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ArticleScientific data2022

VenomMaps: Updated species distribution maps and models for New World pitvipers (Viperidae: Crotalinae).

Rhett M Rautsaw, Gustavo Jiménez-Velázquez, Erich P Hofmann, Laura R V Alencar, Christoph I Grünwald, Marcio Martins, Paola Carrasco, Tiffany M Doan, Christopher L Parkinson

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Article in Scientific data, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Rhett M RautsawClemson University, Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson, SC, USA. rrautsa@g.clemson.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-8229-5951
Gustavo Jiménez-VelázquezUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-8524-2601
Erich P HofmannCape Fear Community College, Science Department, Wilmington, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6209-6800
Laura R V AlencarClemson University, Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson, SC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6805-7682
Christoph I GrünwaldHERP.MX, Villa del Álvarez, Colima, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-5994-555X
Marcio MartinsUniversidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8108-6309
Paola CarrascoUniversidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Centro de Zoología Aplicada, Córdoba, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0002-4838-0503
Tiffany M DoanNew College of Florida, Division of Natural Sciences, Sarasota, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0392-9061
Christopher L ParkinsonClemson University, Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson, SC, USA. viper@clemson.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-2020-6992
Clemson University · USCape Fear Community College · USConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas · ARNew College of Florida · USUniversidad del Valle de México · MXUniversidade de São Paulo · BR

Funding

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (National Council of Science and Technology, Mexico) 372020National Science Foundation (NSF) 1822417
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Beyond providing critical information to biologists, species distributions are useful for naturalists, curious citizens, and applied disciplines including conservation planning and medical intervention. Venomous snakes are one group that highlight the importance of having accurate information given their cosmopolitan distribution and medical significance. Envenomation by snakebite is considered a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization and venomous snake distributions are used to assess vulnerability to snakebite based on species occurrence and antivenom/healthcare accessibility. However, recent studies highlighted the need for updated fine-scale distributions of venomous snakes. Pitvipers (Viperidae: Crotalinae) are responsible for >98% of snakebites in the New World. Therefore, to begin to address the need for updated fine-scale distributions, we created VenomMaps, a database and web application containing updated distribution maps and species distribution models for all species of New World pitvipers. With these distributions, biologists can better understand the biogeography and conservation status of this group, researchers can better assess vulnerability to snakebite, and medical professionals can easily discern species found in their area.

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CrotalinaeSnake BitesViperidaeAnimalsDatabases, FactualNeglected Diseases

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