scholarly journals Inventory of mammals in protected reserves and natural habitats of Tripura, northeast India with notes on existing threats and new records of Large Footed Mouse-eared Bat and Greater False Vampire Bat

Check List ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joydeb Majumder ◽  
Koushik Majumdar ◽  
Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee ◽  
Basant Kumar Agarwala
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Diverse Group ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Wildlife Protection ◽  
Primary Forests ◽  
Vampire Bat ◽  
Megaderma Lyra

Twenty-four species representing 21 genera, 16 families and 7 orders of mammals were recorded in the Tripura state, northeast India, from an inventory done from 2006 to 2012. Ten of these species were found in wildlife sanctuaries as well as in primary forests. Four species were recorded exclusively from the wildlife sanctuaries and ten species were recorded only from primary forests. Order Primates was the most diverse group represented by 6 species from 4 genera in 3 families. Frequency sightings data showed that 11 species were rare, 2 species were occasional, one species was frequent, and another 10 species were common. Two species, Large-footed Mouse-eared Bat, Myotis sp., and Greater False Vampire Bat, Megaderma lyra, are new records from the study area.  Overall, 23 of the 24 species recorded are listed in the IUCN Red List, 14 species are listed in CITES, and 14 species are protected under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Threats being faced by many of the recorded mammals from human encroachments are highlighted.

scholarly journals Avifaunal records from Chalis Ek, North Andaman Island: insights into distribution of some Andaman Island birds

Check List ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pankaj Koparde ◽  
Manchi Shirish S.
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Anthropogenic Disturbance ◽  
New Records ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Andaman Island ◽  
Spatiotemporal Scale ◽  
Near Threatened

Species records are important for assessing the distribution and status of species over a spatiotemporal scale. Andaman archipelago, off Southeast Asia, is a high avian endemism area, covering an area of >5000 km2. We conducted this survey in 2011 to make an inventory of avifauna of Chalis Ek area. A total of 73 species, belonging to 61 genera and 34 families were recorded, of which 60 were resident, 11 were winter migrants, one vagrant, and a single species introduced from mainland India. Three species were found to be new records, expanding distribution. Thirteen were endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar group of islands and eleven were listed as near threatened in the IUCN Red List. This study shows that sites such as Chalis Ek, even though subject to moderate anthropogenic disturbance, still hosts a large and distinctive avifauna and should be protected.

Begonia kekarmonyingensis (Begoniaceae), a new species from Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 494 (3) ◽  
pp. 268-272
Author(s):  
MOMANG TARAM ◽  
DIPANKAR BORAH ◽  
MARK HUGHES
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
Historical Significance ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Begonia sect. Platycentrum, B. kekarmonyingensis, from Kekar Monying, a place of historical significance in Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India is illustrated and described. It is allied to B. cathcartii and B. menglianensis, and morphological similarities and differences between the species are discussed. It has been assessed as Vulnerable according to IUCN Red List criteria.

scholarly journals NEW RECORDS AND AN UPDATED CHECKLIST OF AMPHIBIANS (AMPHIBIA) FROM PHU YEN PROVINCE, VIETNAM

2017 ◽  
Vol 126 (1B) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Do Trong Dang
Keyword(s):  
Additional Data ◽  
New Records ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Amphibian Species ◽  
Red Data Book ◽  
Data Book ◽  
Conservation Concern ◽  
First Time

<p><strong>Abstract. </strong>We herein provide an updated checklist of 33 amphibian species from Phu Yen Province, Vietnam. Eight of them are reported for the first time from this province, namely <em>Ophryophryne gerti, O. hansi, Xenophrys major, </em><em>Glyphoglossus molossus, Kaloula indochinensis, Microhyla berdmorei, M. nanapollexa, </em>and <em>Amolops spinapectoralis.</em> Additional data of morphological characters of afore mentioned species were also provided. The number of amphibian species recorded was highest from Tay Hoa district (18 species), followed by Song Hinh district (15 species), Dong Xuan district (10 species), Tuy Hoa city (8 specise), Son Hoa district (8 species), Dong Hoa (4 specise), and Tuy An district (3 species). In terms of conservation concern, three species are listed in the IUCN Red List (2016) and one species is listed in the Vietnam Red Data Book (2007). </p>

scholarly journals A review of Dendrocephalus (Dendrocephalinus) (Crustacea: Anostraca) with the first records of male-male anostracan aggressive competition

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Christopher Rogers ◽  
Ann Dunn ◽  
W. Wayne Price
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Agonistic Behaviour ◽  
Conservation Assessments ◽  
A New Species

We present a review of Dendrocephalus (Dendrocephalinus) with an updated diagnosis for the subgenus and a key to all known species. We provide new records of Dendrocephalus alachua, which was previously supposed to be extinct, and we describe a new species, Dendrocephalus proeliator sp. nov., which is separated from all other species based on the form of the male frontal appendage. Dendrocephalus proeliator sp. nov. appears to be morphologically intermediate between D. alachua and D. lithaca. In addition, we provide conservation assessments for all four species in the subgenus, according to IUCN Red List standards. We also report for two species the first known examples of direct male-male agonistic behaviour and competition for access to areas frequented by receptive females.

The distribution of the Fiji frogs, Platymantis spp.: New records and ramifications.

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Osborne ◽  
Alivereti Naikatini ◽  
Clare Morrison ◽  
Nunia Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Conservation Threats ◽  
Land Use Practices ◽  
Near Threatened

The present study reports new records of the distribution of Fiji frogs from extensive geographic sampling on islands where both species were previously reported to persist. Platymantis vitianus is found in populations of varying sizes on six islands (Viwa, Ovalau, Taveuni, Gau, Vanua Levu and Viti Levu). Its congener, P. vitiensis has extant populations on the two largest islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. Based on these recent surveys, our findings suggest that the current IUCN Red List status for P. vitiensis needs to be reclassified from ‘near threatened’ (NT) to ‘vulnerable’ (VU B1b[i]c[ii]). The discovery of a much wider geographic distribution for P. vitianus in recent surveys than recorded in the latter half of the 20th century is encouraging and reveals the need to re-examine known conservation threats. Recommendations for frog conservation in Fiji, with regard to current land-use practices are discussed.

scholarly journals An annotated bird checklist of community-managed lands in Kailash Sacred Landscape-India, Kumaon Himalaya

Check List ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 365-383
Author(s):  
Sumit Kumar Arya ◽  
Govindan Veeraswami Gopi
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Managed Forests ◽  
Sacred Landscape ◽  
Wildlife Protection ◽  
Kumaon Himalaya ◽  
Bird Distribution ◽  
Kailash Sacred Landscape ◽  
Near Threatened

In the Indian Himalayan region, community-managed lands such as community-managed forests and agriculture lands play an important role in conserving native biodiversity. Our avifaunal surveys done between 2013 and 2016 recorded 205 species belonging to 52 families. Two species were first records from Pithoragarh district. Six species are classified as Threatened and five as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List. Six are Schedule-I species under the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. In total, 63 migratory (local/altitudinal and long-range) and 81 Himalayan endemic species were observed. Overall, our observations reveal a niche providing both transient and perennial havens for resident and migrant avifauna in our study site&rsquo;s landscape. Our findings suggest that despite human persistence in the landscape, diversity within avifaunal guilds is rich in the community-managed lands. We recommend further research to focus on understanding the factors governing the bird distribution and co-occurrence in the landscape.&nbsp;

scholarly journals An updated checklist of mammals of Odisha, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 16219-16229
Author(s):  
Subrat Debata ◽  
Himanshu Shekhar Palei
Keyword(s):  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Wildlife Protection ◽  
Field Surveys

Based on available literature and field surveys, an updated checklist of mammals of Odisha State is presented in this communication.  Their updated scientific binomen, IUCN status, Wildlife (Protection) Act schedules, CITES appendices, and last reported sighting of each species in Odisha are also given.  Odisha has around 102 species of mammals under 34 families and 12 orders, among which 27 species have been included under the different threatened categories of the IUCN Red List. 

scholarly journals A review on status of mammals in Meghalaya, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 14955-14970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Wansaindor Lyngdoh ◽  
Honnavalli Nagaraj Kumara ◽  
P.V. Karunakaran ◽  
Santhanakrishnan Babu
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Status ◽  
Mammalian Species ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
The State ◽  
Local Distribution ◽  
Wildlife Protection ◽  
Online Databases ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
Near Threatened

In this paper we present an updated checklist of mammals found in Meghalaya.  Using online databases and search engines for available literature, we provide the scientific names, accepted English names, conservation status as per IUCN Red List, Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act schedules, appendices in CITES, local distribution status, endemism, last reported sighting, an account of previous studies carried out relative to mammals and a tentative bibliography of the mammalian species found in Meghalaya.  A total of 162 species were found to be existing in the state with Chiropterans forming the largest group and 27 species found to be threatened, seven Near Threatened and seven Data Deficient.

The Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of Kerala – Status and Distribution

ENTOMON ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-238
Author(s):  
Vinayan P Nair ◽  
K. Abraham Samuel ◽  
Muhamed Jafer Palot ◽  
Kalesh Sadasivan
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Wildlife Protection ◽  
Iucn Red List Categories ◽  
Geographical Boundary ◽  
Red List Categories ◽  
The Western Ghats

The odonate fauna of Kerala, their status and distribution are reviewed. Based on personal records from field work since 2010 and published literature, all the recent additions and range extensions to the region are critically analyzed and a revised checklist of odonates of Western Ghats and Kerala is provided. The current checklist of odonates of the Western Ghats stands at 207 species, including 80 endemics. A total of 181 species of Odonates, including 68 Western Ghats endemics, belonging to 87 genera under two suborders and 14 families were recorded from the geographical boundary of Kerala. The suborder Zygoptera comprises 74 species of damselflies (30 genera in seven families) and the suborder Anisoptera has 107 species (57 genera in seven families). Endemic species and those in IUCN Red List categories are enlisted. None of the odonate species from the region are protected under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act (WPA) 1972. A detailed discussion on odonates occurring in Kerala has been provided in the systematic part.

scholarly journals New records and a taxonomic review prompts reassessment of Lonchophylla bokermanni, a rare bat endemic to the Brazilian Cerrado

Oryx ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiago Souto Martins Teixeira ◽  
Daniela Dias ◽  
Mariana M. Vale
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
National Park ◽  
New Records ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Brazilian Cerrado ◽  
Taxonomic Review ◽  
Nectar Feeding ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Data Deficient

AbstractLonchophylla bokermanni is a nectar-feeding bat endemic to south-east Brazil that is currently categorized as Vulnerable in Brazil but as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Originally described in the Cerrado savannah of Minas Gerais state in 1978, the species is known to occur in only two other nearby localities. In the last 2 decades individuals identified as L. bokermanni were recorded in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, increasing the known range of the species. A recent taxonomic review, however, has shown that Atlantic Forest individuals belong to a separate, new species, Lonchophylla peracchii. L. bokermanni, therefore, is known from only three localities, with an Extent of Occurrence of 1,506 km2. Because this EOO is < 5,000 km2, the species is known from <5 localities, and there is a presumed continued decline in its habitat extent and quality, it should be categorized as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. We recommend that the state of the three known populations of L. bokermanni be evaluated, and that surveys for further populations are required, particularly in Serra do Cipó National Park.

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