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Canadian Museum of Nature Amphibian and Reptile Collection

Latest version published by Canadian Museum of Nature on 02 March 2023 Canadian Museum of Nature
Our Amphibian and Reptile Collection contains more than 251 470 specimens in 37 925 lots, most of which are fluid-preserved, with some skeletons, skins and mounted specimens. It also boasts a very good collection of dried frog skins mounted on sheets of paper, like plants; they offer a very good source of tissue for DNA extraction. Our emphasis is on geographic and life history variation of common species in Canada. Approximately 83% of the collection comprises Canadian specimens. This collection counts representatives from some 930 species in 67 families. One hundred and thirty-eight are type specimens, including two holotypes, among which one is a Canadian holotype and five are Canadian paratypes.
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    37667
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Khidas K (2023): Canadian Museum of Nature Amphibian and Reptile Collection. v1.128. Canadian Museum of Nature. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ipt.nature.ca/resource?r=cmn_amphibian_reptile&v=1.128

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Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen; Occurrence

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Kamal Khidas
Curator, Vertebrate Zoology
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
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Kamal Khidas
Curator, Vertebrate Zoology
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
1-613-364-4098
https://nature.ca/en/research-collections/science-experts/kamal-khidas
Stéphanie Tessier
Manager, Amphibian and Reptile Collection
Canadian Museum of Nature
PO Box 3443, Station D
K1P 6P4 Ottawa
Ontario
CA
1-613-364-4087

Who filled in the metadata:

John Torgersen
Assistant Collections Information Manager
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA

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Kamal Khidas
Curator, Vertebrate Zoology
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
1-613-364-4098
https://nature.ca/en/research-collections/science-experts/kamal-khidas
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Stéphanie Tessier
Manager, Amphibian and Reptile Collection
Canadian Museum of Nature
K1P 6P4 Ottawa
Ontario
CA
1-613-364-4087
Processor
Marie-Hélène Hubert
Collection Technician
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
Processor
Gregory Rand
Assistant Collection Manager
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA

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