ae52efd5-bfd4-4a81-ba12-813cace064f3 http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=angolan_herpetological_collection_iict Angolan Herpetological Collection - IICT Luis Ceriaco Museu de Historia Natural e da Ciencia da Universidade do Porto Curator
Museu de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade do Porto Porto Porto 4099-002 PT
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Mariana Marques Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência - Universidade de Lisboa Associated Curator
Rua da Escola Politécnica 56/58, 1250-102 Lisboa Portugal Lisboa Lisboa 1250-102 PT
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Luis Ceriaco Museu de Historia Natural e da Ciencia da Universidade do Porto Curator
Museu de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade do Porto Porto Porto 4099-002 PT
963125545 luisceriaco@gmail.com 0000-0002-0591-9978
Mariana Marques Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência - Universidade de Lisboa Associated Curator
Rua da Escola Politécnica 56/58, 1250-102 Lisboa Portugal Lisboa Lisboa 1250-102 PT
964295925 mptlmarques@gmail.com 0000-0002-1712-2632
Luis Ceriaco Museu de Historia Natural e da Ciencia da Universidade do Porto Curator
Museu de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade do Porto Porto Porto 4099-002 PT
963125545 luisceriaco@gmail.com 0000-0002-0591-9978 curator
Mariana Marques Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência - Universidade de Lisboa
Rua da Escola Politécnica 56/58, 1250-102 Lisboa Portugal Lisboa Lisboa 1250-102 PT
964295925 mptlmarques@gmail.com curator
Aaron Bauer Villanova University Professor
Villanova US
author
David Blackburn Florida Museum of Natural History Curator
US
author
Mathew Heinicke University of Michigan-Dearborn Professor
US
author
2018-12-09 eng The Angolan herpetological collections of the Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical (IICT), currently housed in the Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência (MUHNAC) are part of the scientific collections of the Universidade de Lisboa (UL), Portugal. This set comprises a total of 673 records (673 specimens), representing 65 taxa (20 amphibians and 45 reptiles). These were collected between 1957 and 1972, either by targeted surveys promoted by the IICT or by fortuitous collections and donations by private individuals and researchers. Angola Moxico Amphibia Reptilia Specimens Museums Portuguese collections GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml Specimen GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License. The Republic of Angola (excluding Cabinda enclave) 11.602 24.785 -3.864 -18.646 1957 1972 The dataset comprises representatives of 24 families, 41 genus, 65 species and one subspecies of Amphibians and Reptiles. class Amphibia class Reptilia order Squamata order Chelonii order Anura family Arthroleptidae family Brevicipitidae family Bufonidae family Hemisotidae family Hyperoliidae family Phrynobatrachidae family Pipidae family Ptychadenidae family Pyxicephalidae family Ranidae family Agamidae family Amphisbaenidae family Chamaeleonidae family Colubridae family Elapidae family Gekkonidae family Gerrhosauridae family Lacertidae family Lamprophiidae family Natricidae family Pelomedusidae family Scincidae family Typhlopidae family Viperidae genus Arthroleptis genus Breviceps genus Poyntonophrynus genus Sclerophrys genus Hemisus genus Hyperolius genus Phrynobatrachus genus Hylarana genus Ptychadena genus Amietia genus Xenopus genus Acanthocercus genus Agama genus Dalophia genus Zygaspis genus Chamaeleo genus Crotaphopeltis genus Dasypeltis genus Dispholidus genus Boaedon genus Psammophis genus Philothamnus genus Hemidactylus genus Gerrhosaurus genus Tetradactylus genus Ichnotropis genus Lycophidion genus Psammophylax genus Prosymna genus Limnophis genus Natriciteres genus Pelomedusa genus Pelusios genus Sepsina genus Trachylepis genus Lubuya genus Panaspis genus Varanus genus Afrotyphlops genus Causus genus Bitis species Arthroleptis stenodactylus species Breviceps poweri species Poyntonophrynus kavangensis species Sclerophrys garmani species Sclerophrys gutturalis species Sclerophrys pusilla species Hemisus marmoratus species Hyperolius sp. species Hyperolius angolensis species Phrynobatrachus natalensis species Xenopus petersii species Amietia angolensis species Hylarana darlingi species Ptychadena sp. species Ptychadena uzungwensis species Ptychadena cf. mascareniensis species Ptychadena subpunctata species Ptychadena upembae species Ptychadena anchietae species Ptychadena anchietae species Bitis arietans species Bitis gabonica species Causus rhombeatus species Causus bilineatus species Varanus niloticus species Afrotyphlops sp. species Afrotyphlops angolensis species Trachylepis bayonii species Trachylepis wahlbergii species Panaspis sp. species Trachylepis monardi species Trachylepis sp. species Lubuya ivensii species Sepsina angolensis species Pelusios bechuanicus species Pelomedusa subrufa species Limnophis bangweolicus species Natriciteres sp. species Limnophis bicolor species Psammophis mossambicus species Psammophylax acutus species Boaedon fuliginosus species Boaedon sp. species Psammophis zambiensis species Prosymna angolensis species Psammophylax sp. species Lycophidion capense species Ichnotropis bivittata species Gerrhosaurus bulsi species Tetradactylus ellenbergeri species Hemidatylus longicephalus species Pseudohaje goldii species Philothamnus heterolepidotus species Dispholidus typus species Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia species Philothamnus angolensis species Dipsadoboa shrevei species Dasypeltis scabra species Chamaeleo dilepis species Zygaspis nigra species Dalophia angolensis species Agama sp. species Agama schacki species Agama aculeata species Acanthocercus cyanocephalus subspecies Dispholidus typus punctatus asNeeded Luis Ceriaco Museu de Historia Natural e da Ciencia da Universidade do Porto Curator
Museu de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade do Porto Porto Porto 4099-002 PT
963125545 luisceriaco@gmail.com 0000-0002-0591-9978
Mariana Marques Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência - Universidade de Lisboa Associated Curator
Rua da Escola Politécnica 56/58, 1250-102 Lisboa Portugal Lisboa Lisboa 1250-102 PT
964295925 mptlmarques@gmail.com 0000-0002-1712-2632
The herpetological collections were catalogued using the software Microsoft Excel. We conducted extensive shelf surveys to locate all the remaining Angolan specimens of amphibians and reptiles. After locating the specimens, basic curatorial procedures were taken. Each jar was cleaned, and ethanol or formalin was changed to 70% ethanol. In certain cases jars were substituted as they were cracked or were otherwise not reliably sealable. All the information linked to the survinving specimens and/or jars were collected, copied, and linked to the specimen. After completion of curatorial activities, each specimen was identified to the species and/or subspecies level. The identification of the specimens was accomplished by consulting the most updated available literature sources and followed the currently accepted nomenclature. Additionally, the specimens' original information was re-checked at this phase, comparing the label data with surviving original field books and catalgoues, in order to screen for any initial cataloguing errors. The collecting locality for each bibliographic reference was georeferenced using: 1) the published gazetteer of all the vertebrate collections in Angola for all the publications before 1989 (Cabral & Mesquitela 1989), converted to decimal degrees; or 2) following the GPS location available in newer publications, and then also converting to decimal degrees. When no data were available in Cabral & Mesquitela (1989) or in the recent publications, we used "GEOLocate online application" (http://www.museum.tulane.edu/geolocate/) for georeferencing the locality cited . The uncertainty of georeferenced localities was recorded whenever possible. For some records it was not possible to determine the coordinates due to insufficient location information. All coordinates are given in geographic format, decimal degrees, datum WGS 84. The study covers part of Angola, including 10 of the 18 provinces. The best represented province is Moxico, while there are also some few records from Malanje, Uíge and Bié. The provinces of Zaire, Kwanza Norte, Luanda, Bneguela, Namibe, Cunene, and Cuando Cubango are not represented in the collection . The temporal distribution is mainly concentrated in the decade of 1950s (especially in years 1957, 1958 and 1959). The majority of the records of this dataset result from the Missões Apícolas de Angola carried out by the former Junta de Investigação do Ultramar, coordinated by Fernando Frade and José Filipe Lopes do Rosário Nunes between 1957 and 1959. Some of these specimens were previously studied and cited in Manaças (1963, 1973, 1982), Gans (1976) and Ruas (1996, 2000). Other records result from intermittent donations of specimens to the Junta de Investigação Científica do Ultramar from 1957 to 1972 . Information from each specimen was catalogued in an Excel spreadsheet, involving two steps: i) digitization of specimen records; and ii) taxonomic revision and data checking. The authors AMB and DCB also contributed to the taxonomic revision of the specimens, either by direct contact with the specimens or through high- quality digital photographs. Nomenclature was checked through available literature, The Reptile Database [http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/], and the Amphibia Species of the World v.6.0 [http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/]. Georeferencing followed the recommendations by Chapman and Wieczorek (2006), including the determination of uncertainty of coordinates, in particular when insufficient information was available from specimens' records and labels to attribute a specific locality (e.g. names of administrative regions, names of rivers, etc.). Digitizing Southwestern-African Herpetological Collections Luis Ceriaco 0000-0002-0591-9978 curator Mariana Marques curator Aaron Bauer David Blackburn Mathew Heinicke Angola and Namibia form a hotspot for amphibian and reptile diversity, together encompassing a complete faunal turnover from arid to equatorial African biotas. Most primary biodiversity data for species in these countries remain inaccessible. Decades of civil war in Angola coupled with a lack, in both countries, of expertise in biodiversity informatics means that much of the scientific collections that document the diversity and distribution of this unique fauna remain unknown. Biodiversity data associated with specimens in scientific research collections underlies this project’s ability to investigate spatial patterns of biodiversity (including richness and endemism) as well to make informed conservation decisions. A significant challenge facing students, biodiversity scientists, and conservationists working in Africa is the lack of access to information and primary data. By facilitating access to biodiversity data through digitizing existing scientific collections in countries, such as Angola and Namibia, and providing training to build in-country capacity in informatics, both basic science and conservation can be advanced for species and landscapes that have and will continue to change quickly. This project was funded by the JRS Biodiversity Foundation (JRS) as one component of the project "Digitizing Southwestern-African Herpetological Collections" managed by the California Academy of Sciences and the Florida Museum of Natural History.
2018-12-08T06:58:17.471+00:00 dataset Ceríaco LMP, Marques MP, Bauer, AM, Heinicke M, Blackburn DC (2018): Angolan Herpetological Collection - IICT. v1. National Museum of Natural History and Science, University of Lisbon. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=angolan_herpetological_collection_iict&v=1.0 Manaças, S. (1973 “1974”) Alguns ofídeos de Angola. Memórias da Junta de Investigação do Ultramar, 58 (2): 187–200 Manaças, S. (1963) Sáurios de Angola. Memórias da Junta e Investigações do Ultramar, Lisboa, segunda série. Estudos de Zoologia, 43: 223–240 Gans, C. (1976) Three new spade-snouted amphisbaenians from Angola (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). American Museum Novitates 2590: 1–11 Ruas, C. (2002) Batráquios de Angola em coleção no Centro de Zoologia. Garcia de Orta, Série de Zoologia, 24 (1–2): 139 –154 Manaças, S. (1982) Ofídeos venenosos da Guiné, S. Tomé, Angola e Moçambique. Garcia de Orta: Série de Zoologia, 10 (1/2): 13-46. Ruas, C. (1996) Contribuição para o conhecimento da fauna de batráquios de Angola. Garcia da Orta: Série de Zoologia, 21(1): 19-41. Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical alcohol specimens 673 ae52efd5-bfd4-4a81-ba12-813cace064f3/v1.1.xml