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<eml:eml xmlns:eml="eml://ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.1.1" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="eml://ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.1.1 http://rs.gbif.org/schema/eml-gbif-profile/1.0.1/eml.xsd" packageId="ad621404-7fa3-4cc2-bf64-aa60519fc5d5" system="https://symbiota.org" scope="system" xml:lang="eng"><dataset><alternateIdentifier>http://rwandabiodiversity.net/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=10</alternateIdentifier><title xml:lang="eng">Reptiles - CoEB Natural History Museum</title><creator><organizationName>Rwanda Biodiversity Specimen</organizationName><electronicMailAddress>michaelbthomas@gmail.com</electronicMailAddress><onlineUrl>http://rwandabiodiversity.net/index.php</onlineUrl></creator><metadataProvider><organizationName>Rwanda Biodiversity Specimen</organizationName><electronicMailAddress>michaelbthomas@gmail.com</electronicMailAddress><onlineUrl>http://rwandabiodiversity.net/index.php</onlineUrl></metadataProvider><pubDate>2026-04-21</pubDate><language>eng</language><abstract><para>Reptilian specimen collecting fieldwork and training was conducted from 23 August - 4 September, 2021. Several sites were visited and sampled within the Nyungwe National Forest including: the Kamiranzovu wetland; Swamp between Karamba and Kamiranzovu swamps southern edge; Bigugu Trail, and Kamiranzovu Trail, Isumo waterfall Trail, and Kitabi Creek. Specimens were collected in duplicate sets when possible to be deposited in Sekenberg Museum of Zoology, Germany. Specimens deposited in the CoEB Natural History Museum are planned to be digitized and published online.&#13;
Funding provided by the Volkswagen Foundation&#13;
View iNaturalist - Reptiles of Rwanda</para></abstract><contact><organizationName>Reptiles - CoEB Natural History Museum</organizationName><phone>25 078 857-6052</phone><electronicMailAddress>majulesdor@gmail.com </electronicMailAddress><onlineUrl>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49588657_Herpetofauna_Parc_National_des_Volcans_North_Province_Republic_of_Rwanda</onlineUrl><addr><deliveryPoint>P. O. Box 117</deliveryPoint><city>Huye</city><administrativeArea>Southern Province</administrativeArea><country>Rwanda</country></addr></contact><associatedParty><individualName><surName>Mindje</surName><givenName>Mapendo	</givenName></individualName><electronicMailAddress>majulesdor@gmail.com </electronicMailAddress><positionName>Curator and Research Associate</positionName><role>contentProvider</role></associatedParty><intellectualRights><para>To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the <ulink url="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><citetitle></citetitle></ulink></para></intellectualRights></dataset><additionalMetadata><metadata><symbiota id=""><dateStamp>2026-04-21T06:55:20-07:00</dateStamp><citation identifier="6af525a3-1f32-45b3-9dbd-1a2f57b45858">Rwanda Biodiversity Specimen - 6af525a3-1f32-45b3-9dbd-1a2f57b45858</citation><physical><characterEncoding>UTF-8</characterEncoding><dataFormat><externallyDefinedFormat><formatName>Darwin Core Archive</formatName></externallyDefinedFormat></dataFormat></physical><collection identifier="06458528-ae80-4b74-a5c8-e993b787fdaa" id="10"><alternateIdentifier>http://rwandabiodiversity.net/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=10</alternateIdentifier><parentCollectionIdentifier>UR</parentCollectionIdentifier><collectionIdentifier>NHM-Re</collectionIdentifier><collectionName>Reptiles - CoEB Natural History Museum</collectionName><resourceLogoUrl>http://rwandabiodiversity.net/content/collicon/urnhmre.png</resourceLogoUrl><onlineUrl>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49588657_Herpetofauna_Parc_National_des_Volcans_North_Province_Republic_of_Rwanda</onlineUrl><intellectualRights>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/</intellectualRights><additionalInfo>University of Rwanda</additionalInfo><associatedParty><individualName><surName>Mindje</surName><givenName>Mapendo	</givenName></individualName><electronicMailAddress>majulesdor@gmail.com </electronicMailAddress><positionName>Curator and Research Associate</positionName></associatedParty><abstract><para>&lt;p&gt;Reptilian specimen collecting fieldwork and training was conducted from 23 August - 4 September, 2021. Several sites were visited and sampled within the Nyungwe National Forest including: the Kamiranzovu wetland; Swamp between Karamba and Kamiranzovu swamps southern edge; Bigugu Trail, and Kamiranzovu Trail, Isumo waterfall Trail, and Kitabi Creek. Specimens were collected in duplicate sets when possible to be deposited in &lt;a title="Sekenberg Museum of Zoology" href="https://www.senckenberg.de/en/institutes/senckenberg-naturhistorische-sammlung-dresden/museum-of-zoology/"&gt;Sekenberg Museum of Zoology&lt;/a&gt;, Germany. Specimens deposited in the CoEB Natural History Museum are planned to be digitized and published online.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Funding provided by the &lt;a title="Volkswagen Foundation" href="https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en"&gt;Volkswagen Foundation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;View iNaturalist - &lt;a title="Reptiles of Rwanda" href="https://www.inaturalist.org/check_lists/7483-Rwanda-Check-List?iconic_taxon=26036"&gt;Reptiles of Rwanda&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</para></abstract></collection></symbiota></metadata></additionalMetadata></eml:eml>
