Descripción
The Squirrels of South Asia Database is a collection of occurrence records of all squirrel species (34 specices) that occur in South Asia. Complete occurrence data has been collected for species whose range extends out of South Asia (eg. into Southeast Asia). The data are collated from traditional sources (museums, literature, primary field records), citizen science records, and social media records (14 platforms). Only data that are not already funnelled/present to GBIF are included in this upload. Years covered: 1766 - 2022. Details of the database creation are here: The database is built and curated by the Sciurid Lab at IISER Tirupati (https://sciuridlab.in)
Registros
Los datos en este recurso de registros biológicos han sido publicados como Archivo Darwin Core(DwC-A), el cual es un formato estándar para compartir datos de biodiversidad como un conjunto de una o más tablas de datos. La tabla de datos del core contiene 1.187 registros.
Este IPT archiva los datos y, por lo tanto, sirve como repositorio de datos. Los datos y los metadatos del recurso están disponibles para su descarga en la sección descargas. La tabla versiones enumera otras versiones del recurso que se han puesto a disposición del público y permite seguir los cambios realizados en el recurso a lo largo del tiempo.
Versiones
La siguiente tabla muestra sólo las versiones publicadas del recurso que son de acceso público.
¿Cómo referenciar?
Los usuarios deben citar este trabajo de la siguiente manera:
Swati U, D'Souza S, Aravind P S, Rajamani N (2023). IISERTPT Squirrels of South Asia Database - Version1. Version 1.5. IISER Tirupati. Occurrence dataset. https://cloud.gbif.org/asia/resource?r=sosa_version1&v=1.5
Derechos
Los usuarios deben respetar los siguientes derechos de uso:
El publicador y propietario de los derechos de este trabajo es IISER Tirupati. Esta obra está bajo una licencia Creative Commons de Atribución/Reconocimiento (CC-BY 4.0).
Registro GBIF
Este recurso ha sido registrado en GBIF con el siguiente UUID: f842ea5a-e38c-4be2-924d-c065b41215b0. IISER Tirupati publica este recurso y está registrado en GBIF como un publicador de datos avalado por Participant Node Managers Committee.
Palabras clave
Occurrence; Squirrels; South Asia; Asia; Tree Squirrels; Flying Squirrels; Ground Squirrels; Marmots; Observation; Occurrence; Squirrels; South Asia; Asia; Tree Squirrels; Flying Squirrels; Ground Squirrels; Marmots
Contactos
- Originador ●
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- PhD Student
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0290-863X
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- Researcher
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- Originador ●
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- Assistant Professor
Cobertura geográfica
We collected comprehensive occurrence records across the entire geographic ranges of the 34 target species. Species range across South Asian (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Maldives) and some (16 species) ranges that extend eastward into Central Asia or East and Southeast Asia. One species of palm squirrel (Funambulus pennantii) has been introduced to the Middle-east and Australia, well outside of its native geographic range. When squirrel species in this database were found to occur in countries outside of South Asia (e.g. Central/East/Southeast Asia), their occurrence data were collected across all countries in their geographic ranges.
| Coordenadas límite | Latitud Mínima Longitud Mínima [1,406, 50,625], Latitud Máxima Longitud Máxima [47,517, 110,391] |
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Cobertura taxonómica
Sciuridae
| Especie | Belomys pearsonii (Gray, 1842), Biswamoyopterus biswasi Saha, 1981, Callosciurus erythraeus (Pallas, 1779), Callosciurus pygerythrus (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1833), Dremomys lokriah (Hodgson, 1836), Dremomys pernyi (Milne-Edwards, 1867), Dremomys rufigenis (Blanford, 1878), Eoglaucomys fimbriatus (Gray, 1837), Eupetaurus cinereus Thomas, 1888, Funambulus layardi (Blyth, 1849), Funambulus obscurus (Pelzeln & Kohl, 1886), Funambulus (Funambulus) palmarum (Linnaeus, 1766), Funambulus (Prasadsciurus) pennantii Wroughton, 1905, Funambulus (Funambulus) sublineatus (Waterhouse, 1838), Funambulus (Funambulus) tristriatus (Waterhouse, 1837), Hylopetes alboniger (Hodgson, 1836), Hylopetes phayrei (Blyth, 1859), Marmota (Marmota) caudata (Geoffroy, 1844), Marmota (Marmota) himalayana (Hodgson, 1841), Petaurista petaurista albiventer (Gray, 1834), Petaurista elegans (Müller, 1840), Petaurista magnificus (Hodgson, 1836), Petaurista nobilis (Gray, 1842), Petaurista petaurista (Pallas, 1766), Petaurista philippensis (Elliot, 1839), Petaurista mechukaensis Choudhury, 2007, Petaurista mishmiensis Choudhury, 2009, Petinomys fuscocapillus (Jerdon, 1847), Ratufa bicolor (Sparrman, 1778), Ratufa indica (Erxleben, 1777), Ratufa macroura (Pennant, 1769), Spermophilus fulvus (Lichtenstein, 1823), Spermophilopsis leptodactylus (Lichtenstein, 1823), Tamiops mcclellandii (Horsfield, 1840) |
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Cobertura temporal
| Fecha Inicial / Fecha Final | 1766-01-01 / 2022-12-31 |
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Datos del proyecto
The Squirrels of South Asia database compiles information on squirrel occurrence in the region. The database includes 34 squirrel species, representing 14% of global diversity. The database collects data from various sources such as museums, literature, citizen science, and social media. It covers the entire range of the target species and spans from the early 1800s to May 2023. By consolidating information, the database enhances our understanding of squirrel distribution, population dynamics, and conservation needs in South Asia.
| Título | Squirrels of South Asia Database |
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| Identificador | IISERTPT: SOSA |
| Fuentes de Financiación | IISER Tirupati intramural funds and Department of Science and Technology SERB |
| Descripción del área de estudio | South Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan), as well as some parts of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, China) and Southeast Asia (Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei). The introduced range of Funambulus pennantii include Australia, Iran, Bahrain, UAE, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia. |
| Descripción del diseño | The database includes 34 squirrel species (including tree, flying and ground squirrels), representing 14% of global sciurid diversity. It collates data from various sources such as museums, literature, primary fieldwork, citizen science, and social media platforms. It covers the entire range of the target species, including countries in Central Asia and Southeast Asia, when required. This database enhances our understanding of squirrel distribution, population dynamics, and their conservation needs in South Asia by consolidating information. It aims to be a valuable resource for researchers, conservationists, and wildlife enthusiasts. |
Personas asociadas al proyecto:
Métodos de muestreo
We collected data from three major sources. Traditional data sources included museum data, information from the literature and primary field data. The second source of data included records from citizen science platforms (5 platforms), and the third source of data encompassed social media platforms (14 sources). A pipeline was created for the data collection (Figure 1), and all volunteers on the project were trained to follow this in order to maintain consistency in data collection. For all data records, irrespective of source, we noted essential information like species name, location, date/year of observation, and observer/author. Media data were examined/downloaded when available. In addition to this, all other relevant data associated with each record were noted (e.g. behaviour, ecological information, etc.).
| Área de Estudio | South Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan), as well as some parts of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, China) and Southeast Asia (Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei). The introduced range of Funambulus pennantii include Australia, Iran, Bahrain, UAE, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia. |
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Descripción de la metodología paso a paso:
- 1. Sourcing records from different sources 2. Curating records and validating species identity 3. Curating records and assigning location accurately 4. Entering the data into a database
Metadatos adicionales
| Identificadores alternativos | f842ea5a-e38c-4be2-924d-c065b41215b0 |
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| https://cloud.gbif.org/asia/resource?r=sosa_version1 |