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- Amphibians of the Duars Area of Northern West Bengal
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1 Zoological Survey of India, 27 JL Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, 27 JL Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 117, No 3 (2017), Pagination: 221-241Abstract
To determine the diversity and distribution of amphibians in the duars region of northern West Bengal, two surveys were undertaken in 2014 and 2015 and 86 anuran amphibian specimens were collected belonging to 21 species, 15 genera and 5 families. The Bright frog (Humerana humeralis) and Point-nosed frog (Clinotarsus alticola) were two new records to the State of West Bengal. The detailed species accounts of these amphibian species along with their registration numbers, measurements, diagnostic features, colouration, habitat and distribution have been noted and this comprises the first comprehensive scientific document of the amphibians of the duars area of northern West Bengal.Keywords
Anuran Amphibians, Adhesive Discs, Cornified Ridges, Duars, Foam-Nest, Pedal Tubercles, Parotoid Gland, Subarticular Tubercles, Supratympanic Fold.Full Text
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- Notes on Specimens of the Glossy Mangrove Snake (Gerarda prevostiana) in the Collection of the Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata along with Past Records from India
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1 Zoological Survey of India, FPS Building, 27 JL Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, FPS Building, 27 JL Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 118, No 1 (2018), Pagination: 53-55Abstract
Based on six specimens of the Glossy Mangrove Snake (Gerarda prevostiana) present in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata the species is redescribed with scalation and morphometric measurements and compared with data of six other specimens lodged in other museums.Keywords
Infra-Labial, Loreals, Post-Ocular, Pre-Ocular, Sub-Caudals, Supra-Labial.Full Text
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- First Photographic Record of Reeve’s Ground Skink (Scincella reevesii Gray, 1838) (Reptilia: Sauria: Scincidae) from India
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Authors
Kaushik Deuti
1,
Probhat Bag
1
Affiliations
1 Herpetology Division, FPS Building, Zoological Survey of India, 27 JL Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal, IN
1 Herpetology Division, FPS Building, Zoological Survey of India, 27 JL Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 120, No 1 (2020), Pagination: 93-94Abstract
This is the first record of the Reeve's Ground Skink (Scincell reevesi) from India with a photographic record from Tripura State. Diagnostic features and colour of the specimen added for recognition.Keywords
Diagnostic Features, First Record, Reeve's Ground Skink, Tripura.Full Text
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- First Record of Allapalli Forest Skink, Eutropis allapallensis (Schmidt, 1926) from West Bengal State, India
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1 Zoological Survey of India, Herpetology Division, Fps Building, Indian Museum Complex, 27 Jl Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, Herpetology Division, Fps Building, Indian Museum Complex, 27 Jl Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 120, No 1 (2020), Pagination: 97-98Abstract
The distribution range of the Allapalli Forest Skink (Eutropis allapallensis) which was previously known from Peninsular and Central India up to Odisha is being extended herein to West Bengal on the basis of an specimen present in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India at Kolkata. The diagnostic characters and scale counts of the specimen are being given for clear identification of the species.Keywords
Allapalli Forest Skink, New Record, West Bengal, Diagnostic Features.Full Text
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S. R. Ganesh
1,
Kaushik Deuti
2,
N. S. Achyuthan
3,
Patrick Campbell
4,
Sujoy Raha
2,
Probhat Bag
2,
Sudipta Debnath
2
Affiliations
1 Chennai Snake Park, Rajbhavan Post, Chennai − 600022, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, Herpetology Division, 27 JL Nehru Road, Kolkata − 700016, West Bengal, IN
3 Center for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore − 560012, Karnataka, IN
4 Department of Life Sciences, Darwin Centre, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 5BD, GB
1 Chennai Snake Park, Rajbhavan Post, Chennai − 600022, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, Herpetology Division, 27 JL Nehru Road, Kolkata − 700016, West Bengal, IN
3 Center for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore − 560012, Karnataka, IN
4 Department of Life Sciences, Darwin Centre, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 5BD, GB
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 363–374Abstract
Against the backdrop of published cryptic genetic diversity and partly resolved taxonomy of the Eutropis macularia complex of skinks in the Indian Peninsula, we reassess the taxonomic status of the Western Ghats populations. Based on our examination of name-bearing types of two synonymised nomina (Euprepes brevis, Lygosoma dawsoni) and a valid (Mabuya gansi) nomen, we recognise two species: E. brevis and E. dawsoni, with E. gansi being the synonym of the latter. We characterise and distinguish these southwest Indian taxa from the allopatric E. macularia s. str. In keeping with studies on the nearby island of Sri Lanka, cryptic diversity within the peninsular Indian E. macularia complex has resulted in the resurrection of these long-synonymised nominal taxa.Keywords
Bengal, Eutropis brevis, E. dawsoni, Junior Synonym, Nomenclature, Western GhatsFull Text
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