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ArticleDatabase : the journal of biological databases and curation2025

A database on the historical and current occurrences of snakes in Eswatini.

Ara Monadjem, Richard C Boycott, Thea Litscha-Koen, Adam Kane, Wisdom M Dlamini, Lindelwa Mmema, Katharine L Strutton, Zakhele Hlophe, Sara Padidar

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Ara MonadjemDepartment of Biological Sciences, Kwaluseni Campus, University of Eswatini, Kwaluseni, Eswatini.ORCID 0000-0003-1906-4023
Richard C BoycottRua do Barreiro No. 7, Freixial do Campo, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Thea Litscha-KoenEswatini Antivenom Foundation, Simunye, Eswatini.
Adam KaneSchool of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Wisdom M DlaminiDepartment of Geography, Environmental Science and Planning, University of Eswatini, Kwaluseni, Eswatini.
Lindelwa MmemaEswatini Antivenom Foundation, Simunye, Eswatini.
Katharine L StruttonEswatini Antivenom Foundation, Simunye, Eswatini.
Zakhele HlopheEswatini Antivenom Foundation, Simunye, Eswatini.
Sara PadidarDepartment of Biological Sciences, Kwaluseni Campus, University of Eswatini, Kwaluseni, Eswatini.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Snakes are among the most difficult terrestrial vertebrates to survey, resulting in poor distributional information on most species. This database comprises of 3812 records of 58 species of snakes in 37 genera reported from within the boundaries of Eswatini. The data were compiled from multiple sources including museum specimens, iNaturalist records, literature records, and snake rescue operations. For each specimen reported in the database, we provide the scientific name, latitude and longitude coordinates, and location. Most records also have an associated date. This comprehensive database will be useful to biodiversity experts, conservationists, medical practitioners, researchers, and snake enthusiasts, especially for mapping and modelling snake distributions in the country. To allow easy viewing of the distribution of snakes in the country, we provide an online visualization tool, which should allow a greater number of non-scientists to utilize this database.

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Animal DistributionDatabases, FactualSnakesAnimalsBiodiversity

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