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North East Scotland Amphibians & Reptiles 1850 - 2016

Dataset homepage

Citation

North East Scotland Biological Records Centre (2023). North East Scotland Amphibians & Reptiles 1850 - 2016. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ruf7hc accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-17.

Description

Amphibian & Reptile species records held at North-East Scotland Biological Records Centre - various surveys and casual observations.

Purpose

Casual recording and targetted surveys The majority of records are submitted by volunteer recorders

Sampling Description

Quality Control

Records have been submitted to varying levels of verification. Some critical species have been verified by local and national experts though many of the historical records may not have been verified. Good confidence in data validity. Data validated and processed by NESBReC.

Method steps

  1. Miscellaneous recording methods; many casual records as well as targetted surveys

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Records compiled from North-East Scotland (administrative areas of Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Moray and Cairngorms National Park). Records collected at a variety of spatial scales ranging from 2 to 10 figure grid references.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

originator
North East Scotland Biological Records Centre
metadata author
North East Scotland Biological Records Centre
distributor
NBN Atlas
27 Old Gloucester St, Holborn
London
WC1N 3AX
London
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org
Glenn Roberts
administrative point of contact
email: nesbrec@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
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