Description

The MAGNT amphibian collection, established in 1981, consists of about 8,000 databased specimens, the majority of which have been collected in the Northern Territory.

The majority of the specimens have been fixed in 10% formalin prior to being transferred into 70% ethanol for long term storage. Recently, frozen and ethanol-fixed tissue samples have been kept for genetic studies.

Specimens can be lent to workers at other institutions upon application and the MAGNT also welcomes visiting researchers.

The collection was established in 1981 and continues to the present.

Taxonomic range

Kingdoms covered include: Animalia.

Geographic range

Mostly from the Northern Territory with some material from northern Western Australia and Queensland.

Number of specimens in the collection

The estimated number of specimens in the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Amphibian Collection is 8,000.

Click the Records & Statistics tab to access those database records that are available through the atlas.

last updated: 2010-10-29 05:46:32.0