University of Alberta Museum of Zoology Amphibian and Reptile Collection (UAMZ)

Occurrence
Latest version published by University of Alberta Museums on Apr 27, 2025 University of Alberta Museums
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Publication date:
27 April 2025
License:
CC0 1.0

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Description

The Amphibian and Reptile Collection is an active teaching and research resource containing approximately 4,000 specimens. It holds the largest collection of preserved reptiles and amphibians from Alberta, as well as many exotic specimens from North America and around the world. The collection has been instrumental in monitoring various reptile and amphibian populations, and has helped University of Alberta researchers take action on the declining Northern Leopard Frogs and Canadian Toad populations.

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 4,560 records.

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

Versions

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

University of Alberta Museums, Becker-Burns A, Mallalieu K (2025). University of Alberta Museum of Zoology Amphibian and Reptile Collection (UAMZ). Version 2.107. University of Alberta Museums. Occurrence dataset. https://doi.org/10.18165/qmltit

Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is University of Alberta Museums. To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 88d7437e-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a.  University of Alberta Museums publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Canada Biodiversity Information Facility.

Keywords

Specimen; Occurrence; Occurrence

Contacts

University of Alberta Museums
  • Originator
  • Rutherford South 3-20, 11204-89 Avenue NW
T6G 2J4 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
  • 780-492-5834
Alyssa Becker-Burns
  • Custodian Steward
  • Assistant Director Collections Management
University of Alberta Museums
  • Rutherford South 3-20, 11204-89 Avenue NW
T6G 2J4 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
  • 780-492-3871
Katherine Mallalieu
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Custodian Steward
  • Collections Management Advisor
University of Alberta Museums
  • Rutherford South 3-20, 11204-89 Avenue NW
T6G 2J4 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
  • 780-492-6271
Michael Caldwell
  • Curator ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • Curator
University of Alberta
  • CW 405, Biological Sciences Bldg., University of Alberta
T6G 2E9 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
  • 780-492-0672
Alyssa Becker-Burns
  • Custodian Steward
  • Assistant Director Collection Management
University of Alberta Museums
  • Rutherford South 3-20, 11204-89 Avenue NW
T6G 2J4 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
  • 780-492-3871

Geographic Coverage

Global, North America, Canada, Alberta

Bounding Coordinates South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180]

Taxonomic Coverage

The following taxonomic groups make up >10% of the collection: Amphibia, Reptilia, Anura, Caudata, Squamata, Ranidae, Bufonidae, Ambystomidae, Hylidae, Colubridae, Rana, Bufo, Ambystoma, Pseudacris, Thamnophis

Class Amphibia (Amphibians), Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order Anura (Frogs), Caudata (Salamanders), Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family Ranidae (True Frogs), Bufonidae (True Toads), Ambystomidae (Mole Salamanders), Hylidae (Tree Frogs & Allies), Colubridae
Genus Rana (Pond/Brown Frogs), Bufo (Toads), Ambystoma (Mole Salamanders), Pseudacris (Chorus Frogs), Thamnophis (Garter Snakes)

Temporal Coverage

Formation Period ca. 1900-current

Collection Data

Collection Name University of Alberta Museum of Zoology Amphibian and Reptile Collection
Collection Identifier UAMZ
Parent Collection Identifier UAM
Specimen preservation methods Alcohol

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers doi:10.18165/qmltit
88d7437e-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a
https://ipt.museums.ualberta.ca/ipt/resource?r=uamz-herpetology