I wonder how checklists are formed for a certain place, especially for a newly created place. This is also pertinent for projects that feature the automatic addition of observations, in particular for projects that allow the addition of only the introduced taxa. One example: https://www.inaturali…

I am not a curator, but I do not think one needs to be a curator to edit the list. On the right side of the page at: https://www.inaturalist.org/check_lists/2016024-Interreg-IT-FR-Marittimo-Check-List is a green “Add to List” button and it appears anyone can add any species. Someone correct me if …

many thanks for the explanation :-)

A couple of things, the link you posted (although it has the same problem), is not actually the checklist, it is the observed species list. The link to the checklist is at the lower left. The checklist is different in that it can have things not observed, so it may not actually be the same code base…

The first problem is that the plant in the referenced observation is not Lantana horrida. It appears to be a yellow and orange cultivar of Common Lantana. I have added the generic ID to the observation. IF I am correct, that may make the question of adding the species to any checklist moot.

On the checklist page for your place: https://www.inaturalist.org/check_lists/2016024-Interreg-IT-FR-Marittimo-Check-List Next to the Add to List link, you will see a smaller link, Add Batch. One option for this is: Upload CSV File should be in the following format: taxon name, description, occ…

Many thanks for the precious clarifications

So, I’ve been using this feature quite a bit recently and can answer a few of the questions. Uploading a CSV or just the line-by-line copy of the text (which is what I generally do) adds to the check-list, it does not replace it. Taxa that are already on the check-list remain untouched. You get a…

There is no limit to the number in a csv load, but if you think fixing the issues described regarding missing or duplicated names is tough on 999 names, imagine with multiple thousands and no way to save it to come back to it.

Oh, I can well imagine. I do mine in batches of 50-100 as the species lists for this region are full of mis-spellings, outdated names, obscure synonyms, and endemic plants that aren’t widely known. I have to manually check at least 30% of every batch, often upwards of half. I’m about 2/3 of the w…

[image] earthknight: Uploading a CSV or just the line-by-line copy of the text (which is what I generally do) adds to the check-list, it does not replace it. Taxa that are already on the check-list remain untouched. You get a warning message saying, “taxa already on check-list”. I finally go…

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