Cape Verde Herpetological Collection - IICT
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical
Description
The Cape Verde herpetological collections of the Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical (IICT), currently housed in the Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência (MUHNAC) are part of the scientific collections of the Universidade de Lisboa (UL), Portugal. This set comprises a total of 1747 records (1747 specimens), representing 20 taxa (1 amphibians and 19 reptiles), turning the collection into the richest Cape Verde herpetological collection in the world. These were collected between 1967 and 1993, either by targeted surveys promoted by the IICT or by fortuitous collections and donations by private individuals and researchers.
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Taxonomic range
The dataset comprises representatives of 4 families, 4 genus, 17 species and 3 subspecies of Amphibians and Reptiles.
Kingdoms covered include: Animalia.
Geographic range
The Cape Verde Islands
Number of specimens in the collection
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Metadata last updated on 2020-01-26 21:41:39.0
Digitised records available through the Atlas
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