu Aerial Census, 2008 - Version 1.2

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:53:53 +0000

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WFVZ Bird Collections - Version 19.3

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 01:51:36 +0000

Eggs: The WFVZ houses approximately 225,000 sets of eggs (equal to more than 1,000,000 individual eggs), representing at least 4,000 bird species from around the world, and collected from more than 400 individual and institutional collections. The egg collection of the WFVZ is the largest in the world. The Western Foundation’s collections have contributed to multiple scientific fields (e.g., conservation, ecology, taxonomy, and toxicology). For example, the WFVZ provided photocopies of egg records for more than 500 species, and egg measurements for more than 400 species, covered by the Birds of North America series. This information and digital pictures of these eggs and nests are now available at www.birds.cornell.edu/birdsofna. The Foundation’s egg sets have also figured prominently in studies of eggshell thinning due to contaminants (e.g., DDT and heavy metals). Since 2000 alone, the WFVZ has contributed data to more than 200 publications. Thus, the value of the WFVZ’s collections for science, and for the conservation of bird species, continues to be evidenced. Staff of the WFVZ provide data on eggs, including measurements and digital images, to researchers. Please contact René Corado, Collections Manager, for more information, and see our list of services available to researchers. Nests: The Foundation has more than 18,000 specimens from around the world, representing the largest collection of nests in North America and the world. WFVZ pictures of the nests of North American breeding bird species are available at www.birds.cornell.edu/birdsofna, or researchers can contact us for particular digital images. Skins: The WFVZ houses more than 56,000 study skin specimens representing over 100 countries, with the largest numbers of specimens from the United States (>12,900), Mexico (>12,600), Malaysia (>4,400), Costa Rica (>4,000), and Ecuador (>3,800). The skin collection is at least the 16th largest among North American collections. The primary sources for specimens currently are wildlife rehabilitation organizations; wildlife research agencies; birds killed by cats, window strikes, and car impacts; and the Foundation’s own field research projects. Materials are consistently acquired by the Western Foundation and used by researchers, educators, scientific artists, and other museums. In addition, materials are used in educational tours and presentations for the general public, both at the Foundation and at outside events. Skin loans are made to qualified researchers.

CUMV Amphibian and Reptile Collection - Version 25.18

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Sat, 18 Aug 2018 17:27:58 +0000

The ResourceRelationship extension has been corrected to should correspondence of all records with occurrenceIDs from Arctos. Previous published versions had occurrenceIDs incorrectly assigned for reptiles.

VMNH Invertebrate Paleontology - Version 5.4

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 16:00:28 +0000

Corrected institution and collection codes.

CUMV Mammal Collection - Version 27.17

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 23:50:36 +0000

Confirm correct resource relationship.

CUMV Fish Collection - Version 28.16

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 23:48:37 +0000

Auto-publishing turned off. Added resource relationship extension.

DBG Mirabilis rotundifolia Demographic Monitoring - Version 1.1

richard.levy@botanicgardens.org (Rick Levy) — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 19:57:40 +0000

This data set is derived from a monitoring study of Mirabilis rotundifolia that was conducted from 1993 to 1999. Data was transcribed from original field collection data sheets in late 2017 and early 2018. Individual plants within 15 circular plots (radius = 5 meters) were tagged and revisited. Plant height, plant diameter at the widest point, the number of buds, flowers, and fruits were measured. Plant description: Small (.5-4 dm) and variously branched perennials, dying back to ground level in winter. A single population may contain individuals with one or two stems as well as nearly hemispheric individuals with many branches. Leaves are leathery and exhibit a wide range of hairiness, but the plants are never completely without hairs. Lower leaves are round in outline, upper leaves are more pointed (egg-shaped to lance-shaped). Flowers are bright magenta and flared to approximately 2 cm. in diameter. The flowers are only open between dawn (or perhaps earlier) and about 10 or 11 am during the month of June. The small oval fruits develop in a papery, umbrella-shaped structure with breaks off and rolls or blows away when the fruits are mature. Plants are associated with, platy shale in the Arkansas valley, between Canon City and Pueblo. Purpose of the study: This study is the result of a cooperative relationship of Halnam, Inc., the Nature Conservancy, and the Denver Botanic Gardens. The study as aimed at investigating the life history and population biology of Mirabilis rotundifolia. Mirabilis rotundifolia is particularly threatened due to the close proximity of its populations to Halnam inc. The study should determine the effects that Halnam inc.’s practices are having on Mirabilis rotundifolia, and should determine what aspects are crucial to the long term health of the plants.

Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences Clinton Herbarium - Version 1.5

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 18:02:19 +0000

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DBG Kathryn Kalmbach Herbarium - Version 6.6

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:36:51 +0000

error in images file corrected

DBG Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi - Version 6.3

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 15:55:40 +0000

New accessions and updated data. Image and identification history files and mappings added.

DBG Physaria bellii Demographic Monitoring - Version 1.2

richard.levy@botanicgardens.org (Rick Levy) — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 17:45:55 +0000

Corrected date formatting

CMNH Birds Collection - Version 1.2

jmccaffrey@flmnh.ufl.edu (Joanna McCaffrey) — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 17:45:33 +0000

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SDNHM Herpetology Collection - Version 4.2

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 16:40:04 +0000

Updated data

T. L. Hankinson Vertebrate Museum (EMU) Mammal Collection - Version 1.4

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 17:57:12 +0000

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CM Herps Collection - Version 8.5

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:22:57 +0000

Updated AudubonCore with identifiers

Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences Herpetology - Version 1.1

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 17:01:00 +0000

With historical roots dating back to the early 1800’s, the Buffalo Museum of Science has had an eventful and rich journey into the present era of scientific exploration, research, and discovery. Our research collections are the records of this journey as they house artifacts and specimens that date back to our very beginnings and that span 5 different divisions of scientific study – Anthropology, Botany, Geology, Invertebrate Zoology, and Vertebrate Zoology. Through the years, we’ve seen our collections grow from just a handful of artifacts and natural specimens to now over 700,000, with the majority of these specimens being of local provenance. While we are considered a smaller institution on a national level, we proudly hold the most extensive cultural and natural record in the world of the Greater Niagara Region, and we continually strive to offer the members of our local community and to the scientific community at large access to these natural resources. Overall, we seek not only to “Inspire Curiosity through Exploration”, but also to impart a greater understanding of the natural world to the general public.

Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences Ornithology - Version 1.3

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 21:09:14 +0000

Updated keywords

HSU Vertebrate Museum Mammals Collection - Version 2.3

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:36:28 +0000

Updated data set.

Georgia Southern University - Savannah Science Museum Herpetology Collection - Version 6.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 21:28:45 +0000

Updated data set and Audubon CSVs with additional records and updates.

From documents to datasets: A MediaWiki-based method of annotating and extracting species observations in century-old field notebooks - Version 1.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 18:38:58 +0000

This record set is derived from the Field Notebooks (1-3) of Junius Henderson and is published as companion to the paper, "From documents to datasets: A MediaWiki-based method of annotating and extracting species observations in century-old field notebooks." The result of the work described in the paper is the identification and mobilization of 1068 observations that have been vetted, specifically to provide valid taxon names where possible, via a process we call “taxonomic referencing.”

NBMB Herps - Version 2.3

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 20:11:31 +0000

The NBM zoological collections are a series of scientific research collections that document the diversity of the fauna of New Brunswick and northeastern North America. Significant portions of the collections date to the late 19th century, a testament to the research endeavors of a handful of dedicated New Brunswick natural scientists, many associated with the New Brunswick Natural History Society (1862-1932). There are eight separate zoological collections as follows; Invertebrates (exclusive of insects and molluscs), Insects, Molluscs, Fish, Fish Scales, Amphibians and Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals.

LSUMZ Herps Collection - Version 8.2

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:51:33 +0000

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 Potosí 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.

HSU Vertebrate Museum Birds Collection - Version 2.2

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 19:55:07 +0000

The Bird Collection at the HSU Vertebrate Museum contains 545 specimens, used primarily in teaching. The major collection of birds at HSU is housed in the Department of Wildlife. The Wildlife Museum contains an outstanding collection of over 8,000 bird skins, mounts, and skeletal material, with an additional 3,400 bird egg sets and nests.

MMNS Ichthyology Collection - Version 1.2

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 20:26:29 +0000

The Ichthyology Collection is the largest of the biological collections housed at MMNS with the earliest material dating back to 1888. The majority of the holdings represent freshwater species; however, the collection does contain representative material from marine and estuarine habitats. Total holdings of the MMNS Ichthyology Collection contain approximately 62,000 cataloged lots, which is represented by over 965,000 individuals, 746 species, 96 families and 35 orders.

Macaulay Library Audio and Video Collection - Version 10.0

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 20:27:12 +0000

The Macaulay Library is the world's largest and oldest scientific archive of biodiversity audio and video recordings. Our mission is to collect and preserve recordings of each species' behavior and natural history, to facilitate the ability of others to collect and preserve such recordings, and to actively promote the use of these recordings for diverse purposes spanning scientific research, education, conservation, and the arts.

USAC Mammals Collection - Version 8.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 04:14:39 +0000

The Mammals Collection of the Museum of Natural History was founded in 1989 and is represented by mammals of many parts of Guatemala. The database of this collection contains 4, 443 records corresponding to 27 families 94 genera and 150 species. The best represented orders are Rodentia, Chiroptera and Artiodactyla. The collection includes specimens prepared in different ways: skin and skull, skin and skeleton, only skin, only skull, bone remainders and fluid preserved individuals.

UCLA Donald R. Dickey Bird and Mammal Collection - Version 8.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 04:05:20 +0000

The UCLA Donald R. Dickey Bird and Mammal Collection consists of over 50,000 skins and skeletons of birds and mammals from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and islands in the Pacific. The collection was developed by Donald R. Dickey of Pasadena between 1910 and1932. Donated to UCLA in 1940 by his widow, Florence Van Vechten Dickey, it is one of the world's best collections of birds and mammals of the American southwest and Central America. It is used for teaching and research by faculty, students, and visiting scientists.

UAFMC Mammals - Version 13.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 03:56:11 +0000

The mammal collection includes skins, skeletons and mounts of 23 orders. Most specimens are from Arkansas. Voucher specimens for Sealander and Height (1986) Mammals of Arkansas form the basis for the research collection, with recent additions from the Museum of Discovery in Little Rock. The majority of these specimens are rodents.

UAFMC Herps - Version 8.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 03:55:40 +0000

Approximately 4,000 lots of amphibians and reptiles comprise this collection. Most of these have been donated by the Biological Sciences Department field classes.

UAFMC Fish - Version 20.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 03:55:03 +0000

The fish collection consists of lots, mostly from Arkansas, but some from Hawaii. Recent cooperation with Dr. James E. Johnson of the US Fish and Wildlife Coop here on campus has resulted in the acquisition of specimens from new locations in the state, including the Buffalo River area.

UAFMC Birds - Version 2.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 03:54:29 +0000

The collection contains 1,678 sets of eggs from 551 species collected by Wheeler, Luther, and Tomlinson earlier in the century. There are also nests associated with many of the sets. Approximately 1,000 study skins from Douglas James, co-author of Arkansas Birds, form the main portion of the collection.

Schmidt Museum of Natural History_Mammals - Version 6.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 03:46:34 +0000

The Schmidt Museum of Natural History contains a comprehensive collection of approximately 600 taxidermy mounts of birds, mammals, reptiles, and fish from Kansas. A research collection of more than 2,500 bird and mammal skins from various parts of the U.S. is maintained for advanced study and research. The museum mounts are the work of Richard Schmidt whose career began as a school boy in 1925 and culminated with his retirement as taxidermist at Emporia State University (then Emporia Kansas State College). The specimens in the museum are grouped taxonomically and allow visitors to see clearly the color and structural details useful in identifying species. Other interesting features include displays of rare specimens collected in Kansas, invertebrates, an egg collection, unusual color patterns of certain species, techniques for preparing museum mounts, and a tallgrass prairie diorama.

Schmidt Museum of Natural History_Birds - Version 7.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 03:45:45 +0000

The Schmidt Museum of Natural History contains a comprehensive collection of approximately 600 taxidermy mounts of birds, mammals, reptiles, and fish from Kansas. A research collection of more than 2,500 bird and mammal skins from various parts of the U.S. is maintained for advanced study and research. The museum mounts are the work of Richard Schmidt whose career began as a school boy in 1925 and culminated with his retirement as taxidermist at Emporia State University (then Emporia Kansas State College). The specimens in the museum are grouped taxonomically and allow visitors to see clearly the color and structural details useful in identifying species. Other interesting features include displays of rare specimens collected in Kansas, invertebrates, an egg collection, unusual color patterns of certain species, techniques for preparing museum mounts, and a tallgrass prairie diorama.

Perot Museum of Nature and Science - Version 6.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 03:42:04 +0000

The Perot Museum of Nature and Science maintains several natural history collections, ranging from ancient specimens in our paleontology and geology collections to recent zoological specimens such as birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects and shells. We also maintain the Mudge Library, a large collection of rare and important ornithological and zoological books, as well as the Museum's own collection records and historical archives. The collections of the Perot Museum were begun by the Dallas Museum of Natural History in the 1930s. With approximately 100,000 specimens currently catalogued, we continue to grow and expand the collection in support of ongoing research projects and discoveries. Collections are housed at both the Victory Park and Fair Park locations, where they are cared for by Karen Morton, our collections manager.

Ohio University Invertebrate Paleontology Collection - Version 7.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 03:40:59 +0000

This collection is composed primarily of shallow marine invertebrate fossils collected from Ohio and adjacent states. A key strength is the Jack Kallmeyer collection, which includes over 8000 specimens from the Late Ordovician of the greater Cincinnati region.

NPL collections - Version 4.0

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 21:25:48 +0000

Records of specimens ranging in age from the Precambrian to the recent (Holocene) with strong Paleozoic, Cretaceous and Paleogene/Neogene components. Taxonomic emphasis includes, echinoderms, brachiopods, molluscs, corals and sponges. Geographic spread is global with about 60% of the collection deriving from Texas. Substantial holdings come from Mexico, Europe and Australia

MSUM Ichthyology and Herpetology Collections - Version 7.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 03:28:32 +0000

The Michigan State University Museum (MSUM) Ichthyology Research Collection includes 7,100 lots containing over 36,100 marine and freshwater specimens. Of the freshwater holdings, more than half are from Michigan, among them 1,100 specimens collected from the Red Cedar River, which flows through campus. Additional noteworthy series were collected in Ecuador, Mexico, and India. Both fluid-preserved specimens and skeletons (over 1,200) are represented. The Michigan State University Museum (MSUM) Herpetology Research Collection includes over 18,600 reptile and amphibian specimens representing Michigan, Mexico, South America, Africa, and Australia. The collection includes fluid-preserved specimens, tanned skins, and over 4,600 skeletons.

MSU Mammalogy, Ornithology and Vertebrate Paleontology Collections - Version 8.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 03:27:11 +0000

The Michigan State University Museum (MSU) Mammal Research Collection includes more than 39,500 specimens, approximately 8,000 of which are from the Great Lakes region. Mexico, Chile, Argentina, and Ecuador are also well represented. The collection includes skeletons, study skins, skulls, tanned hides, frozen tissues, and fluid-preserved specimens. The Ornithology Research Collection includes over 13,000 specimens; more than one third are from Michigan. Also well-represented are Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Brazil. Many of the specimens were part of the original holdings of the Michigan Agricultural College Museum, among them historically important series collected by naturalists Walter Barrows and Dillman S. Bullock. The collection includes study skins, skeletons, taxidermy mounts, eggs, nests, and fluid-preserved specimens. The Vertebrate Paleontology Research collection includes over 4,200 specimens, approximately 90% of which are from North America. The most significant holdings are Cenozoic amphibians and reptiles from throughout North America, Permian fishes and tetrapods from Texas, and Late Pleistocene faunal remains from the Great Lakes region.

MPM Herpetology - Version 10.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 03:24:41 +0000

The Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) collection contains amphibians and reptiles from around the US, especially the Midwest, and from the West Indies, where retired Curator Robert Henderson still does research. MPM has collected these animals since the late 1800s to document the tremendous variety of animal life on our planet. Today, the MPM vertebrate zoologists center their research on the classification, evolution, natural history and ecology of animals with an emphasis on documenting biological diversity.

MMNH Museum Bird Collection - Version 7.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 03:24:06 +0000

The Bell Museum's Bird Collection currently houses approximately 46,000 catalogued specimens. Of these, the majority are standard, dried study skin preparations, although there are approximately 3,600 skeletons, 2,500 sets of eggs and 450 nests. Many of the recent specimens (> 4,000) have accompanying frozen tissue samples.

LSUMZ Mammal Tissues - Version 3.1

jmccaffrey@flmnh.ufl.edu (Joanna McCaffrey) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 03:18:11 +0000

About the Collection: LSU is a leader in vertebrate tissue preservation, and the museum’s frozen tissues collection is the largest of its kind in the world. Given the increasing importance of molecular studies (which rely heavily on frozen tissues), the value of this collection is certain to increase in the future. The collection regularly provides samples of tissues to U.S. and foreign scientists. These tissues are used for a wide variety of studies in forensics, epidemiology, conservation, wildlife management, comparative molecular genetics, and phylogenetics. Many tissue samples in the collection are from Neotropical species whose habitats have been disturbed or destroyed. Thus, we have a DNA (genetic) record of those organisms, even though the species themselves may be extinct in all or part of their former range. For information about how to obtain a tissue loan see: https://sites01.lsu.edu/wp/mns/files/2015/09/tissuegrantpolicy-2015.pdf

LSUMZ Herp Tissues - Version 3.1

jmccaffrey@flmnh.ufl.edu (Joanna McCaffrey) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 03:15:44 +0000

ISU Birds - Version 3.0

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:33:22 +0000

John Wesley Powell & Dale Birkenholz Natural History Collections The bird and mammal collections total over 6,000 specimens representing 560 species and 120 families, and date back to 1867. The bulk of the collections is from Illinois and the United States, with holdings also from Africa, India, Europe, and South America. We prepare salvaged birds and mammals into scientific study skins, and save stomach contents, skeletons, and frozen tissues (for DNA).

HSU Vertebrate Museum Reptile Collection - Version 4.1

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 02:58:19 +0000

The HSU Vertebrate Museum contains a diverse collection of reptiles and amphibians used in research and teaching. The Amphibian and Reptile Research Collections number approximately 750 jars each (with up to a dozen specimens per jar), with an additional 360 jars in the teaching collection. In total, our Herpetology Collection includes over 1,800 jars and 6,000-7,000 individual specimens. This collection dates back to 1929 and is especially strong in specimens from the amphibian-rich Pacific Northwest.

HSU Vertebrate Museum Amphibian Collection - Version 5.1

dbloom@vertnet.org (David Bloom) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 02:56:50 +0000

H.A. Stephens Herbarium - Version 29.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 02:56:12 +0000

The H.A. Stephens Herbarium at Emporia State University was established around 1911 by a teacher who began preserving and cataloging local plants as an identification reference for students and the general public. Today the herbarium is a collection of more than 50,000 dried plants. These plants are a permanent record of regional flora, especially for the remaining tallgrass prairie in the Flint Hills of Kansas. Our mission is to document this biodiversity and to maintain the tradition of providing knowledgeable identification of plant specimens for students, scientists, and the general public.

FHSM Mammals Collection - Version 4.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 02:54:12 +0000

Over 42,000 specimens, including 2 holotypes, are housed in the Sternberg Mammalogy Collection. The bulk of the collections are comprised of important voucher specimens and are invaluable resources for documenting the natural history of the Great Plains. The Sternberg Museum serves as a regional depository and tissue bank for many taxa. The Sternberg Mammalogy tissue bank contains over 2,000 preserved tissue samples, primarily from Kansas. These tissues are used extensively in molecular and DNA-based research, including systematics, phylogeography, and evolution. Tissue samples are available upon request.

FHSM Herps Collection - Version 3.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 02:53:26 +0000

The Herpetology Collection at the Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Fort Hays State University (FHSM) contains more than 16,000 recent catalogued specimens. FHSM is a major repository for voucher, reference, and research specimens from the Great Plains and beyond. Since 2001 the collection has become a regionally significant tissue repository, as nearly all voucher specimens have ethanol preserved tissues available for use in molecular and genetic studies.

FHSM Fish Collection - Version 7.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 02:52:48 +0000

The Ichthyology Collection consists of over 26,000 cataloged lots of fishes, primarily from the Great Plains. Because of recent contracts with both state and federal wildlife agencies, this collection is rapidly growing and has become a major regional depository for Great Plains fishes. At this time, no tissue samples are available.

CSUC Vertebrate Collection - Version 4.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 02:43:29 +0000

California State University, Chico Vertebrate Museum The collection houses mostly North American mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians with a focus on Northern California species. Our museum also boasts a large mammalian baculum and baubellum collection, with over 800 specimens carefully catalogued and stored in glycerine.

Cowan Tetrapod Collection - Mammals - Version 5.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 02:42:04 +0000

The Cowan Tetrapod Collection mammal holdings holdings of 540 species in 95 families is comprised over 20,000 specimens. Global in scope, the collection is especially strong in specimens collected from Western Canada and southern Africa. The collection was founded by Dr. Ian McTaggart-Cowan and his father-in-law Kenneth Racey. The mammal collection is housed at the University of British Columbia Beaty Biodiversity Museum which contains approximately 2 million natural history specimens.

Cowan Tetrapod Collection - Herpetology - Version 6.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 02:41:19 +0000

The Cowan Tetrapod Collection herpetology holdings of 206 species is principally a North American synoptic collection. 84% of the living species known to occur in British Columbia are represented. The collection was founded by Dr. Ian McTaggart-Cowan. The herpetology collection is housed at the University of British Columbia Beaty Biodiversity Museum, which contains approximately 2 million natural history specimens.

Cowan Tetrapod Collection - Birds - Version 13.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 02:40:26 +0000

The Cowan Tetrapod Collection avian holdings of 1,803 species represent 160 families is comprised of over 16,500 study skins, 820 skeletons, 600 mounts, and 7,735 egg clutches. The oldest specimens date from the late 1840s and several extinct taxa are represented. Global in scope, the collection is especially strong in specimens collected from Western Canada, Mexico (especially Ilsas Tres Marias), and the former Transvaal region of South Africa. The collection was founded by Dr. Ian McTaggart-Cowan and his father-in-law Kenneth Racey. Notable collections include those of H.R. Macmillan, W.S. Maguire, A.C. Brooks, and W.J. Plowden-Wardlaw. The avian collection is housed at the University of British Columbia Beaty Biodiversity Museum which contains approximately 2 million natural history specimens.

Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections - TCWC Marine Invertebrates - Version 5.1

jmccaffrey@flmnh.ufl.edu (Joanna McCaffrey) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 02:32:59 +0000

The Collection of Marine Invertebrates consists of over 47,000 dry and fluid-preserved marine invertebrates primarily from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. This collection was donated in 1995 by the Department of Oceanography at Texas A&M University. The majority of the specimens were collected by Research Vessels Alaminos and Gyre during the 1960’s and 1970’s. At that time, there had been relatively few biological studies conducted in the Gulf of Mexico. The studies that had been completed prior to that time were from ships unable to perform numerous deep water trawls and dredges, and no studies documented the western half of the Gulf. The new ships were able to perform such trawls and dredges and surveyed a larger portion of the Gulf than the earlier studies. Funding for much of the original collection was provided in part by Sea Grant. The collection remains the most comprehensive collection of deep sea invertebrates from the Gulf of Mexico. It is an active collection and used by systematists, undergraduates, and graduates as a resource for their studies. Dr. Mary K. Wicksten, from the Texas A&M University Biology Department, generously donates her time as curator. Although our collection is called the “Marine” Invertebrate Collection, we recently acquired a landmark collection of freshwater crayfishes from Sterling Johnson, a retiree from Texas A&M University and author of Texas Crawdads. These include vouchers for his book “Texas Crawdads” and constitute a valuable resource for conservation of rare and endemic freshwater fauna.

CCBER Herpetology Collection - Version 6.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 02:30:02 +0000

The herpetology collection holds approximately 11,500 specimens, mostly from San Luis Obispo, Kern, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles counties. The collection is scientifically valuable for its extensive coverage of this rich and biogeographically complex transitional region. The majority of specimens are fluid-preserved and are accompanied by field notes. There are significant holdings of amphibian eggs and larvae, skeletal preparations, prepared materials, focused collections that show evolutionary dynamics at intraspecific transition zones, and the synoptic collection. We do not maintain a tissue collection at this time. The CCBER herpetological collection is unique in its thorough coverage of the herpetofauna of southwestern California, and for its relevance to critical conservation issues via documenting life history patterns of declining amphibians and recent changes in the abundance and distribution of species.

CCBER Mammalogy Collection - Version 6.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 02:29:09 +0000

The mammalogy collection includes representatives of 172 species of mammals, distributed among 75 genera, 34 families, and 12 orders. Most of the specimens consist of study skins and skulls. The collection also includes partial or complete skeletons for many species. The skins of large animals have generally been prepared as tanned hides.

CCBER Ornithology Collection - Version 6.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 02:28:28 +0000

The collection contains about 8000 study skins and skeletons, of which 400 specimens are specifically allocated for teaching.

Bernice P. Bishop Museum - Version 8.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 02:21:26 +0000

Republishing for IPT update to version 2.3.2-rea67259.

AMNH Mammal Collections - Version 5.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 02:09:54 +0000

Republishing for IPT update to version 2.3.2-rea67259.

AMNH Herpetology Collections - Version 3.1

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 02:08:14 +0000

Republishing for IPT update to version 2.3.2-rea67259.

ISU Mammals - Version 4.0

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:05:03 +0000

SMNS Herpetologie - Version 3.0

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:46:12 +0000

The herpetological collection at the SMNS comprises about 20,000 specimens from all over the world. Some of the material is historically valuable. After Baron Carl Ferdinand von Ludwig (1784-1847) and Duke Paul Wilhelm von Württemberg (1797-1860) had added their specimens, the herpetological collection grew further through material collected by Baron F. von Müller (collected between 1836-1896) and August Kappler (collected between 1832-1872). More detailed information is published in the type catalogue, that can be obtained from the curator. Important parts of the collection are tortoise, crocodiles and neotropical amphibians. Through destruction of parts of the collection during the Second World War important information has been lost. It was necessary to reorganise and record the entire collection. In addition to collection-based research, studies on the ecology of South American frogs, toads and reptiles are conducted. Our knowledge of species composition and ecology of rainforests contrasts sharply with the speed that these habitats vanish from our planet. The analysis of such complex ecosystems can only be achieved step by step by looking at smaller systems within larger ones. In cooperation with the Natural History Museum at Lima (Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad San Marcos), species composition and ecology of amphibians and reptiles in small pools within the Peruvian rainforest have been under investigation since 1977. These pools and streams are such 'smaller systems' that at least, on a temporary basis, offer ideal conditions to many species. A massive undertaking is to find out more about the food chains in these habitats. Most amphibians and reptiles are very sensitive to environmental change and are often at the centre of the food chain which makes them perfect indicators of an ecosystem. The identification of frogs and toads is often done by recording their call and subsequent analysis of the tapes which result in sonograms. On the other hand, to identify snakes, lizards and crocodiles it is often necessary to count rows of scales and for some species you have to look at their teeth with magnifying glass. This is of course difficult with wriggly, living and often poisonous animals and it is often easier to identify those as part of a scientific collection. Some of the specimens preserved in alcohol are over 200 years old and are used for taxonomic research as well as being available for the international research community. The entire collection is inventoried on a computer database.

TTRS Mammals - Version 7.0

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 03:30:54 +0000

Scientists, natural history students, artists, and others interested in the fauna and flora of the southeast are encouraged to visit The Natural History Museum and Scientific Collections at Tall Timbers. Special arrangements must be made to view and work with specimens, and the general hours of operation are 8:30 AM-4:30 PM. Loans are generally discouraged but are allowed occasionally and governed by formal agreements developed on an individual basis.

TTRS Ornithology - Version 4.0

larussell@vertnet.org (Laura Russell) — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:53:31 +0000