Swiss National Amphibia Databank

Silvia Zumbach; Thierry Bohnenstengel

doi:10.15468/ggwedn

Swiss National Amphibia Databank

Citation

Zumbach S, Bohnenstengel T (2021). Swiss National Amphibia Databank. Swiss National Biodiversity Data and Information Centres – infospecies.ch. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ggwedn accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-28.

Description

This dataset includes Amphibian occurrence records from Switzerland and adjacent areas. Data sources are the literature, museum collections and field observations. The latter and most important resource is provided by a large network of volunteer collaborators, regional representatives of the Swiss Coordination Office for Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (http://www.karch.ch) as well as environmental impact studies, national and regional inventories, monitorings, field work for Red Lists and academic work. The period covered by the data extends from 1820 to the present day. All data provided have been subject to a validation procedure (http://www.cscf.ch/cscf/validation).

Taxonomic Coverages

Amphibia

Alytidae
rank: family
Bufonidae
rank: family
Hylidae
rank: family
Ranidae
rank: family
Bombinatoridae
rank: family
Salamandridae
rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Switzerland and adjacent areas

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Silvia Zumbach
originator
Koordinationsstelle für Amphibien und Reptilienschutz in der Schweiz
Avenue de Bellevaux 51
Neuchâtel
CH-2000
CH
email: silvia.zumbach@unine.ch

Thierry Bohnenstengel
originator
Koordinationsstelle für Amphibien und Reptilienschutz in der Schweiz
Avenue de Bellevaux 51
Neuchâtel
CH-2000
CH
email: thierry.bohnenstengel@unine.ch

Thierry Bohnenstengel
metadata author
Koordinationsstelle für Amphibien und Reptilienschutz in der Schweiz
Avenue de Bellevaux 51
Neuchâtel
CH-2000
CH
email: thierry.bohnenstengel@unine.ch

Thierry Bohnenstengel
administrative point of contact
Info Fauna
Avenue de Bellevaux 51
Neuchâtel
CH-2000
CH
email: thierry.bohnenstengel@unine.ch