Annotated list and online catalog of type specimens in the Mammal collection of Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH-M), Colombia

Abstract

We present the catalog of type specimens Mammal´s Collection of the Instituto Humboldt (IAvH-M). This includes three paratypes and a neotype which represent four nominal species. Corrections, additions, and information updating the original descriptions are incorporated for each nominal species. A photo gallery of the types is presented. An electronic version of this catalog with the originals photography in high definition is available at http://colecciones.humboldt.org.co/especimenes-tipo/catalogomamiferos/

Keywords

• Zoological nomenclature
• Nomenclatural type
• Syntype