Australian Faunal Directory
TheAustralian Faunal Directory(AFD) is an online catalogue oftaxonomicand biological information on all animalspeciesknown to occur withinAustralia.[1][2]It is a program of theDepartment of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Waterof the Government of Australia. By May 12, 2021, the Australian Faunal Directory has collected information about 126,442 species andsubspecies.[2]It includes the data from the discontinuedZoological Catalogue of Australia[3]and is regularly updated.[4]Started in the 1980s, it set a goal to compile a "list of all Australian fauna including terrestrial vertebrates, ants and marine fauna" and create an "Australian biotaxonomic information system".[5]This important electronic key and educative package enables faster and orderly identification of Australian centipede species.
References[edit]
- ^"Australian Faunal Directory".BugGuide.Retrieved6 January2012.
- ^ab"Australian Faunal Directory".13 May 2021.Retrieved13 May2021.
- ^Davie, P. J. F., A. Wells, and W. W. K. Houston.Zoological Catalogue of Australia.19.3B, 19.3B. Collingwood, Vic: CSIRO, 2002, p. XIII.
- ^Australian Biological Resources Study, and Australia.Australian Faunal Directory.Canberra, ACT: Dept. of the Environment and Heritage, 2000.
- ^Commonwealth Record,Volume 5, Issues 26–34, p. 1282. Australian Government Publishing Service, 1980.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- http:// environment.gov.au/science/abrs/publications/fauna
- http:// environment.gov.au/science/abrs/publications/zoological-catalogue-of-australia
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