Il nuovo progetto atlante della Societas Herpetologica Italica

%e New Atlas Project of Amphibians and Reptiles of Italy. Several herpetological atlases were published since the ‘80s, they were based on 10×10 km squares, but detailed and reliable distribution maps were obtained only in 2006 after the publication of the Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Italy. In 2014, the Societas Herpetologica Italica has adopted the platform Ornitho.it to revive the atlas project. the new platform allows to collect data with accurate localization and meets the demands of validation of reports while ensuring adequate protection of “sensitive” data. Particular attention was paid to the conditions of use of the data collected through a code of ethics that reconciles the need to protect the property of the data and the safety of the site and the opportunity to use the data for purposes of general interest of the SHI. the objectives forthe future consist in the publication of a new herpetological atlas that fills current gaps, providing an updated framework of distribution with special regard to non-native species and taxa identified only recently. Ornitho.it will also facilitate the national monitoring project with special modules dedicated to the amphibian breeding sites and collection of semi-quantitative data (based on transects)