https://panamabiota.org/stri/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=36University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Herpetology CollectionSTRI Research Portalegbot@asu.eduhttps://panamabiota.org/stri/index.phpSTRI Research Portalegbot@asu.eduhttps://panamabiota.org/stri/index.php2024-03-29engKU herpetology houses one of largest herpetology collections in the world (340,000 specimens representing more than 5000 species from 156 countries). The KU collections include the world’s largest collection of neotropical amphibian and reptile specimens (200,000+) as well as substantial numbers of Nearctic (80,000+) and Asian (20,000+) specimens. KU holdings are particularly strong for the U.S., Ecuador, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Costa, Rica, Haiti, the Philippines, Peru and Panama. The collection from Kansas is the state’s largest (20,000+). The type collection includes nearly 400 primary types, mostly amphibians. KU Herpetology also maintains 5000 cleared-and-stained osteological preparations, nearly 5000 dried skeletons, and one of the world’s largest collections of amphibian larvae (6000+ lots). The KU digital archive includes more than 12,000 digital images and more than 1500 acoustic recordings.University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Herpetology Collectionrafe@ku.eduhttp://herpetology.biodiversity.ku.eduRafe Brownrafe@ku.educontentProviderTo the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the 2024-03-29T00:55:12-07:00STRI Research Portal - f2caeb39-2c69-4ca2-a3d6-498a1d917acaUTF-8Darwin Core Archivehttps://panamabiota.org/stri/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=36KUKUHUniversity of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Herpetology Collectionhttps://stricollections.org/portal/content/collicon/ku-kuh.pnghttp://herpetology.biodiversity.ku.eduhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Rafe Brownrafe@ku.eduKU herpetology houses one of largest herpetology collections in the world (340,000 specimens representing more than 5000 species from 156 countries). The KU collections include the world’s largest collection of neotropical amphibian and reptile specimens (200,000+) as well as substantial numbers of Nearctic (80,000+) and Asian (20,000+) specimens. KU holdings are particularly strong for the U.S., Ecuador, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Costa, Rica, Haiti, the Philippines, Peru and Panama. The collection from Kansas is the state’s largest (20,000+). The type collection includes nearly 400 primary types, mostly amphibians. KU Herpetology also maintains 5000 cleared-and-stained osteological preparations, nearly 5000 dried skeletons, and one of the world’s largest collections of amphibian larvae (6000+ lots). The KU digital archive includes more than 12,000 digital images and more than 1500 acoustic recordings.