The Zoology Section has databased 99% of the specimen records across all invertebrate and vertebrate collections, and has retrospectively georeferenced* most specimens especially in Colorado and other Rocky Mountain and Plains states. Mammal and herpetological records are also available for searching online through the MaNIS and HerpNet database federation projects, respectively. Using those sites, you may choose the University of Colorado Museum (UCM) as a provider and search our collections. With support from the National Science Foundation, we have also developed a mapping portal to search for specimens across our collections (including invertebrates, fishes, birds, etc.) and retrieve maps showing the locations of those specimens. We have also been involved in an international consortium for creating tools for georeferencing biodiversity data as part of the Biogeomancer project. Inquiries regarding the database and research tools we have developed should be sent to Curator Robert Guralnick, or Collections Manager Mariko Kageyama (for vertebrate questions). * Retrospective georeferencing is the process of assigning computer-readable coordinates (eg. latitude and longitude) to a specimen record based on the original text-based locality description.