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Moritz Wagner (1813–1887) is one of the least poorly-known German explorers, geographers and biologists
of the 19th century. Between 1836 and 1860, expeditions led him to Algeria, the Caucasus Region, as well as to North-, Central- and South-America. Beside his important scientific contributions to biology, geography and ethnography he also collected large numbers of plant and animal specimens. The collected material is scattered among several European museums and university collections because Wagner only obtained a permanent position after his last voyage. Prior to this he donated his material to experts, funding societies or the institutions where he was a student or in whose collections he worked. The present article is a first contribution towards a review of the herpetological collections made by Moritz Wagner, which includes type material of several amphibians and reptiles. Most specimens were found in the Zoologische Staatssammlung München and the Göttingen collection, which is now housed at the Museum Koenig in Bonn, but the collections in Berlin, Leiden, Paris and Vienna also hold material collected by Wagner.
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