TAPROBANICA, The Journal of Asian Biodiversity ISSN / eISSN 1800-427X (founded in 2009) is an International, Open Access (CC BY), Peer Reviewed, Multidisciplinary, Online journal devoted to biodiversity in Asia. Taprobanica accepts original papers on (1) Biodiversity, Species and their Ecology, Systematics and Evolution, Environmental Biology, Biogeography, Illegal Wildlife Trade and other Threats; (2) The effects of Climate or Land use Change on Biodiversity and its Management for People and Nature; (3) Biodiversity Policy and Planning, Management and Enhancement Strategies for Sustainable use of Biodiversity and wildlife. TAPROBANICA is a free-to-publish journal published by the Research Center for Climate Change (RCCC) and the Faculty of Mathematics & Natural Sciences (FMIPA) - University of Indonesia.

Volume 12 | Number 1 | May 2023
12 May 2023
ISSN: 1800-427X (printed)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
1–36 pages + 20 plates

Cover Image: The slender day gecko, Cnemaspis gacilis is a rupicolous species endemic to southern India
© Zeeshan A. Mirza