Biomaps - Mapping Australia's Biodiversity

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Welcome to BioMaps

BioMaps is a gateway to Australian biodiversity data held by Natural History Institutions. Through this site you can search biodiversity databases and compile maps showing the locations of collected and observed biodiversity specimens.

Steps to Search and Map

Step 1 - Choose taxa names - creates a list of names to use as criteria for searching collections

Step 2 - Search collection databases - creates a list of records matching the search criteria

Step 3 - Choose species to map - creates a map of collection records

Step 1 - Choose taxon name/s from the Names database

Enter part or all of a taxon name. (eg. Mac or Macropus or parma, not Macropus parma)

(Additional names can be added in Step 1a)

Location

Choose the location or area of interest Default: Australia

Date

Choose the dates you would like to query by Default: All records

Year:		to:
Month:		to:
Julian Day:		to:

Institution

Select the institution databases you would like to query Default: All institutions

All Amphibians Arachnids Birds Crustaceas Fish Insects Mammals Marine Invertebrates Molluscs Reptiles
Australian Museum Amphibians Collection	Australian Museum Arachnids Collection
Australian Museum Birds Collection	Australian Museum Crustacea Collection
Australian Museum Fish Collection	Australian Museum Insects Collection
Australian Museum Mammals Collection	Australian Museum Marine Invertebrates Collection
Australian Museum Molluscs Collection	Australian National Wildlife Collection Amphibian Collection
Australian National Wildlife Collection Mammals Collection	Australian National Wildlife Collection Reptiles Collection
Museum Victoria Birds Collection	Museum Victoria Fish Collection
Museum Victoria Insects Collection	Museum Victoria Invertebrates Collection
Museum Victoria Mammals Collection	Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Amphibians Collection
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Birds Collection	Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Fish Collection
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Mammals Collection	Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Molluscs Collection
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Reptiles Collection	Queensland Museum Crustacea Collection
South Australian Museum Amphibian Collection	South Australian Museum Fish Collection
South Australian Museum Mammals Collection	South Australian Museum Marine Invertebrates Collection
South Australian Museum Reptiles Collection

Extra Options

You can change these to create a more specific search Default: All

Uncertainty in Metres:	All > 10 > 100 > 1000 > 10000 > 100000 > 1000000
Depth:         From:	to:
Elevation:     From:	to:
Sex:	All Male Female Hermaphrodite Indeterminate Transitional