Australian Biological Resources Study

ABRS Fauna Online

The Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) provides online delivery of taxonomic and biological information on species known to occur in Australia. It provides an array of data including checklists, descriptive information and censuses of various groups of organisms, searchable electronically.

ABRS Fauna Online is a web based source of taxonomic and biological information being compiled for all animal species known to occur in Australia. It comprises:

• Australian Faunal Directory  (AFD)
  ... taxonomic, bibliographic, geographic and biological information to species level
  
  • AFD home
  • Groups
  • Checklist
  • Search
  AFD compiled on Platypus...a relational database package for taxonomists

• Census of Australian Vertebrate Species & other Biocodes  (CAVS)
  ... sources of biocodes and associated names
  • CAVS home
  • Search

• Fauna of Australia
  ... a synthesis at family level for selected groups
  • Publications