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Specimen Record

ContinentNorth America
CountryUnited States
State/ProvinceCalifornia
County/ParishMono
LocalityFish Slough, Pitfall Trap ~ 1/4 Air Mi. Sw Of Rock Pool At N End Of Slough, Rocky Slope Due To E Junction E. Slough Rd. And Jeeptrail To Northernmost Dam In Slough
Institution CodeCcber
Collection CodeHerps
Catalog Number19222
Collected ByMendelson, Joseph
Date Collected1986-06-15

From Recordset

http://ccber.ucsb.edu/collections/zoological/herpetology

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.

Contacts

Name Sam Sweet
RoleCurator
Emailsweet@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Name Mireia Beas-Moix
RoleCollections Manager
Emailbeas-moix@ccber.ucsb.edu
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