v2i2.30

ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v2i2.30

Submitted date: 29 March 2010
Accepted date: 01 January 2011
Published date: 30 April 2011
Pp. 72–85, Pls. 1–4.

HERPETOFAUNA OF SOUTHERN WESTERN GHATS, INDIA − REINVESTIGATED AFTER DECADES

S.R. Chandramouli* & S.R. Ganesh
*Corresponding author. E-mail: findthesnakeman@gmail.com

Abstract
We recorded amphibians and reptiles in two hill ranges, the Cardamom Hills and Ponmudi Hills of the southern Western Ghats, India, for a period of four months each. In all, 74 species, comprising of 28 species of amphibians belonging to 11 genera and 8 families and 46 species of reptiles, belonging to 27 genera and 9 families were recorded. Aspects deviating from literature have been discussed. A comparison of the results of the present study with that of the earlier works from the same region is also provided.

Key words : Amphibians, Cardamom hills, herpetology, Ponmudi hills, reinvestigation, reptiles

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