NMNH Herpetology: NMNH Herpetology (343) in DwC-A

The Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, houses and maintains the largest herpetology collection in the world with over 580,000 specimens. Our collection, comprised primarily of fluid preserved specimens, includes about 63% of the approximately 15,000 known species of the world__s herpetofauna. Our database holds approximately 13,400 type records; over 2,470 of these are primary (name bearing) types. https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/herps/