NZCS Koetari-Sipaliwini River Expedition Conservation International RAP 2010

Paul Ouboter1, Dimitri Ouboter2, Vanessa Kadosoe3

1 IBER, Acetyleen straat #3, Paramaribo, Suriname; 2 IBER, Paramaribo, Suriname; 3 NZCS, Leysweg #86, Paramaribo, Suriname

Corresponding author(s): Paul Ouboter (inst.biodiv.res@gmail.com)Dimitri Ouboter (d.a.ouboter@gmail.com)Vanessa Kadosoe (vanessa.kadosoe@uvs.edu)

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Resource Citation

Ouboter P, Ouboter D, Kadosoe V (2019): NZCS Koetari-Sipaliwini River Expedition Conservation International RAP 2010. v1.1. National Zoological Collection of Suriname (NZCS). Dataset/Occurrence. https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=nzcs-koetari-sipaliwini-river-expedition-conservation-international-rap-2010-suriname&v=1.1

Abstract

The Koetari-Sipaliwini Rapid Assessment Expedition Was carried out between 18 August and 8 September 2010. A total of 34 participants with 24 scientists and students covered many taxonomic groups. The expedition had four camps. Camp 1 was at the Koetari River, an area never studied before. The second till fourth camps were all along the Sipaliwini River, upstream of the Amerindian village Kwamalasamutu. The team working on amphibians and reptiles consisted of Paul Ouboter, Rawien Jairam and Cindyrella Kasanpawiro.

Keywords: Occurrence, Reptilia, Amphibia, Koetari River, Sipaliwini River, Expedition, 2010, Suriname, Specimen, Reptilia, Amphibia

Project details

Project title: Rapid Biological Assessment of the Kwamalasamutu region, Southwestern Suriname
Personnel: Paul Ouboter, Rawien Jairam
Funding: ALCOA Foundation, CI Washington
Study area descriptions/descriptor: Mostly clear water river with rapids, creeks and brooklets, tropical rainforest, some swampy areas and an Inselberg.
Design description: Surveys were conducted from the various camps along the river during day and night.

Data published through GBIF: https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=nzcs-koetari-sipaliwini-river-expedition-conservation-international-rap-2010-suriname

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: All specimens from this expedition were identified either to family, genus or species level.
Taxonomic ranks
Class: Reptilia, Amphibia
Common names: Reptiles, Amphibians

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: The geographic coverage for the Koetari-Sipaliwini River Expedition 2010 encompasses the area of the lower Koetari River and the middle Sipaliwini River.
Coordinates: 2°0'57.6''N and 2°29'34.8''N Latitude; 57°1'30''W and 56°21'54''W Longitude 

Temporal coverage: August 18, 2010 - September 8, 2010

Natural collections description

Parent collection identifier: NZCS Vertebraten Collectie
Collection name: NZCS Amfibieën Collectie
Natural collections description

Parent collection identifier: NZCS Vertebraten Collectie
Collection name: NZCS Reptielen Collectie
Specimen preservation method: Alcohol
Curatorial unit: Between 45 and 51 (Jars)

Methods

Method step description: 1. The amphibians were collected using line transects and vocal recordings during night and day surveys. Reptiles 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. The specimens were first preserved in formaldehyde and then transferred into 70% Ethanol. 
4. All specimens were identified to species using literature and keys.
Study extent description: The Koetarie-Sipaliwini River areas were all sampled once.
Sampling description: The sampling methods included transect walks, hand sampling and recording amphibian calls.
Quality control description: In some cases the identification of specimens was rechecked using identification keys.

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive NZCS Koetari-Sipaliwini River Expedition Conservation International RAP 2010
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Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/archive.do?r=nzcs-koetari-sipaliwini-river-expedition-conservation-international-rap-2010-suriname
Publication date of data: 2019-04-24
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2019-02-04
Hierarchy level: Dataset