LibGuides: Animals : A Research Guide: Taxonomy

Taxonomy Websites

Amphibian Species of the World
Online taxonomic catalog, by the American Museum of Natural History
AnimalBase
Early zoological literature and original descriptions
Avibase
Taxonomic information on 10,000 species and 22,000 subspecies, from BirdLife International
Classification of Living Things
Taxonomy tutorial, from Palomar College
Encyclopedia of Life
Species accounts, by leading natural history institutions, botanical gardens and libraries
Database for Reptile Taxonomy
Information on the classification of all living reptiles, listing all known species and pertinent higher taxa
ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America
Mammal Species of the World
Mammalian taxonomy database, by Wilson & Reeder (3rd ed.)
Sibley & Monroe's World List of Bird Names
(1990, with corrections in 1993)
Tree of Life Web Project
Collection of species accounts linked by taxonomic order
ZooBank
Official registry of zoological nomenclature

Animals
Guide to finding animal information online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library
Animal Welfare
Guide to finding animal welfare, training, and enrichment information, online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library.
Conservation
Guide to finding conservation information, online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library
Plants
Guide to finding plant, plant conservation, and botanical garden information, online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library
Veterinary Medicine
Guide to finding veterinary and biomedical information, online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library
Zoos & Aquariums
Guide to zoo & aquarium information, online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance; natural history museum links

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Journals A-Z
Journals available to team members through the SDZWA Library - search contents, view library holdings, access full text
Databases
Article databases available through the SDZWA Library; journal information
Fact Sheets
Portal to the SDZWA Library's detailed, fully referenced animal fact sheets
Priority Species Information
Custom literature searches and fact sheets for current priority species — for SDZWA team members, onsite access only
SDZWA Research Publications
Peer reviewed and scientific works by San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance staff.
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