Herpetofaunal Diversity of Zoological Survey of India Campus, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India

Authors

  • Bikramjit Sinha
     Zoological Survey of India, North Eastern Regional Centre, Risa Colony, Shillong − 793003, Meghalaya
  • Kirty Prosad Nath
     Zoological Survey of India, Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Senki Valley, Itanagar − 791113, Arunachal Pradesh
  • Shantabala Devi Gurumayum
     Zoological Survey of India, Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Senki Valley, Itanagar − 791113, Arunachal Pradesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v121/i3/2021/156654

Keywords:

Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Eastern Himalaya, Herpetofauna, IUCN, Wildlife Protection Act Schedule

Abstract

The present study is based on herpetofaunal observations made from November 2019 to November 2020, as well as the study of both collections made from the study area and deposited in the National Zoological Collection (NZC) of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), APRC, Itanagar. The herpetofaunal diversity of ZSI campus, Itanagar, comprises 37 species under 32 genera, 14 families and 3 orders. Reptiles (78%) are found to be more diverse than the amphibians (22%) in the area. The herpetofauna of the ZSI campus represents 12% and 27% of the total Amphibian and Reptilian diversity of the state, respectively. The occurrence of one endangered species, Coura mouhotii (Gray, 1862) and quite a few taxa of legal protection value, highlights the importance of the herpetofaunal diversity of the ZSI campus, Itanagar.

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Published

2021-09-30

How to Cite

Sinha, B., Prosad Nath, K., & Devi Gurumayum, S. (2021). Herpetofaunal Diversity of Zoological Survey of India Campus, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 121(3), 411–418. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v121/i3/2021/156654

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Volume 121, Issue 3, 2021

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