scholarly journals Eight New Records of Birds from Great Nicobar Island, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

2017 ◽  
Vol 117 (1) ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Sivaperuman ◽  
G. Gokulakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Nicobar Island ◽  
Nicobar Islands

Sighting records of Pied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula bicolor, Scopoli, 1786) and Nicobar Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea nicobarica, Pelzeln, 1865) from Great Nicobar Island of Andaman Nicobar Islands, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (07) ◽  
pp. 4691
Author(s):  
Jai Bahadur Singh Kachhawa ◽  
Dinesh Meena ◽  
Vivek Sharma ◽  
Divaker Yadav ◽  
Ashish Kumar Jangid
Keyword(s):  
Individual Species ◽  
Nicobar Island ◽  
Nicobar Islands

Present manuscript is the sighting records of two less known individual species of Columbidae family i.e. Pied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula bicolor, Scopoli 1786) and Nicobar Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea nicobarica, Pelzeln, 1865) from Great Nicobar Island of Andaman Nicobar Islands. 

Additional Lichens Records from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands – 4

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-215
Author(s):  
T.A.M. Jagadeesh Ram ◽  
◽  
Gopal P. Sinha ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
Nicobar Islands ◽  
Lichen Flora

Twenty five species are added to the lichen flora of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Arthonia aciniformis Stirt., A. nigratula (Müll. Arg.) R. Sant., Coenogonium disciforme Papong et al., Echinoplaca diffluens (Müll. Arg.) R. Sant., Fellhanera pilomarginata Lücking, Physcia fragilescens Zahlbr., Porina subnitidula Colín & B. Peña, Pseudopyrenula subnudata Müll. Arg., Sporopodium subflavescens Lücking & Lumbsch, Syncesia albiseda (Nyl.) Tehler, Tricharia santessoniana Kalb & V?zda and Trichothelium sipmanii Lücking are reported as new records for India. Graphis xanthospora Müll. Arg. is excluded.

Additional Lichen Records from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 6

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-357
Author(s):  
T.A.M. Jagadeesh Ram ◽  
◽  
Gopal P. Sinha ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
Nicobar Islands ◽  
Lichen Flora

Twelve species are added to the lichen flora of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Arthonia cyanea Müll. Arg., Arthonia mira R. Sant., Byssoloma discordans (Vain.) Zahlbr., Enterographa bartlettii Sérus., Herpothallon queenslandicum (Elix) Elix, Malmidea tratiana Kalb & Mongk., Opegrapha heliabravoa Herrera-Campos & Lücking and Strigula macrocarpa Vain. are reported as new records for India.

Additional Lichen Records from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands – 2

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-170
Author(s):  
T.A.M. Ram
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
Nicobar Islands ◽  
Lichen Flora

Twelve species are recorded as additions to the lichen flora of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Bulbothrix ventricosa (Hale & Kurokawa) Hale, Chiodecton malmei G. Thor and Relicina relicinula (Müll. Arg.) Hale are reported as new records for India. Bulbothrix, Dichosporidium, Enterographa, Heterodermia and Lecanographa are generic additions to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

New Records of Reef Fishes from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

2015 ◽  
pp. 225-234
Author(s):  
K. Devi ◽  
K. Sadhukhan ◽  
J.S. Yogesh Kumar ◽  
S. Kumar Shah
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
Nicobar Islands

scholarly journals Diversity, distribution and status of bats on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Oryx ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bandana Aul ◽  
P.J.J. Bates ◽  
D.L. Harrison ◽  
G. Marimuthu
Keyword(s):  
Local Communities ◽  
Anthropogenic Pressure ◽  
Nicobar Island ◽  
Andaman Islands ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Community Initiative ◽  
Nicobar Islands ◽  
Cynopterus Brachyotis ◽  
Flying Fox

AbstractInformation on the bat fauna of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands was limited previously to the results of sporadic surveys, with no specific focus on the habitats or distribution of the species. We carried out the first extensive survey of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands during 2003–2006, covering 40 islands. Our objective was to map the bat species, their habitats and distribution. This resulted in identification of 25 bat species representing 13 genera, location of > 300 roosts and validation of previously recorded species. Notable findings included the rediscovery of the endemic Nicobar flying fox Pteropus faunulus after a century and its extinction from the type locality on Car Nicobar Island, the sighting of an albino Hipposideros diadema nicobarensis from Katchal Island, and the first records of Rhinolophus yunanensis, Murina cyclotis and Hipposideros larvatus from the Andaman Islands, and Taphozous melanopogon, Murina cyclotis, Pipistrellus spp., Myotis horsfieldii dryas and Cynopterus brachyotis from the Nicobar Islands. Threats to the bat fauna appear to be primarily roost disturbance and hunting for sport. Anthropogenic pressure on species of Pteropus is high as hunting occurs throughout the year. Secondary sources and our field observations confirmed the decline of Pteropus in several islands as a result of hunting and alteration to habitats. We introduced a community initiative to monitor and protect roosts and foraging sites close to settlements in the Nicobar Islands. Priorities identified for conservation of the bat fauna of the archipelagos are mitigation of threats to flying foxes and cave dwelling bats, initiation of research on endemic bat species such as P. faunulus, and a voluntary ban by local communities on hunting in specific areas and seasons.

scholarly journals A report on additions to the flora of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 14080-14082
Author(s):  
Johny Kumar Tagore ◽  
Ponnaiah Jansirani ◽  
Sebastian Soosairaj
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Andaman Islands ◽  
Botanical Gardens ◽  
South Andaman ◽  
Nicobar Islands ◽  
New Distribution

The present paper deals with the collection of Monochoria hastata (L.) Solms (Pontederiaceae) and Alpinia malaccensis (Burm.f.) Roscoe (Zingiberaceae) from South and Little Andaman Islands, constituting new records for the flora of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India.   Alpinia malaccensis, Dhanikari Botanical Gardens, Little Andaman Islands, Monochoria hastata, new distribution records, Pontederiaceae, South Andaman Islands, Zingiberaceae.

scholarly journals Protected areas and benthic characteristics influence the distribution of the Vulnerable bumphead parrotfish Bolbometopon muricatum in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Oryx ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 564-571
Author(s):  
Vardhan Patankar ◽  
Tanmay Wagh ◽  
Aniruddha Marathe
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Coral Cover ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Live Coral ◽  
Nicobar Island ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
Fishery Resource ◽  
Nicobar Islands ◽  
Bolbometopon Muricatum

AbstractThe Vulnerable bumphead parrotfish Bolbometopon muricatum, a highly prized fishery resource worldwide, has experienced population declines throughout its geographical range. There is limited knowledge of the distribution and abundance of, and threats to, this fish in Indian waters, particularly for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. To assess the species’ distribution and conservation status we conducted underwater surveys across 75 sites around 51 islands and interviewed 99 fishers across the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago. We recorded a total of 59 individual B. muricatum across nine sites from the northernmost island in the Andamans (Landfall Island) to the southernmost island in the Nicobars (Great Nicobar Island). Interviews revealed that most fishers (100% in Nicobar, 94% in Middle Andaman, 62% in South Andaman) had seen B. muricatum, and knowledge of the species is highest amongst spearfishers. Generalized linear models indicated that presence of marine protected areas and high live coral cover influenced the abundance and distribution of B. muricatum. The species' density seems to be naturally low in the archipelago. We discuss our findings in the light of protecting rare and threatened species, and recommend strengthening the existing marine protected areas in these islands.

Additional lichen records from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands – 1

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-69
Author(s):  
T.A.M. Ram
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
Nicobar Islands

Eighteen species of lichens are added to the flora of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. This includes 16 foliicolous and 2 corticolous. Of the foliicolous, 8 species: Aulaxina dictyospora R. Sant., A. opegraphina Fée, Byssoloma vezdanum Sérus., Calenia graphidea Vain., Cryptothecia irregularis Lücking et al., Porina sphaerocephala Vain., Strigula microspora Lücking and Trichothelium bipindense F. Schill. are reported as new records for India. Brief descriptions and photographs of new records are provided.

Notes on seven Aglaopheniids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Aglaopheniidae) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands with three new records to India

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4790 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-317
Author(s):  
OISHINEE CHAKRABORTY ◽  
C. RAGHUNATHAN
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Sea Anemone ◽  
Ship Hull ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
Associated Fauna ◽  
Bathymetric Distribution ◽  
Nicobar Islands

Aglaopheniids were sampled from 48 survey locations in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands during September 2016 to January 2019. Seven species were encountered during the study period, of which three are first reports to India recorded from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, viz., Aglaophenia cupressina Lamouroux, 1816, Lytocarpia brevirostris (Busk, 1852) and L. delicatula (Busk, 1852). The descriptions of 4 species, viz., Gymnangium hians (Busk, 1852), Macrorhynchia philippina Kirchenpeuner, 1872, M. phoenicea (Busk, 1852) and Monoserius pennarius (Linnaeus, 1758), are provided after a taxonomic gap of 108 years from the Islands. Hydroids were observed to be growing on a variety of substrates; rocks, boulders, dead corals, polychaete tubes, ship hull and sand. Some associated fauna was catalogued as well such as the bivalve, Pterelectroma physoides (Lamarck, 1819) associated with G. hians (Busk, 1852), L. delicatula (Busk, 1852), M. phoenicea (Busk, 1852) and M. philippina Kirchenpauer, 1872. The hydroid specific nudibranch Lomanotus vermiformis Eliot, 1908 was observed on M. philippina Kirchenpauer, 1872 and an unidentified sea anemone was observed on the hydrocaulus of M. pennarius. The bathymetric distribution of the aglaopheniids were observed to be between 3–20m, with L. brevirostris and M. pennarius occurring in deeper waters, i.e., 10–20m. 

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