NZCS Sipaliwini Savanna Expeditions 1997/2014

The Sipaliwini Savanna expedition in 1997 was carried out from 10-16 April and then a second expedition took place from 15-28 April 2014. The first team consisted of Paul Ouboter, Helen Hiwat-van Laar, Anielkoemar Gangadien and Shamita Sahdew. The amphibian and reptile team of 2014 consisted of Antoine Fouquet, Jean-Piere Vacher, Paul Ouboter and Vanessa Kadosoe. Jerome Murienne investigated harvestmen and Piero Delprete and Gunovaino Marjanom worked on plants. From the Sipaliwini Airstrip the team split up in three groups, one group (AP and J-PV) went to Apalagadi Mt., the other (PO, VK and JM) to the Sipaliwini Savanna, while the plant group (PD and GM) stayed at the airstrip. The amphibians and reptiles included in the dataset are from the savanna area and forest bordering the savanna in the North.