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Journal article
A global catalog of primary reptile type specimens
Zootaxa, v 4695(5), pp 438-450
12 Nov 2019
PMID: 31719333
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Abstract
We present information on primary type specimens for 13,282 species and subspecies of reptiles compiled in the Reptile Database, that is, holotypes, neotypes, lectotypes, and syntypes. These represent 99.4% of all 13,361 currently recognized taxa (11,050 species and 2311 subspecies). Type specimens of 653 taxa (4.9%) are either lost or not located, were never designated, or we did not find any information about them. 51 species are based on iconotypes. To map all types to physical collections we have consolidated all synonymous and ambiguous collection acronyms into an unambiguous list of 364 collections holding these primary types. The 10 largest collections possess more than 50% of all (primary) reptile types, the 36 largest collections possess more than 10,000 types and the largest 73 collections possess over 90% of all types. Of the 364 collections, 107 hold type specimens of only 1 species or subspecies. Dozens of types are still in private collections. In order to increase their utility, we recommend that the description of type specimens be supplemented with data from high-resolution images and CT-scans, and clear links to tissue samples and DNA sequence data (when available). We request members of the herpetological community provide us with any missing type information to complete the list.
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- Title
- A global catalog of primary reptile type specimens
- Creators
- Peter Uetz - Virginia Commonwealth UniversitySami Cherikh - Virginia Commonwealth UniversityGlenn Shea - Australian MuseumIvan Ineich - Institut de Systématique, Évolution, BiodiversitéPatrick D. Campbell - Natural History MuseumIgor Doronin - Zoological InstituteJose Rosado - Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ), 26 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.Addison Wynn - National Museum of Natural HistoryKenneth A. Tighe - National Museum of Natural HistoryRoy McDiarmid - National Museum of Natural HistoryJustin L. Lee - National Museum of Natural HistoryGunther Koehler - Forschungsinst & Nat Museum Senckenberg SMF, Senckenberganlage 25, D-60325 Frankfurt, GermanyRyan Ellis - WAM, Dept Terr Zool, 49 Kew St, Welshpool, WA 6016, AustraliaPaul Doughty - Australian MuseumChristopher J. Raxworthy - American Museum of Natural HistoryLauren Scheinberg - California Academy of SciencesAlan Resetar - Field Museum of Natural HistoryMark Sabaj - Drexel UniversityGreg Schneider - University of MichiganMichael Franzen - Bavarian State Collection of ZoologyFrank Glaw - Bavarian State Collection of ZoologyWolfgang Boehme - Zoolog Forsch Museum A Koenig ZFMK, Sect Herpetol, Adenauerallee 160, D-53113 Bonn, GermanySilke Schweiger - Natural History Museum ViennaRichard Gemel - Natural History Museum ViennaPatrick Couper - Queensland MuseumAndrew Amey - Queensland MuseumEsther Dondorp - Naturalis Biodiversity CenterGali Ofer - Tel Aviv UniversityShai Meiri - Tel Aviv UniversityVan Wallach - 4 Potter Park, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
- Publication Details
- Zootaxa, v 4695(5), pp 438-450
- Publisher
- Magnolia Press
- Number of pages
- 13
- Grant note
- AAAA-A17-117030310017-8 / Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences State RFBR 17-54-61015; 18-04-00040 / Russian Foundation for Basic Research; Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000497815500002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85074947820
- Other Identifier
- 991019330800704721
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