Herptile Voucher Collection (Ground Beetle Sampling Bycatch Trap Sorting) (NEON-HEVC-GBTS)

This collection contains herptile specimens collected as bycatch during ground beetle sampling (NEON sample class: bet_sorting_in.subsampleID.herp). Ground beetles are sampled using pitfall traps (16 oz deli containers filled with 150 or 250 mL of propylene glycol). Four traps are deployed in each of 10 plots at each terrestrial NEON site (40 traps per site), with traps arrayed approximately 20 meters from the center of the plot in each of the four cardinal directions. Sampling occurs biweekly throughout the growing season (when temperatures are above 4 degrees C). Vertebrate bycatch is stored in 95% ethanol and archived in a temperature (17-18°C) and humidity controlled environment. See related links below for protocols and NEON related data products.
Contacts: NEON Biorepository, biorepo@asu.edu
Collection Manager: Laura Steger, lsteger@asu.edu (ORCID #: 0000-0002-0878-4132)
Imaging and Rehousing: Ruby Sainz, rsainz1@asu.edu (ORCID #: 0000-0001-8985-6216)
Bioinformatician: Laura Rocha Prado, lauraprado@asu.edu (ORCID #: 0000-0003-1237-2824)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: ded8d37e-cf95-4855-bf07-07e1de23e526
Digital Metadata: EML File
GBIF Dataset page: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/c113d947-5dcf-4a52-aaa2-735dba1089b7
Address:
Arizona State University
Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center
734 W. Alameda Drive Suite 158
Tempe, AZ   85282
Collection Statistics
  • 2,172 specimen records
  • 2,172 (100%) georeferenced
  • 2,035 (94%) with images (4,068 total images)
  • 2,055 (95%) identified to species
  • 22 families
  • 43 genera
  • 109 species
  • 126 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
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