James Poindexter, II

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His primary duties are the care, management, and curation of the National Museum of Natural History North American Amphibian and Reptile Collections and associated data.  James takes the lead for all things related to digital photography in his division.  He regularly takes digital photographs of preserved museum specimens at the request of both division staff and researchers around the world.  In addition to his regular photography duties, James has taken on the project of photographing all of the primary type specimens in his division that presently have no photographs, or that need better quality photographs.    

Education:

BS-Zoology, Howard University, Washington, DC, 1989

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Date published: February 15, 2018

Status: Active

Biological Survey Unit

Scientists and staff of the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center stationed at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) do research on the systematics and conservation of vertebrate species and curate and manage the North American collections of Amphibian, Reptile, Bird, and Mammal specimens and associated records.

Contacts: Terry Chesser, Ph.D., Alfred Gardner, Ph.D., Steve Gotte, Suzanne Peurach, James Poindexter, II, Neal Woodman, Ph.D., Mercedes Foster, Ph.D., Roy McDiarmid, Ph.D.

Attribution: Ecosystems, Status and Trends Program, Northeast, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

Date published: August 18, 2016

Collections and Collection Management

The Challenge: How can we preserve and maintain evidence from our scientific past and continue to smartly expand that resource to help scientists find the answers to the questions and challenges they will face in the future?

Contacts: Steve Gotte, James Poindexter, II, Suzanne Peurach

Attribution: Ecosystems, Status and Trends Program, Northeast, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

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Type specimens of Crotalus scutulatus (Chordata: Reptilia: Squamata: Viperidae) re-examined, with new evidence after more than a century of confusion

The original description of Crotalus scutulatus (Chordata: Reptilia: Squamata: Viperidae) was published in 1861 by Robert Kennicott, who did not identify a type specimen or a type locality. We review the history of specimens purported to be the type(s) and various designations of type locality. We provide evidence that ANSP 7069 (formerly one of...

Cardwell, Michael D.; Gotte, Steve W.; McDiarmid, Roy W.; Gilmore, Ned; Poindexter, James A.

Attribution: Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

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Type specimens of Crotalus scutulatus (Chordata: Reptilia: Squamata: Viperidae) re-examined, with new evidence after more than a century of confusion; 2013; Article; Journal; Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington; Cardwell, Michael D.; Gotte, Steve W.; McDiarmid, Roy W.; Gilmore, Ned ; Poindexter, James A., II