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Bell Museum amphibians and reptiles (JFBM-Herps)

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Records of zoological specimens at J. F. Bell Museum of Natural Hitory (University of Minnesota)

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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 2026-01-06.

Collection Statistics

  • 16,972 specimen records
  • 11,181 (66%) georeferenced
  • 62 families
  • 261 genera
  • 598 species

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
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.
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Opheodrys (109)
  • Pituophis (109)
  • Thamnophis (814)
  • Nerodia (134)
  • Tropidoclonion (34)
  • Storeria (274)
  • Diadophis (110)
  • Ninia (10)
  • Elaphe (85)
  • Heterodon (146)
  • Coluber (69)
  • Rhadinaea (6)
  • Mastigodryas (8)
  • Pantherophis (102)
  • Leptophis (9)
  • Lampropeltis (109)
  • Dendrophidion (5)
  • Spilotes (5)
  • Pseustes (2)
  • Imantodes (2)
  • Cemophora (2)
  • Drymarchon (5)
  • Clelia (1)
  • Carphophis (17)
  • Ficimia (4)
  • Coniophanes (5)
  • Alsophis (1)
  • Tantillita (1)
  • Oxybelis (7)
  • Pseudoficimia (5)
  • Tantilla (17)
  • Bogertophis (3)
  • Hypsiglena (4)
  • Oxyrhopus (1)
  • Rhinocheilus (6)
  • Pantherophis/Pituophis (1)
  • Xenodon (2)
  • Masticophis (21)
  • Drymobius (3)
  • Arrhyton (1)
  • Adelphicos (1)
  • Leptodeira (19)
  • Regina (5)
  • Farancia (3)
  • Dendrelaphis (2)
  • Tropidonotus (2)
  • Ahaetulla (1)
  • Dryophiops (1)
  • Lycodon (3)
  • Virginia (7)
  • Contia (3)
  • Sonora (13)
  • Seminatrix (1)
  • Salvadora (6)
  • Arizona (3)
  • Natrix (2)
  • Senticolis (2)
  • Trimorphodon (3)
  • Tropidodipsas (2)
  • Pliocercus (1)
  • Chionactis (1)
  • Phyllorhynchus (1)
  • Pseudelaphe (1)
  • Chrysopelea (1)
  • Tantalophis (1)
  • Malpolon (1)
  • Stenorrhina (1)