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checklist-of-mammals-of-liwonde-national-park

Citation

Dudley C O, Stead D, Chingagwe B, Dudley C D (2018). checklist-of-mammals-of-liwonde-national-park. Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ru1ibd accessed via GBIF.org on 2019-11-19.

Description

The resource basically covers much about the larger mammals of Liwonde National Park. By the time this resource was developed, no proper research had been conducted about the mammals of the national park. Even this time when this research was conducted, a lot of larger mammals had already disappeared but the variety was still high.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Liwonde National Park is in Machinga district. The data was collected when the national park had just been established as a protected area.

Sampling

The inventory of both plants and animals of Liwonde National Park actively involved research work of the students of Chancellor College. The inventory was conducted before the park was publicly declared a national park.

Method steps

  1. Literature does not outline methods undertaken to produce this resource. Probably, the step by step description of the research can be found in the students academic papers at Chancellor College.

Taxonomic Coverages

This resource give a brief description of the then major mammal groups within Liwonde National park. The smaller mammals needed an intensive investigation.
  1. Connochaetes
    rank: genus
  2. Taurotragus
    rank: genus
  3. Equus
    rank: genus
  4. Syncerus
    rank: genus
  5. Loxodonta
    rank: genus
  6. Hippopotamus
    rank: genus
  7. Kobus
    rank: genus
  8. Hippotragus
    rank: genus
  9. Tragelaphus
    rank: genus
  10. Aepyceros
    rank: genus
  11. Ourebia
    rank: genus
  12. Tragelaphus
    rank: genus
  13. Oreotragus
    rank: genus
  14. Sylvicapra
    rank: genus
  15. Raphicerus
    rank: genus
  16. Panthera
    rank: genus
  17. Crocuta
    rank: genus
  18. Panthera
    rank: genus
  19. Canis
    rank: genus
  20. Phacochoerus
    rank: genus
  21. Potamochoerus
    rank: genus
  22. Orycteropus
    rank: genus
  23. Mellivora
    rank: genus
  24. Civettictis
    rank: genus
  25. Lepus
    rank: genus
  26. Alcelaphus
    rank: genus
  27. Hystrix
    rank: genus
  28. Paraxerus
    rank: genus
  29. Papio
    rank: genus
  30. Galago spp.
    rank: genus

Geographic Coverages

Liwonde is in Machinga District in the eastern region of Malawi

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Cornell O. Dudley
originator
position: Researcher
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Blantyre
1429
Malawi
MW
email: blechingagwe@gmail.com
D. Stead
originator
position: Researcher
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Lilongwe
1429
Malawi
MW
email: blechingagwe@gmail.com
Blessings Chingagwe
metadata author
position: Environmental Education Officer
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Lilongwe
30293
Malawi
MW
Telephone: +265994024124
email: blechingagwe@gmail.com
Blessings Chingagwe
point of contact
position: Environmental Education Officer
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Lilongwe
30293
Malawi
MW
Telephone: +265994024124
email: blechingagwe@gmail.com
Cornell D. Dudley
originator
position: Researcher
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi, P.O Box 30293
Blantyre
1429
Malawi
MW
D. Stead
originator
position: Researcher
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Blantyre
1429
Malawi
MW
Tiwonge Gawa
curator
position: Wildlife Research Officer
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Blantyre
1429
Malawi
MW
email: birdsmalawi@gmail.com
Blessings Chingagwe
administrative point of contact
position: Environmental Education Officer
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Lilongwe
30293
Malawi
MW
Telephone: +265994024124
email: blechingagwe@gmail.com
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