Huettmann F., colleagues and field school students
20110616
Compiled Naturalist Species Lists ('Show and Tell' sessions) for La Suerte Biological Station Costa Rica, for June 2007, January and June 2011
1
database
EWHALE lab, University of Alaska-Fairbanks
Falk Huettmann
This dataset is collected opportunistically
see MADERAS Rainforest Conservancy webpage
www.maderasrfc.org/
This dataset consists of basic compiled Naturalist Species Lists (refered to as "Show and Tell" sessions), compiled by the author and various field school students over several years at the low altitude rainforest in La Suerte Biological Station, Costa Rica, Central America (latitude of 10.43827, longitude of 83.78617). The species identifications are done by parataxonomists and students/amateurs, using field guides and photographs. The following winter and summer dates were covered by the surveys: 31st May til 7th June 2007, 9th January til 16th January 2011, and 4th June til 15th June 2011. These biodiversity data are organized in MS Excel sheets and cover over 150 species (birds, plants, amphibians, reptiles, insects, spiders and mammals); the reported species data provide basic 'presence only' (and can provide derived absence) information for the study area. These opportunistic data were not obtained from any research design, do not indicate survey effort, do not directly represent abundances or population trends, and just represent some highlights and a subsample of the large species diversity in the area. The highest number of species reported opportunistically and highlighted by the naturalists is 88 species per day. These data sheets further include simple computations on how often species got reported during sessions and which species got reported the most. Such species lists clearly have limits but provide a first qualitative and great documentation (parataxonomy) for areas that otherwise have poor data inventories, and which are widely underpublished and of conservation relevance. Such data can be important for instance for assessing species range changes, invasive species and population changes during climate change, and for assessing research priorities in the wider context. Overall, over 130 easily to see species were reported and documented for the La Suerte property. The reported species ocurrence documentations include for instance species of international and conservation management concern such as neotropical migrants (birds), Tapir (Tapirus bairdii), Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas), Tawny Tree Frog (Smilisca puma), Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi), Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata), Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capuchinus), Jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi), Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis), Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), Olingo (Bassaricyon sp.), Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus), Coral Snake (Micrurus sp.), Fer De Lance (Tercipelo; Bothrops asper) and Blue Morpho (Morpho sp.) butterflies.
To provide a first qualitative and great documentation (paratoxonomy) for areas that otherwise have poor data inventories, and which are widely underpublished and of conservation relevance. Such data are important for instance for assessing species range changes, invasive species and population changes during climate change, and for assessing research priorities in the wider context.
See details with Maderas Rainforest Conservancy website
www.maderasrfc.org/
A M.Sc. thesis that has used and explained such data for several GRIDs and statistical analysis
in the study area was completed by Nemitz (2008; available from the author online as PDF). Nemitz D. (2008). AN ASSESSMENT OF SAMPLING DETECTABILITY FOR GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY MONITORING: RESULTS FROM SAMPLING GRIDS IN DIFFERENT CLIMATIC REGIONS. Masters in International Conservation, Georg August University and MINC program, Lincoln New Zealand and Goettingen, Germany. All raw data files of this study are freely available from the author upon request also.
20070531
20110615
publication date
Unknown
La Suerte Biological Station (Cariari area), Costa Rica, low elevation rainforest
83.78617
83.78617
10.43827
10.43827
60
70
meters
None
Naturalists
Species List
Opportunistic Surveys
Presence Only
Biodiversity
Species Richness
Parataxonomy
La Suerte Biological Field Station
Costa Rica
Central America
Low elevation rainforest
'presence only' data
Field School
None
La Suerte Biological Station
Costa Rica
Central America
Low elevation rainforest
None
multiple species
single species
amphibians
animals
invertebrates
mammals
plants
reptiles
vegetation
vertebrates
Capuchins, Cebus capuchinus
Howlers, Alouatta palliata
Spider Monkey, Ateles geoffroyi
Tapir, Tapirus bairdii
Olingo,Bassaricyon
Tayra Weasel,Eira barbara
White-nosed Coati, Nasua narica
Neotropical Otter, Lontra longicaudis
Sloth, Folivora
Giant Anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Deer, Odocoileus virginianus
Cattle, Bos
Bat, Chiroptera
Redtailed Squirrel, Sciurus granatensis
Ringtailed Opposum, Didelphis marsupialis
Armadillo, Dasypodidae
Land crab, Gecarcinidae
Sugar Cane, Saccharum
Orchid, Orchidaceae
Bamboo, bambusinae
Heliconia, Heliconia
Avocado, Persea americana
Cacao Plant, Theobroma cacao
Turkey Vulture,Cathartes aura
Black vulture,Coragyps atratus
Small Raptor
Raptor
Olive-throated Parrakeet, Aratinga nana
Parrots
Great Green Macaw, Ara ambiguus
Laughing Falcon, Herpetotheres cachinnans
Oropendula,Psarocolius montezuma
Toucan
Keel-billed Toucan,Ramphastos sulfuratus
Squirrel Cuckoo,Piaya cayana
Duck,Anatidae
Hummingbird
Long-tailed Hermit, Phaethornis longirostris
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, mazilia tzacatl
Bronze Hermit,Glaucis aeneus
White-necked Jacobin, Florisuga mellivora
Crowned Woodnymph, Thalurania colombica
Motmot
Rufous Motmot, Baryphthengus martii
White-collared Manakin, Manacus candei
Olive-Green Tanager, Orthogonys chloricterus
Royal Flycatcher, Onychorhynchus coronatus
Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus
Tinamou, Tinamus major
Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon
Trogon
Collared Aracari, Pteroglossus torquatus
Tanager
Black-cowled Oriole, Icterus dominicensis
Thick-billed Seedeater,Serinus burtoni
Rufous-necked Woodrail, Aramides axillaris
Earth worm, Oligochaeta
Turtle, estudinoidea
Cane Toad, Bufo marinus
Red-eyed Tree Frog, Agalychnis callidryas
Glassfrog, Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni
Black-green Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates auratus
Strawberry Frog, Oophaga pumilio
Fer-de-Lance,Bothrops asper
Hognose Pit Viper, Porthidium
Coral Snake, Micrurus
Snake, Serpentes
Northern Cateyed Snake, Leptodeira septentrionalis
Black Snake
Iguana, Iguana iguana
Caiman, Caiman crocodilus
Green vine snake, Oxybelis fulgidus
Short-nose Vine Snake, Oxybelis brevirostris
Lizard
Whiptail Lizard, Cnemidophorus
Orange Headed Gecko, Eublaberus prosticus
Gecko
Basilisk,Basiliscus basiliscus
Weevil
Longhorn Beetle
Walking Stick,Calynda bicuspis
Leaf-cutter Ant,Atta, Acromyrmex
Army Ant, Ecitoninae
Bullet Ant, Paraponera clavata
Tick
Scorpion
Pseuodscorpion
Tarantula,Aphonopelma seemanni
Spider
Black Spider
Brown Spider
Green Spider
Yellow Spider
Black-white Spider
Cicada, Cicadoidea
Centripede
Firefly
Dragonfly
Moth
Butterfly
Blue Morpho, Morpho
Swallowtail
Redwhite Caterpillar
Caterpillar
White Caterpillar
Neongreen Caterpillar
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis
Mealy Parrot, Amazona farinosa
Pale vented Pigeon, Patagioenas cayennensis
Green Racer Snake
Black Beetle
Yellow Beetle
Pseudoscorpion
Wolf Spider
Millipede
Unknown
Unknown
www.ITIS.org
Falk Huettmann, colleagues and field school students
EWHALE lab
mailing and physical
-EWHALE lab-
419 Irving I
Institute of Arctic Biology, Biology & Wildlife Department
University of Alaska-Fairbanks (UAF)
Fairbanks
Alaska
99775
USA
907 474 7882
907 474 7640
fhuettmann@alaska.edu
By email, phone or regular mail.
Species were identified in the field, and confirmed by others or with photos and by experts. These are raw data and species IDs are reliable, but a check with genetic and taxonomic experts is always advised for confirmation and for latest updates.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Subphylum
Crustacea
Class
Malacostraca
Subclass
Eumalacostraca
Superorder
Eucarida
Order
Decapoda
Suborder
Pleocyemata
Infraorder
Brachyura
Superfamily
Grapsoidea
Family
Gecarcinidae
land crabs
Subphylum
Hexapoda
Class
Insecta
Subclass
Pterygota
Infraclass
Neoptera
Order
Dictyoptera
Suborder
Mantodea
Order
Hemiptera
Suborder
Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder
Cicadomorpha
Superfamily
Cicadoidea
Order
Hymenoptera
Suborder
Apocrita
Infraorder
Aculeata
Superfamily
Vespoidea
Family
Formicidae
Subfamily
Ecitoninae
Subfamily
Ponerinae
Tribe
Paraponerini
Genus
Paraponera
Species
Paraponera clavata
Order
Lepidoptera
Superfamily
Papilionoidea
Family
Nymphalidae
Subfamily
Morphinae
Tribe
Morphini
Subtribe
Morphina
Genus
Morpho
Phylum
Chordata
Subphylum
Vertebrata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Bufonidae
Genus
Rhinella
Species
Rhinella marina
Cane Toad
Family
Centrolenidae
Subfamily
Centroleninae
Genus
Hyalinobatrachium
Species
Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni
Rana vientre traslúcido
Family
Dendrobatidae
Subfamily
Dendrobatinae
Genus
Dendrobates
Species
Dendrobates auratus
Dart Poison Frog
Green and Black Poison Dart Frog
Green and Black Dart-poison Frog
Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog
Genus
Oophaga
Species
Oophaga pumilio
Family
Hylidae
Subfamily
Phyllomedusinae
Genus
Agalychnis
Species
Agalychnis callidryas
Rana-de árbol ojos rojos
Red-eyed Treefrog
Family
Leptodactylidae
Genus
Leptodactylus
Species
Leptodactylus pentadactylus
Family
Ranidae
Genus
Rana
True Frogs
Brown Frogs
Class
Aves
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Ducks
Geese
Swans
canards
cygnes
oies
Order
Apodiformes
Family
Trochilidae
Subfamily
Phaethornithinae
Genus
Glaucis
Species
Glaucis aeneus
Bronzy Hermit
Genus
Phaethornis
Species
Phaethornis longirostris
Western Long-tailed Hermit
Long-billed Hermit
Species
Phaethornis superciliosus
Eastern Long-tailed Hermit
Ermitaño cola larga
Long-tailed Hermit
Subfamily
Trochilinae
Genus
Amazilia
Species
Amazilia tzacatl
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Colibrí cola rojiza
Genus
Florisuga
Species
Florisuga mellivora
Colibrí nuca blanca
White-necked Jacobin
Genus
Thalurania
Species
Thalurania colombica
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Order
Ciconiiformes
Family
Ardeidae
Genus
Bubulcus
Species
Bubulcus ibis
Garza ganadera
Cattle Egret
héron garde-boeufs
Family
Ciconiidae
Genus
Cathartes
Species
Cathartes aura
Zopilote aura
Turkey Vulture
urubu à tête rouge
Genus
Coragyps
Species
Coragyps atratus
Black Vulture
urubu noir
Zopilote común
Family
Falconidae
Genus
Herpetotheres
Species
Herpetotheres cachinnans
Laughing Falcon
Halcón guaco
Order
Columbiformes
Family
Columbidae
Subfamily
Columbinae
Genus
Patagioenas
Species
Patagioenas cayennensis
Pale-vented Pigeon
Order
Coraciiformes
Family
Alcedinidae
Subfamily
Cerylinae
Genus
Megaceryle
Species
Megaceryle alcyon
Belted Kingfisher
Family
Momotidae
Genus
Baryphthengus
Species
Baryphthengus martii
Rufous Motmot
Order
Craciformes
Family
Cracidae
Subfamily
Penelopinae
Genus
Ortalis
Species
Ortalis cinereiceps
Gray-headed Chachalaca
Grey-headed Chachalaca
Order
Cuculiformes
Family
Cuculidae
Subfamily
Phaenicophaeinae
Genus
Piaya
Species
Piaya cayana
Cuclillo canela
Squirrel Cuckoo
Order
Gruiformes
Family
Rallidae
Genus
Aramides
Species
Aramides axillaris
Rascón cuello rufo
Rufous-necked Wood Rail
Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Fringillidae
Subfamily
Carduelinae
Genus
Serinus
Species
Serinus burtoni
Thick-billed Seedeater
Family
Icteridae
Genus
Icterus
Species
Icterus dominicensis
Black-cowled Oriole
Bolsero dominico
Greater Antillean Oriole
Genus
Psarocolius
Species
Psarocolius montezuma
Montezuma Oropendola
Family
Muscicapidae
Genus
Culicicapa
Species
Culicicapa ceylonensis
Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Family
Pipridae
Genus
Manacus
Species
Manacus candei
White-collared Manakin
Manaquín cuello blanco
Family
Thamnophilidae
Genus
Thamnophilus
Species
Thamnophilus doliatus
Batará barrado
Barred Antshrike
Family
Thraupidae
Genus
Orthogonys
Species
Orthogonys chloricterus
Olive-green Tanager
Genus
Ramphocelus
Species
Ramphocelus passerinii
Tángara terciopelo
Passerini's Tanager
Genus
Thraupis
Species
Thraupis episcopus
Tángara azulgris
Blue-gray Tanager
Blue-grey Tanager
Family
Tyrannidae
Genus
Onychorhynchus
Species
Onychorhynchus coronatus
Royal Flycatcher
Mosquero real
Amazonian Royal Flycatcher
Genus
Pitangus
Species
Pitangus sulphuratus
Great Kiskadee
Luis bienteveo
Order
Piciformes
Family
Ramphastidae
Subfamily
Ramphastinae
Genus
Pteroglossus
Species
Pteroglossus torquatus
Arasari de collar
Collared Aracari
Genus
Ramphastos
Species
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Tucán pico canoa
Keel-billed Toucan
Order
Psittaciformes
Family
Psittacidae
Subfamily
Psittacinae
Genus
Amazona
Species
Amazona farinosa
Mealy Amazon
Mealy Parrot
Loro corona azul
Genus
Aratinga
Species
Aratinga finschi
Finsch's Parakeet
Crimson-fronted Parakeet
Species
Aratinga nana
Jamaican Parakeet
Olive-throated Parakeet
Perico pecho sucio
Genus
Ara
Species
Ara ambiguus
Great Green Macaw
Order
Strigiformes
Family
Caprimulgidae
Subfamily
Caprimulginae
Genus
Nyctidromus
Species
Nyctidromus albicollis
Common Pauraque
Chotacabras pauraque
Pauraque
Order
Tinamiformes
Family
Tinamidae
Subfamily
Tinaminae
Genus
Tinamus
Species
Tinamus major
Great Tinamou
Tinamú mayor
Class
Mammalia
Subclass
Theria
Infraclass
Eutheria
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Bovidae
Subfamily
Bovinae
Genus
Bos
true cattle
oxen
Family
Cervidae
Subfamily
Capreolinae
Genus
Odocoileus
Species
Odocoileus virginianus
white-tailed deer
Venado cola blanca
cerf de Virginie
Order
Carnivora
Suborder
Caniformia
Family
Mustelidae
Subfamily
Mustelinae
Genus
Eira
Species
Eira barbara
Tayra
Family
Procyonidae
Genus
Nasua
Species
Nasua narica
White-nosed Coati
Coatí norteño
Genus
Potos
Species
Potos flavus
Kinkajou
Order
Chiroptera
morcego
quiróptero
bats
Order
Cingulata
Family
Dasypodidae
Armadillos
Order
Perissodactyla
Family
Tapiridae
Genus
Tapirus
Species
Tapirus bairdii
Baird's tapir
Central American tapir
Order
Pilosa
Suborder
Folivora
Suborder
Vermilingua
Family
Myrmecophagidae
Genus
Myrmecophaga
Species
Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Giant Anteater
Order
Primates
Family
Cebidae
Subfamily
Alouattinae
Genus
Alouatta
Species
Alouatta palliata
Saraguato de manto
mantled howler monkey
Subfamily
Atelinae
Genus
Ateles
Species
Ateles geoffroyi
Central American spider monkey
Mono-araña centroamericano
Order
Rodentia
Suborder
Myomorpha
Family
Muridae
Subfamily
Murinae
Genus
Mus
house mice
Suborder
Sciuromorpha
Family
Sciuridae
Subfamily
Sciurinae
Genus
Sciurus
Species
Sciurus granatensis
red-tailed squirrel
Infraclass
Metatheria
Order
Didelphimorphia
Family
Didelphidae
Subfamily
Didelphinae
Genus
Didelphis
Species
Didelphis marsupialis
Tlacuache sureño
Common Opossum
Class
Reptilia
Order
Crocodilia
Family
Alligatoridae
Genus
Caiman
Species
Caiman crocodilus
Common Caiman
Order
Squamata
Suborder
Autarchoglossa
Family
Teiidae
Genus
Cnemidophorus
Racerunners
Whiptails
Suborder
Iguania
Family
Iguanidae
Genus
Iguana
Species
Iguana iguana
Green Iguana
Iguana verde
iguane commun
Common Green Iguana
Suborder
Serpentes
Snakes
cobra
serpente
serpents
Infraorder
Alethinophidia
Family
Colubridae
Subfamily
Xenodontinae
Genus
Leptodeira
Species
Leptodeira septentrionalis
Cat-eyed Snake
Culebra-ojo de gato norteña o manchada
Genus
Oxybelis
Species
Oxybelis brevirostris
Species
Oxybelis fulgidus
Culebra-bejuquilla verde
Genus
Pseustes
Species
Pseustes poecilonotus
Culebra resoplona norteña
Family
Elapidae
Genus
Micrurus
American Coral Snakes
American Coralsnakes
Family
Viperidae
Subfamily
Crotalinae
Genus
Bothrops
Species
Bothrops asper
Nauyaca-terciopelo real
Genus
Porthidium
none, suggest to contact authors for best access
none, suggest to contact authors for best use. Be aware that these data are collected by non-experts and amateurs.
Falk Huettmann
EWHALE lab, University of Alaska-Fairbanks
mailing and physical
419 Irving I
Institute of Arctic Biology, Biology & Wildlife Department
University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF)
Fairbanks
Alaska
99775
USA
907 4747882
fhuettmann@alaska.edu
Contact via email, phone and regular mail
NA
a map of the plot locations and study area can be obtained from the authors; sightings are not directly geo-referenced but they were collected within 3km around the station (center location provided)
XWD
La Suerte Fieldschool, R. Molinia family,
Maderas Rainforest Conservancy
na
Unclassified
na
IBM PC Excel sheet
See www.itis.org
2011
Integrated Taxonomic Information System
1
database
USGS
Maderas Rainforest Conservancy website:
www.maderasrfc.org/
None, photos and Identification Books + www.ITIS.org
These data are collected by taxonomic non-experts and fieldschool students in La Suerte, Costa Rica.
The data are based on 24h surveys, and get compiled during evening lectures by the author. These data are just a side product of other ongoing work at the field school.
Data are comnplete for the survey days compiled; reporting biases do occur.
Data were collected in the vicinity of c. 5km around the field station.
The data include a GPS measurement for the field school station using etrex GARMIN in latitude longitude WGS84.
Field
Data collection consists of opportunistic sightings of species made during fieldwork and student field school projects. At evening lectures sightimgs got shared (Show & Tell session), reported and written down. Many species got documentated with photographs, and all sightings got verified otherwise.
Unknown
Unknown
book chapter
see also online and with co-authoring NGOs
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
A M.Sc. thesis that has used and explained data for biodiversity GRIDs and statistical analysis
in the study area was completed by Nemitz (2008; available from the author online as PDF). Nemitz D. (2008). AN ASSESSMENT OF SAMPLING DETECTABILITY FOR GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY MONITORING: RESULTS FROM SAMPLING GRIDS IN DIFFERENT CLIMATIC REGIONS. Masters in International Conservation, Georg August University and MINC program, Lincoln New Zealand and Goettingen, Germany. All raw data files of this study are freely available from the author upon request.
Data got written down in field books, or from memory, in the field and then reported at the eveninglecture and written into MS Excel.
Unknown
see authors
907 474 7882
La Suerte field school, Costa Rica, Central America
Point
0.001
0.001
Decimal degrees
World Geodetic System of 1984
World Geodetic System of 1984
6378137
298.25722210088
North American Vertical Datum of 1988
meters
Attribute values
ShowTell_June20072011_CoRicFH3
MS Excel template of Compiled Naturalist Species Lists by session
Falk Huettmann
Species Lists and Date
Columns needed to describe species lists (1 for presence, and 0 for not reported at that day) by Naturalists and with date.
Some summary calculation fields are added
for a better interpretation of the data.
Falk Huettmann
1
Details need to describe species lists by Naturalists
Unknown
Falk Huettmann
EWHALE lab
mailing and physical
419 Irving I
Institute of Arctic Biology, Biology & Wildlife Department
University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF)
Fairbanks
Alaska
99775
USA
907 474 7882
907 474 7640
fhuettmann@alaska.edu
By email, phone and regular mail
This data set consists of an IBM PC MS Excel sheet with data for 40 plots for La Suerte Costa Rica
None
None
Contact by email, phone or regular mail.
CComputer IBM PC compatible MS Excel
20110613
Falk Huettmann
University of Alaska-Fairbanks
-EWHALE lab-
mailing and physical
419 Irving I
EWHALE lab
Institute of Arctic Biology, Biology & Wildlife Department
University of Alaska-Fairbanks (UAF)
Fairbanks
Alaska
99775
USA
907 474 7882
fhuettmann@alaska.edu
By email. phone or regular mail.
FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001.1-1999
None
None
None
Unclassified
None