The Herpetological Collection of the Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, Faculty of Biology, University of Plovdiv (Bulgaria)

Journal Title: Bulletin of the Natural History Museum – Plovdiv - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 1

Abstract

The herpetological collection of the Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation in the Faculty of Biology at the University of Plovdiv (Bulgaria) is represented by 14 amphibian species and 21 species of reptiles - a total of 245 samples. The amphibian species in the collection belong to 2 orders, 6 families, 11 genera and the reptiles - 2 orders, 8 families, 15 genera. A large part of the collection contains no information of the collector or collection date and locality. The material is stored in alcohol and is located in exibition cabinets on the second floor of the Faculty of Biology at the University.

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Ivelin Mollov

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Ivelin Mollov (2016). The Herpetological Collection of the Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, Faculty of Biology, University of Plovdiv (Bulgaria). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum – Plovdiv, 1(1), 1-10. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-202887