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Ichthyology (fishes) - More than 32,664 jars of specimens estimated to contain more than 746,900 specimens. More than half from Texas freshwaters, representing 192 counties. Database searchable online. Species distribution maps and fish pictures available.
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Herpetology (amphibians and reptiles) - Includes 63,000 specimens of reptiles and amphibians: frogs, salamanders, caecilians, lizards, snakes, amphisbaenians, tuataras, crocodilians, and turtles (not including 12,000 recently acquired Texas Tech specimens). Database searchable online.
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Invertebrate Zoology - Contains approximately 400,000 slide-mounted and alcohol-preserved specimens of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine organisms from many parts of the world, but with emphasis on the United States and Mexico.
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Entomology - 250,000 specimens of dried pinned insects, their nests, and host plant voucher specimens.
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Ornithology / Mammalogy (birds and mammals) - 1,800 specimens of birds and more than 6,000 mammals birds and mammals, mostly from Texas and northern Mexico and mostly collected in the 1930s - 1960s, have been transferred to Texas Tech University. Contact mammals@packrat.musm.ttu.edu for information.
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