scholarly journals Recent records and distribution of the Indian Brown Mongoose Herpestes fuscus Gray, 1837 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Herpestidae) from the southern Western Ghats, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 9367
Author(s):  
R. Sreehari ◽  
Sandeep Das ◽  
M. Gnanakumar ◽  
K. P. Rajkumar ◽  
K. A. Sreejith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
National Park ◽  
New Records ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Tea Plantation ◽  
Tiger Reserve ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Periyar Tiger Reserve

We are reporting four new records of Brown Mongoose Herpestes fuscus Gray, 1837 from four protected areas in Western Ghats including Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, Periyar Tiger Reserve and Pampadum Shola National Park and one new site record outside a protected area from Pambanar Tea plantation in Idukki dt. situated in Kerala part of southern Western Ghats. An updated distribution map of Brown Mongoose in Western Ghats is presented here.  

scholarly journals New locality record of the Travancore Bush Frog Raorchestes travancoricus Boulenger, 1891 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 8379 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Pratap Rajkumar ◽  
T. S. Prasad ◽  
Sandeep Das ◽  
R. Sreehari ◽  
P. S. Easa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Locality Record ◽  
Tiger Reserve ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Disturbed Habitats ◽  
Periyar Tiger Reserve

<p><em>Raorchestes travancoricus </em>is a rare and endemic rhacophorid from southern Western Ghats. The frog was listed in the Extinct category of the IUCN Red List until June 2015, even after its rediscovery in 2004.  In June 2015, the <em>R. travancoricus</em> was reassessed to Endangered category. All published reports of the species are restricted to disturbed habitats outside protected areas and the current study report the presence of the species from eight different localities from a protected area the Periyar Tiger Reserve.</p><div> </div>

scholarly journals A contribution to the earthworm diversity (Clitellata, Moniligastridae) of Kerala, a component of the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India, using integrated taxonom

2021 ◽  
pp. 117-137
Author(s):  
S. S. Thakur ◽  
A. R. Lone ◽  
S. K. Tiwari ◽  
S. K. Jain ◽  
S. W. James ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
National Park ◽  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Dna Barcode ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Tiger Reserve ◽  
First Time ◽  
Barcode Gap

Earthworms (Clitellata, Moniligastridae) of Chaliyar River Malappuram, Eravikulam National Park, Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Periyar National Park, Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary and Wayanad Forest, Kerala, a component of the hotspot of Western Ghats, India, were studied by the standard method of taxonomy, and their DNA barcode signatures using the mitochondrial gene cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) were generated for the first time. This study represents eleven species of earthworms of the family Moniligastridae: Drawida brunnea Stephenson, Drawida circumpapillata Aiyer, Drawida ghatensis Michaelsen, Drawida impertusa Stephenson, Drawida nilamburensis (Bourne), Drawida robusta (Bourne), Drawida scandens Rao, Drawida travancorense Michaelsen, Moniligaster aiyeri Gates, Moniligaster deshayesi Perrier, and Moniligaster gravelyi (Stephenson). In the phylogenetic analysis all the species were recovered in both neighbour–joining (NJ) and maximum likelihood (ML) trees with high clade support. The average K2P distance within and between species was 1.2 % and 22 %, whereas the clear barcode gap of 2–5 % was suggested by barcode gap analysis (BGA) of studied species, reflecting the accuracy of characterization. The study presents the first step in the molecular characterization of the native earthworm family Moniligastridae of India. Data published through GBIF (Doi: 10.15470/l2nlhz)

scholarly journals New records of polypores (Basidiomycota: Aphyllophorales) from the southern Western Ghats with an identification key for polypores in Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 9198 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Muhammed Iqbal ◽  
Kattany Vidyasagaran ◽  
P. Narayan Ganesh
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
New Records ◽  
Deciduous Forests ◽  
Entire Study Period ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Pycnoporus Cinnabarinus ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Micro Morphology ◽  
New Distribution

The present study reports new distribution records of two species of polypores; Pycnoporus cinnabarinus (Jacq.) P. Karst. and Datronia mollis (Sommerf.) Donk under family polyporaceae from the moist deciduous forests of southern Western Ghats, Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala.  This paper also provides detailed macro-morphology and micro-morphology of newly recorded fungi and key for identification of polypores reported from the study area.  An opportunistic sampling was carried out along with the plot based sampling in order to maximize the documentation of polypore distribution.  A total of 36 polypore species in 21 genera belonging to six families were recorded throughout the entire study period of 2012–2014.  Out of these, 26 species were annuals and 10 species perennials. Thirty-four polypores were identified as white rotting and two species were brown rotting.  

scholarly journals An illustrated checklist of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) from the Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala, India

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (15) ◽  
pp. 8250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nithya Sathiandran ◽  
Sabu K. Thomas ◽  
Albin T. Flemming
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Dung Beetle ◽  
Dung Beetles ◽  
Old World ◽  
Tiger Reserve ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Periyar Tiger Reserve ◽  
The Western Ghats

<p>An illustrated checklist of 36 species of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) from the Periyar Tiger Reserve in the southern Western Ghats is presented.  Records of eight species endemic to the Western Ghats and a rare primitive old world dung beetle group, <em>Ochicanthon nitidus </em>(Paulian), from the forests of Periyar Tiger Reserve are provided.</p><div> </div>

scholarly journals The diversity and distribution of polypores (Basidiomycota: Aphyllophorales) in wet evergreen and shola forests of Silent Valley National Park, southern Western Ghats, India, with three new records

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 13886-13909
Author(s):  
C. K. Adarsh ◽  
K. Vidyasagaran ◽  
P. N. Ganesh
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
National Park ◽  
New Records ◽  
Brown Rot ◽  
White Rot ◽  
Evergreen Forest ◽  
Entire Study Period ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Kerala State

The present study was conducted to document the diversity and distribution of polypores in wet evergreen and shola forests of Silent Valley National Park, Kerala State, in the southern Western Ghats, India. A combination of opportunistic and plot-based sampling was carried out in order to maximize the documentation of polypore distribution. The study was conducted throughout the entire study period of 2013–2015. Fifty-seven polypore species in 29 genera belonging to seven families were documented from the national park. The wet evergreen forest was enriched with 52 species whereas the shola forest harboured 20 polypore species. Fifteen species were found in both ecosystems while five species were exclusively found in the shola forest. The Polyporaceae was the dominant family with 30 species, followed by Hymenochaetaceae with 16 species, and Fomitopsidaceae and Meripilaceae with three species each. Ganodermataceae and Schizoporaceae made their presence with two species each while only one species was reported under family Meruliaceae. Among the polypores documented, 42 species were annuals and 15 were perennials. While analyzing the rot characteristics of the recorded polypores, it was found that white rot polypores have notable dominance over brown rot polypores. Out of the 57 species analysed, 52 polypores were white rotters and only five species were brown rotters. During the present study, three species (Phylloporia pectinata, Trametes menziesii, and Trametes ochracea) were found to be new records from the southern Western Ghats. An identification key was developed for the polypores documented from Silent Valley National Park based on micro and macro morphological features.

scholarly journals Notes on the extended distribution of Humboldtia bourdillonii (Fabales: Fabaceae), an Endangered tree legume in the Western Ghats, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 14886-14890
Author(s):  
Anoop P. Balan ◽  
A. J. Robi ◽  
S. V. Predeep
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Tree Legume ◽  
Endangered Tree ◽  
Conservation Measures ◽  
Tiger Reserve ◽  
Kerala State ◽  
Periyar Tiger Reserve ◽  
The Western Ghats

Humboldtia bourdillonii is an Endangered tree legume; considered endemic to its type locality in the Periyar Tiger Reserve in Idukki District of Kerala State.  A new population of this highly threatened endemic species is located in the Vagamon Hills of Kottayam District which is about 70km away from its original locality.  The newly located population is drastically affected by the severe floods and landslides that occurred in Kerala state during August 2018.  Urgent conservation measures are needed to protect the population from further loss.  

scholarly journals A report on the possible interbreeding between Grizzled Giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura and Indian Giant Squirrel Ratufa indica from Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary in the southern Western Ghats, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 13024-13028
Author(s):  
Kiran Thomas ◽  
D. K. Vinodkumar ◽  
Jomals Mathews John ◽  
M. Shaji ◽  
P. O. Nammer
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Location Map

We report a possible instance of hybridization between the Ratufa indica and Ratufa macroura from Western Ghats. The details on the coat of the hybrid individuals, location map where the hybrids where sighted and the conservation challenges have been discussed in the paper.  

scholarly journals The genus Tristachya (Poaceae: Panicoideae) in Madagascar

Kew Bulletin ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria S. Vorontsova ◽  
Nantenaina H. Rakotomalala
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
National Park ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Conservation Assessments ◽  
Rare Endemic ◽  
Common Components

SummaryWe present a revision of the three species of Tristachya in Madagascar. The tussock-forming T. betsileensis is a rare endemic of the quartz outcrops in the Itremo Protected Area. The rhizomatous T. isalensis and T. humbertii are common components of the sandstone outcrop vegetation in the Isalo National Park. A new combination is made. Descriptions, conservation assessments, illustrations, and a distribution map are presented.

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