Some finds of birds, mammals, insects, amphibians and reptiles in July 2014 in Georgia

Study Extent

The surveys covered: - northeastern "tail" of the Lazistan ridge (southwestern part of Adjaria, Georgia), - the lower part of the valley of the Chorokh River in Adjaria (Georgia), - the territory of the Batumi Botanical Garden and some adjacent areas; - the area off the western shore of Lake Paleostomy in the Samegrelo region (Georgia), - the territory of the Ajamet Reserve and the adjacent part of the valley of the river Kvirila in the region of Imereti (Georgia); - the territory of the Grand Canyon of the Kura River (Mtkvari) above the city of Mtskheta (Georgia); - the territory of Tbilisi; - the territory of the Algeti National Park, the mountains of the Little Caucasus (Georgia); - the area near the town of Marneuli in the south-east of Georgia, namely: sections along the Jadrani Canal, the valley of the Algeti River between the village of Akhali-Marabda and the town of Marneuli, some adjacent areas; - when moving between these regions, sporadic observations were made on the route from Tbilisi to Kutaisi and then to Poti, from Poti to Batumi (through the Guria region and the northern part of Adjaria).

Sampling

Studies of the species composition and number of birds, mammals, insects, amphibians and reptiles were conducted on routes (from 1000 m to 10 km) and in the survey of registered areas (from 10 ares to 5000 ha).

Quality Control

The author of the dataset is fully responsible for the quality of data provided within the dataset.

Method steps

1. Species registration and visual identification.
2. Georeferencing.
3. Organizing of the dataset.

Dataset consists of findings of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and insects.

1. Animalia
   rank: kingdom
2. Chordata
   rank: phylum
3. Arthropoda
   rank: phylum
4. Mammalia
   rank: class
5. Aves
   rank: class
6. Amphibia
   rank: class
7. Insecta
   rank: class
8. Reptilia
   rank: class

Dataset consists of findings from the territory of Georgia.