NZCS Vertebrates New Collection After 1987

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Latest version published by National Zoological Collection of Suriname (NZCS) on Apr 24, 2019 National Zoological Collection of Suriname (NZCS)
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Description

The Vertebrates New Collection After 1987 data set contains miscellaneous vertebrate specimens, not linked to a special expedition or study. These specimens were collected all over Suriname. Most species were amphibians collected by Paul Ouboter.

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 147 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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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Ouboter P, Ouboter D, Kadosoe V (2019): NZCS Vertebrates New Collection After 1987. v1.1. National Zoological Collection of Suriname (NZCS). Dataset/Occurrence. https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=nzcs-vertebrate-collection-after-1987&v=1.1

Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is National Zoological Collection of Suriname (NZCS). 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: 3e2de040-779b-4679-86ce-4ee908417d32.  National Zoological Collection of Suriname (NZCS) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.

Keywords

Occurrence; Anura; Squamata; Vertebrates; New Collection; After 1987; Suriname; Specimen; Anura; Squamata

Contacts

Paul Ouboter
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
  • Principal Investigator
Director of IBER
IBER
Acetyleen straat #3
Paramaribo
SR
+597 8866450
Dimitri Ouboter
  • Custodian Steward
  • Originator
Database Assistant
IBER
Paramaribo
SR
Vanessa Kadosoe
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
  • Distributor
  • Point Of Contact
Assistant Vector Entomology
NZCS
Leysweg #86
Paramaribo
SR
+597 465558 ex 2322

Geographic Coverage

The geographic coverage for the Vertebrates New Collection After 1987 encompasses the whole area of Suriname.

Bounding Coordinates South West [1.779, -58.118], North East [6.031, -53.921]

Taxonomic Coverage

All specimens from the Vertebrates New Collection Before 1987 were identified either to family, genus or species level.

Order Anura (Amphibians), Squamata (Snakes, Lizards)

Temporal Coverage

Formation Period 1987-current

Sampling Methods

This data was predominantly collected during research activities.

Study Extent The data was collected from many areas in Suriname from 1987 till present.
Quality Control In some cases the identification of specimens was rechecked by foreign experts.

Method step description:

  1. 1. Amphibians and reptiles were collected using line transects during night and day surveys and were collected by hand when encountered. 2. The specimens were labeled in the field and after identification a collection number was assigned to each specimen. 3. In some cases tissue samples were collected for DNA analysis. 4. The specimens were first preserved in formaldehyde and then transferred into 70% Ethanol. 5. All specimens were identified to species level using literature and keys.

Collection Data

Collection Name NZCS Amfibieën Collectie
Parent Collection Identifier NZCS Vertebraten Collectie
Collection Name NZCS Reptielen Collectie
Parent Collection Identifier NZCS Vertebraten Collectie
Specimen preservation methods Alcohol
Curatorial Units Between 130 and 147 Jars

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers 3e2de040-779b-4679-86ce-4ee908417d32
https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=nzcs-vertebrate-collection-after-1987