The Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) is an online catalogue of taxonomic and biological information on all animal

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

known to occur within Australia. It is a program of the

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is a department of the Australian Government. The department was established on 1 July 2022, superseding the water and environment functions from the Department of Agri ...

of the Government of Australia. By May 12, 2021, the Australian Faunal Directory has collected information about 126,442 species and subspecies. It includes the data from the discontinued ''Zoological Catalogue of Australia'' and is regularly updated. Started in the 1980s, it set a goal to compile a "list of all Australian fauna including terrestrial vertebrates, ants and marine fauna" and create an "Australian biotaxonomic information system".''Commonwealth Record'', Volume 5, Issues 26-34, p. 1282. Australian Government Publishing Service, 1980. This important electronic key and educative package enables faster and orderly identification of Australian centipede species .

References

* http://www.environment.gov.au/science/abrs/publications/fauna * http://www.environment.gov.au/science/abrs/publications/zoological-catalogue-of-australia

External links

* Fauna of Australia Australian science websites {{zoo-journal-stub