scholarly journals New distribution record of a rare taxa Gottschelia schizopleura (Spruce) Grolle, of Jungermanniales occurring in Anamudi shola National Park in the Western Ghats of Kerala

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Mufeed ◽  
Manju C Nair
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
National Park ◽  
Rare Taxa ◽  
Colour Plate ◽  
Distribution Record ◽  
The Western Ghats ◽  
New Distribution

A rare liverwort Gottschelia schizopleura (Spruce) Grolle, of Jungermanniales is discovered from the Western Ghats of Kerala. A brief description with colour plate is provided.

scholarly journals A new distribution record of the Western Ghats endemic damselfly Melanoneura bilineata Fraser, 1922 (Insecta: Odonata) from Maharashtra, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 19380-19382
Author(s):  
Yogesh Koli ◽  
Akshay Dalvi
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
First Time ◽  
Distribution Record ◽  
The Western Ghats ◽  
New Distribution

Melanoneura bilineata Fraser, 1922 is reported for the first time from Maharashtra, India. Previously it was only known from the Kerala and Karnataka states.

scholarly journals A new distribution record of the gall midge Octodiplosis bispina Sharma (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 14906-14907
Author(s):  
Duraikannu Vasanthakumar ◽  
Radheshyam Murlidhar Sharma ◽  
Palanisamy Senthilkumar
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Gall Midge ◽  
The Other ◽  
Andaman Islands ◽  
Insect Fauna ◽  
Gall Midges ◽  
Distribution Record ◽  
The Western Ghats ◽  
New Distribution

Studies on the insect fauna especially gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) of Tamil Nadu are relatively less in comparison to the other Indian region. Only fourty eight species of Cecidomyiidae have been reported so far from this region. The present study reports a gall midge,Octodiplosis bispina Sharma, 1987 as a new distributional record from Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu. Previously this species was reported from Aurangabad (Maharashtra) and Andaman Islands. The known distribution of this species now includes Tamil Nadu as well.

scholarly journals New distribution record of Phrynocephalus mystaceus Pallas 1776 (Sauria: Agamidae) from Iran

Check List ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farahnaz Molavi ◽  
Tooba Mohammadian-kalat ◽  
Bahram Hasanzade Kiabi ◽  
Haji Gholi Kami ◽  
Morteza Yazdanpanahi
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Iranian Plateau ◽  
Distribution Record ◽  
New Distribution

The Toad-headed agama, Phrynocephalus mystaceus Pallas 1776, was described in 1999 from eastern Khorasan by Anderson. Seven specimen of The Toad-headed agama were collected in Khar Turan National Park during fieldwork from June 2008 to June 2009. The new locality of the species is situated about 900 km west of the type locality. This record indicates a wider distribution of Phrynocephalus mystaceus on the Iranian plateau than previously thought. Information on morphological characters and habitat is presented.

scholarly journals New distribution record of the Bhutan Takin Budorcas taxicolor whitei Hodgson, 1850 (Cetartiodactyla: Bovidae) in Bhutan

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 9365
Author(s):  
Tashi Dhendup ◽  
Tshering Tempa ◽  
Tsethup Tshering ◽  
Nawang Norbu
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Camera Trapping ◽  
Budorcas Taxicolor ◽  
Distribution Record ◽  
New Distribution

A camera trapping survey in eastern Bhutan in 2015 has yielded a picture of the Bhutan Takin in the uplands of Kurichu River watersheds in east of Wangchuck Centennial National Park, and is the easternmost documented  distribution of the species in Bhutan. The photograph was taken on 30th June 2015 at 9:24 AM in the site located on 27056’03.8’’E & 91004’53.7”N at 3,898m. The habitat is dominated by Fir and Rhododendron.

First record of the myrmicine ant genus Syllophopsis Santschi, 1915 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India with description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4985 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
SHAHID ALI AKBAR ◽  
HIMENDER BHARTI ◽  
MARIUSZ KANTURSKI ◽  
AIJAZ AHMAD WACHKOO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
National Park ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
First Record ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
The Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

Here we describe and illustrate Syllophopsis peetersi sp. nov. from Silent Valley National Park, a biodiversity hotspot region of the Western Ghats of India. The discovery also marks a first native report of the genus from the Indian subcontinent. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis was carried out to elucidate the general morphology and sensilla of the new species. The new species is similar to congeners from Madagascar, but with larger differences from species that occur elsewhere.

scholarly journals Schoenefeldia transiens (Poaceae): Rare new record from the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Bothalia ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aluoneswi C. Mashau ◽  
Albie R. Götze
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
National Park ◽  
First Record ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
C4 Grasses ◽  
Mining Company ◽  
Mpumalanga Province ◽  
National Herbarium ◽  
Distribution Record ◽  
New Distribution

Background: Schoenefeldia is a genus of C4 grasses, consisting of two species in Africa, Madagascar and India. It is the only representative of the genus found in southern Africa, where it was previously only known from a few collections in the southern part of the Kruger National Park (Mpumalanga Province, South Africa), dating from the early 1980s.Objectives: The objective of this study was to document a newly recorded population of Schoenefeldia transiens in an area that is exploited for coal mining.Method: A specimen of S. transiens was collected between Musina and Pontdrift, about 30 km east of Mapungubwe National Park, in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The specimen was identified at the National Herbarium (Pretoria).Results: This is not only a new distribution record for the quarter degree grid (QDS: 2229BA), but is also the first record of this grass in the Limpopo Province. The population of S. transiens has already been fragmented and partially destroyed because of mining activities and is under serious threat of total destruction.Conclusion: It is proposed that the population of S. transiens must be considered to be of conservation significance, and the population should be made a high priority in the overall environmental management programme of the mining company that owns the land.

scholarly journals Small carnivores of Silent Valley National Park, Kerala, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 12091 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devika Sanghamithra ◽  
P. O. Nameer
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
National Park ◽  
Niche Partitioning ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
The Other ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Prionailurus Bengalensis ◽  
The Western Ghats

A study on the small carnivores in Silent Valley National Park (SVNP), southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India was conducted from September 2015 to April 2016, using the camera trap technique.  Seven species of small carnivores were recorded during the study.  The most common species of small carnivore of SVNP was Viverricula indica (44%) followed by Paradoxurus jerdoni (20%) and Herpestes vitticollis (17%). The other small carnivores found at SVNP were Herpestes fuscus (7%), Prionailurus bengalensis (6%), Aonyx cinereus (5%) and Martes gwatkinsii (1%).  P. jerdoni and M. gwatkinsii are endemic to the Western Ghats.  We discuss the niche partitioning among small carnivores in SVNP.  

scholarly journals Flowering plants of Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarahole) National Park, Karnataka, India

Check List ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 1052
Author(s):  
Ramasamy Manikandan ◽  
Pakishirajan Lakshminarasimhan
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
National Park ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Flowering Plants ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspots ◽  
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve ◽  
The Western Ghats

The Rajiv Gandhi National Park encompasses a rich biodiversity of both flora and fauna and is regarded as one of the richest protected areas in Asia. It is a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and covers foot-hills of the Brahmagiri hill ranges in the Western Ghats, which is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots and epicenter of Indian endemics harbouring species-rich-habitats and supporting a high biodiversity. This is evident in its flowering plants diversity brought to focus during the present study. The National Park spreads over an area of 643.39 km2, harbours 1337 species, 14 subspecies and 34 varieties of Angiosperms distributed over 754 genera and 152 families. Notably 110 species of these are endemic. A complete inventory of all the recorded species is provided here.

scholarly journals New distribution record of a true coral species, Psammocora contigua (Esper, 1794) from Gulf of Kachchh Marine National Park & Sanctuary, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 20266-20271
Author(s):  
R. Chandran ◽  
R. Senthil Kumaran ◽  
D.T. Vasavada ◽  
N.N. Joshi ◽  
Osman G. Husen
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Growth Form ◽  
Coral Species ◽  
Hard Coral ◽  
Tropical Waters ◽  
Gulf Of Kachchh ◽  
The World ◽  
Living Species ◽  
Distribution Record ◽  
New Distribution

Reef-building corals are generally confined to tropical waters across the world oceans. But some coral species are able to tolerate even inhospitable environments and suboptimal extremes, and form lower diversity reefs habitats such as the Gulf of Kachchh, located along the northwestern coast of India. Among the reported hard coral species so far from the Gulf of Kachchh, genus Psammocora is represented by only one species, P. digitata. The present study confirmed a new distribution record of Psammocora contigua from Narara Island. Due to the changing hydro-geographic conditions in the Kachchh region, ramose and branching coral species have been believed to be extinct completely, leaving no sign of live colonies. P. contigua, recorded during the present study is the only living species with ramose growth form recorded so far from the Kachchh waters. The present study also holds out hope to record more new coral species records from the region.

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