Arizona State University Herpetology Collection (ASU-ASUHEC)

The Herpetology Collection at the ASU Natural History Collections contains approximately 38,000 specimens representing more than 900 species, with a geographic concentration in the western United States and northwestern Mexico. Please note: when searching our collection, all catalog numbers follow the format ASUHEC######

Collection Manager: Dakota Rowsey, drowsey@asu.edu, (480)727-5870 (ORCID #: 0000-0002-5925-0579)
Specimen Loan and Collection Use Request Form: https://forms.gle/fmnqR36MYTeQdyZT8
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 2bb2a2e8-c907-40c9-a2d2-65bb4959e939
Digital Metadata: EML File
Address:
Arizona State University (Rowsey D.)
734 W Alameda Drive
Tempe, Arizona   85282
USA
(480) 727-5870
Collection Statistics
  • 35,732 specimen records
  • 33,528 (94%) georeferenced
  • 5 (0.01%) with images (10 total images)
  • 34,238 (96%) identified to species
  • 102 families
  • 415 genera
  • 944 species
  • 1,184 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Acris (100)
  • Agalychnis (9)
  • Dendropsophus (8)
  • Gastrotheca (1)
  • Hyla (2136)
  • Hypsiboas (4)
  • Litoria (6)
  • Ololygon (15)
  • Osteocephalus (1)
  • Osteopilus (2)
  • Pachymedusa (9)
  • Phrynohyas (2)
  • Phyllomedusa (5)
  • Pseudacris (1223)
  • Pseudis (12)
  • Pternohyla (1)
  • Scinax (129)
  • Smilisca (156)
  • Sphaenorhynchus (8)
  • Trachycephalus (2)
  • Triprion (1)