UWIZM Lizards
Citation
Auguste R (2018). UWIZM Lizards. Version 1.3. The University of the West Indies Zoology Museum (UWIZM). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/v731dp accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-09-26.Description
This dataset contains some of the records from the UWIZM lizard collections.Sampling Description
Study Extent
Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Guyana, St. Lucia, JamaicaSampling
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.
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Amphisbaenidaerank: family
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Gekkonidaerank: family
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Gymnophthalmidaerank: family
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Iguanidaerank: family
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Phyllodactylidaerank: family
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Polychrotidaerank: family
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Scincidaerank: family
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Sphaerodactylidaerank: family
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Teiidaerank: family
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Tropiduridaerank: family
Geographic Coverages
Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Lucia.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Renoir Augusteoriginator
position: Database Assistant
The University of the West Indies
Life Sciences Dep't
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu
Renoir Auguste
metadata author
position: Database Assistant
The University of the West Indies
Life Sciences Dep't
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