A Study on conservation status of Herpetofauna of Sunderbans, India
Varadaraju *
Sunderbans Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Canning, 24 Parganas (South)-743 329, West Bengal, India and Southern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, 130, Santhome High Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-600028, India.
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Abstract
The present study is an outcome of extensive surveys carried out by the author for about five years covering different habitats and regions in Sunderbans. A comprehensive list of 79 species, including 12 species of amphibians and 67 species of reptiles, has been provided along with their habitat. Conservation status of each species as per the Indian Wildlife Protection ACT, 2022; CITES and IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2021 have been given for all the species.
Keywords: Amphibia, conservation, habitat, reptiles, species, Sunderbans