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. 2020 Sep 3:965:103-139.
doi: 10.3897/zookeys.965.52976. eCollection 2020.

Catalogue of herpetological specimens of the Ewha Womans University Natural History Museum (EWNHM), Republic of Korea

Yucheol Shin  1   2   3 , Yikweon Jang  2 , Steven J R Allain  4 , Amaël Borzée  1
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Catalogue of herpetological specimens of the Ewha Womans University Natural History Museum (EWNHM), Republic of Korea

Yucheol Shin et al. Zookeys. .

Abstract

The herpetology collection of the Ewha Womans University Natural History Museum (EWNHM) represents one of the oldest and largest institutional collections in the Republic of Korea. The specimens deposited in the EWNHM represent a major historical collection of the native herpetofauna, both in species diversity and time span. However, the full inventory of the herpetology collection has never been conducted and thus the collection has received little attention from researchers. Here, the first full account of the herpetology specimens held at the EWNHM is provided, with voucher information for all documented specimens to make the collection accessible for future studies.

Keywords: Amphibia; Reptilia; Republic of Korea; herpetology; historical collection; museum specimens.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Collection localities of amphibian (A) and reptile (B) specimens of the Ewha Womans University Natural History Museum (EWNHM). Dubious collection localities are not shown in the map. Map generated in QGIS 3.10.0. The Bing Aerial Map was used as the base map, acquired via OpenLayers plugin implemented in QGIS 3.10.0.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Some of the frog specimens deposited in the collection of the EWNHMABufo gargarizans (EWNHM-ANIMAL 5288) BGlandirana emeljanovi (EWNHM-ANIMAL 5296) CBombina orientalis (EWNHM-ANIMAL 5292) DRana huanrenensis (EWNHM-ANIMAL 6633).
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Some of the salamander specimens deposited in the collection of the EWNHMAHynobius leechii (EWNHM-ANIMAL 6658) BOnychodactylus koreanus (EWNHM-ANIMAL 6636).
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Lizard species of the Republic of Korea represented in the collection of the EWNHMAEremias argus (EWNHM-ANIMAL 6456; dorsal view) BE. argus (EWNHM-ANIMAL 6456; ventral view) CTakydromus wolteri (EWNHM-ANIMAL 6484) DTakydromus amurensis (EWNHM-ANIMAL 6487) EScincella vandenburghi (EWNHM-ANIMAL 6492) FScincella huanrenensis (EWNHM-ANIMAL 6493).
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
Some of the snake specimens deposited in the collection of the EWNHMASibynophis chinensis (EWNHM-ANIMAL 6497) BOrientocoluber spinalis (EWNHM-ANIMAL 6500) CGloydius brevicaudus (EWNHM-ANIMAL 6505) DOocatochus rufodorsatus (EWNHM-ANIMAL 6564).
Figure 6.
Figure 6.
Some of the turtle specimens deposited in the collection of the EWNHMAPelodiscus chinensis (EWNHM-ANIMAL 6612) BPelodiscus maackii (EWNHM-ANIMAL 6614).
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