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v6i1.130ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v6i1.130
Submitted date: 22 March 2014
Accepted date: 23 April 2014
Published date: 29 June 2014
Pp. 55.
Hemidactylus treutleri from Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh, India
B.L. Narayana*, G. Surender & V.V. Rao
*Corresponding author. E-mail: narayana.laxmi8@gmail.com
The genus Hemidactylus is represented by 25 species in India. Hemidactylus treutleri Mahony, 2009 was described from the Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Since Mahony in 2009 only one new locality has been reported, at Rishi Valley, Tirupathi foothills, Andhra Pradesh. On 11 December 2012 at 13:43 h we found an individual of Hemidactylus treutleri on a rocky surface at Peddagattu village (16°36'23.86"N, 79°14'14.19"E), Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh. This was during the project of “Base line studies on flora and fauna of the Lambapur, proposed for uranium mining” which was funded by Board of Research and Nuclear Sciences (BRNS). The individual was identified using the diagnosed characters stated in Mahony (2009). The location lies in a biodiversity rich zone of the Eastern Ghats and the habitats mostly consist of dry deciduous forest composed largely of herbs together with a few shrubs and rarely trees and thorn forests. The other sympatric Hemidactylus gecko species recorded include H. frenatus, H. brooki, and Hemidactylus leschenaultii. The present record is 130 km away from the type locality of Mahony (2009) and 336 km away from the second record of Sreekar (2010).
Section Editor: John Rudge
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v6i1.130
Submitted date: 22 March 2014
Accepted date: 23 April 2014
Published date: 29 June 2014
Pp. 55.
Hemidactylus treutleri from Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh, India
B.L. Narayana*, G. Surender & V.V. Rao
*Corresponding author. E-mail: narayana.laxmi8@gmail.com
The genus Hemidactylus is represented by 25 species in India. Hemidactylus treutleri Mahony, 2009 was described from the Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Since Mahony in 2009 only one new locality has been reported, at Rishi Valley, Tirupathi foothills, Andhra Pradesh. On 11 December 2012 at 13:43 h we found an individual of Hemidactylus treutleri on a rocky surface at Peddagattu village (16°36'23.86"N, 79°14'14.19"E), Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh. This was during the project of “Base line studies on flora and fauna of the Lambapur, proposed for uranium mining” which was funded by Board of Research and Nuclear Sciences (BRNS). The individual was identified using the diagnosed characters stated in Mahony (2009). The location lies in a biodiversity rich zone of the Eastern Ghats and the habitats mostly consist of dry deciduous forest composed largely of herbs together with a few shrubs and rarely trees and thorn forests. The other sympatric Hemidactylus gecko species recorded include H. frenatus, H. brooki, and Hemidactylus leschenaultii. The present record is 130 km away from the type locality of Mahony (2009) and 336 km away from the second record of Sreekar (2010).
Section Editor: John Rudge
v6i1.129ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v6i1.129
Submitted date: 11 January 2013
Accepted date: 18 March 2014
Published date: 29 June 2014
Pp. 53–54.
First confirmed record of Calodactylodes aureus (Reptilia) from Karnataka, India
B. Srinivasulu*, C. Srinivasulu, T.A. Shah, G. Devender & H. Kaur
*Corresponding author. E-mail: bharisrini@gmail.com
The Indian Golden Gecko Calodactylodes aureus (Beddome, 1870) was known originally from the Tirupati hills in the Seshachalam range and the Velikonda range. It is listed under Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act (1972) as it was considered rare, being found at the time only in the Seshachalam range. Subsequently, researchers have revealed the presence of this species from the Papikonda Hills (Perantalapally) in Khammam District, Maredumilli in East Godavari District, Araku Valley and Ananthagiri Hills in Vishakhapatnam District and Kadapa Hills from Andhra Pradesh, Niyamgiri hill ranges of Rayagada, Kalahandi Districts in Odhisha and Vellore and Balmathi Hill, Tamil Nadu. Furthermore, this species was recently reported from Sathgar Hill, Kailasagiri Hill (Ambur) and Valli Malai in Vellore District, Sayed Basha Malai in Krishnagiri District, Nedumkunam Hill, Melthiruvadathanur (Morambu), Karadi Parai and Sathanur Dam in Tiruvanamalai District and the Gingee Hills in Villupuram District of Tamil Nadu. Reddy et al. (2013) reported the occurrence of this species from Nigidi reserve forest area in the Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh and this is the westernmost locality record of this species to date.
Section Editor: John Rudge
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v6i1.129
Submitted date: 11 January 2013
Accepted date: 18 March 2014
Published date: 29 June 2014
Pp. 53–54.
First confirmed record of Calodactylodes aureus (Reptilia) from Karnataka, India
B. Srinivasulu*, C. Srinivasulu, T.A. Shah, G. Devender & H. Kaur
*Corresponding author. E-mail: bharisrini@gmail.com
The Indian Golden Gecko Calodactylodes aureus (Beddome, 1870) was known originally from the Tirupati hills in the Seshachalam range and the Velikonda range. It is listed under Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act (1972) as it was considered rare, being found at the time only in the Seshachalam range. Subsequently, researchers have revealed the presence of this species from the Papikonda Hills (Perantalapally) in Khammam District, Maredumilli in East Godavari District, Araku Valley and Ananthagiri Hills in Vishakhapatnam District and Kadapa Hills from Andhra Pradesh, Niyamgiri hill ranges of Rayagada, Kalahandi Districts in Odhisha and Vellore and Balmathi Hill, Tamil Nadu. Furthermore, this species was recently reported from Sathgar Hill, Kailasagiri Hill (Ambur) and Valli Malai in Vellore District, Sayed Basha Malai in Krishnagiri District, Nedumkunam Hill, Melthiruvadathanur (Morambu), Karadi Parai and Sathanur Dam in Tiruvanamalai District and the Gingee Hills in Villupuram District of Tamil Nadu. Reddy et al. (2013) reported the occurrence of this species from Nigidi reserve forest area in the Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh and this is the westernmost locality record of this species to date.
Section Editor: John Rudge
v6i1.128ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v6i1.128
Submitted date: 23 November 2013
Accepted date: 2 April 2014
Published date: 29 June 2014
Pp. 49–52.
Marine Mollusc Diversity along the Southwest Coast of Sri Lanka
C.H.T. Rubesinghe & S.R. Krishnarajah
*Corresponding author. E-mail: dentallium@gmail.com
Molluscan species as well as class-level diversity is highest in the marine environment. The current survey data reveals that Sri Lanka is inhabited by about 240 species of marine molluscs belonging to four of the seven classes representing marine molluscs. The study area, along the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, experiences the southwest monsoon from May to September, which has a significant impact on climate and oceanographic conditions in this region.
Section Editor: Brenden Holland
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v6i1.128
Submitted date: 23 November 2013
Accepted date: 2 April 2014
Published date: 29 June 2014
Pp. 49–52.
Marine Mollusc Diversity along the Southwest Coast of Sri Lanka
C.H.T. Rubesinghe & S.R. Krishnarajah
*Corresponding author. E-mail: dentallium@gmail.com
Molluscan species as well as class-level diversity is highest in the marine environment. The current survey data reveals that Sri Lanka is inhabited by about 240 species of marine molluscs belonging to four of the seven classes representing marine molluscs. The study area, along the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, experiences the southwest monsoon from May to September, which has a significant impact on climate and oceanographic conditions in this region.
Section Editor: Brenden Holland
v6i1.127ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v6i1.127
Submitted date: 31 January 2013
Accepted date: 23 April 2014
Published date: 29 June 2014
Pp. 47–48.
A pentastome (Armillifer moniliformis) parasitizing a common rat-snake
T.S.P. Fernando* & V.A.K. Fernando
*Corresponding author. E-mail: saminda@ou.ac.lk
Pentastomes are a group of relatively poorly known parasites that are neglected both in veterinary parasitology text books and curriculum. The pentastomes are currently classified in a separate phylum, Pentastomida, because they exhibit characteristics of both the phylum Arthropoda and Annelid. This group comprises of approximately 100 species of vermiform arthropods that are all obligate parasites of the lower and less often upper respiratory tract of vertebrates. Adult pentastomes are segmented and worm like, measuring 0.5 to 20 cm in length. However they are easily distinguished from any other parasite because they bear 2 pairs of retractile hooks on either side of the mouth. They also have a distinct tongue shaped appearance; hence they are called linguatulids or tongue worms.
Section Editor: Colin Chapman
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v6i1.127
Submitted date: 31 January 2013
Accepted date: 23 April 2014
Published date: 29 June 2014
Pp. 47–48.
A pentastome (Armillifer moniliformis) parasitizing a common rat-snake
T.S.P. Fernando* & V.A.K. Fernando
*Corresponding author. E-mail: saminda@ou.ac.lk
Pentastomes are a group of relatively poorly known parasites that are neglected both in veterinary parasitology text books and curriculum. The pentastomes are currently classified in a separate phylum, Pentastomida, because they exhibit characteristics of both the phylum Arthropoda and Annelid. This group comprises of approximately 100 species of vermiform arthropods that are all obligate parasites of the lower and less often upper respiratory tract of vertebrates. Adult pentastomes are segmented and worm like, measuring 0.5 to 20 cm in length. However they are easily distinguished from any other parasite because they bear 2 pairs of retractile hooks on either side of the mouth. They also have a distinct tongue shaped appearance; hence they are called linguatulids or tongue worms.
Section Editor: Colin Chapman
v6i1.126ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v6i1.126
Submitted date: 30 June 2013
Accepted date: 17 January 2014
Published date: 29 June 2014
Pp. 46.
Tachaea spongillicola (Cymothoida: Corallanidae) from West Bengal, India
M.K.D. Roy* & S. Mitra
*Corresponding author. E-mail: malay_7@rediffmail.com
The isopod Tachaea spongillicola (Corallanidae) was described by Stebbing (1907) from the freshwater sponge Eunapius carteri (formerly Spongilla carteri) at the Indian Museum Tank, Kolkata, India. Since then, this species did not appear in literature for nearly hundred years. In 2003, Mariappan et al. reported this isopod from three locations along the course of the Cauvery River near Tiruchirapalli, India. They found this species to occur on three species of prawns. However, during a recent survey at Burdwan (on 18 December 2012), the first author collected six specimens of this species (Registration Number ZSI C 6007/2) on the prawn Macrobrachium lamarrei from Damodar River at Kathgolaghat near Polempur (~2 km SE of Burdwan Town). The size of the isopod specimens varied between 7.6–8.0mm and 2.6–3.5mm. The specimens were found to fully match with the description of Stebbing (1907). Thus this endemic species is here recorded after 106 years from West Bengal.
Section Editor: Wolfgang Wägele
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v6i1.126
Submitted date: 30 June 2013
Accepted date: 17 January 2014
Published date: 29 June 2014
Pp. 46.
Tachaea spongillicola (Cymothoida: Corallanidae) from West Bengal, India
M.K.D. Roy* & S. Mitra
*Corresponding author. E-mail: malay_7@rediffmail.com
The isopod Tachaea spongillicola (Corallanidae) was described by Stebbing (1907) from the freshwater sponge Eunapius carteri (formerly Spongilla carteri) at the Indian Museum Tank, Kolkata, India. Since then, this species did not appear in literature for nearly hundred years. In 2003, Mariappan et al. reported this isopod from three locations along the course of the Cauvery River near Tiruchirapalli, India. They found this species to occur on three species of prawns. However, during a recent survey at Burdwan (on 18 December 2012), the first author collected six specimens of this species (Registration Number ZSI C 6007/2) on the prawn Macrobrachium lamarrei from Damodar River at Kathgolaghat near Polempur (~2 km SE of Burdwan Town). The size of the isopod specimens varied between 7.6–8.0mm and 2.6–3.5mm. The specimens were found to fully match with the description of Stebbing (1907). Thus this endemic species is here recorded after 106 years from West Bengal.
Section Editor: Wolfgang Wägele
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