Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology

J. K. De ¹, A. K. Roy Mahato ², M. K. Ghosh ¹

Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, IN
2 Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology, Bhuj, Kachchh-370001, Gujarat, IN

Abstract

Barasingha is one of the large size deer belonging to the family Cervidae wit h characteristic highly branched antler and residing in a marshy habitat, so called swamp deer (Jerdon, 1874; Blanford, 1888-91; Lydekker, 1898, Bhadian, 1934; Pocock, 1943; Schaller, 1967; Krishnan, 1972; Prater, 1971). Brander (1923) mentioned two races of barasingha north-eastern and central Indian races according to their living in two different type of habitat.

Keywords

Barasingha, Age-Sex Ratio, Population, Conservation, Dudhwa National Park.

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J. P. Srivastava ¹, M. K. Ghosh ¹

Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, IN

Abstract

The two species of the genus Cynopterus Cuvier viz. Cynopterus sphinx and Cynopterus brachyotis are known to occur in Indian Territory, and are widely distributed in different parts of the country. Cynopterus sphinx has one subspecies, the nominate one. The subspecies of brachyotis occurring in India are angulatus, brachysoma, ceylonensis and scherzeri, Ellerman & Morrison Scott (1966), however. Hill and Thonglongya (1972) found angulatus more similar to sphinx and regarded it as a subspecies of sphinx on the basis of its external and cranial measurements being closer to sphinx.

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