MCNH Museum of Cultural and Natural History Amphibian Collection

Kirsten E. Nicholson1, Joanna McCaffrey2

1 Museum of Cultural and Natural History, 103 Rowe Hall, Central Michigan University, 48859, Mount Pleasant, United States; 2 iDigBio, 

Corresponding author(s): Kirsten E. Nicholson (kirsten.nicholson@cmich.edu)

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Resource Citation

Museum of Cultural and Natural History Mammals Collection (MCNH)

Abstract

The Natural History collections at Central Michigan University’s Museum of Cultural and Natural History consist of a wide range of representative species typically found in the Great Lakes region. The collection consists predominantly of Michigan vertebrates, with smaller invertebrate collections representation, amassed over the last 50 years. The vertebrate component consists of representative mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish, while the majority of the invertebrate collections are insects. These collections support the educational and research efforts of CMU students and faculty members, as well as any interested researchers.
 
The mammal collection includes nearly all currently recognized species from Michigan, as well as complimentary species from throughout the United States. Most specimens are prepared as study skins, but there are several taxidermied mounts and skeletons available for examination.

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen

Data published through GBIF: http://ipt.idigbio.org/resource?r=mcnh-amphibian

Taxonomic coverage

Taxonomic ranks
Order: Caudata, Anura
Family: Ambystomidae, Ascaphidae, Bufonidae, Hylidae, Leptodactylidae, Microhylidae, Pipidae, Plethodontidae, Proteidae, Ranidae, Salamandridae, Scaphiopodidae, Sirenidae

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: The collection consists primarily of Michigan specimens.
Coordinates: 41°28'12''N and 47°43'48''N Latitude; 89°58'48''W and 82°17'24''W Longitude 

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive MCNH Museum of Cultural and Natural History Amphibian Collection
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Distribution: http://ipt.idigbio.org/archive.do?r=mcnh-amphibian
Publication date of data: 2017-12-04
Language: English
Licences of use: Public Domain (CC0 1.0)

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2016-11-11
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