Museum, database, and field-based research

Here at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, we house nearly 300,000 amphibian and reptile specimens. We care deeply about our collections and their value as a biodiversity library to the scientific community. We work with AmphibiaWeb and the Amphibian Genomics Consortium to connect amphibian researchers, conservationists, and educators. We also work with museum specimens to conduct original research.

PUBLICATIONS

Douglas et al. 2024. Genome size evolution and life history correlates in the poison frog family Dendrobatidae. bioRxiv DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.30.547273

Kosch et al. 2024. The Amphibian Genomics Consortium: advancing genomic and genetic resources for amphibian research and conservation. BMC Genomics 25:1025. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10899-7 • PDF

Nachman et al. 2023. Specimen collection is essential for modern science. PLoS Biology 21:e3002318. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002318 • PDF

Ramírez Castañeda et al. 2022. A set of principles and practical suggestions for equitable fieldwork in biology. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119: e2122667119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2122667119

Womack et al. 2022. State of the Amphibia 2020: Five years of amphibian research, diversity and resources. Journal of Ichthyology and Herpetology 110: 638–661. https://doi.org/10.1643/h2022005 • PDF

Uetz et al. 2021. A Quarter Century of Reptile and Amphibian Databases. Herpetological Review 52(2): 246-255. PDF • link