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The herpetological collections of the Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Lisbon, are amongst the most important collections from the former Portuguese territories in Africa and Asia. The collection comprises more than 5000 preserved specimens, including type specimens of nine taxa,    Trachylepis   adamastor   ,    Trachypelis   thomensis   ,    Panaspis   thomensis   ,    Naja   peroescobari   ,    Dalophia   angolensis   ,    Hemidactylus   nzingae   ,    Boaedon   fradei   ,    Platysaurus   maculatus   maculatus   , and    Platysaurus   maculatus   lineicauda   . The collection was abandoned in the early years of 2000s and was at risk of being lost. In this paper the entire collection is reviewed, a catalogue provided of the extant specimens, and a brief account of the history of herpetological research at  IICT  given. Details are also provided on the recovery of the collection and a protocol to rescue abandoned collections.

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Saving collections: taxonomic revision of the herpetological collection of the Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Lisbon (Portugal) with a protocol to rescue abandoned collections