Computerization of the Herpetology Collection at the Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection

该项目的目的是将德克萨斯州合作野生动物收藏馆（TCWC）两栖类和爬行类分部的69000多个已编目标本计算机化，并通过WWW和爬行类联合收藏数据库传播馆藏信息。德克萨斯州合作野生动物收藏馆的两栖类和爬行类分部收藏了来自世界各地的80000个单独编号的标本，其中德克萨斯州、墨西哥、以及新热带地区。在缺乏独立博物馆的大学馆藏中，该藏品的规模名列前茅。这是迄今为止最大的德州疱疹收藏，有来自各州各个地区的超过45000个已编目的标本。来自墨西哥和拉丁美洲的藏品非常多，约占藏品的50%。分类学上的优势领域包括Teiid蜥蜴，Phrynosomatid蜥蜴和蛇。该标本包括93%的两栖类和爬行类科、42%的现存属和22%的现存爬虫类。收藏有37个全型和868个异型。在过去的五年中，该标本的增长率为2200个/年，与任何爬行动物标本的增长率相比都很好。该项目最重要的成果之一将是在TCWC网页上建立一个可搜索的馆藏数据库。该页面将按物种将搜索结果打印到县的级别。数据文件也将被转发到由加州科学院维护的联合爬行动物收集数据库。在计算机化和传播我们的馆藏后，对这些馆藏的使用将大大增加。

The aim of this project is to computerize 69,000+ catalogued specimens in the Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection (TCWC), and disseminate information on holdings via the WWW and the Combined Herpetological Collections Database the Division of Amphibians and Reptiles at Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection houses 80,000 individually numbered specimens from throughout the world, with exceptionally strong collections from Texas, Mexico, and the Neotropics. The collection's size ranks high among university-based collections lacking stand-alone museums. It is the largest collections of Texas herps by far, with more than 45,000 catalogued specimens from all areas of the states. Holdings from Mexico and Latin America are extensive, and make up about 50% of the collection. Areas of taxonomic strength include Teiid lizards,Phrynosomatid lizards, and snakes. The collection contains representative of 93% of amphibian and reptile families, 42% of existing genera, and 22% of existing herptile species. The collection houses 37 holotypes and 868 paratypes. The growth rate is 2,200 specimens/year over the last five years and compares well with any herpetological collection. One of the most important outcomes of this project will be a searchable database of holdings on the TCWC web page. The page will print searches to the level of county by species. Data files will also be forwarded to the Combined Herpetological Collections Data Base, maintained at the California Academy of Sciences. Use of the collection will increase significantly after computerization and dissemination of our holdings.