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A Dataset of Amphibian Species in U.S. National Parks, Version 1.4

Metadata Updated: December 18, 2024

National parks and other protected areas are important for preserving landscapes and biodiversity worldwide. An essential component of the mission of the United States (U.S.) National Park Service (NPS) requires understanding and maintaining accurate inventories of species on protected lands. We describe a new, national-scale synthesis of amphibian species occurrence in the NPS system. Many park units have a list of amphibian species observed within their borders compiled from various sources and available publicly through the NPSpecies platform. However, many of the observations in NPSpecies remain unverified and the lists are often outdated. We updated the amphibian dataset for each park unit by collating old and new park-level records and had them verified by regional experts. The original version of this dataset contained occurrence records for 292 of the 424 NPS units and includes updated taxonomy, international and state conservation rankings, hyperlinks to a supporting reference for each record, specific notes, and related fields which can be used to better understand and manage amphibian biodiversity within a single park or group of parks. This version of the dataset (Version 1.4) now contains amphibian occurrence records for 336 of the 431 NPS units as of publication in 2024.

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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References

https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2306757

Dates

Metadata Created Date December 18, 2024
Metadata Updated Date December 18, 2024

Metadata Source

Harvested from DOI EDI

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date December 18, 2024
Metadata Updated Date December 18, 2024
Publisher National Park Service
Maintainer
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Identifier NPS_DataStore_2306757
Data First Published 2024-11-15T12:00:00Z
Data Last Modified 2024-11-15
Category Data Package
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 010:24
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Data Quality True
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Homepage URL https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2306757
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Program Code 010:118, 010:119
Publisher Hierarchy White House > U.S. Department of the Interior > National Park Service
Related Documents https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2306757
Source Datajson Identifier True
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Temporal 1900-01-01T12:00:00Z/2024-11-08T12:00:00Z

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