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Bhutan: Vertebrate species

Citation

Gyeltshen C, Prasad K (2021). Bhutan: Vertebrate species. National Biodiversity Centre. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/n6jv4s accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-12-04.

Description

This dataset is part of a larger, nationwide checklist that was used to publish the ‘Biodiversity Statistics of Bhutan 2017, A Preliminary Baseline’ (BSB 2017). This document was published in 2019 and is the first comprehensive overview of Bhutan's species richness, recording more than 11,000 species across the seven kingdoms.

This specific dataset 'Bhutan: Vertebrate species' provides a checklist of the 1146 vertebrate species, that is, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fishes from the Animalia Kingdom that are found across Bhutan.

Purpose

The main objective of this publication is to develop a preliminary report on the biodiversity statistics of Bhutan upon validation from data providers, and to create biodiversity statistics baselines for the country. It also aims to provide up-to-date species checklists annually, by keeping track of new species records and discoveries in Bhutan. Additionally, this report provides a reliable reference point for scientists, researchers, civil servants and citizens interested in Bhutan’s biodiversity.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Bhutan

Sampling

Data were obtained from various sources such as government agencies, universities, NGOs, INGOs, and privates institutions. National biodiversity checklist were developed in the form of Biodiversity Statistics of Bhutan.

Quality Control

Data were validated using the published resources such as journal articles and books.

Method steps

  1. Data were obtained from various sources such as government agencies, universities, NGOs, INGOs, and privates institutions. National biodiversity checklist were developed in the form of Biodiversity Statistics of Bhutan. Data were classified in the seven kingdoms and further divided in accordance to their taxonomic classifications.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Bhutan

Bibliographic Citations

  1. National Biodiversity Centre (2019). Biodiversity Statistics of Bhutan 2017: A preliminary baseline. National Biodiversity Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Thimphu, Bhutan. -

Contacts

Choki Gyeltshen
originator
position: Deputy Chief Biodiversity Officer
National Biodiversity Centre
MoAF, Serbithang
Thimphu
11001
BT
Telephone: +975-2-351417
email: chokig@gmail.com
homepage: https://biodiversity.bt/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6790-6278
Karunya Prasad
originator
position: Australian Volunteer
National Biodiversity Centre
BT
email: karunya.prasad13@alumni.imperial.ac.uk
Choki Gyeltshen
metadata author
position: Deputy Chief Biodiversity Officer
National Biodiversity Centre
MoAF, Serbithang
Thimphu
11001
BT
Telephone: +975-2-351417
email: chokig@gmail.com
homepage: https://biodiversity.bt/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6790-6278
Karunya Prasad
metadata author
position: Australian Volunteer
National Biodiversity Centre
BT
email: karunya.prasad13@alumni.imperial.ac.uk
Choki Gyeltshen
author
position: Deputy Chief Biodiversity Officer
National Biodiversity Centre
MoAF, Serbithang
Thimphu
11001
BT
Telephone: +975-2-351417
email: chokig@gmail.com
homepage: https://biodiversity.bt/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6790-6278
Choki Gyeltshen
administrative point of contact
position: Deputy Chief Biodiversity Officer
National Biodiversity Centre
MoAF, Serbithang
Thimphu
11001
BT
Telephone: +975-2-351417
email: chokig@gmail.com
homepage: https://biodiversity.bt/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6790-6278
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