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REVIEW ZOOS' PRINT JOURNAL 16(12): 659-668 MAMMALS OF MADHYA PRADESH AND CHHATTISGARH D.K. Harshey 1 and Kailash Chandra 2 1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700053, India. 2 (Corresponding author) Zoological Survey of India, Central Regional Station, 424, New Adarsh Colony, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482002, India. Abstract (1979, 1980) had done elaborate work on bats of Jabalpur and A comprehensive account of mammals of Madhya surrounding areas and described 20 species of bats in two parts. Pradesh and Chhattisgarh is given, which includes an He also published nine papers on the mammals of Madhya annotated list of mammals of these two states with current Pradesh mostly on bats during 1967 to 1984. There are some district-wise distribution and global/national threatened interesting books on Indian mammals, for example, Mammals of status. A complete bibliography of mammals of Madhya India (Jerdon, 1867), Mammals of India (Strandel, 1929), Check Pradesh and Chhattisgarh is also provided. list of Palaearctic and Indian Mammals (Ellerman & Morrison Scott, 1951) and Fauna of British India, Rodentia, (Ellerman, Keywords 1961). The book of Indian Animals by Prater (1971) also provides Mammals, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, annotated information on mammals of central India / Madhya Pradesh. list, distribution, bibliography, status, global, Besides, many other authors have also reported various species national, conservation areas of mammals form different localities of Madhya Pradesh. All such available references are included in the bibliography of this paper. Introduction It is pertinent to note that leaving apart work done in late 19th The study of available literature on mammals of Madhya Pradesh and early 20th century, no comprehensive work on mammals of reveals that work on mammals of central India was started long Madhya Pradesh is available so far. The territory of Madhya back in late nineteenth century. William Thomas Blandford Pradesh is presently divided in two states namely Madhya published the first edition of Fauna of British India - Mammalia Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. In the present paper, an annotated in two parts in 1888 and 1891. His work was mainly restricted to list of mammals of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh has been southern and central India. He opined that this work was based provided, including the current district-wise distribution in these on insufficient data. The most authentic and modern work on two states. Their distribution in different conservation areas mammals of central provinces/central India was done during and their status at the global or national level is given. Besides, mammal survey of India conducted by the Bombay Natural a complete bibliography on mammals of Madhya Pradesh and History Society (Wroughton, 1912-1929). This period could be Chhattisgarh is also provided. considered the golden age on study of Indian mammal taxonomy. During this period, collection of samples were made from Gwalior, Acknowledgements Guna, Nimar, Hoshangabad and Sagar in Madhya Pradesh, as well as from other parts of the country. Totally 46 species of The authors are grateful to Dr. J.R.B. Alfred, Director, Zoological mammals were reported from the central provinces by Wroughton Survey of India for providing necessary facilities and (1913). Later, on the basis of these studies, Pocock (1939; 1941) encouragement. Thanks are due to Shri. A.K. Gupta, Library published the Fauna of British India in two parts and other and Information Assistant for typing the manuscript. papers (1929-42), which included information on the mammals of central India. Brander (1923) published a book entitled Wild References Animals in Central India, which included the list of 45 species Agrawal, H.P. (1972). Conservation of Swamp Deer (Cervus duvaceli of mammals from the region. Brosset (1962a,b,c,d) published an branderi) in Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh. Cheetal 14(4): 20-24. excellent account of bats of central and western India. Khajuria Agrawal, V.C. (2000). Taxonomic studies on Indian Muridae and Manuscript received on 12 May 2001 Accepted for publication on 6 October 2001 December 2001 Zoos' Print Journal 16(12): 659-668 659 Mammals of Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh D.K. Harshey & K. Chandra NCWS PNP MNP BDWS GWS / KNP MADHYA PRADESH TPWS Bhopal NGS SGWS BGS RWS CHHATTISGARH SNP PMWS AGS / BWS INP GGS PWS BPGS Raipur National Parks (NP): Madhya Pradesh: BNP - Bhandhavgarh NP; KNP - Kanha NP; MNP - Madhav NP; SNP - Satpura NP; PNP - Panna NP Chhattisgarh: INP - Indravati NP. KWBGS Wildlife Sanctuaries (WS): Madhya Pradesh: BDWS - Bagdara WS; BWS - Bori WS; DGS - Dubari WS; GWS - Gandhi Sagar WS; KWS - Kheoni WS; NGGS - Narsinghgarh GS; NCWS - National Chambal WS; NGS - Noradehi WS; PWS - Pench WS; PMWS - Pachmarhi WS; RWS - Ratapani WS; SDWS - Singhori WS. Chhattisgarh: AGS - Achankmar GS; BGS - Badalkhol / Misagaran GS; BPGS - Barnawapara GS; GGS - Gomarda GS; KWBGS - Kutree (Bhairamgarh) Wild Buffalo GS; SWS - Samorsot WS; SBS - Sirpar BS; TPWS - Tamor Pingla WS. Figure 1. Map showing the National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh 660 December 2001 Zoos' Print Journal 16(12): 659-668 Mammals of Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh D.K. Harshey & K. Chandra Table 1. Annotated list of mammals of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattishgarh Scientific name Districts in Conservation Areas References Global/ National MP CG Status Artiodactyla Bovidae Antilope cervicapra 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 55 BNP, INP, KNP, Prater, 1971; d’Cunha et al., 1986; VU (Linnaeus, 1758) 21, 23, 26, 35, BWS, KWBGS Rahmani, 1991; Ghose et al., 1995 MNP, SNP, a,b; Kushwaha et al., 1999 Bos gaurus 2, 4, 5, 10, 46, 47, 49, INP,SNP, KNP & Saharia, 1982; Dwivedi et al., 1988; VU Smith,1827 22, 35, 36, 51, 53, 59 PMWS, BWS, AGS, Taybji, 1990; Ghose et al., 1995a,b; 37, 44, TPWS, PWS, RWS, Kushwaha et al., 1999 SWS, GGS, KWBG, SNWS Boselaphus tragocamelus 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 46, 49, 53, KNP, SNP, BNP, MNP, Prater, 1971; Saharia, 1982; Chauhan et al, LRlc* (Pallas, 1766) 23, 26, 40, 55, 59 PNP, AGS, BGS, BPGS, 1989; Shukla, 1997; Ghose et al., 1995a, b; 44 BWS, DGS, KWS, PMWS, Tiwari, 1998; Kushwaha et al., 1999 PWS, RWS, INP Bubalus bubalis (Linnaeus, 1758) 4, 30, 40, 43 59 INP, PNP, KWBGS Prater, 1971; Hasan, 1979; Pandey, 1988; EN Ghose et al., 1995a,b; Divekar et al., 1998; Tiwari, 1998; Kushwaha et al., 1999 Gazella benetti 5, 22, 25, 26, 49 KNP, MNP SNP, PNP, Prater, 1971; Sharma, 1995; Shukla, LRlc* (Pallas, 1766) 36, 38, 40, 44 BWS, BDWS, DGS, RWS et al., 1997; Tiwari, 1998; Kushwaha, M.P. PWS, AS, GS, TPS et al., 1999; Ellerman, et al., 1951; Rahmani, 1990 Tetracerus quadricornis 3, 5, 8, 25, 26, 51, 59 INP, KNP, MNP,SNP, Prater, 1971; Khajuria, 1971; Rice, 1991; VU (Blainville, 1816) 33, 38, 40, BWS, KWBGS Ghose et al., 1995a, b; Saxena, 1996; Tiwari, 1998; Kushwaha et al., 1999; Cervidae Axis axis axis 5, 22, 25, 26, 46, 49, 51, BNP, INP, KNP, MNP, SNP, Ghose et al., 1995a, b; Tiwari, 1998; LRlc* (Erxleben, 1777) 28, 29, 30, 36, 59 KVNP, PNP, AGS, BWS, Saharia, 1982; Kushwaha et al., 1999 38, 40, 43, 44 SWS, DGS, GGS, NGGS, NGS, PWS, SDWS, PMWS Cervus duvacelli branderi 38, 40, 43, 28, 29 - KNP, SNP & BNP, NGS Pockock, 1942; Martin, 1971; Agrawal, CR* (Pocock, 1943) 1972; Gopal, 1992; Ghose et al., 1995a Cervus unicolor niger 2, 5, 22, 23, 25, 44, 46, 49, INP, KNP, MNP, SNP, PNP, Saharia, 1982; Ghose et al., 1995a, b; LRlc* Blainville,1816 26, 30, 36, 38, 40 51, 53, 59 AGS, BWS, BGS,BP, GS, Tiwari, 1998; Kushwaha et al., 1999; DGS, GGS, KWBGS, RWS, NGGS, PMWS, PWS, TPGS, NGS, NCWS Muntiacus muntjak 23, 25, 26, 30, 44, 49, 53, BNP, INP, KNP, SNP, Ghose et al., 1995a, b; Shukla ,et al., 1997; LRlc* (Zimmermann, 1780) 36, 38, 40, 43, 59 PNP, BWS, DGS,GGS, Tiwari, 1998; Kushwaha et al., 1999. NGGS, SWS, PWS Suidae Sus scrofa 5, 25, 26, 28, 29, 46, 49, 51, BNP, INP, MNP, KNP Saharia, 1982; Ghose et al., 1995a, b; LRlc* Linnaeus, 1758 30, 36, 38, 40, 43 59 SNP, KVNP, AGS, NGS, Shukla et al., 1997; Kushwaha et al., 1999 NGGS, PWS Tragulidae Moschiola meminna 5, 26, 36, 38, 53, 59, BNP, INP, KNP,MNP,SNP Brook, 1996; Ghose et.al., 1995a & b; LRnt* (Erxleben, 1777) 40, 43, Kushwaha et al., 1999 December 2001 Zoos' Print Journal 16(12): 659-668 661 Mammals of Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh D.K. Harshey & K. Chandra Scientific name Districts in Conservation Areas References Global MP CG Status Carnivora Canidae Canis aureus 5, 25, 26, 40, 43, 59 BNP, INP, KNP, MNP, SNP Ghose et al., 1995a, b; Tiwari, 1998; LRlc* Linnaeus, 1758 36, 38, Kushwaha et al., 1999 Canis lupus 5, 25, 26, 40, 43, 59 KNP, MNP, BNP, SNP, Ghose et al., 1995b; Bharos, 1996a; LRnt* Linnaeus, 1758 36, 38, 41, KVNP, PNP Tiwari, 1998; Yoganand, 1998a; Kushwaha et al., 1999 Vulpes bengalensis 5, 25, 26, 36, 59 BNP, INP, KNP, MNP, Ghose et al., 1995a, b; Tiwari, 1996; LRnt* (Shaw, 1800) 38, 40, 43 SNP, PNP Kushwaha et al., 1999 Cuon alpinus 5, 25, 26, 36, 38, 59 BNP, INP, KNP, MNP, Ghose et al., 1995a, b; Tiwari, 1998; Vu* (Pallas, 1811) 40, 43 SNP, PNP Kushwaha et al., 1999; Felidae Panthera pardus fusca 5, 25, 26, 30, 51, 59 BNP, INP, MNP, KNP, Saharia, 1982; Ghose et.al., 1995a, b; VU* (Meyer, 1714) 36, 38, 40, 43 SNP, KVNP, PNP Tiwari, 1998; Kushwaha et.al., 1999 Panthera tigris 5, 25, 26, 30, 51, 59 BNP, INP, KNP, MNP, Saharia, 1982; Ghose et al., 1995a, b; EN* (Linnaeus, 1758) 36, 38, 40, 43, JNP,KVNP Tiwari, 1998; Kushwaha et al., 1999 Felis chaus kutas 5, 25, 26, 36, 59 INP, BNP, KNP, MNP, Ghose et al., 1995a, b; Kushwaha Lrnt* Pearson, 1832 38,
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    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.