Herpetological Literature of Oklahoma

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Oklahoma Biological Survey
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Herpetological Literature of Oklahoma
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database

Description:

Abstract:: The Herpetological Literature of Oklahoma is a bibliography of works pertaining to the amphibians and reptiles of Oklahoma.
Purpose:: The purpose is to provide easy access to the literature for those interested in Oklahoma herpetology.
Supplemental_Information:: Most of the works prior to 1988 were compiled by Charles C. Carpenter and James J. Krupa and published as Oklahoma Herpetology: An Annotated Bibliography by the University of Oklahoma Press in 1989.

Time_Period_of_Content:

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1823
Ending_Date: 1987

Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Status:

Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: State of Oklahoma

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -103.051
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -94.392
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.178
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.417

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Amphibians
Theme_Keyword: Reptiles
Theme_Keyword: Literature
Theme_Keyword: Oklahoma
Theme_Keyword: Herpetology

Taxonomy:

Taxonomic_Coverage:

Specific_Taxonomic_Information:
General_Taxonomic_Coverage: Amphians and reptiles

Access_Constraints:

Database is searchable by visitors to the Oklahoma Biological Survey's world wide web server (www.biosurvey.ou.edu). Editing of database only allowed by authorized Oklahoma Biological Survey personnel.

Use_Constraints:

The Oklahoma Biological Survey does not vouch for the accuracy of any records in the Herpetological Literature of Oklahoma.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dan Hough
Contact_Organization: Oklahoma Biological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 111 East Chesapeake Street
City: Norman
State_or_Province: Oklahoma
Postal_Code: 73019
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (405) 325-4034

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (405) 325-7702

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dhough@ou.edu

Hours_of_Service: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday

Data_Set_Credit:

Oklahoma Biological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman

Native_Data_Set_Environment: MySql

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Accuracy subject to quality control of individual data entry persons.

Logical_Consistency_Report: None.

Completeness_Report:

Carpenter and Krupa did a systematic literature search up until the time of the acceptance of the records for publication by the University of Oklahoma Press (1988). Since then, new records have been added as found, but a systematic search has not been conducted.

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference:: Only requirement is that the record pertains to Oklahoma.

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Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Bibliographic record
Entity_Type_Definition:: Article, report, thesis, dissertation, published photograph concerning Oklahoma herpetology.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:: Carpener, Charles C. and Krupa, James J. 1989. Oklahoma Herpetology: An Annotated Bibliography. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman.

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Attribute_Label: refnum

Attribute_Definition: Reference number