https://cloud.gbif.org/asia/resource?r=mammals-anamalais-2024 T. R. Shankar Raman Nature Conservation Foundation Senior Scientist

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trsr@ncf-india.org https://www.ncf-india.org 0000-0002-1347-3953 Divya Mudappa Nature Conservation Foundation Senior Scientist

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divya@ncf-india.org https://www.ncf-india.org 0000-0001-9708-4826 2024-10-10 eng This dataset includes occurrence data of mammals on the Valparai Plateau and Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India, collected between November 2023 and October 2024. Data were recorded on a mobile phone application (EpiCollect5) as direct sightings or from indirect signs in the field. Photographs were taken whenever possible. Occurrence GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type_2015-07-10.xml Observation GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html CC-BY-4.0 Geographic Coverage is mainly from the Anamalai Hills: 1. Location/Study Area: Valparai Plateau, Tamil Nadu, India; Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India 2. GPS coordinates: Valparai Plateau (10°15'- 10°22'N, 76°52' - 76°59'E); Anamalai Tiger Reserve (10°12' - 10°35'N, 76°49' - 77°24'E) Some additional opportunistic observations are from other parts of southern India, including the Nilgiris and central Western Ghats. 75.66065 77.03074 12.933476 10.272822 2023-11-01 2024-10-01 Mammals class Mammalia Mammals Opportunistic records of mammal distribution in the landscape daily T. R. Shankar Raman Nature Conservation Foundation Senior Scientist

1311, 12th A Main,Vijayanagar 1st Stage Mysuru Karnataka 570017 IN

trsr@ncf-india.org https://www.ncf-india.org 0000-0002-1347-3953 Divya Mudappa Nature Conservation Foundation Senior Scientist

1311, 12th A Main,Vijayanagar 1st Stage Mysuru Karnataka 570017 IN

divya@ncf-india.org https://www.ncf-india.org 0000-0001-9708-4826 The data were downloaded from EpiCollect5 website as a csv file. Three records without lcation information were discarded. It was then prepared for publication in GBIF using R code to confirm to Darwin Core terminology and formats. A raw dataset and images were also published on Zenodo (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13910696). Chiefly the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR), Tamil Nadu, India (core zone: 958 km², 10.2160°N, 76.8160°E – 10.5660°N, 77.4160°E) and the adjoining Valparai Plateau (220 km², 10.2500°N, 76.8660°E – 10.3660°N, 76.9830°E) in the Anamalai Hills. Additional opportunistic records from the Nilgiris and Central Western Ghats. Opportunistic observations recorded on a form on the mobile phone application (EpiCollect5) of mammals during regular field work and travel in the study area. Field identification was based on direct sightings, photographs or signs, and dataset was reviewed by colleagues. Taxa that could not be identified to species were identified to Genus or Family. T. R. Shankar Raman 0000-0002-1347-3953 pointOfContact Our research and restoration programme focuses on the region’s unique, biologically diverse tropical rainforests in the Western Ghats, with a specific focus on the Anamalai Hills. Various The Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR), Tamil Nadu, India (core zone: 958 km², 10.2160°N, 76.8160°E – 10.5660°N, 77.4160°E) is a protected area in the Western Ghats. The adjoining Valparai Plateau (220 km², 10.2500°N, 76.8660°E – 10.3660°N, 76.9830°E) in the Anamalai Hills is a landscape dominated by tea and coffee plantations with about 45 embedded rainforest fragments ranging in area from 1 ha to over 300 ha. Field identification was based on direct sightings, photographs or signs, and dataset was reviewed by colleagues. Taxa that could not be identified to species were identified to Genus or Family. 2024-10-10T07:34:09.381+00:00 dataset Raman T R S, Mudappa D (2024). Mammal occurrence records (2024) in the Valparai Plateau and Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Western Ghats, India. Version 1.0. Nature Conservation Foundation. Occurrence dataset. https://cloud.gbif.org/asia/resource?r=mammals-anamalais-2024&v=1.0 Mammal occurrence records (2024) in the Valparai Plateau and Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Western Ghats, India UTF-8 CSV (text file) https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13910696