Gabon Biodiversity Collection - Amphibia
Citation
Smithsonian Gabon Biodiversity Program (2024). Gabon Biodiversity Collection - Amphibia. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/fze7sg accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-10-13.Description
English: Gabon Biodiversity Collection is the largest zoological reference collection known in Central Africa. It consist of 123,000 specimen including Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians, plants and mainly arthropods. The collection of amphibian actually has over 500 specimen. Amphibian are under studied and our hope is to foster more research in the region by making visible what is already available as information. Français: La Collection de la Biodiversité du Gabon est la plus grande collection de référence zoologique connue en Afrique Centrale. Elle est composée de 123 000 spécimens comprenant des mammifères, des oiseaux, des poissons, des reptiles et des amphibiens, des plantes et surtout des arthropodes. La collection d'amphibiens compte actuellement plus de 500 spécimens. Les amphibiens sont peu étudiés et notre espoir est d'encourager la recherche dans la région en rendant visible les informations déjà disponibles.Taxonomic Coverages
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Contacts
originatorGabon Biodiversity
email: gregor.jongsma@gmail.com
homepage: https://gabonbiota.org/portal/index.php
metadata author
Gabon Biodiversity
email: gregor.jongsma@gmail.com
homepage: https://gabonbiota.org/portal/index.php
administrative point of contact
Gabon Biodiversity Collection - Amphibia
email: elietobi@gmail.com
homepage: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/ccs/gabon-program
Elie Tobi
content provider
position: Assistant Curator
email: elietobi@gmail.com
Gauthier Moussavou
content provider
position: Research Technician
email: gauthiermsv@gmail.com
Anna Feistner
content provider
position: Director
email: feistnera@si.edu