Terrestrial ZoologyThe Terrestrial Zoology department of the Western Australian Museum maintains large collections of a wide variety of terrestrial animals, including both terrestrial invertebrates and vertebrates, as well as marine mammals.

Members of the department undertake research into various aspects of terrestrial animals, particularly their classification and naming, evolutionary relationships, and ecology and behaviour.

]]>Natural History08cc2659-b7ac-453f-838b-2f397e4f3fd52017-06-09T12:04:30+08:002022-03-25T17:46:00+08:00English (Australia)R/P1YPOLYGON ((107.578125 -37.2172061133, 107.578125 -10.7307784383, 130.95703125 -10.7307784383, 130.95703125 -37.2172061133))Western Australian MuseumArachnology CollectionThe Arachnology section contains some 600,000 specimens, covering all arachnid and myriapod orders, as well as other miscellaneous groups such as pycnogonids, xiphosurans and tardigrades. Primary types of over 800 species are maintained, including part of the syntype material of the spiders described by Eugene Simon collected during the the Michaelsen-Hartmeyer Expedition to South-Western Australia. Requests for the loan of specimens by bona fide researchers are welcomed.

Current projects include systematic revisions of several arachnid groups, and investigations into the phylogeny of some taxa, using morphological and molecular techniques.

]]>2017-06-10T01:54:36+08:002022-03-25T16:35:30+08:00csvhttps://data.museum.wa.gov.au/dataset/terrestrial-zoology/resource/6feddce8-9c39-4bcc-8a91-17f3c432b2e6Herpetology (Reptiles and Frogs) CollectionThe Herpetology collection contains specimens of reptiles and frogs from throughout Australia and South-East Asia but predominantly Western Australia. The majority of the collection is preserved in alcohol but some dried and skeletal material is also maintained. The collection is used largely for research and reference but also serves a vital role in public education through museum exhibitions. New and exciting discoveries within the collection continue to be made every year.

]]>2017-06-12T09:47:49+08:002022-03-25T16:36:01+08:00csvhttps://data.museum.wa.gov.au/dataset/terrestrial-zoology/resource/d35da9b7-4c2d-4c88-bcca-485dd90b1ac2Mammalogy (Mammals) CollectionThis collection contains representatives of both terrestial and aquatic mammals, chiefly from Western Australia, but including specimens from other Australian regions and elsewhere in the world - particularly from southeast Asia. This collection serves as a reference collection, a research collection, and also for display in the Museum's exhibitions.

]]>2017-06-12T10:17:53+08:002022-03-25T16:37:40+08:00csvhttps://data.museum.wa.gov.au/dataset/terrestrial-zoology/resource/29490e4c-f7b3-4754-abce-e5511603f994Ornithology (Birds) CollectionThe Museum's Ornithology Collection contains eggs, nests, skeletons, taxidermy, alcohol preserved birds and also tissue used for genetic analysis. The bird specimens are sourced from all over Western Australia as well as Christmas Island and Indonesia. This collection also contains a reference collection of specimens from around Australia and the world.

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