GARD 1.7 - updated global distributions for all terrestrial reptiles
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Apr 27, 2022 version files 858.14 MB
Abstract
This is the updated version of the Global Assessment of Reptile Distributions (GARD; http://www.gardinitiative.org/) global distributions of all (10914 species) of terrestrial reptiles. Ranges are given in a polygonal shapefile format collated from various sources and had expert validation and curation.
Methods
See Roll et al. 2017 Nature Ecology & Evolution 1:1677–1682 supplement for detailed methods.
https://static-content.springer.com/esm/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41559-017-0332-2/MediaObjects/41559_2017_332_MOESM1_ESM.pdf
Usage notes
When using this data set please cite
Roll et al. 2017 Nature Ecology & Evolution 1:1677–1682 & Caetano et al. 2022 PLoS Biology