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| Chilean Amphibian Atlas | |
|---|---|
| Name | Chilean Amphibian Atlas |
| Country | Chile |
| Discipline | Herpetology |
Chilean Amphibian Atlas The Chilean Amphibian Atlas is a comprehensive compendium documenting amphibian species across Chile, integrating field inventories, museum collections, and geospatial databases to support conservation planning in Valparaíso Region, Biobío Region, and Magallanes Region. The Atlas synthesizes taxonomic revisions from institutions such as the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (Chile), the Universidad de Chile, and the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile with distributional data used by agencies like the Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero and international partners including the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
The Atlas compiles species accounts, occurrence records, and range maps produced through collaborations among the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (Chile), the Universidad de Concepción, the Estación Biológica Senda Darwin, the Fundación San Ignacio del Huinay, the Corporación Nacional Forestal, and the Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente. It interfaces with global initiatives such as the IUCN Red List, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services while supporting regional programs in Araucanía Region, Los Lagos Region, and Coquimbo Region.
Species accounts follow taxonomic frameworks informed by revisions from researchers at the Smithsonian Institution, the Natural History Museum, London, and the American Museum of Natural History, listing genera and species such as members of the families Telmatobiidae, Calyptocephalellidae, Leptodactylidae, and Alsodidae. Accounts cite type localities preserved in the Museo de Historia Natural de Concepción, taxonomic authorities like Darwin, Charles-era collectors, and modern descriptions published in journals such as Zootaxa, Herpetologica, and Journal of Biogeography. The Atlas cross-references nomenclatural changes reported by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature and molecular phylogenies from laboratories at the University of California, Berkeley, the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, and the University of Buenos Aires.
Distributional treatments map occurrences from coastal zones in Valparaíso Region and Coquimbo Region to Andean environments in Antofagasta Region and the alpine and subantarctic habitats of Magallanes Region. Habitat descriptions reference ecosystems recognized by the United Nations Environment Programme, including Mediterranean matorral near Santiago, temperate rainforest in Los Ríos Region, and puna grasslands adjacent to Atacama Desert. The Atlas integrates locality data from expeditions led by personnel affiliated with the Royal Society, the National Geographic Society, and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
Conservation assessments align with criteria used by the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group and national listings administered through the Ministerio del Medio Ambiente (Chile) and the Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura. Threat analyses detail impacts from invasive species documented by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, habitat loss linked to projects by ENEL (company), water extraction for agriculture in Valle del Elqui, and pathogen risks such as Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis reported by research teams at the University of Oxford and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Atlas informs protected area planning involving the Corporación Nacional Forestal and management frameworks in sites like Parque Nacional Torres del Paine and Parque Nacional Lauca.
Methodological sections describe field protocols adapted from standardized surveys used by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, bioacoustic recording approaches developed at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and genetic sampling workflows employed at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. Data sources include specimen records from the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (Chile), citizen science submissions to platforms partnered with the Atlas of Living Australia and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, and environmental layers from the European Space Agency and National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Quality control references repositories such as the Integrated Digitized Biocollections and metadata standards promoted by the Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG).
Mapping products utilize geographic information system software from vendors and projects associated with the Esri, the QGIS Project, and the OpenStreetMap community, producing range maps compatible with planning tools used by the World Wildlife Fund and the United Nations Development Programme. Remote sensing inputs derive from satellite missions including Landsat Program, Sentinel-2, and the MODIS instrument, enabling analyses of land cover change near sites like Reserva Nacional Ñuble and Isla Chiloé.
Historical surveys trace back to expeditions by figures linked to the Chilean Navy hydrographic missions and collectors associated with the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (France) and 19th-century naturalists who exchanged specimens with institutions such as the British Museum (Natural History). Modern citizen science initiatives engage volunteers coordinated through organizations like the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (Chile), the Fundación Reforestemos Chile, and platforms supported by the X Prize-linked networks, contributing observational records alongside academic studies from the Universidad Austral de Chile and the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
Category:Fauna of Chile