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The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago, America

Zoology Museum

Museum or Collection Type:
Natural History & Natural Science
Institutional Type:
Collection: Research and Teaching

Subject:
Archaeology, Entomology, Geology, Herpetology, Malacology, Palaeontology, Zoology

Address:
Zoology Museum Department of Life Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine

Opening Hours:
Mon - Fri 9 h to 16 h
Also open by appointment

Contact:
Mr Mike Rutherford, Zoology Curator
Mike.Rutherford@sta.uwi.edu
Phone: 1(868)6622002 ext. 2231
Fax: 1(868)6635241

Links:
Zoology Museum
The University of the West Indies

Description:
The collections housed on the St. Augustine Campus started in 1921 as part of the Imperial College of Tropical Agricultures insect collections. Over the years the collections have grown to almost 25,000 specimens.

All the major animal groups found in Trinidad & Tobago and the surrounding region are covered. Strengths are in freshwater fish, reptiles, amphibians, decapod crustaceans, molluscs and insects.

The collections are stored in two small rooms with specimens arranged taxonomically and with a range of items on open display. The museum is used by students and staff of the university as well as visiting school groups and foreign researchers.