Int. J. of Life Sciences, 2016, Vol. 4 (3): 412-418 ISSN: 2320-7817| eISSN: 2320-964X RESEARCH ARTICLE Herpetofauna Diversity from Khamgaon, district Buldhana (M.S.) Central India Bawaskar Prakas S1 and Bawaskar Kiran S2 1P.G. Department of Zoology G.S. College, Khamgaon-444303, Dist-Buldana (M.S.) India. 2Department of Chemistry Narasamma Hirayya College, Kiran nagar , Amravati 444601. *Corresponding author Email:
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[email protected] Manuscript details: ABSTRACT Received: 21.09.2016 Preliminary checklist of Herpetofauna diversity from Khamgaon taluk, Accepted: 05.10.2016 district Buldhana (M.S.) Central India at co-ordinate Latitude 20.6833, Published : 03.11.2016 Longitude 76.5666. In present there is no report on Herpetofauna diversity from Khamgaon taluk, so the present study has been carried Editor: Dr. Arvind Chavhan out during 2010-2015 in an alternatively days and nights herping. The study area covers such as Marshes, grass lands, rocky area, farm lands, Cite this article as: scrub lands, forest, hilly area, villages and town. It was observed that 13 Bawaskar Prakas S and Bawaskar species found to be an abundant, 14 species were common, 12 species Kiran S (2016) Herpetofauna were uncommon, 9 species were occasional and 10 species were found Diversity from Khamgaon, district Buldhana (M.S.) Central India, to a rare. A general trend increased Herpetofauna population was International J. of Life Sciences, 4 (3): observed in monsoon while comparatively less population of 412-418. Herpetofauna observed during a winter to early monsoon. Acknowledgements: Key words: Diversity, Herping, Herpetofauna, Khamgaon. Authors are especially thankful to Snake friends and Wildlifers community including Mr.