Museums-Herpetology-biodiversity-records
Latest version published by The Department of Museums and Monuments on May 31, 2022
This is herpetology biodivesrity data records currently at The Department of Museums and Monuments collected by various collectors in a number of places in Malawi. Some of the records were obtained while the collectors were working at the The Department of Museums and Monuments at Top Mandala in Blantyre
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 379 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
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| Data as a DwC-A file | download 379 records in English (22 KB) - Update frequency: as needed |
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| Metadata as an EML file | download in English (42 KB) |
| Metadata as an RTF file | download in English (14 KB) |
Versions
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Mazibuko L, Chipeta J (2018): Museums-Herpetology-biodiversity-records. v1.2. The Department of Museums and Monuments. Dataset/Occurrence. http://196.32.215.240:8081/ipt/resource?r=museums-hepertology-biodiversity-records&v=1.2
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is The Department of Museums and Monuments. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: e27843f7-0ba7-4730-a70e-293b9bb84e17. The Department of Museums and Monuments publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Malawi.
Keywords
Occurrence; The Department of Museums and Monuments; Hepertology; Specimen
Contacts
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Geographic Coverage
This is hepertology biodiversity data records for Malawi currently held at The Department of Museums and Monuments Top Mandala in Blantyre
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-17.186, 32.655], North East [-9.272, 35.995] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Hepertology data records for Malawi currently at The Department of Museums and Monumentswith a number of families. Identification has been to family, genus and species levels.
| Family | Agamidae, Gekkonidae, Viperidae, Lamprophiidae, Colubridae, Chamaeleonidae, Crocodylidae, Scincidae, Elapidae, Lacertidae, Gerrhosauridae, Lamphrophiidae, Typhlopidae |
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| Genus | Acanthocercus, Afroedura, Agama, Atheris, Atractaspis, Bitis, Boaedon, Causus, Chamaeleo, Chamaeleo (Trioceros), Crocodylus, Crotaphopeltis, Cryptoblepharus, Dasypeltis, Dendroaspis, Dispholidus, Elapsoidea, Gastropholis, Gerrhosaurus, Hemidactylus, Lamphrophis, Trachylepis, Psammophis, Lygodactylus, Lycodonomorphus, Lycophidion, Mabuya, Naja, Natriciteres, Nucras, Pachydactylus, Panaspis, Philothamnus, Polemon, Psammophylax, Rhampholeon, Afrotyphlops, Rhinotyphlops, Scelotes, Sepsina, Telescopus, Thelotonis |
| Species | Acanthocercus atrocollis, Agama hispida, Agama kirkii, Agama mossambica, Atheris superciliaris, Atractaspis bibronii, Boaedon fuliginosus, Causus defilippii, Causus rhombeatus, Chamaeleo dilepis, Chamaeleo (Trioceros) melleri, Crocodylus niloticus, Dendroaspis polylepis, Dispholidus typus, Elapsoidea sunderwalli, Gastropholis vittata, Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus, Hemidactylus platycephalus, Hemidactylus mabouia, Hemidactylus platycephalus, Lamprophis fuliginosus, Lamprophis guttatus, Psammophis mossambicus, Lygodactylus angolensis, Lygodactylus bradfieldi, Lygodactylus angularis, Trachylepis (Mabuya) occidentalis, Mabuya quinquetaeniata margaritifer, Naja mossambica, Naja melanoleuca, Naja mossambica, Naja nigricollis, Naja nivea, Natriciteres olivacea, Natriciteres variegata, Nucras holubi, Pachydactylus tuberculosus, Pachydactylus bibronii, Pachydactylus maculatus, Panaspis wahlbergi, Panaspis wahlbergii, Philothamnus angolensis, Philothamnus hoplogaster, Philothamnus natalensis, Philothamnus ornatus, Philothamnus semivariegatus, Polemon christyi, Psammophis angolensis, Psammophis subtaeniatus, Psammophylax tritaeniatus, Rhampholeon brachyura, Afrotyphlops obtusus, Rhinotyphlops schlegelii, Trachylepis (Mabuya) capensis, Trachylepis (Mabuya) lacertiformis, Trachylepis (Mabuya) maculilabris maculilabris, Trachylepis (Mabuya) planifrons, Trachylepis (Mabuya) varia |
| Subspecies | Afroedura transvaalica loveridgei, Agama aculeata aculeata, Agama atra atra, Agama atra knobeli, Bitis arietans arietans, Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia hotamboeia, Cryptoblepharus boutonii africanus, Dasypeltis medici medici, Dasypeltis scabra scabra, Dispholidus typus typus, Gerrhosaurus validus validus, Lycodonomorphus rufulus mlanjensis, Lycophidion capense capense, Lygodactylus capensis capensis, Mabuya striata striata, Naja nigricollis woodi, Philothamnus irregularis irregularis, Philothamnus natalensis occidentalis, Psammophis sibilans sibilans, Scelotes tetradactylus tetradactylus, Sepsina tetradactyla tetradactyla, Telescopus semiannulatus semiannulatus, Thelotonis capensis mossambicanus |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 1951-01-01 / 2002-12-31 |
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Project Data
The purpose of the project is to digitise fauna biodiversity data information currently held by the Department of Museums and Monuments and other institutions or individuals and make it accessible to the public
| Title | Enhancing accessibility of biodiversity Data in Malawi |
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| Identifier | African Biodiversity Challenge 2018 |
| Funding | JRS Biodiversity Funding |
| Study Area Description | Hepertology Biodiversity for Malawi currently held at the Department of Museums and Monuments Top Mandala Blantyre. |
| Design Description | Digitize collections held by The Department of Museums and Monuments, individuals and other institutions and make it accessible to the public through national or international database |
The personnel involved in the project:
Sampling Methods
Digitize collections held by The Department of Museums and Monuments, individuals and other institutions and make it accessible to the public through national or international database. Most of the specimens were collected using opportunistic methods (on encountered basis) and some using a pit fall trap set within the sampling area
| Study Extent | This is hepertology biodiversity data records for various places in Malawi |
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Method step description:
- Digitize collections held by The Department of Museums and Monuments, individuals and other institutions and make it accessible to the public through national or international database. Most of the specimens were collected using opportunistic methods (on encountered basis) and some using a pit fall trap set within the sampling area
Collection Data
| Collection Name | The Department of Museums and Monuments mammal collections |
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| Specimen preservation methods | Alcohol, Formalin, Mounted, Refrigerated, Other |
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Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | e27843f7-0ba7-4730-a70e-293b9bb84e17 |
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| http://196.32.215.240:8081/ipt/resource?r=museums-hepertology-biodiversity-records |