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Making the zoology collection at the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe accessible through GBIF by end of 2017 (BID-AF2015-0117-SMA)

Citation

Maponga T, Mkhwananzi K, Sibanda M, Rukuni P (2023). Making the zoology collection at the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe accessible through GBIF by end of 2017 (BID-AF2015-0117-SMA). Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/mmhmlb accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-18.

Description

A checklist of 11000, mammalian specimen records was published on GBIF. The resulting occurrence dataset provides 10965 (not 11000,due to duplication of accession numbers) records of when and where the specimens were collected. However the data may not be complete in some areas as there are no records for some of the variables. Taxonomic, collection methods and other attributes of this data are documented fully on the checklist. Please refer to our checklist publication on GBIF for this data.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Specimens were collected predominatly from Southern Africa. They were mainly collected between the early 1900s and early 2000s.

Sampling

Similar to our checklist dataset, data was converted from analogue and digitized on excel. This data was then curated using open refine and georeferenced using predominantly geolocate and google maps. Gazetteers and historical maps were also used to verify localities.

Method steps

  1. The checklist dataset provides a detailed description of the specific methods used to extract and publish the dataset. However more information will be uploaded in due course.

Additional info

On the eventDate column we would like to make our data users aware that the date, 1900/01/00, is a value to show that there was no date provided for the specimen. Therefore this is not the real date but in this case a synonym for absent date.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Data was collected predominantly from Southern Africa. Localities have been defined up to city or town level. However specific localities are available on request. Maps for different species will also be made available on our Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe website (http://naturalhistorymuseumzimbabwe.com/).

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Tsitsi Maponga
originator
position: Assistant Curator of Mammals
Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
ZW
Telephone: 002639250045
email: tsimap@gmail.com
Tsitsi Maponga
metadata author
position: Assistant Curator
Natural History Museum
email: tsimap@gmail.com
Kith Mkhwananzi
metadata author
position: Curatorial assistant
Natural History Museum
Melusi Sibanda
metadata author
position: Curatorial Assistant
Natural History Museum
Praxedes Rukuni
metadata author
position: Student
Natural History Museum
Tsitsi Maponga
principal investigator
email: tsimap@gmail.com
Moira FitzPatrick
custodian steward
position: Regional Director
Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
ZW
Telephone: 002639250045
Tsitsi Maponga
administrative point of contact
position: Assistant Curator of Mammals
Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
ZW
Telephone: 002639250045
email: tsimap@gmail.com
Moira FitzPatrick
administrative point of contact
position: Regional Director
Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
ZW
Telephone: 002639250045
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