| 4.24 REPTILE ENDEMISM |
| Data ID |
| Description: | Endemism of reptiles in Namibia |
| Chapter: | 4 Living Resources |
| File name: | reptile endemism |
| File type: | ArcView shapefile |
| Geographical area: | Namibia |
| Keywords: | reptile |
| | endemism |
| Notes on data, analysis and | Mike Griffin provided sketch maps showing the distribution of each species, based on all records available to him and his |
| compilation: | knowledge of habitat preferences. These were synthesised to generate estimated numbers of species per quarter degree |
| | (approx 27 x 27 km). A grid file (at 5km cell size) was created from point data (i.e.centroids of QDS) using a kriging |
| | interpolator. The shapefile was created from the grid file once suitable class intervals were identified. 66 species of |
| | reptiles are considered to be endemic to Namibia (with 75% or more of their range in Namibia). |
| Data quality and organisation |
| Positional Accuracy: | Original data collected at quarter degree square (approx 27 x 27 km) resolution |
| Vector/Raster: | Vector |
| Spatial reference |
| Projection: | Geographic |
| Fields |
| Field name | Field description |
| RANK | Rank of 1 to 7 representing low to high endemism |
| NO_SPECIES | Number of endemic species |
| Source/Distribution |
| Data Source: | Mike Griffin |
| Contact: | Mike Griffin |
| Online/Offline Address: | Ministry of Environment & Tourism |
| | Schubert Haus |
| | ssaurus@iafrica.com.na |
| Distribution notes: | Unrestricted |