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Amphibians of Agro-Climatic Zones of Maharashtra with Updated Checklist for the State


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So far, 52 species of Amphibia are known from Maharashtra. Considering the subsequent findings and eliminating the inaccuracies found in that checklist, the current checklist proposes 43 species of Amphibia for the State with the categorization of the amphibian species according to agro-climatic zones of the state to facilitate the future conservation strategies and inventorization.

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Agro-Climatic Zones, Amphibia, Checklist, Maharashtra.
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Authors

Sreejith Sreekumar
Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Western Regional Centre (WRC), Pune − 411044, Maharashtra, India
K. P. Dinesh
Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Western Regional Centre (WRC), Pune − 411044, Maharashtra, India

Abstract


So far, 52 species of Amphibia are known from Maharashtra. Considering the subsequent findings and eliminating the inaccuracies found in that checklist, the current checklist proposes 43 species of Amphibia for the State with the categorization of the amphibian species according to agro-climatic zones of the state to facilitate the future conservation strategies and inventorization.

Keywords


Agro-Climatic Zones, Amphibia, Checklist, Maharashtra.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi%2Fv120%2Fi1%2F2020%2F131811