Kenya Virtual Museum Records

Study Extent

Virtual Museum data consist mostly of photographic records submitted by citizen scientists across Africa.

Sampling

The Virtual Museum consists of photographic records submitted by citizen scientists, the data includes locality description and precise point-location data. However, the coordinates of the data presented here are given as the center-point of a 15x15 minute grid. The VM system can also include other type of data: sighting data, museum (specimen) records, camera-trap records, and literature records.

Quality Control

Identification of photographic records is done by an appointed panel of taxonomic experts in the respective taxa that the various projects hosted by the Virtual Museum system.

Method steps

1. The Virtual Museum consists of photographic records submitted by citizen scientists, the data includes locality description and precise point-location data.

Most occurrence correspond to photographic records identified to species level by an appointed panel of taxonomic experts in each major taxa covered by the data set.

1. Aves
   common name: Birds rank: class
2. Scarabaeidae
   common name: Dung Beetles rank: family
3. Echinodermata
   common name: sea stars, sea urchins and brittle stars rank: phylum
4. Osteichthyes
   common name: fishes rank: class
5. Amphibia
   common name: Frogs rank: class
6. Reptilia
   common name: reptiles rank: class
7. Mammalia
   common name: Mammals rank: class
8. Neuroptera
   common name: Lacewings, Ant lions rank: order
9. Megaloptera
   common name: Alderflies, Dobsonflies rank: order
10. Lepidoptera
    common name: Butterflies, Moths rank: order
11. Scorpiones
    common name: Scorpions rank: order
12. Araneae
    common name: Spiders rank: order

This resource covers Virtual Museum records throughout Kenya.