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Museums
Brunei
Indonesia
Kampuchea (formally Cambodia)
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar (formally Burma)
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
BRUNEI
(Not available)
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INDONESIA
Institut Teknologi Bandung
- http://www.bi.itb.ac.id/museum/indekspesimen.htm
Faculty of Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia
- http://www.vocal.net/
- Has specimens, among which there is the biggest giant lizard, Komodo
Lizards.
Museum Komodo, Taman Mini, Jakarta
- Exhibits dioramas depicting the fauna of insects and wild animals.
The State Museum, South Sumatra
- http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/south-sumatra/places.html
- The State Museum, claim to have 2000 relics and antiquities.
- Claim to have some preserved animals of the region
Sumatra Selantan
Kebun Binatang Mini Lahat
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Groupings |
Species |
Specimens |
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Mammals |
9 |
38 |
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Birds |
10 |
58 |
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Reptiles |
3 |
7 |
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Amphibians |
0 |
0 |
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Invertebrates |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
22 |
103 |
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West Java
Zoological Museum
- http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/west-java/places.html
- Has stuffed animals, didn't mention about the number of specimens.
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KAMPUCHEA (formerly Cambodia)
(Not available)
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LAOS
(Not available)
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MALAYSIA
Univeriti Sains Malaysia Museum
- http://www.usm.my/facilities/museum/frontpage.html
(in Malay)
Museums in Malaysia:
- http://www.mmserve.com/museum/
FRIM Museum, Kepong:
- http://www.mmserve.com/museum/selfrim.htm
- Displays wood specimens, their usage and products
Lembaga Muzium Selangor:
- http://www.selangor.gov.my/muzium/
- Has a natural history gallery having insects specimes from Selangor
Darul Ehsan
- Has 3 types of timber displayed: Meranti, Tembaga, Perah, keruing, Keladang,
Chengal etc.
Perak State Museum, Taiping
- http://www.mmserve.com/museum/pkmuseum.htm
- Has species of animals, birds and insects and fruits and herbs.
Penang Forestry Museum
- http://www.mmserve.com/museum/penfores.htm
- Has forest related specimens of Malaysia, didn't mention the numbers
Padi Museum, Gunung Keriang, Kedah
- Displays specimens if the Padi plant
Museum Corporation of Melaka
- (in Malay)
Cat Museum in Sarawak.
- http://www.sarawak.com.my/cat_museum/main.html
- Has more than 2, 000 cat artifacts
Universiti of Kebangsaan Malaysia,
- Are conducting research on Sea cucumbers
- http://www.Geocities.com/CollegePark/Lab/3789/mulakan.html
The Insect Museum, Department of Agriculture, Malaysia
- http://members.tripodasia.com.my/yengwai/index.html
Sabah Museum
- http://www.borneo-online.com.my/museum/
- The Sabah has an Ethnobotanical Garden containing natural forest
resources, medicinal, ornamental and ritual ceremonial plants
- Also has a Zoological Garden
- Containing barking deer, bird, crocodile and various other fauna
ASEAN Review of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation
(ARBEC)
- http://www.arbec.com.my/
- A very good site, contains virtual museums too.
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MYANMAR (formerly BURMA)
(Not available)
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PHILIPPINES
The University of Philippines Los Banos Museum of Natural
History
- http://www.laguna.net/uplbmuseum/
- Is has more that 200, 000 biological collections of Philippine
plants, animals and microorganism and other biodata.
MICROBIAL CULTURE COLLECTION MUSEUM
- The Collection has a total of 511 cultures, 292 of which are bacteria
and fungi (molds and yeasts) and 219 microalgae.
University of Santo Tomas Museum
- http://www.ust.edu.ph/flty_mas.shtml
- Has a museum having a collection of specimens related to Natural History
and Entomology.
Rice World Museum
- http://www.riceworld.org/rwopen.html
- The museum has several varieties of rice and also information about
rice ecosystems in Philippines.
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SINGAPORE
Raffles Museum of
Biodiversity Research, Singapore
-http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/
- Has some 300,000 zoological specimens belonging to 10, 000 species.
- Approximate numbers are:
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Corals & sponges
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3,400
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250
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Molluscs
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35, 000
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1,200
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Crabs
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22, 000
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1,240
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Prawns & other crustaceans
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10, 000
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500
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Insects & allies
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70, 000
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3, 000
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Other invertebrates
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30, 000
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970
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Zooplankton
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14,5 00 samples
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-
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Fishes
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65, 300
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1,740
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Amphibians
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3, 300
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100
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Reptiles
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3, 500
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280
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Birds
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31, 000
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1,060
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Mammals
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15, 000
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315
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THAILAND
Chulalongkorn University:
National History Museum
- http://www.chula.ac.th/directories/index_en.html
- Has species of shells, fossils, bees, fish, striped giant soft
shell turtle, a copper Smith Barbet, river martin, Pandan crab among others.
Phuket Sea Shell Museum
- Has a collection os seashells.
- Also has sedimentary rock containing shell fossils that represent the
earth's earliest forms.
Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Department
of Social and Environmental Medicine
Mollusk Museum
- http://www.mahidol.ac.th/mahidol/tm/tmse/mala.html
- Has a collection of fresh water and brackish-water snail specimens of
medical importance.
Mosquito Museum, Department of Medical Entomology, Mahidol
University
- http:www.mahidol.ac.th/mahidol/tm/tmen/servicen.htm
- Has specimen of mosquitoes, flies, ticks, mites, cockcroaches and other
arthropods of medical importance.
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VIETNAM
National University of Hanoi, Vietnam
Zoological Museum
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~vern/hnu-zoo-mus.html
- The museum contains about 1000 large mammals, 3000 bird, over 400 fish,
650 snake and some tutle specimens.
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