Occurrence dataset Registered September 28, 2012

    KUBI Herpetology Collection

    Description

    KU herpetology houses one of the 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.

    Metrics

    Additional info

    Additional information for data from the Philippines are available upon request. http://biodiversity.ku.edu/research/university-kansas-biodiversity-institute-data-publication-and-use-norms

    Contacts

    • Andrew Bentley

      Originator
      Organization
      University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute
      Position
      Bioinformatics Manager
      Address
      1345 Jayhawk Blvd
      Roles
      Originator
      Email
      Phone
    • Rafe Brown

      Metadata author
      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute
      Position
      Curator-in-Charge of Herpetology
      Address
      1345 Jayhawk Blvd
      Roles
      Metadata author
      Administrative point of contact
      Email
      Phone
    • Richard Glor

      Curator
      Organization
      University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute
      Position
      Curator of Herpetology
      Address
      1345 Jayhawk Blvd
      Roles
      Curator
      Email
      Phone
    • Rich Glor

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute
      Position
      Curator
      Address
      1345 Jayhawk Blvd
      Roles
      Administrative point of contact
      Email
      Phone
    • Ana Motta

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute
      Position
      Collection Manager
      Address
      1345 Jayhawk Blvd
      Roles
      Administrative point of contact
      Email
      Phone

    GBIF registration

    Registration date
    September 28, 2012
    Metadata last modified
    August 01, 2025
    Publication date
    August 01, 2025
    Hosted by
    University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute
    Installation
    KU Biodiversity Institute IPT
    Endpoints
    Darwin Core Archive
    EML
    Preferred identifier
    10.15468/ubdwdc
    Alternative identifiers

    Citation

    Bentley A, Brown R (2025). KUBI Herpetology Collection. Version 31.94. University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ubdwdc accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-08-23.