National Museums of Kenya IPT

Amphibian and reptile diversity in Lake Ol Bolossat Ecosystem after a prolonged dry spell - Version 1.1

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Wed, 06 May 2026 11:32:28 +0300

Version 1.1 - updated the dataset.

The Fishes of Lake Ol Bolossat ecosystem - Version 1.4

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Fri, 15 May 2026 14:55:03 +0300

Edited the dataset by removing some historical records.

Macrofungi species occurrences in Lake Ol Bolossat Ecosystems in Nyandarua County, Kenya - Version 1.1

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:36:30 +0300

Edited typos on the name of the study area.

Avifauna Assessment of Lake Ol Bolossat Ecosystem, Kenya - Version 1.1

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 07:20:17 +0300

Edited one of the associated parties.

Mammal Diversity Occurrence Data in Lake Ol Bolossat Ecosystems, Nyandarua County - Version 1.0

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 22:52:27 +0300

Mammals are central to ecosystem functioning and often respond quickly to environmental change, making them important indicators of human land use and climate impacts (Ernst & Brown, 2001: Cameron & Scheel, 2001). Disturbance, whether natural or human-driven, alters normal ecological processes (Van Andel et al., 1987). Human activities such as off-road driving, refuse dumping, vegetation trampling, frequent fires, and trail proliferation significantly influence mammal habitats. These pressures are particularly pronounced in ecologically sensitive landscapes like lake Ol’Bolossat, Kenya’s only natural lake in the Central Highlands, where increasing agricultural expansion, livestock grazing, and human encroachment are intensifying their effects on wildlife.Ecosystem goods and services such as fresh water, fertile soils, pollination, nutrient cycling (Peterson et al, 1998), and faunal community regulations (Kingdon et al., 2013) arise from healthy ecological functions. Lake Ol’Bolossat supports rich biodiversity, including grazing mammals, wetland-dependent species, and small mammals that contribute to seed dispersal and soil processes. Understanding mammal behaviour and population dynamics in such areas is therefore critical for conservation.Since some mammals at Lake Ol’Bolossat are elusive and nocturnal, indirect method were used such as track surveys, scat analysis and animal foot print identification (Taberlet et al., 1999). These non-invasive tools help monitoring rare or shy species and guide management strategies aimed at balancing biodiversity conservation with increasing human land-use pressures around the lake.

A checklist of aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates from Lake Ol Bolossat in Kenya - Version 1.1

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:58:08 +0300

Publishing version 1.1 - updated the project description section.

Plant Diversity Occurrence Data in Lake Ol Bolossat, Nyandarua County - Version 1.2

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:24:17 +0300

The title was edited to represent the actual study site.

Occurrence data of Noctuidae within the Natural History Collection at The National Museums of Kenya as part of the AMI-Kenya Project. - Version 1.3

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:07:58 +0300

The dataset presents occurrence records of Noctuid moths generated from historical records within the natural history collection of the National Museums of Kenya. Representative specimens were imaged for use in the AI- bases taxonomic identification of species whose images have been captured in the field using The Automated Monitoring of Insects (AMI) Tool. This published data is only a subset from this family of moths which forms a basis for publishing the Noctuid data in the future.

Assessment Of Aquatic Herpetofauna Along Upper River Ewaso Ngiro In Laikipia County, Kenya - Version 1.0

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:45:35 +0300

One of Kenya’s biodiversity hotspots is Mount Kenya Forest. This biodiversity hotspot is also the source to many rivers. These rivers drain to two main rivers systems in Kenya namely the Tana River and Ewaso Nyiro River Systems. The Mount Kenya biodiversity hotspot is home to many flora and fauna species including some Kenyan endemics. With reference to reptiles and amphibians, some of the Kenyan endemic species in this biodiversity hotspot include, the silver bladder reed frog (Hyperolius cystocandicans), Lönnberg’s earless dwarf toad (Mertensophryne lonnbergi), Mt. Kenya bladeless chameleon (Kinyongia excubitor), Mt. Kenya striped Alpine chameleon (Trioceros schubotzi), Mt. Kenya bush viper (Atheris desaixi) and Kenyan montane viper (Montatheris hindii) among others (Malonza & Bwong 2023). This study targeted the rivers that drain into the Ewaso Nyiro river system. These rivers are found in three counties of Meru (Teleswani, Ontulili and Timau), Nyeri (Burguret and Narumoru) and Laikipia (Nanyuki and Likii). A consolidated field reports of the first and second surveys of this project conducted in 2024 was published in Research gate (Musila et al., 2025), but the raw date remains largely unavailable. Kenyan endemics amphibians and reptiles species like Kinangop puddle frog (Phrynobatrachus kinangopensis), Gallmann's sand frog, (Tomopterna gallmanni), Elmenteita rock agama (Agama caudospinosa), and Tigoni reed frog (Hyperolius cystocandicans) were recordes during this study.This dataset contains results of field survey undertaken to: (I) establish the species composition, abundance and distribution of amphibians and reptiles in 7 rivers originating from Mount Kenya and emptying into Ewaso Nyiro River. (II) Assess the amphibians and reptiles’ conservation threats and make recommendations for informed conservation and management measures for the rivers (III) Monitor changes in species composition owing to some interventions by Flora and Fauna Kenya (www.fauna-flora.org) in the areas surrounding the rivers. The field data was collected in 20 days covering a dry season (10 days) 23rd to 30th March 2024 and wet season (10 days) 27th August to 3rd September 2024. The dataset contains 927 records of reptiles and amphibians found in the North Ewaso Nyiro Rivers. The data were formatted according to the Darwin Core Standards by Herpetology Section, National Museums of Kenya before publishing through the IPT at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi.

Occurrence dataset of wild bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) present in agricultural and non-farmed landscapes of Central Uganda - Version 1.0

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 10:20:52 +0300

Occurrence dataset of wild bees v1.0

Updated Fish occurrences in the rivers of Lake Victoria Basin Kenya, digitized from the Ichthyology specimen collection at the National Museums of Kenya - Version 1.2

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:41:55 +0300

Version 1.2 - the description of the dataset.

A checklist of invertebrates of Ewaso Narok swamp in the semi-arid Laikipia County, Kenya - Version 1.6

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:58:17 +0300

Updated the resource creators and the description.

Bird Species Occurrence records from Hell's gate National Park, Naivasha, Nakuru County, Kenya - Version 1.0

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:13:20 +0300

Although protected areas globally play a key role in biodiversity conservation, species and population continue to decline inside them. Thus, there’s a need to enhance biodiversity investigations in and around immediate environment of protected areas systems in order to keep in pace with the turnover of species. We used 40 Timed Species Counts (TSCs), located in different parts of Hell’s Gate National Park (NP) Kenya, to sample birds both in the dry and wet seasons and also opportunistically in between February 2023-February 2024. Data was collected by two observers with binoculars walking slowly at a constant speed along the dirt roads in the mornings (07:00-11:00am). A total of 1350 records were recorded of 17 Orders, 53 families, 107 genera and 158 different species. Four bird species listed as globally threatened by IUCN Red List of Threatened species were recorded including Rüppell's Vulture (Gyps rueppellii) Critically Endangered (CR), Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) Endangered (EN), Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) EN), and Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori (NT). The main threats to bird species and their habitats at Hell’s Gate NP were; Livestock overgrazing, land uses incompatible to wildlife conservation around the park, and geothermal power generation and associated activities. We recommend further detailed investigations on the effects of these habitat threats to avifauna at the Hell’s Gate NP.

A checklist of termites (Isoptera) of Kenya in the Zoological Collection of the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi - Version 1.2

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 09:33:14 +0300

Checklist of termites in Kenya Version1.1

Surveys of the East Coast Akalat, Sheppardia gunningi, in Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, 2005-2011 - Version 1.0

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 11:33:46 +0300

Surveys of the East Coast Akalat, Sheppardia gunningi, in Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, 2005-2011 Ver1.0

A Checklist of the Birds of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya - Version 1.0

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 13:28:46 +0300

A Checklist of the Birds of Arabuko Sokoke Forest Ver 1.0

A preliminary checklist of some insects (Coleoptera, Odonata, Hymenoptera) from Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya - Version 1.2

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:58:49 +0300

Change of licence option

A list of coleoptera recorded in Mixed Forest habitat in Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya - Version 1.7

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:52:00 +0300

Change of licence option

A Rocha Kenya bird ringing data from Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and Gede Ruins Forest, Kenya, 2019 - Version 1.2

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:47:29 +0300

Change of licence option

A checklist of plants of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya, 2019 - Version 1.1

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:35:11 +0300

Change of licence option

A checklist of the reptiles and amphibians of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya, 2019 - Version 1.1

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:23:42 +0300

Change of license option from

CHECKLIST OF BIRDS AT HELL’S GATE NATIONAL PARK, NAIVASHA, NAKURU COUNTY - KENYA - Version 1.1

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Wed, 08 May 2024 14:01:31 +0300

Version 1.1 - edited the resource title.

Occurrence data of Elateridae housed in the natural history museum collection in Nairobi, Kenya - Version 1.1

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:26:59 +0300

The dataset presents occurrence records of beetles in the family Elateridae commonly known as click beetles housed at the natural history collections at the National Museums of Kenya. The specimens were collected over many years from within Kenya and other parts of Africa.

Occurrence of Buprestidae housed at the natural history museum collection in Nairobi, Kenya - Version 1.0

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:49:44 +0300

The dataset presents occurrence records of beetles in the family Buprestidae commonly known as jewel beetles housed at the natural history collections at the National Museums of Kenya. The specimens were collected over many years from within Kenya and other parts of Africa.

Waterbird Counts at Sabaki River Mouth and Mida Creek - Version 1.3

raphael.nussbaumer@arocha.org (Raphaël Nussbaumer) — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:13:32 +0300

Add new data since 2020

Fish species occurrences in the rivers of the Lake Victoria Basin Kenya, digitized from the Ichthyology specimen collection at the National Museums of Kenya - Version 1.7

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 13:01:38 +0300

A creator of the resource was added to the list of the resource creators

Geospatial distribution data of Sub-Saharan edible Saturnids (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) in the National Museums of Kenya - Version 1.1

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:06:01 +0300

Edited the name of the first author.

Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Occurrence Data in Sub-Saharan Africa - Version 1.5

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 13:16:34 +0300

Version 1.5 - Additional records appended on the existing resource.

Occurrence of invertebrates from all over Africa in natural history museum collection in Nairobi, Kenya - Version 1.1

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 22:24:30 +0300

Version 1.1 - updated the temporal information and edited the title of the resource.

Timed species count birds' data of the Kenyan Coastal Forests, 1992 - 1994 - Version 1.6

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Mon, 08 May 2023 14:43:16 +0300

Version 1.6: Re-uploaded the source files so that the eventIDs in both the samplingevent file and the assoiatedOccurrences file can be linked.

Spotted Ground Thrush Survey in Kenyan Coastal Forests, 2003 - Version 1.1

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Wed, 03 May 2023 16:18:04 +0300

Spotted Ground Thrush Zoothera guttata is a rare, elusive and little-known bird species with a wide but discontinuous distribution. Severe threats in the form of forest loss and fragmentation leading to rapid population decline have led to the species being classified as Endangered (BirdLife International 2000, 2007). Zoothera guttata is known only as a non-breeding visitor between late March and November to forests on the Kenya coast (Bennun 1992). Information regarding the Spotted Ground Thrush in most Kenyan sites has been scanty and scattered, making it difficult to clearly understand its status in Kenya. Bennun (1985, 1987) did the only focused studies on Spotted Ground Thrush in Kenya. In 1983 he did a short study assessing the species’ status and general ecology at Gede Ruins Forest. This was later followed up by a one-week ringing session in 1985. Further ringing was done at Gede Ruins and Arabuko-Sokoke forests in 1992. A long time had passed since these last bird surveys. This necessitated follow-up surveys of the Spotted Ground Thrush forests at the Kenyan coast to assess the current status of the species and its forest habitat. This dataset contains results of examining the conservation status of Zoothera guttata on its non-breeding grounds in the Kenya coastal forests achieved through re-assessing: (1) its current and probable changes in population, distribution and forest habitat status, and (2) existing conservation measures that benefit the species. The dataset contains 11 records of Spotted Ground Thrush. The data were formatted according to the Darwin Core Standards by A Rocha Kenya before publishing through the IPT at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi.

Occurrence of Acraea Butterflies in Africa, 1892- 2022 - Version 1.0

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 15:49:41 +0300

The ABRI holdings of Acraea (Nymphalidae) have been catalogued and sum up to 45654 specimens and are the second most complete holdings in the world after www.acraea.com run by D. Bernaud (France) which number over 50000 specimens. ABRI and Bernaud work in close collaboration since 2021 and have published independent Acraea research papers. In this Data collection, we have followed the Pierre Bernaud arrangement of Acraea Actinote series of Butterflies of the World: Series Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach part 31. Pierre Bernaud Nymphalidae XVI. Acraea, subgenus Actinote, 2009 and Nymphalidae XXIII Acraea subgenus Acraea 2013 The Acraeainae are mainly Afrotropical 240 species and 72 subspecies. 5 species, from Indo Australian region and the genus Actinote 58 species of Neotropical origin In 2019 A.P. Carvalho et al wrote a paper entitled is sexual conflict a driver of speciation? A case study with a tribe of Brush-footed butterflies and they used the genera Acraea and its closely related Asian family Cethosia. The Baysian diversification rate analysis splits the Neotropical Actinote very neatly also the ex Bemitestis group is very old and distinct. They is an ongoing work on the generic status of the group Acraea but until such publication is in press and accepted by the Lepidoptera specialists, we prefer to retain the Pierre Bernaud arrangement and will retain phylogeny and alter the Acraea collection accordingly but for now all Acraeainae from Africa are considered as Acraea. The ABRI holding consist of all Acraea species but of which six of these are known only from the type specimens and are in the National Museums of London and Oxford in UK and Paris in France. The Carvalho et al work of 2019 shows the division of 7 Paraphyletic genera six of which are African. Whilst we await a revision of the tribe Acraeini. We have retained the Pierre and Bernaud arrangement of 2014. As stated earlier, this is not the Lepidopterists Society of Africa arrangement. The 8 missing species of Acraea in ABRI collection are; Acraea aureola Eltringham, 1911-Angola, Acraea onerata Trimen, 1891 -Angola/Namibia, Acraea lapidorum Pierre, 1988-S. DRC/Angola, Acraea lofua Eltringham, 1911- S. DRC, Acraea comor Pierre, 1992- G. Comoro, Acraea kinduana Pierre, 1979- E. DRC, Acraea actnotina (Lathy, 1903)-Nigeria, Acraea dimonika Bernaud, 2021-Congo. This dataset presents a total of 43,385 specimens of Acraea collected from different countries within the African continent.

Occurrence of Butterflies in Eastern and Central Uganda, 1932-2021 - Version 1.0

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 16:47:57 +0300

This is an updated dataset with additional records, previously published under the following doi https://doi.org/10.15468/kw6dms.

A collection of invertebrates from within the A Rocha Conservation Centre grounds, Watamu, Kilifi, Kenya - Version 1.0

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 20:16:56 +0300

A collection of invertebrates from within the A Rocha Conservation Centre grounds, Watamu, Kilifi, Kenya v1.0

A collection of invertebrates from the Arocha Dakatcha Nature Reserve and the surrounding area, 2019-2022 - Version 1.3

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 18:21:40 +0300

Amended Arocha name on overview title v1.3

Occurrence of Invertebrates from Gede Ruins National Monument, Gede, Kilifi. Kenya - Version 1.2

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 17:17:26 +0300

Updated institutional code v1.2

Occurrence of Butterflies in Taita-Taveta, 1912 to 2018 - Version 1.1

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:19:44 +0300

The Taita Hills form part of the Eastern Arc Mountain, a biodiversity hotspot stretching from Taita Hills Kenya to the Udzungwa Mountains in South-central Tanzania. The mountains have a very diverse flora and fauna with a great deal of endemism, about seven butterfly species are endemic to these forests and their fringes including Cymothoe teita (Teita glider), Charaxes xiphares desmondi (King forest Charaxes) and Papilio desmondi teita (Desmond’s blue-banded swallowtail) Charaxes druceanus teita, Charaxes acuminatus teitensis. Charaxes druceanus williamsi is endemic to Kasigau Forest, and together with the East Africa Coastal forests, have been placed as one of the 25 biodiversity hotspot globally. The rate of diminishing of the Taita Hills natural vegetation is so alarming due to the extensive agriculture development which has resulted in loss and fragmentation of habitat. About 220 species of butterflies that are projected to occur in Taita Hills are now under threat towards decline of their habitat. This dataset presents 548 records of butterfly specimens from the larger Taita-Taveta county preserved at the African Butterfly Research Institute. A total of 42 species of butterflies were recorded belonging to three families namely Papilionidae (6), Pieridae (12) and Nymphalidae (24).

Occurrence of Butterflies in Kenyan Coastal Forests, 1914 to 2022 - Version 1.5

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 16:14:25 +0300

Kenya coastal forests are the forests of the coastal strip of Kenya in east Africa which are composed of mangrove forests of the salt-water coasts, the forests of the mountain systems and the lowland forest patches (Mutuku P. 2005). These forests lie between Latitude 2°22'S, Longitude 40°28'E Lamu and latitude 4°38'S, Longitude 39°22'E Kwale and are distributed in four counties: Lamu to the North, Kilifi in the middle and Kwale to the south including Mombasa City (Matiku, P. (2005)). These forests are biodiversity hotspot areas with high butterfly abundance that have attracted international interest over the last decades as the realization of its biodiversity importance. This dataset presents 7,792 records of butterfly specimens preserved at the African Butterfly Research Institute. A total of 263 species of butterflies were recorded belonging to five key butterfly families in Kenya, namely Hesperiidae (38), Papilionidae (14), Pieridae (36), Nymphalidae (108), Lycaenidae (67). Some of the rare butterfly species of the Kenya Coast include Charaxes acuminatus shimbanus endemic to Shimba Hills, Amauris nossima mrima endemic to Mrima Hill and rare Coeliades chalybe, Artitropa reducta that were discovered from Base Titanium and Shimba Hills respectively during Environmental Impact Assessment and have been recorded in this dataset.

A checklist of birds of Anwase forest - Version 1.0

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 13:35:36 +0300

This is a new dataset derived from occurrence dataset

An Initial Checklist of Butterflies of the A Rocha Dakatcha Nature Reserve, Kenya, 2023 - Version 1.1

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:55:02 +0300

This dataset presents 129 records of butterflies found in the A Rocha Dakatcha Nature Reserve (ARDNR) collated between May 2020 and October 2022.

The Avian Collection of the Coastal Forests at the National Museums of Kenya's Ornithology Section - Version 1.3

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 18:12:52 +0300

New records added to the dataset.

Timed Species Count Data collected in the Lower Tana River Forest Fragments 1999 - 2001 - Version 1.2

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 16:26:24 +0300

Deleted some empty rows in the dataset.

Bird Ringing Data of the Taita Hills Forests, 1996 to 2016 - Version 1.1

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 10:34:27 +0300

The forests of the Taita Hills of south-east Kenya are of great importance to conservation, holding three endemic birds which are listed as critical by Collar et al. (1994) and many other endemic taxa. The forests, which presently cover less than 400 ha, are included in Endemic Bird Area with the Eastern Arc mountains of Tanzania (Stattersfield et al. 1997), with which they have close biogeographical affinities (Lovett 1985). Despite this importance for conservation, few biological studies had been carried out in Taita Hills before 1996 hence the urge of this study. Birds were studied in the remaining forest patches of the Taita Hills from 1996 as part of a wider project to assess the times to extinction of bird species following deforestation. This dataset gives a baseline information on the ringing events of birds at the Taita Hills forests fragments between 1996 and 2016 with 26,360 individual records. Bird ringing was performed in 17 forest patches in Taita Hills including: Chawia, Fururu, Kichuchenyi, Macha, Maghimbinyi, Mbololo, Msidunyi, Mwachora, Ndiwenyi,Ngangao,Njovuni,Ronge,Sagala,Sussu,Vulia,Wundanyi and Yale.

Checklist of Butterflies of Shimba Hills and the southern Kenya Coastal landscapes, 1957 to 2020 - Version 1.1

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 15:28:13 +0300

Additional records have been appended to the dataset, that is from 358 records to 362 records.

Occurrence records of different mammal species from several localities in Kenya - Version 1.1

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:21:03 +0300

A slight edit on the total number of records has been edited on the metadata document. That is from 1,660 to 1,659

Occurrence of Butterflies at Atewa Range Forest Ghana, 1950 to 2019 - Version 1.1

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:33:12 +0300

A few records have been appended to the original dataset.

Avifauna recorded using point count method during 2003 Spotted Ground-thrush surveys in Kenyan Coastal Forests Fragments - Version 1.0

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 13:19:26 +0300

The biological importance and uniqueness of East African coastal forests is widely recognized; they form an Endemic Bird Area. Important remnants of this fragmented habitat are on the southern Kenyan coast, but their avifauna has been little studied. In between June and July 2003, a survey of endangered Spotted ground-thrush (Geokichla guttata) was undertaken with an overall objective of examining it conservation status on its non-breeding grounds in the Kenyan Coastal Forest. Other avifauna of the ten South Coast Forest fragments were assessed including the threats facing them using mist-netting, time species counts and point counts. This dataset contains 2504 entries of birds recorded using the point count method. Some birds in the IUCN red list recorded in this data set include near threatened East Coast Akalat (Sheppardia gunningi), Fischer’s Turaco (Tauraco fischeri), Southern banded snake-eagle (Circaetus fasciolatus) and Spotted Ground Thrush (Geokichla guttata). The data were formatted according to the Darwin Core Standards by A Rocha Kenya before publishing through the IPT at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi.

Avifauna recorded using Mist netting method during 2003 Spotted Ground-thrush surveys in Kenyan Coastal Forests - Version 1.0

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 15:37:54 +0300

The biological importance and uniqueness of East African coastal forests is widely recognised; they form an Endemic Bird Area. Important remnants of this fragmented habitat is on the southern Kenyan coast, but their avifauna has been little studied. In between June and July 2003, a survey of endangered spotted ground thrush was undertaken with an overall objective of examining its conservation status on its non-breeding grounds in the Kenya Coastal Forest. Other avifauna of the ten Coastal Forests were assessed including the threats facing them using mist-netting, time species counts and point counts. This dataset contains 518 entries of birds ringed using the mist netting method. Birds in the IUCN red list were also ringed in this study including the near threatened East Coast Akalat (Sheppardia gunning), plain-backed sunbird (Anthreptes reichenowi) and Spotted Ground-thrush (Geokichla guttata). The data was formatted according to the Darwin Core Standards by A Rocha Kenya before publishing through the IPT at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi.

Avifauna recorded using timed species count method during 2003 Spotted Ground-thrush surveys in Kenyan Coastal Forests - Version 1.0

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 11:41:04 +0300

The biological importance and uniqueness of East African coastal forests is widely recognized; they form an Endemic Bird Area. Important remnants of this fragmented habitat is on the southern Kenyan coast, but their avifauna has been little studied. In between June and July 2003, a survey of endangered spotted ground thrush was undertaken with an overall objective of examining it conservation status on its non-breeding grounds in the Kenyan Coastal Forest. Other avifauna of the ten South Coast Forest fragments were assessed including the threats facing them using mist-netting, time species counts and point counts. This dataset contains 1156 entries of birds recorded using the time species count method. Birds in the IUCN red list was also recorded in this data set including the near threatened East Coast Akalat (Sheppardia gunningi), Sokoke Pipit (Anthus sokokensis), Plain-backed Sunbird (Anthreptes reichenowi) and Spotted Ground-thrush (Geokichla guttata). The data was formatted according to the Darwin Core Standards by A Rocha Kenya before publishing through the IPT at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi.

Diversity of bird species in three adjacent coastal forest fragments, Kwale County, South coast-Kenya - Version 1.3

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:23:42 +0300

Included the NMK Logo

Bird Ringing Data from Tosso of Taraba State, North east Nigeria - Version 1.3

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:52:21 +0300

This metadata describes an ornithological sampling event carried out in the Tosso forest, Taraba Sate Nigeria with over 200 known species of birds. The Tosso forest is located in the southern part of Taraba State, North-eastern Nigeria. It is a poorly known lowland forest laying along the border of Nigeria and Cameroon, between the Obudu Plateau to the southwest and the Mabilla Plateau to the northeast, apparently cut off from other lowland forest blocks by these two highland massifs, and the Bamenda highlands in Cameroon to the south. The area is relatively unpopulated, but logging activity and hunting takes place within and around the area. Despite these, there is still considerable amount of forest left in the area. A total of 52 individuals of 16 species were recorded during bird ringing sessions carried out between 05 May, 2019 and 07 May, 2019.

Occurrence of Bird species in Donga Basin between 1967 and 1999 - Version 1.0

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 16:49:01 +0300

Ornithological observations were made in and around the lowland tropical forest in the Donga River basin in the southern part of Taraba State (Kurmi Local Government), eastern Nigeria (10° 34' E - 10° 55' E and 6° 57'N - 7° 17'N). In the area where most of the field research was done, the forest has suffered considerable disturbance, but some of the more remote parts trekked through and worked in were in better shape. In terms of the proportion of land still covered by forest, Kurmi Local Government can probably compare favourably with any local government in Nigeria outside the major forest blocks in Cross River State. The observations were made between 1967 and 1999 and a total of 849 observations of 306 species were recorded, with an additional 8 unconfirmed species. Some of the rare sightings were Grey-headed Broadbill (Smithornis sharpii), Red-capped Robin-Chat (Cossypha natalensis), Green-throated Sunbird (Nectarinia rubescens), Johanna's Sunbird (Nectarinia johannae), and Cameroon Indigobird (Vidua camerunensis), some of which were first sightings for Nigeria. Data collection was carried out by Mark Hopkins, Newton Isaac, Herman Gray, Genesis Limtin, Bulus Jeremiah, Fidelis, Paul Ishaya, Robert Payne, Laura Payne, Phillip Hall, Nehemiah James, John Barker, Glenn Mitchell, S. A. Manu, Malik Abubakar, Modu Kolo, Mohammed Boyi, Harry Hamsom, Naphtali Enwongulu, Tim Palmer.

A Bird Atlas of Kenya - Version 1.8

raphael.nussbaumer@arocha.org (Raphaël Nussbaumer) — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:02:27 +0300

This dataset contains the digitized bird atlas data from "A Bird Atlas of Kenya" (Lewis & Pomeroy, 1989) (https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315136264). It consists of the breeding code (presence, probable or confirmed) for all species on a quarter degree square map of Kenya for two periods: pre-atlas (up to 1970) and during the atlas (1970-1984).

The code used to generate this dataset is available at https://github.com/Rafnuss/Digitization-of-A-Bird-Atlas-of-Kenya. You can download this dataset as an excel format without all the DwC field at https://github.com/Rafnuss/Digitization-of-A-Bird-Atlas-of-Kenya/blob/main/data/A%20Bird%20Atlas%20of%20Kenya_v5.xlsx?raw=true

Butterfly Survey at A Rocha Kenya Conservation Centre - Version 1.2

raphael.nussbaumer@arocha.org (Raphaël Nussbaumer) — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 16:53:30 +0300

From 1 May 2020 to 15 September 2021, entomologist Mike Clifton (MK), assisted by James Apolloh (JA), conducted a standardized butterfly survey at the A Rocha Kenya Conservation Centre. They followed a 1km transect three times a day, counting all individual butterflies encountered. The resulting dataset consists of 12 631 entries over 905 surveys, counted over a total of 492 hours. A total of 45 908 individual butterflies were counted consisting of 129 taxons (114 species, 14 genus, 2 families).

Occurrence of Bird species from Tosso- Magaji of Taraba State, North-east Nigeria - Version 1.0

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 16:58:41 +0300

This metadata describes an ornithological sampling event carried out in the Tosso forest, Taraba State Nigeria with over 200 known species of birds. The Tosso forest is located in the southern part of Taraba State, North-eastern Nigeria. It is a poorly-known lowland forest laying along the border of Nigeria and Cameroon, between the Obudu Plateau to the southwest and the Mabilla Plateau to the northeast, apparently cut off from other lowland forest blocks by these two highland massifs, and the Bamenda highlands in Cameroon to the south. The area is relatively unpopulated but logging activity and hunting takes place within and around the area. Despite these, there is still considerable amount of forest left in the area. A total of 61 occurrences of 48 species were recorded between 04 May, 2019 and 08 May, 2019.

Occurrence of Bird Species in Tosso Kurmi LGA, Taraba State, 18-21 December, 2017 - Version 1.0

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 15:36:48 +0300

The birding expedition was carried out across forest patches in Tosso, Kurmi Local Government, Taraba State, Nigeria. The area is characterized as lowland forest with an elevation of about 335m and lies between the Obudu plateau to the west, the Mambilla Plateau to the east and the Bamenda highlands in Cameroon to the south. The terrain is hilly and rocky and has derived savanna in areas where forest has been destroyed. Several streams were seen in the forest with most of them dry at the peak of the dry season. Tosso is close to the Donga Basin which was categorized as an Important Biodiversity Area in 2002 (BirdLife International) with over 200 bird species recorded thus far. This expedition took place from 18 to 21 December 2017. Some species of interest were: African Black Duck (Anas sparsa), Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis), European Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus), Swamp Nightjar (Caprimulgus natalensis), Black Bee-eater (Merops gularis), Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus), Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus), Slender-billed Greenbul (Stelgidillas gracilirostris), Buff-throated Apalis (Apalis rufogularis), an undescribed Greenbul, a flock of swallows that looked like Black Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne pristoptera) while not resembling subspecies petiti known from nearby montane areas, and a Yellow Longbill (Macrosphenus flavicans) whose plumage appeared different from that of the expected subspecies. This dataset contains a total of 64 species.

An Initial Checklist of Birds of the A Rocha Dakatcha Nature Reserve and its Surrounding Area, Kenya, 2022 - Version 1.2

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 10:37:38 +0300

A typographic error in the the name of one of the metadata providers has been corrected.

An Initial Checklist of Plants of the A Rocha Dakatcha Nature Reserve, Kenya, 2022 - Version 1.1

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 10:29:44 +0300

A typographic error in the title of the dataset

Occurrence records of mammal species in Taita-Taveta, Kwale and Kilifi counties in Kenya - Version 1.0

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 11:21:45 +0300

Many sighting observations of Kenyan mammal species as well as preserved museums specimens have not been digitized and published online. This dataset comprises of field observations of mammals and museums specimens collected from several studies conducted in three counties in Kenyan coast (Kwale, Kilifi and Taita-Taveta) in several years (2009, 2012, 2016, 2018). Medium and large sized mammals were recorded using direct or indirect methods using transect searches. Bats, were surveyed with mist-nets were set across bat flyways and others directly captured with hand nets as they flew out of active roosts. Rodents and shrews were sampled with Sherman traps and metal snap traps. A total of 77 mammal species were record in the three study counties represented by 11 mammal orders; Carnivora (Carnivores) 7 spp.); Cetartiodactyla (Even-toed and whales and dolphins (10 spp.); Chiroptera (Bats) 35 spp.); Erinaceomorpha (Hedgehogs) 1 spp.); Hyracoidea (Hyraxes) 1 spp.); Lagomorpha (Hares) 1 spp.); Macroscelidea (Elephant shrews) 3 spp.); Primates (Wild primates and man) 7 spp.); Proboscidae (African elephants) 1 spp.); Rodentia (Rodents) 10 spp.) and Soricomorpha (White-toothed shrews (1 spp.). Further detailed mammal ecological research is needed in the Kenyan coastal forests. This is because all these forests are highly disturbed by increasing human activities around them such as extraction of building materials and firewood, as well as encroachment for human settlements and crop cultivation.

A checklist dataset of the spider species from Kenya - Version 1.1

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 14:58:48 +0300

Edited the taxonRank column.

Bird Ringing Data of the Lower Tana River Forests, 1999 to 2001 - Version 1.2

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 17:36:31 +0300

Version 1.2, activated the citation section.

Bird Ringing Data of the Kenyan Coastal Forests, 1992 to 1993 - Version 1.0

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 16:39:01 +0300

Kenyan coastal region is located in the southeast part of Kenya. Coastal forests are mainly distributed in four counties in the coastal region of Kenya, lying within the latitude of 1°40' to about 4°40' south. They are part of the larger coastal forests of East Africa which cover an area of approximately 3170 km2 of which, Kenyan coastal forests cover about 787 km2. They contain various forest patches with Arabuko Sokoke, and Shimba hills National Reserves forests being the largest remaining forests patches (Burgess et al. 1998, 2003; Younge et al. 2002; Matiku et al. 2013). Arabuko Sokoke (3.3278° S, 39.8749° E) and Shimba Hills National Reserve Forests (4°09′–4°21′ S) were surveyed for their biodiversity including flora and fauna between 1992 and 1993 under The Kenya Indigenous Forest Conservation Project (KIFCON) with an overall mission of promoting and supporting the conservation of biodiversity, maintenance of ecological services and sustained productivity of the indigenous closed-canopy forests in Kenya. Birds, mammals, invertebrates, trees and shrubs were surveyed. Different methods were used to survey birds including mist netting, point count and time species counts. This dataset gives a baseline information on the bird ringing events at the Arabuko Sokoke forest in 1993 covering 5 ringing sites including: Gede Ruins, Gede Sokoke, Kararacha, Awambwani, Mida sites and Shimba Hills National Reserve Forest in 1992. The dataset contains 1004 entries. The data were formatted according to the Darwin Core Standards by A Rocha Kenya before publishing through the IPT at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi.

Occurrence records of small and medium sized mammal species in Kaya Kauma Forest, Jaribuni, Kilifi County-Kenya. - Version 1.1

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Mon, 16 May 2022 17:26:49 +0300

The datasets comprise of small and medium sized mammal species recorded in Kaya Kauma Forest and its immediate surroundings (farmlands) in between November 2018, and November 2020. Small mammals (bats, rodents and shrews) were captured with snap traps and mist-nets identified and released back to the wild. Medium sized mammals were recorded in/directly by search for signs and individuals of mammals along selected transects in and around the Kaya Forest. A total of 16 mammal species of five mammal orders were recorded including Macroscelidea (Elephant shrews) 1spp), Primates (4spp), Rodentia (Rodents) 3spp), Chiroptera (Bats) 6 spp), Cetartiodactyla (Even toed-ungulates (1spp) and Soricomorpha (White-toothed shrews (1spp). All mammal species were not threatened. One of the primate species; Pousargues’s Monkey Cercopithecus mitis albotorquatus monkey is near endemic to the north coast of Kenya. Although the size of the Kaya Kauma is still small, over the years with limited protection, it has still retained trees canopy and bushes which can sustain the survival of this primate species.

Occurrence of Bird species in Kwande and Obanliku in 2020 - Version 1.0

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Wed, 18 May 2022 13:40:56 +0300

The birding trip was to forest patches close to two villages, Mbakunu and Shikpeche of Kwande and Obanliku Local Government Areas in Benue and Cross River States respectively. No previous bird watching had been carried out in these forests. Our study of the geography of the place tells us that the portion of the Guinea forest which lies to the north of the largely montane upland extending from the Sankwala Mountains in Cross River State via the Obudu Plateau and the Bamenda Highlands in Cameroon to the Mambila Plateau in Taraba State is isolated from the main body of that forest to the south. The forests visited on the trip lie at the western edge of the separated forest region. The birding trip was undertaken from the 29th of December 2019 – 4th January 2020. On this trip, forest birds were observed with Chestnut-winged Starling Onichognathus fulgidus which is well known from the main forest belt in Nigeria seen for the first time in these forests. A black paradise flycatcher which was similar to the enigmatic bird described by Dr Yakhat Barshep in the ABC Bulletin of 2020 was also seen. On this trip it was discovered that the forest still remaining in the area is fragmentary and under severe threat with exceptional ornithological importance with high probability of discovering new species and subspecies. This dataset contains 172 bird species recorded in these forest patches.

Global Raptor Impact Network (GRIN) data on raptor observations in Kenya for the period 2013-2021 - Version 1.3

dchiawo@strathmore.edu (David Chiawo) — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:37:14 +0300

Project identifier added

Invertebrates of the river Tana Basin in Kenya available at the National Museums of Kenya's Natural History Collections, Invertebrates Zoology Section - Version 1.12

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 15:15:19 +0300

Version 1.12 - Edited the event date of some records.

An Initial Checklist of Mammals of the A Rocha Dakatcha Nature Reserve, Kenya, 2022 - Version 1.3

kenya@arocha.org (Judith Adhiambo) — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 23:13:52 +0300

Added Arocha logo V1.3

Occurrence data of hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in the National Museums of Kenya Zoological Collection - Version 1.11

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 15:13:40 +0300

Added Arocha Logo 1.11

Plant species occurrences recorded from selected sites in the lower Tana River Basin, Kenya - Version 1.1

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 16:37:27 +0300

The resource is now available to the public.

Birds of the Lower Tana River Forests ecosystem - Version 1.2

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 15:17:30 +0300

Added Logo 1.2

Bird Survey Around Mida Creek - Version 1.2

raphael.nussbaumer@arocha.org (Raphaël Nussbaumer) — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 13:13:10 +0300

Add co-author

Plant species occurrence in the upper to mid Tana River Basin based on specimen records at the East African Herbarium (EA), Nairobi, Kenya - Version 1.2

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 17:36:05 +0300

Version 1.2 - updated the records.

Occurrence data of swallowtail butterflies (Lepidoptera:Papilionidae) in the National Museums of Kenya Zoological collection in Nairobi. - Version 1.7

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 16:35:39 +0300

Version 1.7 - records update.

Occurrence of Skipper butterflies (Lepidoptera:Hesperiidae) in Invertebrate Zoology Collection at National Museums of Kenya - Version 1.6

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 14:35:06 +0300

Version 1.6 - records updated.

Species checklist of fresh/brackishwater prawns genus Macrobrachium in Kenya available at the National Museums of Kenya's Natural History Collections, Invertebrates Zoology Section - Version 1.5

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 14:39:56 +0300

Updated contact information for Mkare and email for Kairo

Occurrence data of bee flies housed within the Natural History collection, Invertebrate Zoology Section, National Museums of Kenya - Version 1.1

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 12:01:53 +0300

Typo error on the title v1.1

Occurrence data of some marine invertebrates and freshwater crabs housed in the natural history collection at the National Museums of Kenya - Version 1.4

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Tue, 26 May 2020 23:20:21 +0300

Amendment of additional Co author Dr Timothy Mkare

Rothschild’s Giraffe occurrence records observed at Ruma National Park in the South Western part of Kenya - Version 1.3

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Fri, 08 May 2020 08:47:50 +0300

Amended Contact details for David V1.3

Avifauna occurrence data for Arabuko Sokoke Forest in Kenya - Version 1.4

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Fri, 08 May 2020 08:46:33 +0300

Amended details for David V1.4

Rothschild Giraffe occurrence records observed at Mwea National Reserve in Central part of Kenya - Version 1.3

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Fri, 08 May 2020 08:44:51 +0300

Amended resource creators and added Orcid ID for David V1.3

Plant species occurrences recorded from selected sites in the mid Tana River Basin, Kenya - Version 1.0

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:03:26 +0300

Plant species occurrences recorded from selected sites in the mid Tana River Basin, Kenya V1.0

Occurrence records of small and medium sized mammal species in Tana River Basin, Kenya - Version 1.3

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 11:38:20 +0300

Added associated parties roles v1.3

Bird species occurrences recorded from selected sites in mid Tana River Basin, Kenya - Version 1.2

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 11:35:38 +0300

Added roles for associated parties v1.2

Amphibian and Reptile species occurrence records in the Tana River Basin, Kenya - Version 1.4

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 15:08:30 +0300

Amphibian and Reptile species occurrence record in Tana River Basin v1.4

Fish species occurrences in the mid Tana River Basin, Kenya - Version 1.3

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 10:15:51 +0300

Version 1.3 of the "Fish species occurrences in the mid Tana River Basin, Kenya" - updated the sampling methods section.

Occurrence data of Rhiniid flies at the Natural History collection of the National Museums of Kenya - Version 1.1

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:33:12 +0300

Included institutional logo V1.1

Nectar-feeding Lepidoptera of Mabira Central Forest Reserve, Uganda - Version 1.0

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 10:14:33 +0300

Nectar-feeding Lepidoptera of Mabira Central Forest Reserve, Uganda V1.0

Amphibian and reptile species occurrences in the Tana River Basin, Kenya, digitized from preserved specimens at the National Museums of Kenya - Version 1.5

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:18:16 +0300

Updates citations V1.5

Fish species occurrences in the Tana River Basin, Kenya, digitized from the Ichthyology collection at the National Museums of Kenya and from recent field expeditions - Version 1.3

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 14:21:38 +0300

Updated citations details V1.3

Plant species occurrences recorded from selected sites in the upper Tana River Basin, Kenya - Version 1.0

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 11:46:14 +0300

Plant species occurrences recorded from selected sites in the upper Tana River Basin, Kenya Ver 1.0

Occurrence records of mammal species in Tana River Basin, Kenya - Version 1.1

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 15:43:51 +0300

Version1.1 of the Occurrence records of mammal species in Tana River Basin, Kenya resource - Updated the citations section.

Occurrence data of Birds of the Upper Tana Basin, Kenya - Version 1.0

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 22:24:29 +0300

Occurrence data of Birds of the Upper Tana Basin, Kenya Ver1.0

The Avian Collection of the Tana River Basin at the National Museums of Kenya's Ornithology Section. - Version 1.0

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 22:22:15 +0300

The Avian Collection of the Tana River Basin at the National Museums of Kenya's Ornithology Section. Ver1.0

Occurrence data of dragonflies available at the National Museums of Kenya's Natural History Collection, Invertebrates Zoology Section. - Version 1.3

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 16:00:51 +0300

Updated spatial coverage to global Ver 1.3

Occurrence data of mayflies available at the National Museums of Kenya's Natural History Collections, Invertebrates Zoology Section. - Version 1.2

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 15:45:27 +0300

Amended the Project Identifier Ver 1.2

Occurrence data of stoneflies available at The National Museums of Kenya's Natural History Collections, Invertebrates Section. - Version 1.0

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 15:42:50 +0300

Occurrence data of stoneflies available at The National Museums of Kenya's Natural History Collections, Invertebrates Section. Ver 1.0

Occurrence data of Hover flies available at the National Museums of Kenya's Natural History collection, Invertebrates Zoology Section. - Version 1.2

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 14:53:13 +0300

Amended resource contacts and Citations Ver 1.2

Occurrence data of caddisflies in Kenya available at the National Museums of Kenya, Natural History Collections, Invertebrates Zoology Section - Version 1.2

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:01:36 +0300

Amended basisofrecord column Ver 1.2

Occurrence data of Skipper butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) at the Zoology Museum, Makerere University. - Version 1.0

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 15:05:12 +0300

Occurrence data of Skipper butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) at the Zoology Museum, Makerere University V1.0

A Collection of different species of small mammals in Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and adjacent farmlands in Gede, Kilifi County, Kenya - Version 1.1

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 13:21:23 +0300

includes upload of nmk logo V1.1

Point Count Data of Birds of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest (2009 - 2010) - Version 1.2

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 13:18:55 +0300

Point Count Data of Birds of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest (2009 - 2010) ver 1.0

Distribution of bat roosts in the interior of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and adjacent farmlands in Gede, Kilifi County, Kenya - Version 1.0

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 08:41:57 +0300

Distribution of bat roosts in the interior of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and adjacent farmlands in Gede, Kilifi County, Kenya ver 1.0

Point count data of Birds of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest (2017) - Version 1.4

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 12:14:17 +0300

Point count data of Birds of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest (2017) version 1.4 - I have keyed in the sampleSizeValue and sampleSizeUnit values in the events dataset.

Tree characteristics and vegetation structure in the interior of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and adjacent farmlands in Gede, Kilifi County, Kenya - Version 1.0

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 09:36:07 +0300

Tree characteristics and vegetation structure in the interior of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and adjacent farmlands in Gede, Kilifi County, Kenya ver1.0

Nymphalidae butterflies Occurrence data - Version 1.0

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 18:37:14 +0300

Nymphalidae butterflies Occurrence data Ver 1.1

A Checklist of the Mammals of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya, 2018 - Version 1.3

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 13:02:18 +0300

Version 1.3 "A Checklist of the Mammals of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya, 2018" edited the Associated Parties section.

Occurrence Data of Small Carnivores (Mammalia, Carnivora) in the National Museums of Kenya Zoology Collection - Version 1.3

adamwferguson@gmail.com (Adam Ferguson) — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 16:44:50 +0300

Includes additional content provider ver1.3

Tree characteristics and vegetation structure in the interior of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and adjacent farmlands in Gede, Kilifi County, Kenya - Version 1.2

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 10:00:40 +0300

Version 1.2, edited the temporal coverage from a single date to a date range.

Occurrence datasets of Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) of Kenya mobilized from the Zoological Collection of National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi and Literature - Version 1.2

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 22:05:27 +0300

Datasets now includes event date v1.2

Ringing Data of Birds of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest - Version 1.0

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 23:30:22 +0300

Ringing Data of Birds of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest Version 1.0

Occurrence data of Swallowtail butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) in the Zoology Museum of Makerere University - Version 1.3

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 16:42:22 +0300

Version 1.3 of the "Occurrence data of Swallowtail butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) in the Zoology Museum of Makerere University" dataset has been updated by adding more records to the dataset.

Population status, Distribution and Threats to the Nile lechwe (Kobus megaceros, M.T.Von Heuglin,1853) in the Sudd Wetland, South Sudan (2012) - Version 1.3

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 09:37:53 +0300

Fixed date formats for dataset ver 1.2

Occurrence data of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Zoological collection of National Museums of Kenya - Version 1.9

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 13:56:19 +0300

Additional project data information and Resource contacts Ver 1.9

Distribution and abundance of different bat species in the interior of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and adjacent farmlands in Gede, Kilifi County, Kenya - Version 1.2

ewmwangi@museums.or.ke (Esther Mwangi) — Wed, 02 May 2018 14:40:35 +0300

Distribution and abundance of different bat species in the interior of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and adjacent farmlands in Gede, Kilifi County, Kenya - Version 1.2: Added the BID(Biodiversity Information for Development) project identifier.

Species data of Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda and Bivalvia) mobilized from the Zoological Collection of National Museums of Kenya, and Literature - Version 1.2

lmonda@museums.or.ke (Lawrence Monda) — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 11:56:34 +0300

project identifier included in the metadata.