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- Asian Openbill Stork, Anastomus oscitans (Boddart, 1783) Census at Brace Bridge Nature Park, Kolkata
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Arindam Senapati
1,
Diya Samaddar
1,
Deepashree Roy
1,
Kamalesh Modak
1,
Mousumi Hazra
1,
Priyanka Khan
1,
Shiulita Majhi
1,
Srimonta Mondal
1,
Sunetra Khan
1,
Sutapa Das
1,
Mousumi Roy
2,
Anirban Ray
2,
Kaushik Deuti
3,
N. C. Nandi
4
Affiliations
1 Kishore Bharati Bhagini Nivedita College (KBBNC), Behala, Kolkata, IN
2 KBBNC, (SEBA) Kolkata, IN
3 Zoological Survey of India, (SEBA) Kolkata, IN
4 Social Environmental and Biological Association, (SEBA) Kolkata
1 Kishore Bharati Bhagini Nivedita College (KBBNC), Behala, Kolkata, IN
2 KBBNC, (SEBA) Kolkata, IN
3 Zoological Survey of India, (SEBA) Kolkata, IN
4 Social Environmental and Biological Association, (SEBA) Kolkata
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Journal of Environment and Sociobiology, Vol 12, No 1 (2015), Pagination: 34-34Abstract
As a part of Calcutta University curriculum, a local excursion was made by us on September 13, 2014 at Brace Bridge Nature Park (BBNP), a 60 ha sewage fed fi shery system in Kolkata, under the guidance of our teachers and, accompanied and supervised by experts on the subject. The excursion was an exciting exercise to have the glimpse of nature and wildlife at the park. The jheels of this fi shery system have long been used city sewage water for puri fi cation and pisciculture. The entire area is brought under beautification and greenery with gardens, tall trees and some cages and enclosures of deer, pet animals and birds for visitors.
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- Pramanik, A. K., Santra, K. B. and Manna, C. K. 2010. Abundance and diversity of plants and animals in the Kulik bird sanctuary, Raigunj, West Bengal, India. J. Biodiversity. 1(1): 13-17.
- Wetland Watch. 1. Diara Marshlands
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1 Social Environmental and Biological Association (SEBA), Kolkata, IN
2 Kishore Bharati Bhagini Nivedita College, Kolkata
3 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata
1 Social Environmental and Biological Association (SEBA), Kolkata, IN
2 Kishore Bharati Bhagini Nivedita College, Kolkata
3 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata
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Journal of Environment and Sociobiology, Vol 12, No 1 (2015), Pagination: 46-46Abstract
On 5 th April, 2015, we visited Diara marshlands under Uttar Rajyadharpur mouza, Piarapur Gram Panchayat, Hooghly district, West Bengal. A broken brick and rubbish top semi-kachcha road, locally known as Jangal Road, from Diara Railway Station to Delhi High Road, a distance of about two kilometers was travelled. Along side it was found that the sewerage laden Jangal nullah which serves the need for irrigation in the area, which was teeming with agricultural activities, growing rice-paddies and a wide variety of vegetables, dominated by bhindi (okra / lady's finger) production varying from 2-5 kg/ katha / week during peak growing period.- Wetland Watch. 2. Rajarhat Waterbodies - The Promising Bird Habitats in Kolkata
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1 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, IN
2 KBBN College, Kolkata, IN
3 Social Environmental and Biological Association (SEBA), Kolkata, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, IN
2 KBBN College, Kolkata, IN
3 Social Environmental and Biological Association (SEBA), Kolkata, IN
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Journal of Environment and Sociobiology, Vol 12, No 2 (2015), Pagination: 248-248Abstract
The eastern fringe of Kolkata, recently getting developed as a new township and destination of affluent class families serving mainly in global fields, possesses acres and acres of wetlands. Some of these wetlands are still untouched by the influence of concrete jungle, and, therefore, still remain as a good destination of bird watchers (Fig. 1), because this area is the perfect habitat of beautiful wetland and grassland birds like Water-cock, Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Asian Openbill Stork, Little Grebe, Black-breasted weaver, Red Munia, Tricoloured Munia, Scaly breasted Munia, Striated Grassbird, Bristled Grassbird, Bengal Bushlark, Zitting cisticola , Pipit, Prinia and many more. Habitat preference for breeding and foraging of most of these water birds in these marshy wetlands is due to free floating water-chest-nut mat (Fig. 2). Several fish species as well as a wide variety of macroinvertebrates are available in and around these wetlands, which attract foraging birds.- Amphibians of the Mangrove Areas of Odisha with a New Record to India
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1 Zoological Survey of India, 27 JL Nehru Road, Kolkata-700016, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, 27 JL Nehru Road, Kolkata-700016, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 116, No 3 (2016), Pagination: 279-299Abstract
The amphibian fauna of the mangrove areas of Odisha was found to be quite rich with 14 species belonging to 9 genera and 5 families of Anurans. An important aspect of the study is that 5 species were recorded for the first time from the mangrove areas of Odisha. These included Duttaphrynus stomaticus (Bufonidae), Fejervarya moodiei, Hoplobatrachus crassus and Sphaerotheca rolandae (Dicroglossidae) and Hylarana tytleri (Ranidae). The Taylor's crab-eating frog (Fejervarya moodiei) was the first record of the species from India.Full Text
- Amphibians of the Eastern Ghats
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1 Zoological Survey of India, 27 JL Nehru Road, Kolkata: 700016, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, 27 JL Nehru Road, Kolkata: 700016, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 114, No 1 (2014), Pagination: 119-144Abstract
Eastern Ghats mountain ranges are a series of discontinuous low hill ranges along the Bay of Bengal coast running from the Khondamal hills of Odhisa in the north upto the Sirumalai and Karanthamalai hills of Tamil Nadu in the south and forms the eastern edge of the Deccan plateau. The Eastern Ghats mountain ranges cover the States of Odhisa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Eastern Ghats are eroded and cut through by the four major rivers of southern India viz., Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri which cut the Eastern Ghats into various discontinuous hills. The Eastern Ghats are separated from the Bay of Bengal by the coastal plains.Full Text
- 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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- Ray, P. 1991. On the natural distribution of the rare tree frog Rhacophorus taeniatus Boulenger, 1906 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) with notes on its biology and osteology. J. Bombay nat Hist Soc., 88(3): 376-380.
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- Talukdar, S., Soud, R and Deuti, K. 2007. Range extension of the Assam Painted Frog, Kaloula assamensis Das et al. 2004 (Anura: Microhylidae) to western Assam. Cobra., 1(1): 18-20.
- 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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- A New Distribution Record of Polypedates taeniatus (Amphibia : Anura : Rhacophoridae) with Notes on its Breeding Call and Post-Embryonic Developmental Stages
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1 Zoological Survey of India, Herpetology Division, F.P.S. Building, 27 Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghats Regional Center, S.V. Colony, Balan K Nair Road, Kozhikode – 673006, Kerala, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, Herpetology Division, F.P.S. Building, 27 Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghats Regional Center, S.V. Colony, Balan K Nair Road, Kozhikode – 673006, Kerala, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 118, No 3 (2018), Pagination: 298-306Abstract
The Terai Reed frog, Polypedates taeniatus (Boulenger, 1906) was described on the basis of two specimens collected from Purneah, Bihar by W. Patridge. IUCN categorized the species as Least Concern due to its wide distribution all along the Himalayan foothills of Nepal and India at elevations below 500 meters a.s.l, supposedly large population and unlikeliness of declining fast enough to be considered in a threatened category. Although their breeding call was syllabilized (Ray, 1991) it was never recorded and analyzed. Nothing was known about the developmental stages of this Rhacophorid anuran which was known to inhabit tall grasslands. While conducting casual field-work in Behala Aerodrome area of south Kolkata, West Bengal, we observed the presence of the species calling from Typha angustifolia reeds. Three foam-nests were also collected and brought to the laboratory for study. The tadpoles were studied and photographed to determine their life stages (Gosner stages). It’s each post-embryonic stage was measured later for their body lengths and tail lengths. Collection of three adult frogs (Registration No: ZSI A 11457 - A 11459) constitutes the first record of the species from the State of West Bengal, India and is more than 600 km from the foothills of the Himalayas. The breeding call of the species was recorded and analyzed. One call was analyzed; the call width was 4.103 seconds with 46 pulses. The pulse rate was 11.21 pulses per second. The fundamental frequency was found to be 1156 Hertz and the peak frequency was 2832 Hertz.Keywords
Amphibia, Breeding Call, Distribution, Developmental Stages, Frog, Tadpoles.Full Text
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- Ahmed, M.F. and Dutta, S.K. 2000. First record of Polypedates taeniatus (Boulenger, 1906) from Assam, north-eastern India. Hamadryad, 25(1): 49-50.
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- Hegde, V.D., Roy, S. and Lal, B. 2009. Range extension of a tree frog, Polypedates taeniatus (Boulenger, 1906). Rec. Zool. Surv. Ind., 109(1): 111-112.
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- Ray, P. 1991. On the natural distribution of the rare tree frog Rhacophorus taeniatus Boulenger, 1906 (Anura: Rhacophoridae), with notes on its biology and osteology. J. Bombay nat Hist Soc., 88(3): 376-380.
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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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Kaushik Deuti
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Probhat Bag
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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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- Taxonomic reassessment of Eutropis macularia (Blyth, 1853) complex in the Western Ghats of India: Resurrection of Eutropis brevis (Günther, 1875), Eutropis dawsoni (Annandale, 1909) and synonymisation of Eutropis gansi (Das, 1991) (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae)
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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
References
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