SMNS Herpetologie

Specimen Records: 7,075

Media Records: 0

iDigBio Last Ingested Date: 2015-11-24

The herpetological collection at the SMNS comprises about 20,000 specimens from all over the world. Some of the material is historically valuable. After Baron Carl Ferdinand von Ludwig (1784-1847) and Duke Paul Wilhelm von Württemberg (1797-1860) had added their specimens, the herpetological collection grew further through material collected by Baron F. von Müller (collected between 1836-1896) and August Kappler (collected between 1832-1872). More detailed information is published in the type catalogue, that can be obtained from the curator. Important parts of the collection are tortoise, crocodiles and neotropical amphibians. Through destruction of parts of the collection during the Second World War important information has been lost. It was necessary to reorganise and record the entire collection. In addition to collection-based research, studies on the ecology of South American frogs, toads and reptiles are conducted. Our knowledge of species composition and ecology of rainforests contrasts sharply with the speed that these habitats vanish from our planet. The analysis of such complex ecosystems can only be achieved step by step by looking at smaller systems within larger ones. In cooperation with the Natural History Museum at Lima (Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad San Marcos), species composition and ecology of amphibians and reptiles in small pools within the Peruvian rainforest have been under investigation since 1977. These pools and streams are such 'smaller systems' that at least, on a temporary basis, offer ideal conditions to many species. A massive undertaking is to find out more about the food chains in these habitats. Most amphibians and reptiles are very sensitive to environmental change and are often at the centre of the food chain which makes them perfect indicators of an ecosystem. The identification of frogs and toads is often done by recording their call and subsequent analysis of the tapes which result in sonograms. On the other hand, to identify snakes, lizards and crocodiles it is often necessary to count rows of scales and for some species you have to look at their teeth with magnifying glass. This is of course difficult with wriggly, living and often poisonous animals and it is often easier to identify those as part of a scientific collection. Some of the specimens preserved in alcohol are over 200 years old and are used for taxonomic research as well as being available for the international research community. The entire collection is inventoried on a computer database.

Contacts

Name	Dr. Andreas Schlüter
Role	Curator
Email	schlueter.smns@naturkundemuseum-bw.de

Name	Dr. Andreas Schlüter
Role	Curator
Email	schlueter.smns@naturkundemuseum-bw.de

Name	Laura Russell
Role	VertNet Programmer
Email	larussell@vertnet.org

Name	David Bloom
Role	VertNet Coordinator
Email	dbloom@vertnet.org

Name	John Wieczorek
Role	Information Architect
Email	tuco@berkeley.edu

Name	Dr. Andreas Schlüter
Role	Curator
Email	schlueter.smns@naturkundemuseum-bw.de

Data Corrected
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This table shows any data corrections that were performed on this recordset to improve the capabilities of iDigBio Search. The first column represents the correction performed. The last two columns represent the number and percentage of records that were corrected. A complete list of the data quality flags and their descriptions can be found here. Clicking on a data flag name will take you to a search for all records with this flag in this recordset.

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03 / 2022	212,786,235	24,681	742	5
04 / 2022	92,087,573	1,726	1,269	3
05 / 2022	88,922,932	12,435	369	0
06 / 2022	88,109,929	115	587	2
07 / 2022	90,859,870	16,102	258	2
08 / 2022	89,526,944	14,181	987	1
09 / 2022	97,281,147	26,584	1,631	2
10 / 2022	119,215,469	42,637	3,772	0
11 / 2022	109,277,971	38,288	1,168	0
12 / 2022	86,200,077	9,662	242	0
01 / 2023	82,738,271	14,154	641	1
02 / 2023	807,584	0	0	0
03 / 2023	44,515,347	16	220	1
04 / 2023	110,813,350	7,255	2,459	2
05 / 2023	88,383,716	5,802	963	2
06 / 2023	91,676,336	7,421	960	1
07 / 2023	84,922,001	28,539	3,565	9
08 / 2023	82,956,861	13	389	0
09 / 2023	105,405,541	19,685	796	3
10 / 2023	134,471,743	235,850	366	4
11 / 2023	119,901,263	21,963	415	2
12 / 2023	98,406,067	15	3,977	0
01 / 2024	161,996,792	18,514	561	0
02 / 2024	236,599,157	62,683	1,876	7
03 / 2024	241,929,572	1,006,618	2,535	14
04 / 2024	312,818,727	80,769	1,664	22
05 / 2024	1,307,386,368	742,351	3,762	13
06 / 2024	486,491,460	92,083	779	15
07 / 2024	277,688,554	172,715	1,364	23
08 / 2024	594,841,983	248,539	3,137	13
09 / 2024	531,192,540	14,942	5,586	8
10 / 2024	380,153,696	166,733	3,988	8
11 / 2024	478,301,333	5,501	2,168	8
12 / 2024	224,952,856	6,121	757	8
01 / 2025	137,075,690	122	814	3

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Recordset

SMNS Herpetologie

Contacts