Details for Amphibia and Reptiles Historical Collection of the Museum
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| Collection data | |
| Name | Amphibia and Reptiles Historical Collection of the Museum |
| Alternative name | |
| Description | Collection of Amphibia and Reptiles |
| Description for specialists | A specialized collection of 800 specimens (150 Amphibia and 650 Reptiles) with specimens of three orders of Amphibia [(Anura, Fam.: Bufonidae, Dendrobatidae, Hylidae, Hyperoliidae, Leptodactylidae, Microhylidae, Pelodytidae, Pipidae, Ranidae, Rhacophoridae; Caudata, Fam.: Ambystomatinadae, Cryptobranchidae, Salamandridae; Gymnophiona, Fam: Coecillidae)] and three orders of Reptiles [(Chrocodylia, Fam.: Alligatoridae, Crocodylidae; Squamata, Fam.: Acrochoridae, Agamidae, Amphisbaenidae, Anguidae, Boidae, Chamaeleonidae, Colubridae, Cordylidae, Elapidae, Gekkonidae, Gerrhosauridae, Helodermatidae, Hydrophidae, Iguanidae, Lacertidae, Leptotyphlopidae, Phrynosomatidae, Scincidae, Teiidae, Typhlopidae, Uropeltidae, Varanidae, Viperidae; Testudines, Fam.: Chelidae, Cheloniidae, Emydidae, Testudinidae)].
The material was collected in Europe (essentially in Italy), Africa, South-East Asia, North America from late 1800 to the first years of 1900, and during the 50s, 60s and 70s of the twentieth century. The physical curation is complete as well as the species level inventory |
| Cite as | |
| Provenance | The collection, found in 1883 at the "Institute of Zoology" by Antonio Carruccio, was extended by himself with the help of private collectors and purchased of private collections. From 1914 to 1932 the collection remained in a semi-abandoned state. In the 1932 it was transferred to the current "Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma", where it is today |
| Notes | |
| Primary grouping principle | Taxonomic |
| Primary purpose | Research |
| Part of collection | |
| Related collection(s) | |
| Known to contain types | Not known to contain types |
| Rights | |
| Rights | The materials are property of the Municipality of Rome |
| Access rights | The collection is freely available for scientific research, under the regulations set up by the managerial staff |
| Usage restrictions | Destructive or invasive assays are normally prohibited or must be previously agreed with the managerial staff. Uses other than for scientific research (e.g. extensive taking of pictures for commercial use) are subject to written contracts |
| Collection types | |
| Animals, Taxonomic |
| McGinley conservation statuses | ||
| Level 7 | Physical curation complete, species level inventory complete. | |
| Date | 14-05-2010 (dd-mm-yyyy) | |
| Development status | |
| Closed |
| Collectors | |
| Baschieri, Carruccio, De Amezaga, Doria, Filipponi, Mucciarelli, Peracca, Rudel, Salvadori, Vomero, Zavattari |
| Expeditions | |
| no expedition |
| Formation periods | |
| 50s, 60s, 70s of the twentieth century, From late 1800 to the first 1900 |
| Collection extents | |
| 800 specimens |
| Kingdom coverage | |
| Animalia |
| Taxon coverage | |
| Class Amphibia; Order Anura; Fam: Bufonidae, Dendrobatidae, Hylidae, Hyperoliidae, Leptodactylidae, Microhylidae, Pelodytidae, Pipidae, Ranidae, Rhacophoridae, Class Amphibia; Order Caudata; Fam: Ambystomatinadae, Cryptobranchidae, Salamandridae, Class Amphibia; Order Gymnophiona; Fam Coecillidae, Class Reptilia; Order Crocodylia; Fam: Alligatoridae, Crocodylidae, Class Reptilia; Order Squamata; Fam: Acrochoridae, Agamidae, Amphisbaenidae, Anguidae, Boidae, Chamaeleonidae, Colubridae, Cordylidae, Elapidae, Gekkonidae, Gerrhosauridae, Helodermatidae, Hydrophidae, Iguanidae, Lacertidae, Leptotyphlopidae, Phrynosomati, Class Reptilia; Order Squamata; Fam: Scincidae, Teiidae, Typhlopidae, Uropeltidae, Varanidae, Viperidae, Class Reptilia; Order Testudines; Fam: Chelidae, Cheloniidae, Emydidae, Testudinidae |
| Common name coverage | |
| Collection of Amphibia and Reptiles |
| Geospatial coverage | |
| Europe (essentially in italy), Africa, South-East Asia, North America, Italy (strength) |
| Living time periods | |
| Actual |
| Specimen preservation methods | |
| Dried, Fluid-preserved |
| Media | |
| Cans |
| File formats | |
| unapplicable |
| Item level access | |
| Source: not available |
| Related material | |
| Capula M., Contini F., Picone M., 2009. Le collezioni di Anfibi e Rettili del Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma: origine, storia e rilevanza di un patrimonio naturalistico dimenticato. Museologia Scientifica Memorie, n. 5: 125-132. |
| Institution | |
| Museo Civico di Zoologia |
| Persons | |||||
Massimo Capula| Francesca Pavesi | Alberto Zilli | |
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