Fluid Collections Facility
The KU fluid specimen facility was constructed in 1996 with NSF and Kansas Sate Government funds
The facility houses over a million fluid-preserved biological specimens (amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, invertebrates, fishes)
The Fluid Wing is a state-of-the-art, four-story addition to Dyche Hall. There is room for expansion of an additional two floors as the collection grows. All collections are fully compactorized. Herpetology occupies two floors.
The accessions area and holotype specimens area (565 holotypes!) are both actively expanding as collections based research continues around the world
We have 80+ tanks that house larger specimens...
(and a bunch of overdue taxonomic updates pending)
Visit the Herp Library
