The research collection of the University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology, Division of Reptiles and Amphibians is worldwide in scope and presently, (as of annual report 2006-07) contains 238000 catalogued lots representing 428,517 individual specimens (1,064 genera and 5,266 species) of which 13,516 are skeletons. This includes 470 Primary Type specimens (representing 422 taxa) and 5,450 Paratypes (representing 783 taxa). The growth over the last ten years has been nearly 2000 - 4000 specimens per year. The auxiliary research collections contain 2,145 radiographs, 7,303 kodachrome slides, 6,115 frozen tissue samples, 129 digital audio files, and 469 digital images (representing 193 primary types).

Digitally photographing Type Specimens continues as work in progress. For questions about the research collections, contact:

Greg Schneider
Division of Reptiles and Amphibians
Museum of Zoology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1079
734 764 0466
734 763 4080 (FAX)