CCBER Herpetology Collection

Sam Sweet

doi:10.15468/aujutz

CCBER Herpetology Collection

Citation

Sweet S, Hannah L (2016). CCBER Herpetology Collection. Version 6.1. Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/aujutz accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

Description

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.

Additional info

http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html

Taxonomic Coverages

Amphibia
common name: amphibians rank: class
Reptilia
common name: reptiles rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Mostly from San Luis Obispo, Kern, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles counties.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Sam Sweet
originator
position: Curator
Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration
Harder South, Building 578, MS-9615
Santa Barbara
93106-9615
CA
US
Telephone: +01 805-893-3730
email: sweet@lifesci.ucsb.edu
homepage: http://ccber.ucsb.edu/

Laurie Hannah
metadata author
position: Digital Resources Coordinator
Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration
Harder South, Building 578, MS-9615
Santa Barbara
93106-9615
CA
US
Telephone: +01 805-893-2506
email: hannah@ccber.ucsb.edu
homepage: http://ccber.ucsb.edu/

David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Programmer
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley
email: tuco@berkeley.edu

Mireia Beas-Moix
administrative point of contact
position: Collections Manager
Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration
Harder South, Building 578, MS-9615
Santa Barbara
93106-9615
CA
US
Telephone: +01 805-893-2401
email: beas-moix@ccber.ucsb.edu
homepage: http://ccber.ucsb.edu/