Professional paper
European Sauria in the Herpetological Collection of the Trieste Natural History Museum
Nicola Bressi
; Trieste Natural History Museum, P. Hortis 4, I–34123 Trieste, Italy
Abstract
The Herpetological Collection of the Trieste Natural History Museum has almost 700 specimens of European Sauria belonging to about 33 taxa, including all the lacertids of northern Adriatic regions. The origin of the collection dates back to the foundation of the Museum of Trieste in 1846, but it was increased mainly between 1871 and 1939. The Herpetological Collection of the Trieste Natural History Museum has a great scientific and historical importance; it documents the variation of the composition and distribution of northern Adriatic Sauria fauna during this century, including endemic varieties typical of little islands.
Keywords
Sauria; distribution; North Adriatic regions; collection; Trieste Natural History Museum
Hrčak ID:
54121
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Publication date:
30.9.1999.
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