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University of Wisconsin Zoological Museum Amphibian and Reptile Specimens (Arctos)

Specimen Records: 7,318
Media Records: 0
iDigBio Last Ingested Date: 2026-04-23

The UWZM amphibian and reptile collection includes fluid preserved specimens from around the world. Most of the specimens are derived from faculty, staff and student field research in Wisconsin, and from expeditions in the southwestern United States, Mexico, South America and Southeast Asia. The oldest specimens date to 1873 and new annual donations of reptiles and amphibians continue to augment the collection.

Contacts

Name Emily Halverson
RoleCollections Manager
Emailelannoye@wisc.edu
Name Emily Halverson
RoleCollections Manager
Emailelannoye@wisc.edu
Name David Bloom
Rolenone
Emaildbloom@vertnet.org
Name Emily Halverson
RoleCollections Manager
Emailelannoye@wisc.edu
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