Swiss National Amphibian Databank

Benedikt Schmidt; Thierry Bohnenstengel; Silvia Zumbach

doi:10.15468/ggwedn

Swiss National Amphibian Databank

Citation

Schmidt B, Bohnenstengel T, Zumbach S (2024). Swiss National Amphibian Databank. Version 1.3. Swiss National Biodiversity Data and Information Centres – infospecies.ch. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ggwedn accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

Description

This dataset includes Amphibian occurrence records from Switzerland and adjacent areas. Data sources are 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 (https://www.infofauna.ch/de/beratungsstellen/amphibien-karch) as well as environmental impact studies, national and regional inventories, monitoring, 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.

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

Benedikt Schmidt
originator
info fauna
Av. de Bellevaux 51
Neuchâtel
CH-2000
CH
email: benedikt.schmidt@infofauna.ch
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4023-1001

Thierry Bohnenstengel
originator
info fauna
Av. de Bellevaux 51
Neuchâtel
CH-2000
CH
email: thierry.bohnenstengel@infofauna.ch

Silvia Zumbach
originator

Thierry Bohnenstengel
metadata author
info fauna
Av. de Bellvaux 51
Neuchâtel
CH-2000
CH
email: thierry.bohnenstengel@infofauna.ch

Thierry Bohnenstengel
administrative point of contact
info fauna
Av. de Bellvaux 51
Neuchâtel
CH-2000
CH
email: thierry.bohnenstengel@infofauna.ch