Indian Hotspots: Vertebrate Faunal Diversity, Conservation and Management Volume 2

This book offers a comprehensive account of India’s four biodiversity hotspots: the Himalaya, Indo-Burma, Western Ghats and Sri Lanka and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. With a focus on tropical rainforests, it includes more than 30 chapters covering different vertebrate fauna e.g. fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, as well as topics such as conservation and managem...

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This book offers a comprehensive account of India’s four biodiversity hotspots: the Himalaya, Indo-Burma, Western Ghats and Sri Lanka and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. With a focus on tropical rainforests, it includes more than 30 chapters covering different vertebrate fauna e.g. fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, as well as topics such as conservation and management aspects.Written by experts in the field of biodiversity conservation and management, it offers ample new insights into a number of subjects related to the faunal communities of tropical forest ecosystems, providing a valuable resource for conservationists and researchers in the field of flora and fauna diversity.

Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv
Hotspots: An Introduction and Role in Conservation (I. Jaisankar, A. Velmurugan, T. P. Swarnam, A. K. Singh)....Pages 1-21
Notes on Snakes of the Genus Bungarus (Serpentes: Elapidae) from Northeast India (Abhijit Das)....Pages 23-35
Herpetofauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (V. Rangasamy, C. Sivaperuman, G. Gokulakrishnan, P. Parthipan)....Pages 37-56
Observations on Oviposition, Myiasis in Foam Nest, Egg Clutches, and Hatching in Endangered Tree Frog Polypedates insularis Das, 1995, from Great Nicobar Island, India (V. Rangasamy, C. Sivaperuman)....Pages 57-64
Diversity of Reptiles in the Indian Biodiversity Hotspots ( Varadaraju)....Pages 65-91
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Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv
Hotspots: An Introduction and Role in Conservation (I. Jaisankar, A. Velmurugan, T. P. Swarnam, A. K. Singh)....Pages 1-21
Notes on Snakes of the Genus Bungarus (Serpentes: Elapidae) from Northeast India (Abhijit Das)....Pages 23-35
Herpetofauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (V. Rangasamy, C. Sivaperuman, G. Gokulakrishnan, P. Parthipan)....Pages 37-56
Observations on Oviposition, Myiasis in Foam Nest, Egg Clutches, and Hatching in Endangered Tree Frog Polypedates insularis Das, 1995, from Great Nicobar Island, India (V. Rangasamy, C. Sivaperuman)....Pages 57-64
Diversity of Reptiles in the Indian Biodiversity Hotspots ( Varadaraju)....Pages 65-91
Avifauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands with an Updated Checklist (Chandrakasan Sivaperuman, G. Gokulakrishnan, P. C. Rasmussen, P. Parthipan)....Pages 93-137
Does Southern Spotted Owlet Athene brama brama (Temminck, 1821) Serve as a Biocontrol Agent of Agricultural Pests? A Case Study from Cauvery Deltaic Region of Southern India (Varadharajan Vanitha, Krishnamoorthy Thiyagesan, Nagarajan Baskaran)....Pages 139-149
Mammals of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (C. Sivaperuman, G. Gokulakrishnan, P. Parthipan)....Pages 151-164
Mammals of Arunachal Pradesh, India (Anil Kumar)....Pages 165-176
Diversity and Distribution of Mammals in the Indian Himalayas (M. Kamalakannan, C. Venkatraman, Lalit Kumar Sharma)....Pages 177-204
An Update on the Mammals of Western Ghats (C. Venkatraman, M. Kamalakannan, Debashree Dam)....Pages 205-221
Population Status, Group Size, Distribution and Human Disturbances on the Nilgiri Langur (Trachypithecus johnii) in the Upper Nilgiris, Western Ghats, Southern India (B. Ramakrishnan, A. Samson)....Pages 223-231
The Conservation of the Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius), an Endangered Mountain Goat Endemic to Western Ghats (P. S. Easa, Mohan Alembath)....Pages 233-250
Conservation Threats on Critically Endangered Gyps Vultures in the Tamil Nadu Part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Southern India (A. Samson, B. Ramakrishnan, G. Kannan, A. Veeramani, S. Ramasubramanian)....Pages 251-261
The Bat Fauna of Meghalaya, Northeast India: Diversity and Conservation (Uttam Saikia, Adora Thabah, Oana Mirela Chachula, Manuel Ruedi)....Pages 263-286
Conservation Status of Large Mammals in Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, India (Ramoorthy Sasi, Honnavalli N. Kumara)....Pages 287-296
Conservation Status and Guidelines for the Maintenance of Endangered Grizzled Giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura in Srivilliputhur Wildlife Sanctuary (Juliet Vanitharani)....Pages 297-307
Crop Damage by Wild Animals in Thrissur District, Kerala, India (Suresh K. Govind, E. A. Jayson)....Pages 309-323
People Participation in Biodiversity Conservation (S. M. Vairavel, Amit Malick, Sanjayankumar)....Pages 325-341
Colonization of Large Wildlife in Rehabilitated Forests of Lowland in Chitwan National Park’s Buffer Zone, Nepal (G. S. Solanki, M. K. Chalise, B. K. Sharma)....Pages 343-354
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