Top users by social points (6 November):

Over 5000

tony rebelo ****
Nicky 5538
outramps 5441

Over 2000

marlandza 3899
Marion Maclean 2650
Judd Kirkel 2189

Over 1000

Gigi 1887
Gerhard Diedericks 1864
Janeen Nichols 1645
Prix Burgoyne 1538
Andrew Hankey 1344
Charles Stirton 1328

magrietb 1270
rudi von staden 1255
Riaan Stals 1240

jacquesvdmerwe 1123
johanbaard 1018
Brian KD2 1013

Over 500

Andrewm 995
Jeff 979
Mo 847
miked 835
Alex Dreyer 823

Gawie 785
Caroline Voget 756
Andrew Deacon 695
sarah-leigh 688
vynbos 651
Jannie Groenewald 640

Lizzie 570
Alexander 554
c.summersgill 537
forshawn 509
Ruedi Siegenthaler 507
John Wilson 506

Over 200

lynmac 481
Jane 477
terry1947 447
Outrampsjenny 437
Kobie 432
saxicola 432
Wendy 404

Grant Smith 399
Gerrie Horn 397
synangium 391
Chris Walker 376
Patrick Lane 376
Carla 371
outrampsann 364
Johan Potgieter 364
Peter Webb 342
Alan Horstmann 341
Armata 326
Leigh-Ann 323
riaan van der walt 302

adriaan_grobler 295
Lou 287
Justin du Toit 284
Graham G 279
lize von staden 277
Sediqa Khatieb 272
Joan Young 264
cmerry 263
Boontjiepit 262

Alice Aubrey 244
kenm 237
Rory 224
Bhekisisa 221
Loraine van den Berg 220
Luke Bax 219
Charles Hopkins 215
Douglas Euston-Brown 214
MargieR 210
Richard Adcock ... 201

Previous top users: http://ispot.org.za/node/155146

Summary Statistics - data dump 06 November 2012

GENERAL STATISTICS

32 014 Observations
39 346 Determinations
52 414 Agreements
66 320 Images
26 403 Comments
1 708 Users

179 466 names in Dictionary
(155 Classes, 583 Orders, 3372 Families, 12000 Genera and 162501 species)
(148507 Scientific, 30959 Vernacular)
(97139 Recommended, 82327 Synonyms)

6 215 identified taxa linked to Dictionary with 9706 total taxa identified **

Current Rate of Data submitted:
99 Observations per day
277 Agreements per day
121 Comments per day
7 new Users per day

TIME TO “Likely ID”
(A Likely ID is an ID by user(s) with at least 10 reputation points, and a higher score by summed reputation points than other identifications for the observation).
Average 199 hours (8 days); median 0 seconds.
Of records not “pre-identified”, Likely IDs are obtained:
17% within 30 minutes,
quarter (25%) within 1 hour,
half (56%) within 10 hours,
three-quarters (75%) within 4 days, and
86% within 21 days.

USER STATISTICS

Observations (>200) per User:

6 423: tony rebelo
2 210: Nicky
1 808: outramps

947: marlandza
925: Marion Maclean
862: Judd Kirkel
779: Gerhard Diedericks
612: Andrew Hankey
610: Janeen Nichols
572: Charles Stirton
501: Gigi

418: Brian KD2
401: magrietb
392: Gawie
386: Prix Burgoyne
317: Alex Dreyer
310: johanbaard

288: Jeff
286: jacquesvdmerwe
283: Caroline Voget
283: Andrew Deacon
269: Jannie Groenewald
260: Mo
251: Andrewm
243: John Wilson
241: miked
214: terry1947
212: Lizzie

Determinations (>200) per User

6636: tony rebelo
2391: Nicky
2060: outramps

1642: Judd Kirkel
1380: Marion Maclean
1283: marlandza
1152: Riaan Stals

907: Gerhard Diedericks
789: Andrew Hankey
770: Alex Dreyer
727: rudi von staden
714: Prix Burgoyne
708: Charles Stirton
598: johanbaard
555: Janeen Nichols
545: Brian KD2
544: Gigi

491: jacquesvdmerwe
438: Jeff
415: Jannie Groenewald
400: Gawie
315: magrietb
315: Andrew Deacon
308: Alexander

296: Mo
267: Andrewm
267: Alan Horstmann
243: Caroline Voget
232: John Wilson
229: c.summersgill
220: Lizzie

Agreements (>200) per User

11 719: tony rebelo
4 008: Nicky
3 051: Marion Maclean

2 248: outramps
2 104: Riaan Stals
2 000: Gigi

1 933: Jeff
1 879: rudi von staden
1 279: Charles Stirton
1 214: jacquesvdmerwe
1 080: Alan Horstmann
1 033: Gerhard Diedericks
1 007: Brian KD2

989: Alex Dreyer
941: marlandza
872: Kenneth Oberlander
700: Alexander
685: saxicola
548: Prix Burgoyne
545: Gerrie Horn
525: adriaan_grobler

469: Jannie Groenewald
412: Andrew Hankey
409: Mo
377: Derek Tribble
364: Judd Kirkel
351: lynmac
349: kenm
348: johanbaard

266: Stuart Shearer
243: Luke Bax
242: Grant Smith
235: caspervanzyl
224: Janeen Nichols
215: Peter Webb
209: Gaby
209: Carla
207: Andrewm
202: Andrew Deacon

Comments (>100) per User

11 621: tony rebelo
1 487: marlandza
1 177: Riaan Stals

889: rudi von staden
719: Prix Burgoyne
713: Marion Maclean
691: outramps

449: magrietb
428: Judd Kirkel
386: synangium
377: johanbaard
358: jacquesvdmerwe
320: Mo

298: Gigi
252: Andrewm
252: Nicky
204: Jeff
202: Gerhard Diedericks

185: vynbos
174: Charles Stirton
169: Kenneth Oberlander
159: Grant Smith
153: Alex Dreyer
141: flaxton
139: Caroline Voget
130: Derek Tribble
117: saxicola
117: Lizzie
116: Kobie
110: Brian KD2
110: Andrew Hankey
107: Janeen Nichols
107: Alan Horstmann
105: Joan Young

Reputations (top 10 only, except where ties) by Group ***

Plants

1793: outramps
1446: tony rebelo
1411: Nicky
717: Judd Kirkel
635: marlandza
419: Marion Maclean
415: Jeff
413: Janeen Nichols
379: Mo
334: johanbaard
302: Prix Burgoyne

Invertebrates

392: tony rebelo
242: Riaan Stals
222: Gerhard Diedericks
114: Nicky
92: Alex Dreyer
84: Marion Maclean
79: rudi von staden
71: magrietb
67: David Notton
53: Andrew Deacon

Birds

341: rudi von staden
340: Brian KD2
309: Marion Maclean
220: Gerhard Diedericks
179: tony rebelo
146: Gerrie Horn
111: Gigi
109: Nicky
98: Alex Dreyer
89: Riaan Stals

Mammals

120: tony rebelo
67: Marion Maclean
56: Alex Dreyer
41: Brian KD2
36: Gerhard Diedericks
25: Ruedi Siegenthaler
16: Andrew Deacon
15: kenm
14: Gigi
13: Nicky

Amphibians and Reptiles

96: tony rebelo
33: Luke Bax
27: Alexander
27: Grant Smith
26: Andreas Meyer
22: Alex Dreyer
17: Armata
16: Gerhard Diedericks
13: Marion Maclean
12: mark1985

Fungi and Lichens

44: marlandza
41: Nicky
26: Lizzie
23: Gaby
19: tony rebelo
14: mark1985
8: Jannie Groenewald
6: Gerhard Diedericks
6: synangium
5: Gigi
5: flaxton

Fish

4: Gerhard Diedericks
3: tony rebelo
2: riaan van der walt
2: Grant Smith
2: kenm
1: collmacdonald
1: Ruedi Siegenthaler
0: Andrew Deacon
0: Luke Bax
0: Caroline Voget

SOCIETY/SURVEY BADGES

Users (>=5) per Society/Institution/Survey

68: South African National Biodiversity Institute
52: Botanical Society of South Africa
44: Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers
34: Cape Nature
29: City of Cape Town Biodiversity Management Branch
18: Protea Atlas Project
12: Botanical Society of South Africa A-team
10: South African National Parks Honorary Rangers
10: Spider Club of South Africa
9: Friends of Tokai Park
9: South African National Parks
8: Cape Bird Club
6: BirdLife South Africa
6: Kloof Conservancy
6: Mountain Club of SA (Cape Town)
6: Succulent Society of South Africa

Activities (> 500) per Society/Institution/Survey

Observations Agreements Identifications Comments Society
8745 15414 9678 13069 : South African National Biodiversity Institute
9044 14928 10367 4823 : Botanical Society of South Africa
9107 14650 9591 12485 : Protea Atlas Project
6439 13825 7791 12800 : Entomological Society of Southern Africa
6914 12254 7082 11731 Friends of Tokai Park
6704 11950 8174 2906 : Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers
6726 11922 6973 11662 : Toyota Enviro Outreach
6588 11774 6801 11638 : Cedarberg Adventure
6619 11755 6836 11655 : South African National Parks Honorary Rangers
6549 11743 6765 11638 : Botanical Society of South Africa A-team
6487 11733 6700 11634 : Cape Bird Club
4022 6257 4455 944 : Mountain Club of SA (South Cape)
2570 5323 2936 461 : Succulent Society of South Africa
1014 2429 1133 668 : Mountain Club of SA (Cape Town)
286 1214 491 358 : Darling Wildflower Society
194 584 233 127 : BirdLife South Africa
599 550 918 417 : South African National Parks
424 400 464 225 : City of Cape Town Environmental Resource Management
539 261 525 530 : Spider Club of South Africa

Also (in decending order): Cape Nature, Cape Peninsula Spelaeological Society, Iziko South African Museum, Friends of Meadowridge Common, Kloof Conservancy, South African National Survey of Arachnida, Friends of the Liesbeek, Fourcade Botanical Group, Wildlife and Environmental Society of South Africa, Paardeberg Sustainability Initiative, Sanbona Wildlife Reserve, Midlands Conservancies Forum, Early Detection Rapid Response Unit SANBI, Nature Conservation Corporation.

SPECIES SUMMARIES

Top recorded Taxa by Scientific & Common Name

Observations per Taxon

126: Amietophrynus pantherinus (Western Leopard Toad)
65: < none > (Lichen)
51: Psoralea (-)
46: Chersina angulata (Angulate Tortoise)
43: Agama atra subsp. atra (Southern Rock Agama)
40: Leucadendron salignum (Common Sunshine Conebush)
38: Amietia fuscigula (Cape River Frog)
37: Lepidoptera (Moth)
37: Protea repens (Common Sugarbush)
36: Protea cynaroides (King Protea)
35: Erica cerinthoides var. cerinthoides (Fire Heath)
32: Connochaetes taurinus subsp. taurinus (Blue Wildebeest)
29: Caloplaca (Lichen)
29: Muraltia (-)
27: Lepidoptera (-)
27: Promerops cafer (Cape Sugarbird)
26: Oryx gazella subsp. gazella (Gemsbok)
25: Araneae (spider)
25: Loxodonta africana (African Elephant)
25: Protea laurifolia (Greyleaf Sugarbush)

Top recorded Taxa by Scientific Name (Common Name Ignored: most used given) * **

Observations per Taxon

131: Amietophrynus pantherinus (Western Leopard Toad)
65: Leucadendron salignum (Common Sunshine Conebush)
58: Agama atra subsp. atra (Southern Rock Agama)
57: Protea repens (Common Sugarbush)
53: Chersina angulata (Angulate Tortoise)
47: Hyobanche sanguinea (Scarlet Broomrape)
47: Protea nitida (Waboom)
44: Protea laurifolia (Greyleaf Sugarbush)
43: Erica cerinthoides var. cerinthoides (Fire Heath)
41: Protea cynaroides (King protea)
41: Oxalis obtusa (Wedgeleaf Sorrel)
41: Amietia fuscigula (Cape River Frog)
37: Protea neriifolia (Narrowleaf Sugarbush)
36: Connochaetes taurinus subsp. taurinus (Blue Wildebeest)
36: Bubo africanus (Spotted Eagle-owl)
33: Mimetes cucullatus (Common Pagoda)
33: Equus quagga subsp. antiquorum (Plains Zebra)
33: Bitis arietans subsp. arietans (Puffadder)
33: Tragelaphus strepsiceros subsp. strepsiceros (Southern Kudu)
33: Drosera cistiflora (Leafy Sundew)

Observations (>100) for the top recorded families **

Observations per Family

1709: Iridaceae Iris Family
1630: Proteaceae Sugarbush Family
1462: Asteraceae Daisy Family
1036: Fabaceae Pea Family
805: Ericaceae Heath Family
653: Orchidaceae Orchid Family
529: Scrophulariaceae Snapdragon Family
431: Crassulaceae Stonecrop Family
422: Asphodelaceae Aloe Family
406: Hyacinthaceae Viooltjie Family
316: Apocynaceae Milkweed Family
296: Amaryllidaceae Marchlily Family
295: Geraniaceae Storksbill Family
269: Oxalidaceae Sorrel Family
255: Euphorbiaceae Spurge Family
228: Rutaceae Citrus Family
203: Thymelaeaceae Stringbark Family
195: Malvaceae Mallow Family
187: * Bufonidae Toad Family
178: * Accipitridae Hawk Family
175: Polygalaceae Butterflybush Family
161: * Muscicapidae Flycatchers
153: Poaceae Grass Family
151: Lamiaceae Mint Family
150: Orobanchaceae Broomrape Family
143: Lobeliaceae Lobelia Family
139: Aizoaceae Vygie Family
136: * Colubridae Common Snakes
130: Anacardiaceae Mango Family
130: * Libellulidae Skimmer Dragonflies
128: Restionaceae
124: Colchicaceae
121: Apiaceae
120: Rosaceae
117: Solanaceae
115: Bruniaceae
113: * Testudinidae
111: Droseraceae
107: Acanthaceae
105: * Nymphalidae
101: Cyperaceae
100: Rhamnaceae
100: * Pyxicephalidae

No of Taxa (>20) recorded per top families * **

Family: number of Taxa

Asteraceae: 517
Iridaceae: 438
Fabaceae: 433
Proteaceae: 258
Ericaceae: 237
Orchidaceae: 207

Scrophulariaceae: 190
Asphodelaceae: 152
Crassulaceae: 136
Apocynaceae: 128
Hyacinthaceae: 125
Euphorbiaceae: 104

Geraniaceae: 98
Poaceae: 92
Malvaceae: 88
Amaryllidaceae: 78
Rutaceae: 73
Oxalidaceae: 68
Acanthaceae: 56
Restionaceae: 53
Aizoaceae: 51

Cyperaceae: 49
Thymelaeaceae: 49
Lamiaceae: 49
Rosaceae: 46
Apiaceae: 41
* Muscicapidae: 41

Polygalaceae: 39
Anacardiaceae: 37
Solanaceae: 37
Rubiaceae: 36
Campanulaceae: 35
* Nymphalidae: 35
Lobeliaceae: 34
Hypoxidaceae: 33
* Libellulidae: 33
* Accipitridae: 32
Boraginaceae: 32
Orobanchaceae: 31

* Colubridae: 28
Rhamnaceae: 28
Colchicaceae: 27
* Gekkonidae: 26
Asparagaceae: 26
Amaranthaceae: 25
Brassicaceae: 25
* Lycaenidae: 25
Convolvulaceae: 24
Celastraceae: 23
Santalaceae: 22
Zygophyllaceae: 21
* Pyxicephalidae: 20
Cisticolidae: 20
Caryophyllaceae: 20
Capparaceae: 20
* Scincidae: 20
Portulacaceae: 20

No of Taxa recorded per iSpot ZA group * ** ****

Group: Number of species and subspecies (in parenthesis, incl. higher taxa and synonyms)

Plants: 4 671 (5 718)
Birds: 404 (544)
Insects: 391 (462)
Amphibians and Reptiles: 180 (225)
Fungi and Lichens: 156 (204)
Scorpions and Spiders: 138 (156)
Mammals: 111 (152)
Fish: 48 (55)
Molluscs (Snails and Shellfish): 19 (23)
Other Invertebrates: 4 (9)
Crustacea (Crabs and Kin): 2 (2)
Unassigned to group (2156)

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Notes:

* taxon (pl taxa): a species or subspecies, or family or subfamily. The name given to an observation at some taxonomical level.

** Number of species is only of those species linked to the dictionary. For instance most users identify the Outeniqua Yellowwood as Afrocarpus falcatus, which is in the dictionary as Podocarpus falcatus, or the Red Haartebeest as Alcelaphus caama which is in the dictionary as Alcelaphus buselaphus subsp. caama, so these are not included in the tally.

***(Note reputations are based on agreements by expert/ knowledgeable/ regular users – experts who contribute to novices scores will have low scores unless other experts agree with them. Thus experts contributing significantly to Identification rather than Observations, may have lower scores than regular iSpotters to whom they have ‘granted’ reputation. The total Reputation points within a group is a function of number of Observations submitted and the number of active experts. The quickest way to earn a Reputation is to submit lots of Observations of rare and interesting things and do your own accurate identifications using Scientific Names, that others will agree to).

**** iSpot ZA is geared to more groups than currently displayed. Our dictionary allows us to determine additional invertebrate groups, some of which are not yet included in the dictionary, so don’t feature here (e.g. Jellyfish, Sponges, Starfish, Worms)

Previous listing of data:
http://ispot.org.za/node/156602

Q? What is so special about Hyobanche sanguinea (Scarlet Broomrape) - why on earth does it have 47 observations?

Answer: Professor Andi Wolfe of The Ohio State University posted a request for data on Hyobanche sanguinea (http://ispot.org.za/node/130912), and users responded: many thanks! Dont forget to keep a lookout still - she is not finished.

If you would like to participate in scientific projects or help experts to obtain useful data, please visit: http://ispot.org.za/forum/6621
or
Forums > Site Feedback Forum > Wanted

The most recent requests are:
European Wasps: http://ispot.org.za/node/168146
Parasitic Plants: http://ispot.org.za/node/160743

Q? You have not posted observations per group! What are they?

Answer: Sorry. Here they are (as of this moment):

Group: observations

Plants: 21 590
Invertebrates: 4 088
Birds: 2 522
Fungi & Lichens: 1 540
Amphibians & Reptiles: 1 417
Mammals: 1 079
Fish: 131
Others: 35

These stats are updated weekly at http://ispot.org.za/stats%20update

Update on stats 11 November 2012.

Data served to EoL (only via dictionary):

6695 species names made up of:

5338 species of plants
1251 species of animals
105 species of fungi

and 2545 names at higher taxa.