Nature of Inner Asia
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, HERPETOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF ACAD. V. A. OBRUCHEV KYAKHTA MUSEUM OF LOCAL LORE // Nature of Inner Asia. - 2018. №1(6). . - С. 67-76.
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HERPETOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF ACAD. V. A. OBRUCHEV KYAKHTA MUSEUM OF LOCAL LORE
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The herpetological collection of Acad. V. A. Obruchev Kyakhta Museum of Local Lore was started to form with the foundation of the museum till 1960. Currently it is represented by 520 archival units of the main fund, primarily, wet, formaldehyde specimens and a few osteological samples. The founding members of the museum, in particular V. S. Molleson, P. S. Mikhno, etc., participated in creation of this collection, also it was enriched with do- nations and gifts from the local population. The collection includes both species of local herpetofauna and herpetofauna of other Eurasian regions. Famous herpetologists of the country took part in the definition of amphibians and reptiles. The article contains an anno- tated list of the collection with a description of the collecting area and time, locations and number of specimens.
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collections of amphibians and reptiles; Acad. V. A. Obruchev Kyakhtinsky Museum of Local Lore; Southern Transbaikal.
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