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Exhibitions — Hall 6 — Amphibians and reptiles


Hall 6 — Amphibians and reptiles [position]Hall 16 — PlantsHall 15 — Non-insect invertebratesHall 14 — InsectsHalls 10, 11, 12, 13 — MammalsHall 7 — FishesHall 9 — PalaeontologyHall 8 — BirdsHall 6 — Amphibians and reptiles [position]Hall 5 — BirdsHall 3 — Temporary exhibitionsHall 4 — Mineralogy [Genesis of minerals]Hall 1 — Mineralogy [Systematics of minerals]

Hall 6 - Amphibians and reptiles. Photo: (c) NMNHS

The hall is situated on the second floor of the museum. Small part of the exhibits are dry preparations; the majority are displayed in glass cylinders. The visitors can see all the 52 species of the Bulgarian herpetofauna. Here is the preparation of Vipera aspis, species now considered extinct in Bulgaria. In separate displays there are several representatives of the herpetofauna of Africa, North and South America, Asia, Europe, Indonesia.