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Sighting Records of Greylag Goose (Anser Anser) from Maharashtra
Sighting records of Greylag Goose (Anser anser) from Maharashtra Raju Kasambe*, Dr. Anil Pimplapure**, Mr. Gopal Thosar*** & Dr. Manohar Khode# *G-1, Laxmi Apartments, 64, Vidya Vihar Colony, Pratap Nagar, Nagpur-440022, Maharashtra E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (0712-2241893) **Q-12, Siddhivinayak Apartments, Laxmi Nagar, Nagpur-440022, Maharashtra ***Honorary Wildlife Warden, 66, Ganesh Colony, Pratap Nagar, Nagpur-440022, Maharashtra #Shivaji Nagar, At. Warud, District Amravati, Maharashtra. Dr. Manohar Khode alongwith birder friend Mr. P. D. Lad had gone to birdwatching on 31st October 1993 at Pandhari reservoir near Warud in Amravati district of Maharashtra. They got a pleasant surprise when they saw a flock of large birds looking somewhat like domestic goose but grey-brown in colour. The size was as big as Barheaded Goose (Anser indicus) but they were different in colouration. On comparison with colour plates in the Pictorial Guide (1995) they identified the geese as Greylag Goose (Anser anser). Total 11 geese were sighted here. Thereafter a follow up was kept every year at the Pandhari reservoir in winter. However Greylag Goose was not sighted again. Probably this flock was vagrant. The Greylag Goose is large goose with overall gray colour, pink bill and pink legs. It is winter a visitor to the northern subcontinent. On 31st December 2006, the authors (RK, AP, GT) visited Shiregaon Bandh reservoir near Navegaon Bandh Sanctuary in Gondia district of Maharashtra. Again authors visited Shiregaon Bandh reservoir on 1st January 2007. From the roadside we could see few Greylag Goose at the far end of the reservoir. Then we visited the backside of the reservoir. -
MEL Unclaimed Dividend Details 2010-2011 28.07.2011
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A NEW SPECIES of Cyrtarachne,THORELL, 1868
© Indian Society of Arachnology ISSN 2278-1587(Online) A NEW SPECIES OF Cyrtarachne, THORELL, 1868 (ARANEAE: ARANEIDAE: CYRTARACHNINAE) FROM THE SACRED GROVE FORESTS OF CENTRAL WESTERN GHATS, INDIA. 1Javed Ahmed, 2Sumukha J N, 3Rajashree Khalap, 4Krishna Mohan and 5Bhushan Jadhav, 1Panchavati Housing Society, Building No. A/3, Flat No. H/8, Opp. Police Camp, Vijay Nagar, Marol Maroshi Road, Andheri (East) Mumbai 400059 [email protected] 2‘Suvyaktha’, 1st Cross, 1st Stage, Near Maasthambika temple, Malleshwara Nagara, Shivamogga 577201 [email protected] 35 - A, Sagar Sangeet, 58 Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Colaba, Mumbai 400005 [email protected] 4Prabhu Hospital. Hospital Cross Road, Moodubidire 574227, India [email protected] 5A-4, Plot No. 82, Aasra CHS, Near Swami Vivekanand school, Gorai - I, Borivali (W), Mumbai 400091 [email protected] ABSTRACT A new species of cryptic cyrtarachnine araneid, Cyrtarachne sunjoymongai sp. nov. is described from the ‘Kans’; sacred grove forests of Shivamogga, Karnataka, India. Key Words: Araneidae, Cyrtarachninae, Cyrtarachne, India, Karnataka, Shivamogga, nouveau taxon, taxonomy, natural history. INTRODUCTION The ‘Kans’ of Shivamogga, Karnataka, are specialized forestlands harboring unique micro- climatic conditions, and consisting of evergreen and semi-evergreen vegetation, surrounded by deciduous forest (Hemanjali et al., 2015). While these ecologically sensitive habitats have been traditionally preserved by genera- tions of village communities as sacred groves, they are -
Final Report
Assessing the distribution and conservation status of Variable Bush Frog (Raorchestes chalazodes Gunther, 1876) in the Konni Bio-reserve – Shenduruni Wildlife Sanctury (Konni Forest Division, Achankovil Forest Divison , Thenmala Forest Divison and Shenduruni Wildlife Division) of Western Ghats, India Final report (2014-2015) David V Raju Manoj P Tropical Institute of Ecological Sciences Kottayam, Kerala Summary Amphibians and their tadpoles are significant in the maintenance of ecosystems, playing a crucial role as secondary consumers in the food chain, nutritional cycle, and pest control. Over the past two decades, amphibian research has gained global attention due to the drastic decline in their populations due to various natural and anthropogenic causes. Several new taxa have been discovered during this period, including in the Western Ghats and Northeast regions of Indian subcontinent. In this backdrop, the detailed account on the population and conservation status of Raorchestes chalazodes, a Rhacophorid frog which was rediscovered after a time span of 136 years was studied in detail. Forests of Konni bio reserve - Shenduruni wildlife sanctuary were selected as the study area and recorded the population and breeding behavior of the critically endangered frog. Introduction India, which is one of the top biodiversity hotspots of the world, harbors a significant percentage of global biodiversity. Its diverse habitats and climatic conditions are vital for sustaining this rich diversity. India also ranks high in harboring rich amphibian diversity. The country, ironically also holds second place in Asia, in having the most number of threatened amphibian species with close to 25% facing possible extinction (IUCN, 2009). The most recent IUCN assessments have highlighted amphibians as among the most threatened vertebrates globally, with nearly one third (30%) of the world’s species being threatened (Hof et al., 2011). -
Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society
' <«» til 111 . JOURNAL OF THE BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY Hornbill House, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg, Mumbai 400 001 Executive Editor Asad R. Rahmani, Ph. D Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai Copy and Production Editor Vibhuti Dedhia, M. Sc. Editorial Board M.R. Almeida, D. Litt. T.C. Narendran, Ph. D., D. Sc. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Calicut, Kerala Ajith Kumar, Ph. D. National Centre for Biological Sciences, GKVK Campus, Aasheesh Pittie, B. Com. Hebbal, Bangalore Bird Watchers Society of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad M.K. Chandrashekaran, Ph. D., D. Sc. Nehru Professor, Jawaharlal Centre G.S. Rawat, Ph. D. for Scientific Research, Advanced Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun Bangalore K. Rema Devi, Ph. D. Anwaruddin Choudhury, Ph. D., D. Sc. Zoological Survey of India, Chennai The Rhino Foundation for Nature, Guwahati J.S. Singh, Ph. D. Indraneil Das, D. Phil. Professor, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia, Sarawak, Malaysia S. Subramanya, Ph. D. University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, P.T. Cherian, Ph. D. Hebbal, Bangalore Emeritus Scientist, Department of Zoology, University of Kerala, Trivandrum R. Sukumar, Ph. D. Professor, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Y.V. Jhala, Ph. D. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Wildlife Institute of India, Dehrdun K. Ullas Karanth, Ph. D. Romulus Whitaker, B Sc. Wildlife Conservation Society - India Program, Madras Reptile Park and Crocodile Bank Trust, Bangalore, Karnataka Tamil Nadu Senior Consultant Editor J.C. Daniel, M. Sc. Consultant Editors Raghunandan Chundawat, Ph. D. Wildlife Conservation Society, Bangalore Nigel Collar, Ph. D. BirdLife International, UK Rhys Green, Ph. -
Biogeographic Analysis Reveals Ancient Continental Vicariance and Recent Oceanic Dispersal in Amphibians ∗ R
Syst. Biol. 63(5):779–797, 2014 © The Author(s) 2014. Published by Oxford University Press, on behalf of the Society of Systematic Biologists. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: [email protected] DOI:10.1093/sysbio/syu042 Advance Access publication June 19, 2014 Biogeographic Analysis Reveals Ancient Continental Vicariance and Recent Oceanic Dispersal in Amphibians ∗ R. ALEXANDER PYRON Department of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, 2023 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA; ∗ Correspondence to be sent to: Department of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, 2023 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA; E-mail: [email protected]. Received 13 February 2014; reviews returned 17 April 2014; accepted 13 June 2014 Downloaded from Associate Editor: Adrian Paterson Abstract.—Amphibia comprises over 7000 extant species distributed in almost every ecosystem on every continent except Antarctica. Most species also show high specificity for particular habitats, biomes, or climatic niches, seemingly rendering long-distance dispersal unlikely. Indeed, many lineages still seem to show the signature of their Pangaean origin, approximately 300 Ma later. To date, no study has attempted a large-scale historical-biogeographic analysis of the group to understand the distribution of extant lineages. Here, I use an updated chronogram containing 3309 species (~45% of http://sysbio.oxfordjournals.org/ extant diversity) to reconstruct their movement between 12 global ecoregions. I find that Pangaean origin and subsequent Laurasian and Gondwanan fragmentation explain a large proportion of patterns in the distribution of extant species. However, dispersal during the Cenozoic, likely across land bridges or short distances across oceans, has also exerted a strong influence. -
Reptilia: Viperidae) Found in Western Ghats, Goa, India
JoTT COMMUNICATION 2(11): 1261-1267 Habitat suitability, threats and conservation strategies of Hump-nosed Pit Viper Hypnale hypnale Merrem (Reptilia: Viperidae) found in Western Ghats, Goa, India Nitin S. Sawant 1, Trupti D. Jadhav 2 & S.K. Shyama 3 1 Research Scholar, 3 Reader, Department of Zoology, Goa University, Goa 403206, India 2 H.No. 359-A, St.Inez, Altinho, Panaji, Goa 403001, India Email: 1 [email protected] Date of publication (online): 26 October 2010 Abstract: Recent studies indicate that most species are best conserved in their Date of publication (print): 26 October 2010 natural community, which results in niche conservation. Depletion of any species is an ISSN 0974-7907 (online) | 0974-7893 (print) irreversible change. In the present study the habitat ecology, threats and conservation strategies for the Hump-nosed Pit Viper Hypnale hypnale are suggested. The present Editor: Gernot Vogel study was undertaken in some protected areas (PAs) of Goa and the cashew plantations Manuscript details: adjoining these PAs. H. hypnale prefers cool and moist places; most of the females Ms # o2490 of this species are found to spend the period from post monsoon to late summer in Received 22 June 2010 the cashew plantations adjoining and within the PAs, making them more susceptible to Final received 29 September 2010 anthropogenic threats. We conclude that this pattern of seasonal changes in habitat use Finally accepted 03 October 2010 is mostly a consequence of niche conservation. However, this preference for a particular micro-habitat emphasizes the importance for the conservation of this snake population Citation: Sawant, N.S., T.D. -
Primitive Breeding in an Ancient Indian Frog Genus Indirana
RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 32. Parle, J. N., Activities of microorganisms in soil and influence of ied the courtship, spawning behaviour and reproduc- these on soil fauna. Ph D thesis, University of London, 1959. tive mode of an Indirana sp. from Amboli Reserve 33. Gomez-Brandon, M., Lazcano, C., Lores, M. and Dominguez, J., Forest located in the northern Western Ghats, Maha- Detritivorous earthworms modify microbial community structure rashtra, India. This species showcases a primitive type and accelerate plant residue decomposition. Appl. Soil Ecol., 2010, of inguinal amplexus and exhibits pronounced sexual 44, 237–244. 34. Pelczar Jr, M. J., Chan, E. C. S. and Kreig, N. R., Microbiology size dimorphism, where females are significantly lar- Concept and Application, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1993, pp. 80– ger than the males. Average clutch size was 226 41.5 100; 158–161; 370. eggs, with an egg diameter of 3.25 0.32 mm. Fertili- 35. Jackson, M. L., Soil Chemical Analysis, Prentice Hall of India Pvt zation rate was 87% with 100% hatching success. Ad- Ltd, New Delhi, 1973, pp. 25–214. ditionally, this frog has evolved terrestrial eggs 36. Drake, H. L. and Horn, M. A., As the worm turns: the earthworm without the dependent traits like parental care and gut as a transient habitat for soil microbial biomes. Annu. Rev. large egg size/small clutch size witnessed in other ter- Microbiol., 2007, 61, 169–189. restrially egg-laying anurans (frogs and toads). This 37. Sruthy, P. B., Anjana, J. C., Rathinamala, J. and Jayashree, S., frog has reproductive mode 19, with its characteristic Screening of earthworm (Eudrilus eugeniae) gut as a transient semi-terrestrial tadpoles. -
The IUCN Amphibians Initiative: a Record of the 2001-2008 Amphibian Assessment Efforts for the IUCN Red List
The IUCN Amphibians Initiative: A record of the 2001-2008 amphibian assessment efforts for the IUCN Red List Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Amphibians on the IUCN Red List - Home Page ................................................................................ 5 Assessment process ......................................................................................................................... 6 Partners ................................................................................................................................................................. 6 The Central Coordinating Team ............................................................................................................................ 6 The IUCN/SSC – CI/CABS Biodiversity Assessment Unit........................................................................................ 6 An Introduction to Amphibians ................................................................................................................................. 7 Assessment methods ................................................................................................................................................ 7 1. Data Collection .................................................................................................................................................. 8 2. Data Review ................................................................................................................................................... -
Buceros Vol-9 No-3 Year-2004
Buceros Vol. 9, No. 3 (2004) A bibliography of the Anatidae of south Asia Aasheesh Pittie 8-2-545 Road No. 7, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034, India. Email: [email protected] INTRODUCTION This bibliography has been extracted from my larger a distribution pattern of the Anatidae.Accuracy in bibliographic database (Pittie 2005) and covers the transcribing is a basic tenet of bibliography and though political boundaries of the following south Asian great care has been taken to ensure it, mistakes may countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the have crept in and pertinent papers, notes, reports, books, Maldives, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri etc., may have been inadvertently left out.This is the Lanka. Tibet is also covered. It comprises papers, popular more likely in that I have not seen all the entries listed articles, books, published and un-published reports, and below in the original, but have freely taken them second chapters, in which members of the avian family, Anatidae hand from the ‘References’ or ‘Further Reading’ sections (ducks, geese, swans), find mention. It covers a period of papers and books. of over two and a half centuries, from 1750 up to 2004. Authors have been arranged alphabetically and their Of the 49 genera and 158 species that comprise the work chronologically. Multi-author papers have been family Anatidae worldwide (Dickinson 2003), 19 genera listed under the name of the senior author(i.e., the first and 46 species are found in south Asia. Of these, the author, not the oldest). Separate entries have not been Pink-headed Duck Rhodonessa caryophyllacea is made for co-authors. -
Endemic Indirana Frogs of the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot
Ann. Zool. Fennici 49: 257–286 ISSN 0003-455X (print), ISSN 1797-2450 (online) Helsinki 30 November 2012 © Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board 2012 Endemic Indirana frogs of the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot Abhilash Nair1,*, Sujith V. Gopalan2, Sanil George2, K. Santhosh Kumar2, Amber G. F. Teacher1,3 & Juha Merilä1 1) Ecological Genetics Research Unit, Department of Biosciences, P.O. Box 65, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland (*corresponding author’s e-mail: [email protected]) 2) Chemical Biology, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, PO Thycaud, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 014, Kerala, India 3) current address: Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Tremough, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9EZ, UK Received 25 Mar. 2012, final version received 24 July 2012, accepted 21 Sep. 2012 Nair, A., Gopalan, S. V., George, S., Kumar, K. S., Teacher, A. G. F. & Merilä, J. 2012: Endemic Indirana frogs of the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot. — Ann. Zool. Fennici 49: 257–286. Frogs of the genus Indirana belong to the endemic family Ranixalidae and are found exclusively in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot. Since taxonomy, biology and distribution of these frogs are still poorly understood, we conducted a comprehensive literature review of what is known on the taxonomy, morphology, life history characteris- tics and breeding biology of these species. Furthermore, we collected information on the geographical locations mentioned in the literature, and combined this with information from our own field surveys in order to generate detailed distribution maps for each spe- cies. Apart from serving as a useful resource for future research and conservation efforts, this review also highlights the areas where future research efforts should be focussed. -
Vol. 1 No. 2 March - April 2005
Indian Birds Vol. 1 No. 2 March - April 2005 Newsletter for Ornithologists now re-launched as Indian Birds READY-RECKONER Internet Resources India Birds: http://www.indiabirds.com/ Bird conservation organisations Birds of Kerala: http://birdskerala.com/ BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY: Honorary Secretary, Hornbill BirdLife International: http://www.birdlife.net/ House, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg, Mumbai 400023, Maharashtra. Indian Jungles: http://www.indianjungles.com/ Website: www.bnhs.org. Email: [email protected]. Publish: Birds of Kolkata: http://www.kolkatabirds.com/ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society; Hornbill. Contact Sanctuary Asia: http://www.sanctuaryasia.com/ above for: INDIAN BIRD CONSERVATION NETWORK: Publish: Red Data Book: http://www.rdb.or.id/index.html/ Mistnet. ENVIS CENTRE: Publish: Buceros. The Northern India Bird Network: http://www.delhibird.com/ SALIM ALI CENTRE FOR ORNITHOLOGY AND NATURAL Zoological Nomenclature Resource: http://www.zoonomen.net/ HISTORY: Director, Anaikatty P.O., Coimbatore 641108, India. N.C.L. Centre for Biodiversity Informatics: http://www.ncbi.org.in/biota/ Website: www.saconindia.org. Email: [email protected] fauna/ BIRDWATCHERS’ SOCIETY OF ANDHRA PRADESH: Honorary John Penhallurick’s Bird Data Project: http://worldbirdinfo.net/ Secretary, P.O. Box 45, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034, India. Website: Saving Asia’s threatened birds: www.bsaponline.org. Email: [email protected]. Publish: Mayura; Pitta. http://www.birdlife.net/action/science/species/asia_strategy/pdfs.html/ MADRAS NATURALISTS’ SOCIETY: Honorary Secretary, No. 8, Janaki Optics: http://www.betterviewdesired.com/ Avenue, Abhirampuram, Chennai 600018, India. Website: Library www.blackbuck.org. Email: [email protected]. Publish: Blackbuck. Ali, Salim, 2002. The book of Indian birds.