scholarly journals First Record of the Pink Lipped Moray Eel, Echidna rhodochilus (Bleeker 1863) (Family: Muraenidae), from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
M. Arun Kumar ◽  
S. Venu ◽  
G. Padmavati
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
First Record ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
South Andaman ◽  
Nicobar Islands ◽  
Moray Eel

The paper is the first record of the occurrence of the Pink Lipped Moray Eel, Echidna rhodochilus (Bleeker 1863), from India. The current specimen was caught from the mangrove creeks of Carbyn’s Cove, South Andaman. This species is known so far from Western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean up to Australia and Indonesia. The present study indicates that there are more studies to be conducted on the ichthyofauna of these islands for a better understanding of the biodiversity of this area.

Neotype designation and generic re-definition of the monotypic genus Dialeurotrachelus Takahashi (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), and first record of its occurrence in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4695 (6) ◽  
pp. 568-576
Author(s):  
ANIL KUMAR DUBEY
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
Andaman Island ◽  
Camera Lucida ◽  
Nicobar Islands ◽  
Generic Description ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
First Time ◽  
Scanning Electron

Takahashi (1942) described Dialeurotrachelus cambodiensis, the type species of the monotypic whitefly genus, Dialeurotrachelus Takahashi from three syntype specimens collected on an unidentified tree in Cambodia, which were subsequently lost or destroyed. It was rediscovered after eight decades in the Indian territories of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. A neotype is designated for D. cambodiensis Takahashi, from specimens collected on Diospyros kurzii Hiern (Ebenaceae) from Andaman Island, India. It is recorded for the first time from the Indian territories, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Pupal morphology is assessed for redefining the generic description with differential diagnoses from related genera, and anomalies involved with structure of the vasiform orifice and associated structures are discussed. Illustrations are provided of the puparia in life, camera lucida drawings, slide mounts, and scanning electron photomicrographs. 

Landscape Changes in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India) after the December 2004 Great Sumatra Earthquake and Indian Ocean Tsunami

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 43-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javed N. Malik ◽  
C. V. R. Murty ◽  
Durgesh C. Rai
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Plate Tectonics ◽  
Tsunami Wave ◽  
Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽  
Sumatra Earthquake ◽  
Landscape Changes ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
Nicobar Islands ◽  
Reconnaissance Surveys

Plate tectonics after the 26 December 2004 Great Sumatra earthquake resulted in major topological changes in the Andaman and Nicobar islands. Aerial and land reconnaissance surveys of those islands after the earthquake provide evidence of spectacular plate tectonics that took place during the earthquake. Initial submergence of the built environment and the subsequent inundation upon arrival of the tsunami wave, as well as emergence of the new beaches along the islands—particularly on the western rims of the islands and in the northern islands—are the major signatures of this Mw=9.3 event.

scholarly journals A new record of ahermatypic coral Paracyathus pruinosus Alcock, 1902 (Scleractinia: Caryophylliidae) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (15) ◽  
pp. 8299
Author(s):  
R. Raghuraman ◽  
C. Raghunathan
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
New Record ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
Central Indian Ocean ◽  
Nicobar Islands

<p><em>Paracyathus pruinosus</em> Alcock, 1902, (Scleractinia: Caryophylliidae) was found from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, representing a new addition to the ahermatypic corals of India and the central Indian Ocean. The corallites of <em>Paracyathus pruinosus</em> were solitary, short, stout, elliptical and solid, mostly found under caves and slightly deep. Costae were granular, flat and equal. Septa were arranged closely and lined with granular ridges. Tentacles were found to extend only during night. The present record of <em>P. pruinosus </em>from Andaman and Nicobar Islands not only represents a new addition to the Caryophylliidae of the Central Indian Ocean, but also calls for conducting in-depth studies with a special emphasis to the under-studied caryophylliids of India.</p><div> </div>

Notes on Occurrence and Distribution of some Angiosperm Species in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 385-389
Author(s):  
M. Chennakesavulu Naik ◽  
◽  
Lal Ji Singh ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Andaman Islands ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
Solanum Incanum ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
South Andaman ◽  
Nicobar Islands ◽  
Angiosperm Species ◽  
Crotalaria Grahamiana

Three Angiosperm species: Crotalaria grahamiana Wight &Arn. Heliotropium marifolium J. Koenig ex Retz and Solanum incanum L. are being reported as new distributional records to Andaman and Nicobar Islands.Crotalaria grahamiana, so far considered as endemic to Southern Western Ghats, was collected from near coastal areas of North & South Andaman Islands.

First report of contagious ecthyma (orf) outbreak in goats of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jai Sunder ◽  
T. Sujatha ◽  
A. K. De ◽  
D. Bhattacharya ◽  
S. Bhowmick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nested Pcr ◽  
Orf Virus ◽  
Contagious Ecthyma ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
Pcr Assay ◽  
Viral Dna ◽  
Livestock Population ◽  
South Andaman ◽  
Nicobar Islands ◽  
First Time

Goat constitutes almost 42.1 % of the total livestock population of the A and N islands. Generally the livestock are free from many dreaded diseases which are prevalent in mainland, India. However, in the present study the outbreak of contagious ecthyma (Orf) in goats of Andaman and Nicobar Islands was investigated and confirmed by PCR assay. The outbreak of orf was reported from different villages of the South Andaman. A total of 171 clinical cases of contagious ecthyma were reported during the different outbreak reported during the year 2017. The scab samples from the affected goats were collected and processed for extraction of viral DNA. Nested PCR assay was done by using the forward and reverse primers of parapox virus. The results revealed the confirmation of the outbreak of Contagious ecthyma (orf) virus in the goats of Andaman and Nicobar Islands for the first time.

scholarly journals A new species of Coryphophylax Fitzinger in: Steindachner, 1867 (Sauria: Iguania: Agamidae) from the Andaman Islands, India

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3451 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. HARIKRISHNAN ◽  
KARTHIKEYAN VASUDEVAN ◽  
S. R. CHANDRAMOULI ◽  
B. C. CHOUDHURY ◽  
SUSHIL KUMAR DUTTA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Systematic Position ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Andaman Islands ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
Andaman Island ◽  
Taxonomic History ◽  
South Andaman ◽  
Nicobar Islands ◽  
A New Species

The systematic position of the agamid genus Coryphophylax (Squamata: Agamidae) is given as monotypic and endemicto the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, India. After having surveyed intensively in thirteen differentIslands and examined several individuals in the Andamans group of islands, we describe a second species ofCoryphophylax from the lowland rainforests of the South Andaman Island. Coryphophylax brevicaudus sp. nov. isdifferentiated from its congener, C. subcristatus (Blyth, “1860” 1861) by its smaller size, relatively shorter tail, presenceof nuchal and dorsal crests in both sexes, midbody scale row counts and colour pattern. The new species lives in sympatrywith C. subcristatus. The taxonomic history and systematic status of the genus Coryphophylax are discussed, and the need for continued surveys in the Islands is emphasized.

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