Museums-Herpetology-biodiversity-records

Lovemore Mazibuko1, John Chipeta1, Portphar Kaliba2, Lyson Kampira3

1 The Department of Museums and Monuments, P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, +265, Blantyre, Malawi; 2 The Department of Museums and Monuments, P. O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, +265, Blantyre, Malawi; 3 National Commission for Science and Technology, P/Bag B303, City Centre, Lilongwe, +265, Lilongwe, Malawi

Corresponding author(s): Lovemore Mazibuko (lovemoremazibuko@yahoo.com)John Chipeta (jjkchipeta@yahoo.com)

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Resource Citation

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

Abstract

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

Keywords: Occurrence, The Department of Museums and Monuments, Hepertology, Specimen

Project details

Project title: Enhancing accessibility of biodiversity Data in Malawi
Personnel: John Chipeta, Portphar Kaliba, Lovemore Mazibuko, Lyson Kampira
Funding: JRS Biodiversity Funding
Study area descriptions/descriptor: 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

Data published through GBIF: http://196.32.215.240:8081/ipt/resource?r=museums-hepertology-biodiversity-records

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: 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.
Taxonomic ranks
Family: Agamidae, Gekkonidae, Viperidae, Lamprophiidae, Colubridae, Chamaeleonidae, Crocodylidae, Scincidae, Elapidae, Lacertidae, Gerrhosauridae, Lamphrophiidae, Typhlopidae
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

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: This is hepertology biodiversity data records for Malawi currently held at The Department of Museums and Monuments Top Mandala in Blantyre
Coordinates: 17°11'9.6''S and 9°16'19.2''S Latitude; 32°39'18''E and 35°59'42''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: January 1, 1951 - December 31, 2002

Natural collections description

Collection name: The Department of Museums and Monuments mammal collections
Specimen preservation method: Alcohol
Specimen preservation method: Formalin
Specimen preservation method: Mounted
Specimen preservation method: Refrigerated
Specimen preservation method: Other

Methods

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
Study extent description: This is hepertology biodiversity data records for various places in Malawi
Sampling 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

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Museums-Herpetology-biodiversity-records
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: http://196.32.215.240:8081/ipt/archive.do?r=museums-hepertology-biodiversity-records
Publication date of data: 2022-05-31
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2018-10-27
Hierarchy level: Dataset