Somaliland
Project Managers:
Mary E. Barkworth
Somaliland declared its independence from Somalia in 1991. It corresponds to British Somaliland. Some of the resources listed here are for both Somaliland and Somalia either because they were prepared between 1968 and 1991, when Somaliland was part of Somalia, or because they have been developed by agencies that work only in terms of countries recognied by the United Nations.
Research Checklists
The
symbol opens the species list as an interactive key.
Research checklists are pre-compiled by biologists.
This is a very controlled method for building a species list, which allows for
specific specimens to be linked to the species names within the checklist and thus serve as vouchers.
Specimen vouchers are proof that the species actually occurs in the given area. If there is any doubt, one
can inspect these specimens for verification or annotate the identification when necessary. 