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Museums-Herpetology-biodiversity-records

Citation

Mazibuko L, Chipeta J (2022). Museums-Herpetology-biodiversity-records. Version 1.2. The Department of Museums and Monuments. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/jxiguj accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-14.

Description

This is herpetology biodivesrity data records currently at The Department of Museums and Monuments collected by various collectors in a number of places in Malawi. Some of the records were obtained while the collectors were working at the The Department of Museums and Monuments at Top Mandala in Blantyre

Sampling Description

Study Extent

This is hepertology biodiversity data records for various places in Malawi

Sampling

Digitize collections held by The Department of Museums and Monuments, individuals and other institutions and make it accessible to the public through national or international database. Most of the specimens were collected using opportunistic methods (on encountered basis) and some using a pit fall trap set within the sampling area

Method steps

  1. Digitize collections held by The Department of Museums and Monuments, individuals and other institutions and make it accessible to the public through national or international database. Most of the specimens were collected using opportunistic methods (on encountered basis) and some using a pit fall trap set within the sampling area

Taxonomic Coverages

Hepertology data records for Malawi currently at The Department of Museums and Monumentswith a number of families. Identification has been to family, genus and species levels.
  1. Agamidae
    rank: family
  2. Gekkonidae
    rank: family
  3. Viperidae
    rank: family
  4. Lamprophiidae
    rank: family
  5. Colubridae
    rank: family
  6. Chamaeleonidae
    rank: family
  7. Crocodylidae
    rank: family
  8. Scincidae
    rank: family
  9. Elapidae
    rank: family
  10. Lacertidae
    rank: family
  11. Gerrhosauridae
    rank: family
  12. Lamphrophiidae
    rank: family
  13. Typhlopidae
    rank: family
  14. Acanthocercus
    rank: genus
  15. Afroedura
    rank: genus
  16. Agama
    rank: genus
  17. Atheris
    rank: genus
  18. Atractaspis
    rank: genus
  19. Bitis
    rank: genus
  20. Boaedon
    rank: genus
  21. Causus
    rank: genus
  22. Chamaeleo
    rank: genus
  23. Chamaeleo (Trioceros)
    rank: genus
  24. Crocodylus
    rank: genus
  25. Crotaphopeltis
    rank: genus
  26. Cryptoblepharus
    rank: genus
  27. Dasypeltis
    rank: genus
  28. Dendroaspis
    rank: genus
  29. Dispholidus
    rank: genus
  30. Elapsoidea
    rank: genus
  31. Gastropholis
    rank: genus
  32. Gerrhosaurus
    rank: genus
  33. Hemidactylus
    rank: genus
  34. Lamphrophis
    rank: genus
  35. Trachylepis
    rank: genus
  36. Psammophis
    rank: genus
  37. Lygodactylus
    rank: genus
  38. Lycodonomorphus
    rank: genus
  39. Lycophidion
    rank: genus
  40. Mabuya
    rank: genus
  41. Naja
    rank: genus
  42. Natriciteres
    rank: genus
  43. Nucras
    rank: genus
  44. Pachydactylus
    rank: genus
  45. Panaspis
    rank: genus
  46. Philothamnus
    rank: genus
  47. Polemon
    rank: genus
  48. Psammophylax
    rank: genus
  49. Rhampholeon
    rank: genus
  50. Afrotyphlops
    rank: genus
  51. Rhinotyphlops
    rank: genus
  52. Scelotes
    rank: genus
  53. Sepsina
    rank: genus
  54. Telescopus
    rank: genus
  55. Thelotonis
    rank: genus
  56. Acanthocercus atrocollis
    rank: species
  57. Afroedura transvaalica loveridgei
    rank: subspecies
  58. Agama aculeata aculeata
    rank: subspecies
  59. Agama atra atra
    rank: subspecies
  60. Agama atra knobeli
    rank: subspecies
  61. Agama hispida
    rank: species
  62. Agama kirkii
    rank: species
  63. Agama mossambica
    rank: species
  64. Atheris superciliaris
    rank: species
  65. Atractaspis bibronii
    rank: species
  66. Bitis arietans arietans
    rank: subspecies
  67. Boaedon fuliginosus
    rank: species
  68. Causus defilippii
    rank: species
  69. Causus rhombeatus
    rank: species
  70. Chamaeleo dilepis
    rank: species
  71. Chamaeleo (Trioceros) melleri
    rank: species
  72. Crocodylus niloticus
    rank: species
  73. Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia hotamboeia
    rank: subspecies
  74. Cryptoblepharus boutonii africanus
    rank: subspecies
  75. Dasypeltis medici medici
    rank: subspecies
  76. Dasypeltis scabra scabra
    rank: subspecies
  77. Dendroaspis polylepis
    rank: species
  78. Dispholidus typus
    rank: species
  79. Dispholidus typus typus
    rank: subspecies
  80. Elapsoidea sunderwalli
    rank: species
  81. Gastropholis vittata
    rank: species
  82. Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus
    rank: species
  83. Gerrhosaurus validus validus
    rank: subspecies
  84. Hemidactylus platycephalus
    rank: species
  85. Hemidactylus mabouia
    rank: species
  86. Hemidactylus platycephalus
    rank: species
  87. Lamprophis fuliginosus
    rank: species
  88. Lamprophis guttatus
    rank: species
  89. Psammophis mossambicus
    rank: species
  90. Lygodactylus angolensis
    rank: species
  91. Lygodactylus bradfieldi
    rank: species
  92. Lycodonomorphus rufulus mlanjensis
    rank: subspecies
  93. Lycophidion capense capense
    rank: subspecies
  94. Lygodactylus angularis
    rank: species
  95. Lygodactylus capensis capensis
    rank: subspecies
  96. Trachylepis (Mabuya) occidentalis
    rank: species
  97. Mabuya quinquetaeniata margaritifer
    rank: species
  98. Mabuya striata striata
    rank: subspecies
  99. Naja mossambica
    rank: species
  100. Naja melanoleuca
    rank: species
  101. Naja mossambica
    rank: species
  102. Naja nigricollis
    rank: species
  103. Naja nigricollis woodi
    rank: subspecies
  104. Naja nivea
    rank: species
  105. Natriciteres olivacea
    rank: species
  106. Natriciteres variegata
    rank: species
  107. Nucras holubi
    rank: species
  108. Pachydactylus tuberculosus
    rank: species
  109. Pachydactylus bibronii
    rank: species
  110. Pachydactylus maculatus
    rank: species
  111. Panaspis wahlbergi
    rank: species
  112. Panaspis wahlbergii
    rank: species
  113. Philothamnus angolensis
    rank: species
  114. Philothamnus hoplogaster
    rank: species
  115. Philothamnus irregularis irregularis
    rank: subspecies
  116. Philothamnus natalensis
    rank: species
  117. Philothamnus natalensis occidentalis
    rank: subspecies
  118. Philothamnus ornatus
    rank: species
  119. Philothamnus semivariegatus
    rank: species
  120. Polemon christyi
    rank: species
  121. Psammophis angolensis
    rank: species
  122. Psammophis sibilans sibilans
    rank: subspecies
  123. Psammophis subtaeniatus
    rank: species
  124. Psammophylax tritaeniatus
    rank: species
  125. Rhampholeon brachyura
    rank: species
  126. Afrotyphlops obtusus
    rank: species
  127. Rhinotyphlops schlegelii
    rank: species
  128. Scelotes tetradactylus tetradactylus
    rank: subspecies
  129. Sepsina tetradactyla tetradactyla
    rank: subspecies
  130. Telescopus semiannulatus semiannulatus
    rank: subspecies
  131. Thelotonis capensis mossambicanus
    rank: subspecies
  132. Trachylepis (Mabuya) capensis
    rank: species
  133. Trachylepis (Mabuya) lacertiformis
    rank: species
  134. Trachylepis (Mabuya) maculilabris maculilabris
    rank: species
  135. Trachylepis (Mabuya) planifrons
    rank: species
  136. Trachylepis (Mabuya) varia
    rank: species

Geographic Coverages

This is hepertology biodiversity data records for Malawi currently held at The Department of Museums and Monuments Top Mandala in Blantyre

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Lovemore Mazibuko
originator
position: The Chief Research Officer
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265888551808
email: lovemoremazibuko@yahoo.com
John Chipeta
originator
position: Principal Entomologist
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265884169998
email: jjkchipeta@yahoo.com
John Chipeta
metadata author
position: Principal Entomologist
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265884169998
email: jjkchipeta@yahoo.com
John Chipeta
metadata author
position: Principal Entomologist
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265884169998
email: jjkchipeta@yahoo.com
Portphar Kaliba
point of contact
position: The Deputy Director
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P. O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265888836336
email: pmkaliba@yahoo.com
Lyson Kampira
distributor
position: Chief Officer
National Commission for Science and Technology
P/Bag B303, City Centre, Lilongwe
Lilongwe
+265
Central Region
MW
Telephone: +265999916036
email: Lkampira@ncst.mw
Lovemore Mazibuko
originator
position: The Chief Research Officer
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +2658888551808
email: lovemoremazibuko@yahoo.com
John Chipeta
administrative point of contact
position: Principal Entomologist
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265884169998
email: jjkchipeta@yahoo.com
Portphar Kaliba
administrative point of contact
position: The Deputy Director
The Departmant of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265888836336
email: pmkaliba@yahoo.com
Lovemore Mazibuko
administrative point of contact
position: The Chief Research Officer
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265888551808
email: lovemoremazibuko@yahoo.com
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