Occurrence of Northern Red Muntjak Muntiacus vaginalis from Southern West Bengal, India

Authors

  • Ishita Chongder
     Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal
  • Shankhamala Ghosh
     Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal
  • Manokaran Kamalakannan
     Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal
  • Chinnadurai Venkatraman
     Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v122/i4/2022/164899

Keywords:

Camera-Trap, Photographic Evidence, Red Muntjak, South West Bengal

Abstract

The Northern red muntjak Muntiacus vaginalis Boddaert 1785 is a small forest ruminant. This species is distributed in eastern and North-Eastern India, but in West Bengal, it is mostly reported from the protected areas of Northern Bengal. Based on camera-trap photograph evidence, we report and confirm the presence of Northern red muntjak for the first time from Purulia, Southern West Bengal, India.

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Published

2023-08-25

How to Cite

Chongder, I., Ghosh, S., Kamalakannan, M., & Venkatraman, C. (2023). Occurrence of Northern Red Muntjak <I>Muntiacus vaginalis</I> from Southern West Bengal, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 122(4), 447–450. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v122/i4/2022/164899

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Volume 122, Issue 4, 2022

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