NZCS Nassau Mountain Expeditions 2005/2006/2010/2014

Paul Ouboter; Dimitri Ouboter; Vanessa Kadosoe

doi:10.15468/wrjrma

NZCS Nassau Mountain Expeditions 2005/2006/2010/2014

Citation

Ouboter P, Ouboter D, Kadosoe V (2019). NZCS Nassau Mountain Expeditions 2005/2006/2010/2014. Version 1.2. National Zoological Collection of Suriname (NZCS). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/wrjrma accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-11-09.

Description

The first expedition to Nassau Mountain was carried out as a Rapid Assessment by Conservation International between 25 October and 6 November 2005. The RAP expedition visited both Nassau and Lely Mts. No personnel of NZCS was involved, however some specimens are stored in the NZCS collections. In 2006 NZCS was asked to be involved in a search for the micro-endemic Hartiella crassicauda that was found at Nassau Mt. This trip was carried out between 29 March and 4 April 2006. During this trip observations on amphibians and reptiles were done as well, and some were collected. The team for this trip consisted of Jan Mol, Frank van der Lugt, Kenneth Wan Tong You, Paul Ouboter and Adrian Flynn. Based on the findings of the above-mentioned surveys, a third trip was organized from 15 to 24 July 2006, resulting in many additions to the herpetofauna of the area. The team for this trip was made up of Paul Ouboter, Rawien Jairam and Kenneth Wan Tong You. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was carried out for the Nassau area between 10 and 23 May 2010 as a preparation for bauxite mining. NZCS was only involved in the herpetological part. The team consisted of Usha Satnarain, Rawien Jairam and Kenneth Wan Tong You. In December 2014 a forth trip to Nassau Mountain was carried out by Antoine Fouguet and Rawien Jairam to collect amphibians.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Nassau Mountain plateaus were sampled five times.

Sampling

The sampling methods were specific for amphibians and reptiles and fishes, which included transect walks, hand sampling and seining.

Quality Control

In some cases the identification of specimens was rechecked by foreign experts.

Method steps

Amphibians and reptiles were collected using line transects during night and day surveys and were collected by hand when encountered; Fishes were collected using dip nets and seining. 2. The specimens were labeled in the field and after identification a collection number was assigned to each specimen. 3. The vertebrate specimens were first preserved in formaldehyde and then transferred into 70% Ethanol. 4. All specimens were identified to species using literature and keys. Some specimens were identified abroad.

Taxonomic Coverages

All specimens from this expeditions were identified either to family, genus or species level.

Amphibia
common name: Amphibians rank: class
Reptilia
common name: Reptiles rank: class

Geographic Coverages

The geographic coverage for the Nassau Moountain Expeditions 2005/2006/2010/2014 encompasses the area of the bauxite plateaus of the Nassau Mountain and the valley of the Paramaka Creek.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Paul Ouboter
originator
position: Director of NZCS
NZCS
Leysweg #86
Paramaribo
SR
Telephone: +597 465558 ext 2333
email: p.ouboter@uvs.edu

Dimitri Ouboter
originator
position: Database Assistant
NZCS
Leysweg #86
Paramaribo
SR
Telephone: +597 465558 ext 2333
email: d.a.ouboter@gmail.com

Vanessa Kadosoe
originator
position: Assistant Vector Entomology
NZCS
Leysweg #86
Paramaribo
SR
Telephone: +597 465558 ex 2322
email: vanessa.kadosoe@uvs.edu

Paul Ouboter
metadata author
position: Director of NZCS
NZCS
Leysweg #86
Paramaribo
SR
Telephone: +597 465558 ext 2333
email: p.ouboter@uvs.edu

Vanessa Kadosoe
metadata author
position: Assistant Vector Entomology
NZCS
Leysweg #86
Paramaribo
SR
Telephone: +597 465558 ex 2322
email: vanessa.kadosoe@uvs.edu

Vanessa Kadosoe
distributor
position: Assistant Vector Entomology
NZCS
Leysweg #86
Paramaribo
SR
Telephone: +597 465558 ex 2322
email: vanessa.kadosoe@uvs.edu

Paul Ouboter
principal investigator
position: Director of NZCS
NZCS
Leysweg #86
Paramaribo
SR
Telephone: +597 465558 ext 2333
email: p.a.ouboter@uvs.edu

Dimitri Ouboter
custodian steward
position: Database Assistant
NZCS
Leysweg #86
Paramaribo
SR
Telephone: +597 465558 ext 2333
email: d.a.ouboter@gmail.com

Vanessa Kadosoe
administrative point of contact
position: Assistant Vector Entomology
NZCS
Leysweg #86
Paramaribo
SR
Telephone: +597 465558 ex 2322
email: vanessa.kadosoe@uvs.edu

Paul Ouboter
administrative point of contact
position: Director of NZCS
NZCS
Leysweg #86
Paramaribo
SR
Telephone: 465558 et 2333
email: p.ouboter@uvs.edu