Description
Amphibians from the Tshopo province and the province of Bas-Uélé were the subject of our study. The main objective of this research was to evaluate the species richness of amphibians in these unexplored entities. As a reminder, amphibians in the DRC are not sufficiently studied due to a lack of expertise. However, some studies are being conducted mainly in protected areas. These data have been made possible thanks to BID-GBIF funding, financed by the European Union.
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 1,490 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Masudi Muenye Mali, F.; Ewango E.K. Corneille; Gembu Tungaluna, G.C.; Eli Greenbaum; Badjedjea Babangenge, G.; Akuboy Dauly, J.; Chifundera Kusamba, Z.; Mwenebantu Mlungu, A.; Dudu Akaibe, B. (2020). Diversity of Amphibians in the Tshopo and Bas-Uélé provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Centre de Surveillance de la Biodiversité de l'Université de Kisangani. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 78f2d5d4-ce97-46b2-9f97-6588dae1b3f8. Centre de Surveillance de la Biodiversité de l'Université de Kisangani publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.
Keywords
Occurrence; Specimen
Contacts
- Originator ●
- Point Of Contact
- research assistant
- User
- Node Manager
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7839-5300
- Point Of Contact
Geographic Coverage
Democratic Republic of Congo, Tshopo and Bas-Uélé provinces
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [0.128, 23.919], North East [3.483, 25.969] |
|---|
Taxonomic Coverage
No Description available
| Order | Anura |
|---|
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2013-01-01 / 2019-01-01 |
|---|
Project Data
No Description available
| Title | Amphibian conservation in DR Congo through biodiversity capacity building and data mobilization |
|---|---|
| Identifier | BID-AF2017-0250-SMA |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Content Provider
- Principal Investigator
Sampling Methods
The tongue of amphibians contained the biopsy and was contained in the Eppendorf tube containing alcohol (96%) for subsequent molecular studies. We had assembled all the amphibians in a rectangular plastic box containing formalin (10%). They remained in place for 24 hours then they were transferred into alcohol (75%) for permanent preservation.
| Study Extent | Between 2014 and 2019, we inventorized for 10 days in each of the following sites: Aketi, Kayete, Uma, Masako Forest Reserve, Yangambi Biosphere Reserve, Rubi-Télé hunting estate and in the Yoko Reserve. |
|---|---|
| Quality Control | We identified the amphibians using the determination key from Frétey (2012), Alan Channing (2001). The geographic coordinates were taken by GPS (Garmin 64s). We had photographed all the amphibian specimens and the capture sites. |
Method step description:
- Amphibians were captured by hand between 6.30 p.m. and 9pm using flashlight light.
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | https://ipt-rdc.bebif.be/resource?r=amphibians2 |
|---|