Commented catalogue of the herpetological collection from Morocco in the museo nacional de ciencias naturales (Madrid, Spain), with emphasis on the material collected during historical expeditions

[EN]: A catalogue of the amphibians and reptiles from Morocco held at the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales de Madrid (MNCN-CSIC) is presented. We highlight the valuable contributions of two historical expeditions in Morocco. In both expeditions a total of 31 species were collected, mainly from E...

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Autores: Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, Calvo, Marta M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/198191
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/198191
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Amphibians
Reptiles
Northern Africa
Scientific collections
Historical expeditions
Anfibios
Norte de África
Colecciones científicas
Expediciones históricas.
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Sumario:[EN]: A catalogue of the amphibians and reptiles from Morocco held at the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales de Madrid (MNCN-CSIC) is presented. We highlight the valuable contributions of two historical expeditions in Morocco. In both expeditions a total of 31 species were collected, mainly from Essaouira, Tánger, Ketama and surroundings. The presence of the specimens which represented the first records of Cerastes vipera and Scincus albifasciatus for Morocco is confirmed. Also, the MNCN collection held the type series of Rana ridibunda riode-oroi, Psammodromus algirus ketamensis and Salamandra algira tingitana. Historical collected specimens held in scientific collections could provide valuable information for identify changes in biological communities and planning biodiversity conservation measures.