For the Biodiversity Center's Herpetology Collection, what is the approximate total number of specimens, including skeletons? How is this collection primarily used for academic purposes, and how can researchers or students access its associated specimen data?
Navigate to the 'Collections' page. Click on the 'Herpetology Collection' link. Locate the total number of specimens, including skeletons. Identify the primary academic uses of the collection. Determine how associated specimen data can be accessed. State the total number of specimens, its primary academic uses, and the data access methods.
Successfully navigates to the Herpetology Collection page. States that the Herpetology Collection includes more than 117,500 individually cataloged and databased specimens, and ~3700 skeletons (or a combined total of over 121,200 specimens). States that the collection is primarily used for research by faculty, staff, students, and qualified researchers, and for teaching courses (e.g., Vertebrate Natural History, Comparative Anatomy, Herpetology, Field Herpetology). States that associated specimen data can be accessed digitally (via databased specimens).