Species Lists

Species Lists

COL aims to improve all aspects of the management of taxonomic checklist data. COL’s primary deliverable is the COL Checklist (with all its versions). The primary inputs to the COL Checklist are the sector checklists provided by contributing taxonomic communities. However, there are many other sources and uses for taxonomic checklists. These may summarise taxonomic publications, or they may have a geographic focus (national or regional species lists), summarise local biodiversity (park checklists, etc.), or list species that share a common attribute or importance (Red Lists, invasive species lists, etc.). The authors and maintainers of these lists have the same requirements as those communities that contribute sectors to the COL Checklist. In many cases, the expertise encapsulated within these checklists may contribute additional names, synonyms or novel species concepts that should be captured within the COL Checklist.