Animal Collections Of The Department of Zoology- Nasarawa State University Keffi

Zaccheaus Egbewole; Odunayo Rotowa; Omokafe Ugbogu

doi:10.15468/agdzck

Animal Collections Of The Department of Zoology- Nasarawa State University Keffi

Citation

Egbewole Z, Rotowa O, Ugbogu O (2019). Animal Collections Of The Department of Zoology- Nasarawa State University Keffi. Version 1.1. Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/agdzck accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-19.

Description

Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK) is a young university situated in the middle belt region of Nigeria. The University has accomplished incomparable goals in academic and research within its short time of birth. The Department of zoology where the specimens were recorded is one of the leading departments in the institution, it housed over 3,500 animal specimens ranging from the domestics to the wild species including insects, birds, reptiles, mammals etc. The source of many of these animal specimens include field survey into the university zoological garden, established conservation institutions in Jos, the Plateau state capital which includes Pandam wildlife Park/Lake and the long established Jos wildlife park. In addition, collections is in progress by Practical students, project students and staff of the department and other sister department of the University like the Department of Forestry and Wildlife and the Department of Animal science of the Faculty of Agriculture Shabu- Lafia campus. The data set has 54 records of animal collections which consist of 42 Families, 47 Genera and 49 Species collected between 1985-2018.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Not applicable

Sampling

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Method steps

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Taxonomic Coverages

The animals were identified to genus or species rank.

Aldabrachelys gigantea
common name: Giant Tortoise rank: species
Ploceus cucullatus
common name: Village weaver rank: species
Papio cynocephalus
common name: Yellow baboon rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Animal collections were in some states in Nigeria

Bibliographic Citations

Google Maps 2018 -

Contacts

Zaccheaus Egbewole
originator
position: Lecturer, Wildlife Conservator
Nasarawa State University
Shabu-Lafia Campus
keffi
Nasarawa State
NG
Telephone: +234(0)8053620713
email: tundeegbe@gmail.com

Odunayo Rotowa
originator
position: Research Assistant
Nasarawa State University
Shabu-Lafia Campus
Keffi
Nasarawa State
NG
Telephone: +234 8069077194
email: babaaru92@gmail.com

Omokafe Ugbogu
originator
position: Director/Curator Forest Herbarium Ibadan (FHI)
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria
Jericho Hill, Dugbe
Ibadan
Oyo State
NG
Telephone: 08032236876
email: omokafeugbogu@yahoo.com

Omokafe Ugbogu
metadata author
position: Director/Curator Forest Herbarium Ibadan (FHI)
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria
Jericho Hill, Dugbe
Ibadan
Oyo State
NG
Telephone: 08032236876
email: omokafeugbogu@yahoo.com

Omokafe Ugbogu
principal investigator
position: Director/Curator Forest Herbarium Ibadan (FHI)
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria
Jericho Hill, Dugbe
Ibadan
Oyo State
NG
Telephone: 08032236876
email: omokafeugbogu@yahoo.com

Zaccheaus Egbewole
curator
position: Lecturer, Wildlife Conservator
Nasarawa State University
Shabu- Lafia
Keffi
Nasarawa State
NG
Telephone: +234(0)8053620713
email: tundeegbe@gmail.com

Omokafe Ugbogu
administrative point of contact
position: Director/Curator Forest Herbarium Ibadan (FHI)
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria
Jericho Hill, Dugbe
Ibadan
Oyo State
NG
Telephone: 08032236876
email: omokafeugbogu@yahoo.com