UWIZM Lizards

Mike G. Rutherford; Renoir J. Auguste

doi:10.15468/v731dp

UWIZM Lizards

Citation

Rutherford M G, Auguste R J (2018). UWIZM Lizards. Version 1.4. The University of the West Indies Zoology Museum (UWIZM). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/v731dp accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-10-01.

Description

This dataset contains some of the records from the UWIZM lizard collections.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Guyana, St. Lucia, Jamaica

Sampling

Specimens were mainly collected by hand, or were brought to the museum.

Quality Control

Specimen identifications were checked by at least two people.

Method steps

1. Specimens in the collection were assessed for existing data (labels in jars, details in registers, etc,) 2. Identifications were confirmed or made using a variety of literature sources (scientific papers, books, online resources) 3. Specimens were photographed and properly stored then the data was uploaded to the UWIZM Past Perfect database.

Taxonomic Coverages

Lizards were identified to species level.

Amphisbaenidae
rank: family
Gekkonidae
rank: family
Gymnophthalmidae
rank: family
Iguanidae
rank: family
Phyllodactylidae
rank: family
Polychrotidae
rank: family
Scincidae
rank: family
Sphaerodactylidae
rank: family
Teiidae
rank: family
Tropiduridae
rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Lucia.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Mike G. Rutherford
originator
position: Curator
The University of the West Indies
Life Sciences Dep't
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu

Renoir J. Auguste
originator
position: Database Assistant
The University of the West Indies
Dept. of Life Sciences
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu

Mike G. Rutherford
metadata author
position: Curator
The University of the West Indies
Life Sciences Dep't
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu

Renoir J. Auguste
metadata author
position: Database Assistant
The University of the West Indies
Dept. of Life Sciences
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu

Mike Rutherford
curator
position: Curator
The University of the West Indies
Life Sciences Dep't
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu

Mike Rutherford
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
The University of the West Indies
Life Sciences Dep't
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu