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Bell Museum amphibians and reptiles (JFBM-Herps)

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Records of amphibian and reptile specimens at J. F. Bell Museum of Natural Hitory (University of Minnesota). Originally separate catalogs were kept for amphibians (catalog numbers 1-5357) and reptiles (1-3203). In 1975, a third catalog combined collections of both groups starting from catalog number 10001.

In 2025, a decision was made to unzip the combined catalog and separate amphibians from reptiles. These efforts may cause some temporary disruption to data access. As of April 2026, the A and R series have been temporarily removed from the Atlas due to the ongoing data migration. Please reach out to us if you need access to the data in the interim.

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GBIF Dataset page: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/544ae945-0a4f-43de-9387-cff775273c77
Cite this collection:
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas (2026). Bell Museum amphibians and reptiles. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/bjvdah accessed via the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Portal, bellatlas.umn.edu on 2026-04-25.

Collection Statistics

  • 16,944 specimen records
  • 11,201 (66%) georeferenced
  • 540 (3%) with media (878 total media)
  • 16,179 (95%) identified to species
  • 63 families
  • 262 genera
  • 601 species
  • 698 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Last Modified: 2 March 2026
Global Unique Identifier: 43fd36c4-47e2-11e3-81f0-12313d0829ba
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Digital Metadata: EML File
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Rights Holder: Bell Museum, University of Minnesota
Access Rights: Users are required to adhere to Bell Museum collections policy. Questions may be directed to the curator in charge.