Amphibia: National Museum of Namibia
Citation
National Museum of Namibia (2024). Amphibia: National Museum of Namibia. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/e76u9v accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.Description
The herpetology database of the National Museum of Namibia (NMNW) contains both amphibians and reptiles, but this portion of the database only includes the amphibians. The data is occurrence-type, consisting primarily of specimens collected during the last two centuries, primarily from Namibia. This database also contains some tissue samples and observational data. The initial publication of this dataset is only a part of the collections housed under herpetology at the NMNW, but will be added to periodically as additional records are digitised and cleaned, and/or as new specimens are collected. The GBIF database will eventually to reflect a near-complete replica of the amphibians portion of the NMNW herpetology collection database.Sampling Description
Study Extent
This is not a study, but rather ongoing targeted and ad-hoc sampling and deposition into the National Museum of Namibia by its staff, research associates, and multiple local and international researchers, research projects, and research institutions.Sampling
This is not a study, but rather ongoing targeted and ad-hoc sampling and deposition into the National Museum of Namibia by its staff, research associates, and multiple local and international researchers, research projects, and research institutions.Quality Control
Local and international experts identify the material to species- or genus-level upon collection; additional updated determinations are done by various experts as the material is used in various studies.Method steps
- Standard museum collection, digitisation, and database management procedures.
Taxonomic Coverages
Amphibians
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Amphibiacommon name: amphibians rank: class
Geographic Coverages
Primarily Namibia, but may include records from other countries, especially in southern Africa
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
originatorNational Museum of Namibia
Windhoek
NA
Khomas
NA
Francois Becker
custodian steward
position: Chief Curator
National Museum of Namibia
Windhoek
NA
Khomas
NA
Telephone: +26461276835
email: francois.becker@moe.gov.na
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3874-9183
Lilian Ondigo
processor
position: Technical Associate
National Museum of Namibia
Windhoek
NA
Khomas
NA
Francois Becker
administrative point of contact
position: Chief Curator
National Museum of Namibia
Windhoek
NA
Khomas
NA
Telephone: +26461276835
email: francois.becker@moe.gov.na
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3874-9183