Freshwater Snail Species Identified in 42 School Regions of Kakamega and Bungoma, Kenya

Maurice R. Odiere's dataset lists different freshwater snail species identified across sampled sites within 42 primary school regions in Kakamega and Bungoma counties in western Kenya. The data is stored in a 5.5 KB XLS file and was last updated on 2026-05-04. It is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license on figshare.

Use Cases

• Mapping freshwater snail species distribution based on the described sampling across school regions.
• Analyzing biodiversity patterns in western Kenyan freshwater habitats based on the species inventory.
• Supporting ecological or public health research on snail-borne diseases based on the identified species list.

Strengths

• Dataset is focused on a specific geographic area (42 primary school regions in two Kenyan counties).
• Data is openly shared under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
• File size of 5.5 KB suggests a concise, focused inventory.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Maurice R. Odiere

Collection Method

Field sampling and species identification at freshwater sites, as described.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 17:50:30; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kakamega and Bungoma counties in western Kenya.