Pub Date : 2023-12-26DOI: 10.11609/jott.8698.15.12.24420-24426
Dr. Sanjay Molur, B. ManagingEditorMr., Ravichandran, Dr. Mandar Paingankar, Dr. Ulrike Streicher, Ms. Priyanka Iyer, Dr. B.A. Daniel, Editorial Board Dr. Russel Mittermeier, Prof. Mewa Singh, Stephen D. Nash, Dr. Fred Pluthero, Dr. Priya Davidar, Dr. Martin Fisher, Dr. John Fellowes, Prof. Dr. Mirco Solé, Dr. Rajeev Raghavan, Pune India English Mira Bhojwani, C. Toronto, Ilangovan, Web Development, M. Latha, G. Ravikumar, Z. C. .. Radhika, Mrs, Zoo Coimbatore India Geetha, Dr. B. Shivaraju, D. R. Verma, Dr. Vatsavaya S. Raju, Dr. M. Krishnappa, Jnana Sahyadri, D. K. Sridhar, Dr. Kiran Ramchandra, Annasaheb Magar Ranadive, Mahavidyalaya, India. Maharashtra, Dr. G.P. Sinha, Dr. N.P. Balakrishnan, Prof. D.J. Bhat, Dr. Ferdinando Boero, Dr. Merlin Franco, Dr. B.S. Kholia, D. P. Kumar, D. V. S. Kumar, Dr Arjun Raju, Dr. Vijayasankar Raman, Dr. B. Ravi, P. Rao, Dr. K. Ravikumar, Dr. Noor Azhar, Mohamed Shazili, Dr. M.K. Vasudeva Rao, Prof. A.J. Solomon Raju, Dr. Mandar Datar, Dr. M.K. Janarthanam, Dr. K. Karth
Discospermum sphaerocarpum is a rare species in the tribe Coffeeae of the family Rubiaceae and its occurrence on the Madayippara lateritic plateau of the Kannur district of Kerala, southern India is discussed. This plant is endemic to southern India and Sri Lanka. In Kerala, this species was previously recorded from the low-altitude evergreen forests of Thiruvananthapuram district. The present study gives a detailed description, distribution and figures & images illustrating the diagnostic characters of D. sphaerocarpum for easy identification and conservation.
Discospermum sphaerocarpum 是茜草科咖啡属中的一个稀有物种，本文讨论了它在印度南部喀拉拉邦坎努尔地区马达伊帕拉红土高原上的分布情况。这种植物是印度南部和斯里兰卡的特有种。在喀拉拉邦，该物种以前是在 Thiruvananthapuram 地区的低海拔常绿森林中记录到的。本研究详细描述了 D. sphaerocarpum 的分布情况，并用数字和图像说明了其诊断特征，以便于识别和保护。
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Pub Date : 2023-12-26DOI: 10.11609/jott.8242.15.12.24437-24442
Dr. Sanjay Molur, B. ManagingEditorMr., Ravichandran, Dr. Mandar Paingankar, Dr. Ulrike Streicher, Ms. Priyanka Iyer, Dr. B.A. Daniel, Editorial Board Dr. Russel Mittermeier, Prof. Mewa Singh, Stephen D. Nash, Dr. Fred Pluthero, Dr. Priya Davidar, Dr. Martin Fisher, Dr. John Fellowes, Prof. Dr. Mirco Solé, Dr. Rajeev Raghavan, Pune India English Mira Bhojwani, C. Toronto, Ilangovan, Web Development, M. Latha, G. Ravikumar, Z. C. .. Radhika, Mrs, Zoo Coimbatore India Geetha, Dr. B. Shivaraju, D. R. Verma, Dr. Vatsavaya S. Raju, Dr. M. Krishnappa, Jnana Sahyadri, D. K. Sridhar, Dr. Kiran Ramchandra, Annasaheb Magar Ranadive, Mahavidyalaya, India. Maharashtra, Dr. G.P. Sinha, Dr. N.P. Balakrishnan, Prof. D.J. Bhat, Dr. Ferdinando Boero, Dr. Merlin Franco, Dr. B.S. Kholia, D. P. Kumar, D. V. S. Kumar, Dr Arjun Raju, Dr. Vijayasankar Raman, Dr. B. Ravi, P. Rao, Dr. K. Ravikumar, Dr. Noor Azhar, Mohamed Shazili, Dr. M.K. Vasudeva Rao, Prof. A.J. Solomon Raju, Dr. Mandar Datar, Dr. M.K. Janarthanam, Dr. K. Karth
We present a new distributional report of myristica swamp ecosystems in the Western Ghats at Pathanapuram, Kerala, India based on several distinct field surveys from April 2022 to June 2022. From Kerala, myristica swamp has previously been reported mainly from Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, Kulathupuzha Reserve Forests, and adjoining regions of the Anchal forest ranges in southern Western Ghats. The present study described and illustrated the occurrence of myristica swamp from the Pathanapuram forest range in Kerala for the first time. The observed myristica swamps from the Pathanapuram forest range are seen inside the Ambanar model forest station and Punnala forest station limits. A total of 18 myristica swamp patches from Ambanar and seven myristica swamps from Punnala were reported and captured. A pilot survey from these sites suggests they are abundant with various faunal and floral wealth. Therefore, recognition and conservation of these ecosystems are essential and vital and suggest further surveys and conservation efforts.
{"title":"Report of new myristica swamp ecosystems from the Western Ghats at Pathanapuram, Kerala, India","authors":"Dr. Sanjay Molur, B. ManagingEditorMr., Ravichandran, Dr. Mandar Paingankar, Dr. Ulrike Streicher, Ms. Priyanka Iyer, Dr. B.A. Daniel, Editorial Board Dr. Russel Mittermeier, Prof. Mewa Singh, Stephen D. Nash, Dr. Fred Pluthero, Dr. Priya Davidar, Dr. Martin Fisher, Dr. John Fellowes, Prof. Dr. Mirco Solé, Dr. Rajeev Raghavan, Pune India English Mira Bhojwani, C. Toronto, Ilangovan, Web Development, M. Latha, G. Ravikumar, Z. C. .. Radhika, Mrs, Zoo Coimbatore India Geetha, Dr. B. Shivaraju, D. R. Verma, Dr. Vatsavaya S. Raju, Dr. M. Krishnappa, Jnana Sahyadri, D. K. Sridhar, Dr. Kiran Ramchandra, Annasaheb Magar Ranadive, Mahavidyalaya, India. Maharashtra, Dr. G.P. Sinha, Dr. N.P. Balakrishnan, Prof. D.J. Bhat, Dr. Ferdinando Boero, Dr. Merlin Franco, Dr. B.S. Kholia, D. P. Kumar, D. V. S. Kumar, Dr Arjun Raju, Dr. Vijayasankar Raman, Dr. B. Ravi, P. Rao, Dr. K. Ravikumar, Dr. Noor Azhar, Mohamed Shazili, Dr. M.K. Vasudeva Rao, Prof. A.J. Solomon Raju, Dr. Mandar Datar, Dr. M.K. Janarthanam, Dr. K. Karth","doi":"10.11609/jott.8242.15.12.24437-24442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8242.15.12.24437-24442","url":null,"abstract":"We present a new distributional report of myristica swamp ecosystems in the Western Ghats at Pathanapuram, Kerala, India based on several distinct field surveys from April 2022 to June 2022. From Kerala, myristica swamp has previously been reported mainly from Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, Kulathupuzha Reserve Forests, and adjoining regions of the Anchal forest ranges in southern Western Ghats. The present study described and illustrated the occurrence of myristica swamp from the Pathanapuram forest range in Kerala for the first time. The observed myristica swamps from the Pathanapuram forest range are seen inside the Ambanar model forest station and Punnala forest station limits. A total of 18 myristica swamp patches from Ambanar and seven myristica swamps from Punnala were reported and captured. A pilot survey from these sites suggests they are abundant with various faunal and floral wealth. Therefore, recognition and conservation of these ecosystems are essential and vital and suggest further surveys and conservation efforts.","PeriodicalId":17370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Threatened Taxa","volume":"24 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139155815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Birds play various crucial roles in the ecosystem including pollination, seed dispersal, and pest control. Assemblages of bird species in a particular landscape are useful predictors in various ecosystem services, this is evident from studies of forest bird assemblages, aquatic bodies and agro ecosystems. For developing conservation strategies, information on bird species assemblages in a particular geographical area is important. Diversity in aquatic ecosystem support a diversity of water bird species. In the present study, around 45 bird species were recorded in 21 aquatic bodies in Bankura, West Bengal, India, in which two species, namely, Leptoptilos javanicus and Aythya ferina declared ‘Vulnerable’ and three species such as Mareca falcata, Threskiornis melanocephalus, and Limosa limosa considered as ‘Near Threatened’ according to the IUCN Red list. Dendrocygna javanica and Nettapus coromandelianus were found to be the most abundant. In those 21 study areas, site6 has the highest species richness and site2 has the lowest. The dominance index was highest for site2 and lowest for site6. Pielou’s index of evenness was highest for site20. The rarefaction curve showed species abundance was highest for site1. Classical cluster analysis for species abundance showsthat site20, site21, site3, site8, site4, site19, site5, site14, site12, site15, site7, site 10 site11, and site13 are closely related. This paper is aimed to generate interest among people to conserve aquatic birds and their habitats and to document baseline information for further study.
{"title":"Diversity of wintering avifauna throughout the heterogeneous aquatic habitats of Bankura District, West Bengal, India","authors":"B. Modak, Subha Shankar Mukherjee, Susobhan Mondal, Mainak Sarkar, Asif Hossain","doi":"10.11609/jott.7647.15.12.24321-24330","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.7647.15.12.24321-24330","url":null,"abstract":"Birds play various crucial roles in the ecosystem including pollination, seed dispersal, and pest control. Assemblages of bird species in a particular landscape are useful predictors in various ecosystem services, this is evident from studies of forest bird assemblages, aquatic bodies and agro ecosystems. For developing conservation strategies, information on bird species assemblages in a particular geographical area is important. Diversity in aquatic ecosystem support a diversity of water bird species. In the present study, around 45 bird species were recorded in 21 aquatic bodies in Bankura, West Bengal, India, in which two species, namely, Leptoptilos javanicus and Aythya ferina declared ‘Vulnerable’ and three species such as Mareca falcata, Threskiornis melanocephalus, and Limosa limosa considered as ‘Near Threatened’ according to the IUCN Red list. Dendrocygna javanica and Nettapus coromandelianus were found to be the most abundant. In those 21 study areas, site6 has the highest species richness and site2 has the lowest. The dominance index was highest for site2 and lowest for site6. Pielou’s index of evenness was highest for site20. The rarefaction curve showed species abundance was highest for site1. Classical cluster analysis for species abundance showsthat site20, site21, site3, site8, site4, site19, site5, site14, site12, site15, site7, site 10 site11, and site13 are closely related. This paper is aimed to generate interest among people to conserve aquatic birds and their habitats and to document baseline information for further study.","PeriodicalId":17370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Threatened Taxa","volume":"22 40","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139155981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-26DOI: 10.11609/jott.8516.15.12.24368-24395
Hilal Ahmed, Imtiaz Ahmed, N. A. Aravind
This paper presents the first comprehensive checklist of the non-marine molluscs from the western Himalaya, a region of high biodiversity and endemism. Based on faunistic surveys during 2019-2023 and published records, the paper reports 242 species belonging to 101 genera and 45 families of gastropods and bivalves, of which 168 species are endemic to the region. The paper also provides new distribution records and taxonomic notes for some species. Among the notable findings are the first records of Limax mayae, Oxyloma sp., Odhneripisidium kuiperi, Thiara aspera from India, and Bensonies jamuensis, Euaustenia cassida, Stagnicola sp. from the western Himalaya. The paper presents some species with substitutional illustrations and literature from the region for the past two centuries. Additionally, the paper also discusses the threats that non-marine molluscs face in the western Himalaya and suggests some conservation measures to protect them. The authors hope this paper will serve as a baseline for future studies on the diversity, distribution, ecology, and conservation of non-marine molluscs in the western Himalaya.
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Pub Date : 2023-12-26DOI: 10.11609/jott.8696.15.12.24409-24419
Priyanka Brahma, Sanjib Baruah
The genus Glochidion, a member of the family Phyllanthaceae, primarily comprises shrub or tree species. It stands out from other genera due to distinctive reproductive features, including prolonged styles in flowers and fruits, apiculate anthers, and lobed and unlobed capsules. This study aimed to compare the morphological characteristics of nine taxa in Assam to facilitate identification and assess ethnobotanical knowledge. Ethnobotanical information was gathered by interviewing the local community, and a taxonomic key was provided for accurate identification. Morphological data underwent principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis using PAST for validation. The comparison revealed distinct characteristics in both vegetative and reproductive traits among Glochidion members. Reproductive features, such as inflorescence, style, ovary, and capsules, were key factors for differentiation and identification. PCA and cluster analysis demonstrated correlation and variation among the taxa, contributing significantly to their demarcation. Ethnobotanical studies indicated the genus’s potential medicinal properties, supported by both primary and secondary information.
{"title":"Comparative morphological and ethnobotanical assessment of certain taxa of genus Glochidion (Phyllanthaceae) from Assam, India","authors":"Priyanka Brahma, Sanjib Baruah","doi":"10.11609/jott.8696.15.12.24409-24419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8696.15.12.24409-24419","url":null,"abstract":"The genus Glochidion, a member of the family Phyllanthaceae, primarily comprises shrub or tree species. It stands out from other genera due to distinctive reproductive features, including prolonged styles in flowers and fruits, apiculate anthers, and lobed and unlobed capsules. This study aimed to compare the morphological characteristics of nine taxa in Assam to facilitate identification and assess ethnobotanical knowledge. Ethnobotanical information was gathered by interviewing the local community, and a taxonomic key was provided for accurate identification. Morphological data underwent principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis using PAST for validation. The comparison revealed distinct characteristics in both vegetative and reproductive traits among Glochidion members. Reproductive features, such as inflorescence, style, ovary, and capsules, were key factors for differentiation and identification. PCA and cluster analysis demonstrated correlation and variation among the taxa, contributing significantly to their demarcation. Ethnobotanical studies indicated the genus’s potential medicinal properties, supported by both primary and secondary information.","PeriodicalId":17370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Threatened Taxa","volume":"102 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139157164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-26DOI: 10.11609/jott.8553.15.11.24255-24260
Priyanka Rana, Prakash Nautiyal
The study evaluates seasonal differences in length-weight relationship and relative condition factor (Kn) of Tor putitora in the Nayar, a critical breeding and nursery ground in the mountain zone of the Ganga. The growth coefficient of T. putitora varies seasonally between 2.86 and 2.99 while relative condition factor between 1.00 ± 0.06 to 1.061 ± 0.3. Mahseer shows negative allometric growth (except the monsoon season) with better condition factor throughout the study period. The present Kn factor for different size groups show deviation from past which may be due inadequate of food resources or excessive fishing in the Nayar.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-26DOI: 10.11609/jott.8683.15.11.24284-24287
Yam Bahadur Rawat, Shyam Kumar Shah, Sunjeep Pun, Dristee Chad
South Asia’s forest ecosystem is home to a high diversity and endemism of squirrels. The Hoary-bellied Squirrel Callosciurus pygerythrus dwells in patches of dense to moderately dense evergreen forests in mid-canopy temperate, tropical, and subtropical moist habitats including riverine woodland, mixed broad-leaf forest zone, central and eastern Siwalik foothills, Mahabharat range, and modified and altered habitats, settlements as well as farmlands in Nepal. The species is listed under the Least Concern category in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The existing IUCN distribution map does not provide the baseline records or data on the status and distribution of the species in the western part of Nepal. Opportunistic observation was done during anti-poaching field operations and wildlife monitoring work. The current record is the first photographic evidence of the Hoary-bellied Squirrel from Banke National Park.
{"title":"First photographic record of Hoary-bellied Squirrel Callosciurus pygerythrus (I. Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, 1832) (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae) from Banke National Park, Nepal","authors":"Yam Bahadur Rawat, Shyam Kumar Shah, Sunjeep Pun, Dristee Chad","doi":"10.11609/jott.8683.15.11.24284-24287","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8683.15.11.24284-24287","url":null,"abstract":"South Asia’s forest ecosystem is home to a high diversity and endemism of squirrels. The Hoary-bellied Squirrel Callosciurus pygerythrus dwells in patches of dense to moderately dense evergreen forests in mid-canopy temperate, tropical, and subtropical moist habitats including riverine woodland, mixed broad-leaf forest zone, central and eastern Siwalik foothills, Mahabharat range, and modified and altered habitats, settlements as well as farmlands in Nepal. The species is listed under the Least Concern category in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The existing IUCN distribution map does not provide the baseline records or data on the status and distribution of the species in the western part of Nepal. Opportunistic observation was done during anti-poaching field operations and wildlife monitoring work. The current record is the first photographic evidence of the Hoary-bellied Squirrel from Banke National Park.","PeriodicalId":17370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Threatened Taxa","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139235714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-26DOI: 10.11609/jott.8502.15.11.24277-24279
Animesh Talukdar, Pankaj Raina
The Tibetan Wolf Canis lupus chanco is one of the two Critically Endangered species of Ladakh, India. Six free-ranging Tibetan wolves were immobilized using ketamine and xylazine mixture as part of the rescue operations. Dose rates of 4.92 ± 0.52 mg/kg body weight and 2.08 ± 0.29 mg/kg body weight for ketamine and xylazine respectively provided good level of anesthesia for carrying out effective capture. Drug induction was recorded at 4.4 ± 1.1 minutes with animal coming into sternal recumbency by 5.6 ± 1.5 minutes and animals were approached at 6.2 ± 1.7 minutes. Duration of anesthesia was 35.25 ± 6.07 minutes. Yohimbine administered for reversal at the dosage of 0.125 mg/kg body weight provided reversal effect with animal standing by 15.5 ± 4.2 minutes. The current information suggests that xylazine and ketamine mixture is effective and safe for capturing the free-ranging Tibetan Wolves for wildlife management interventions.
{"title":"Chemical immobilisation of free ranging Tibetan Wolf Canis lupus chanco Gray, 1863 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Canidae) with Ketamine-Xylazine combination in Ladakh, India","authors":"Animesh Talukdar, Pankaj Raina","doi":"10.11609/jott.8502.15.11.24277-24279","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8502.15.11.24277-24279","url":null,"abstract":"The Tibetan Wolf Canis lupus chanco is one of the two Critically Endangered species of Ladakh, India. Six free-ranging Tibetan wolves were immobilized using ketamine and xylazine mixture as part of the rescue operations. Dose rates of 4.92 ± 0.52 mg/kg body weight and 2.08 ± 0.29 mg/kg body weight for ketamine and xylazine respectively provided good level of anesthesia for carrying out effective capture. Drug induction was recorded at 4.4 ± 1.1 minutes with animal coming into sternal recumbency by 5.6 ± 1.5 minutes and animals were approached at 6.2 ± 1.7 minutes. Duration of anesthesia was 35.25 ± 6.07 minutes. Yohimbine administered for reversal at the dosage of 0.125 mg/kg body weight provided reversal effect with animal standing by 15.5 ± 4.2 minutes. The current information suggests that xylazine and ketamine mixture is effective and safe for capturing the free-ranging Tibetan Wolves for wildlife management interventions.","PeriodicalId":17370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Threatened Taxa","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139236133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-26DOI: 10.11609/jott.8572.15.11.24212-24240
Dr. Sanjay Molur, Dr. Neelesh Dahanukar, B. ManagingEditorMr., Ravichandran, Dr. Mandar Paingankar, Dr. Ulrike Streicher, Ms. Priyanka Iyer, Dr. B.A. Daniel, Editorial Board Dr. Russel Mittermeier, Prof. Mewa Singh, Stephen D. Nash, Dr. Fred Pluthero, Dr. Priya Davidar, Dr. Martin Fisher, Dr. John Fellowes, Prof. Dr. Mirco Solé, Dr. Rajeev Raghavan, Pune India English Mira Bhojwani, C. Toronto, Ilangovan, Web Development, M. Latha, G. Ravikumar, Z. C. .. Radhika, Mrs, Zoo Coimbatore India Geetha, Dr. B. Shivaraju, D. R. Verma, Dr. Vatsavaya S. Raju, Dr. M. Krishnappa, Jnana Sahyadri, D. K. Sridhar, Dr. Kiran Ramchandra, Annasaheb Magar Ranadive, Mahavidyalaya, India. Maharashtra, Dr. G.P. Sinha, Dr. N.P. Balakrishnan, Prof. D.J. Bhat, Dr. Ferdinando Boero, Dr. Merlin Franco, Dr. B.S. Kholia, D. P. Kumar, D. V. S. Kumar, Dr Arjun Raju, Dr. Vijayasankar Raman, Dr. B. Ravi, P. Rao, Dr. K. Ravikumar, Dr. Noor Azhar, Mohamed Shazili, Dr. M.K. Vasudeva Rao, Prof. A.J. Solomon Raju, Dr. Mandar Datar, Dr. M.K. Ja
The external and buccopharyngeal morphologies of tadpoles belonging to six anurans (Duttaphrynus melanostictus, Minervarya agricola, Nyctibatrachus periyar, Rhacophorus malabaricus, R. lateralis, & Polypedates pseudocruciger) from Wayanad and Vagamon hills, in Western Ghats are here-in described. Characterizations of larvae are illustrated by detailed images along with morphometric measurements. Four of the larval descriptions (M. agricola, N. periyar, R. lateralis, & P. pseudocruciger) are previously unknown, while two (D. melanostictus & R. malabaricus) are re-descriptions with additional information. Comparisons with congeners of the respective genera are made. This study is a small step towards advancing our knowledge of anuran larvae and supporting future research form Western Ghats and the adjacent regions.
本文描述了西高止山脉Wayanad和Vagamon山区六种无尾类（Duttaphrynus melanostictus、Minervarya agricola、Nyctibatrachus periyar、Rhacophorus malabaricus、R. lateralis和Polypedates pseudocruciger）蝌蚪的外部和颊咽形态。幼虫的特征通过详细的图像和形态测量进行了说明。其中四种幼虫（M. agricola、N. periyar、R. lateralis 和 P. pseudocruciger）以前不为人知，而两种幼虫（D. melanostictus 和 R. malabaricus）是重新描述的，并提供了更多信息。研究还将其与各自属中的同系物进行了比较。这项研究为增进我们对无尾类幼虫的了解迈出了一小步，并为未来西高止山脉及邻近地区的研究提供了支持。
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Pub Date : 2023-11-26DOI: 10.11609/jott.8630.15.11.24280-24283
S. Ranade, Jay Gore, Sonali Ranade
The nesting of Indochinese Roller was observed in Rani, Kamrup, Assam for 49 days in April–May 2022. The male was noted hunting more frequently compared to the female, but its prey items consisted of smaller biomass than those the female hunted. Opportunistically, more nests were recorded at Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal and Kaziranga National Park, Assam. The preferred tree species for nesting were Sal Shorea robusta, Mynah Tetrameles nudiflora, and Koroi Albizia procera; the preferred nest height was 9.2 m.
{"title":"A preliminary observation on the nesting of the Indochinese Roller Coracias affinis Horsfield, 1840 (Aves: Coraciiformes: Coraciidae) in Assam and northern West Bengal, India","authors":"S. Ranade, Jay Gore, Sonali Ranade","doi":"10.11609/jott.8630.15.11.24280-24283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8630.15.11.24280-24283","url":null,"abstract":"The nesting of Indochinese Roller was observed in Rani, Kamrup, Assam for 49 days in April–May 2022. The male was noted hunting more frequently compared to the female, but its prey items consisted of smaller biomass than those the female hunted. Opportunistically, more nests were recorded at Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal and Kaziranga National Park, Assam. The preferred tree species for nesting were Sal Shorea robusta, Mynah Tetrameles nudiflora, and Koroi Albizia procera; the preferred nest height was 9.2 m.","PeriodicalId":17370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Threatened Taxa","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139235656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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