{"title":"First Record of Allapalli Forest Skink, Eutropis allapallensis (Schmidt, 1926) from West Bengal State, India","authors":"P. Bag, S. Raha, Kaushik Deuti","doi":"10.26515/RZSI/V120/I1/2020/128510","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26515/RZSI/V120/I1/2020/128510","url":null,"abstract":"The distribution range of the Allapalli Forest Skink ( Eutropis allapallensis ) which was previously known from Peninsular and Central India up to Odisha is being extended herein to West Bengal on the basis of an specimen present in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India at Kolkata. The diagnostic characters and scale counts of the specimen are being given for clear identification of the species.","PeriodicalId":415799,"journal":{"name":"Records of the Zoological Survey of India","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128848240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"First record of Genus Parabathymyrus Kamohara , 1938 (Anguilliformes: Congridae) from Eastern Indian Ocean","authors":"D. Ray, A. Mohapatra, D. Smith, S. S. Mishra","doi":"10.26515/RZSI/V120/I1/2020/144630","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26515/RZSI/V120/I1/2020/144630","url":null,"abstract":"Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus , Kamohara, 1938 is recorded for the first time from the eastern Indian Ocean based on one specimen (246 mm SL) collected from the Bay of Bengal. This record extends the range of the species from Western Pacific to the Eastern Indian Ocean. The Genus Parabathymyrus is also reported for the first time from India with its morphometric measurements.","PeriodicalId":415799,"journal":{"name":"Records of the Zoological Survey of India","volume":"22 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126772844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ten new records of Protozoan Ciliates (Protozoa : Ciliophora) from India","authors":"D. Bharti, Santosh Kumar","doi":"10.26515/RZSI/V119/I2/2019/141418","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26515/RZSI/V119/I2/2019/141418","url":null,"abstract":"In an attempt to catalogue the diversity of free living protozoan ciliates from the Flamingo Bird Sanctuary, Mumbai, and surrounding areas, 10 species were identified as new record to Indian fauna. Brief description, based on live observation and protargol stained preparations has been provided for the species i.e., Anteholosticha intermedia (Bergh, 1889) Berger, 2006, Rigidosticha italiensis Bharti et al. 2016, Monomicrocaryon balladyna (Song and Wilbert, 1989) Foissner, 2016, Urosoma karinae (Ehrenberg, 1833) Berger, 1999, Diophrys oligothrix Borror, 1965, Cyrtolophosis muscicola Stokes, 1885, Leptopharynx costatus Mermod, 1914, Rimaleptus mucronatus (Penard, 1922) Vďacný, et al., 2011, Dileptus beersi Jones, 1956 and Pseudomonilicaryon falciforme (Kahl, 1931) Vďacný and Foissner, 2012.","PeriodicalId":415799,"journal":{"name":"Records of the Zoological Survey of India","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114354220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Checklist of the species under the Genus Stomatophora Drzhevetskii, 1907 (Apicomplexa: Eugregarinida) described from Annelid Hosts","authors":"S. Sarkar, P. Mallik, P. K. Bandyopadhyay","doi":"10.26515/RZSI/V118/I3/2018/118313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26515/RZSI/V118/I3/2018/118313","url":null,"abstract":"A checklist of 12 species of the genus Stomatophora Drzhevetskii, 1907 has been recorded from different annelid hosts (namely Oligochaete and Polychaete). The species have been found from the seminal vesicles and intestines of the hosts of different geographical locations.","PeriodicalId":415799,"journal":{"name":"Records of the Zoological Survey of India","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123411811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Three new species of Collembola from India","authors":"G. Mandal","doi":"10.26515/RZSI/V118/I2/2018/129066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26515/RZSI/V118/I2/2018/129066","url":null,"abstract":"Three new species of Collembola belonging to genera: Calx , Folsomia and Bourletiella under three families have been described from the states of Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya, India. An identification key to the Indian species and their distribution are also provided.","PeriodicalId":415799,"journal":{"name":"Records of the Zoological Survey of India","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134416901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paromit Chatterjee, K. Mondal, K. Chandra, B. Tripathy
{"title":"First photographic evidence of Asian Golden Cat Catopuma temminckii (Vigors and Horsfield, 1827) from Neora valley National Park, Central Himalayas, India","authors":"Paromit Chatterjee, K. Mondal, K. Chandra, B. Tripathy","doi":"10.26515/RZSI/V118/I2/2018/121437","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26515/RZSI/V118/I2/2018/121437","url":null,"abstract":"The Asiatic golden cat Catopuma temminckii also known as the Temminck’s cat is a medium-sized wild cat distributed throughout South Asia. Asian Golden Cat is currently listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List, and also listed in the Appendix I by CITES and Scheduled I in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 as the current population has been found to be declining due to habitat loss and poaching. It is a shy and elusive mammal, and very little information is available on its range, habitat and behaviour. The present study was conducted during the month of February and March 2017 as part of the Biodiversity assessment in the Indian Himalayan landscape through long-term monitoring protocol under the National Mission on Himalayan Studies, funded by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India. During the fieldwork in Neora Valley National Park, camera traps were deployed to record presence of mammals and ground birds. An Asian Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii Vigors and Horsfield, 1827) was photo-captured in a single camera trap deployed in a trail in Thosum Beat of the Neora Valley National Park. The camera trap photograph confirmed the Asiatic Golden cat, presence in the National Park, and therefore, a long-term study in its probable habitats in South Asia may reveal its distribution, population status and ecology which will help towards long-term conservation of this species.","PeriodicalId":415799,"journal":{"name":"Records of the Zoological Survey of India","volume":"205 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121175938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diving beetles (Coleoptera: Adephaga: Dytiscidae) of Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh, India","authors":"S. Ghosh","doi":"10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/119527","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/119527","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":415799,"journal":{"name":"Records of the Zoological Survey of India","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121714379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fish Fauna of D’ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary and adjacent areas, Arunachal Pradesh, India","authors":"D. Dam, Anil . Kumar","doi":"10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/129065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/129065","url":null,"abstract":"D’Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the eastern Arunachal Pradesh and known as bio-diversity rich area. Two field surveys were undertaken from 03.10.2006 to 23.10.2006 and 11.02.09 to 18.02.09 to study the fish diversity of this area. Analysis of the data revealed the occurrence of 18 species of fishes belonging to 5 orders and 7 families, including an interesting species namely Barilius arunachalensis. The area need to be surveyed extensively for a comprehensive record of fish fauna.","PeriodicalId":415799,"journal":{"name":"Records of the Zoological Survey of India","volume":"50 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114006142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Earthworm diversity and abundance in different habitats at Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata","authors":"R. Goswami","doi":"10.26515/RZSI/V118/I2/2018/121733","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26515/RZSI/V118/I2/2018/121733","url":null,"abstract":"An ecological survey of earthworms was conducted at Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata for the period of one year during August 2016-July 2017. The aim of the present study is to determine the abundance and diversity of earthworms under different land use pattern. Earthworms were collected from three different sites in SRFTI based on environment niches like grasslands, residential areas, bank of the water bodies etc., by hand sorting method. Total 8 species of earthworms were identified from 537 specimens collected and abundance plot of earthworm species were arranged by rank. The highest relative abundance of Metaphire posthuma found at the bank of water bodies, Metaphire peguana and Metaphire posthuma in residential areas and Metaphire peguana in grassland habitat, whereas the lowest relative abundance of Metaphire houlleti found in all the habitats. The highest number of species and genera were recorded in the residential areas, the least in grassland habitat. The diversity value also was highest in the residential areas with the lowest in grassland habitat. Though the highest evenness value found in the bank of the water bodies. The Dominance (d) Index value was the highest in grassland habitat with the lowest in the residential areas. The highest similarity was observed between bank of water bodies and grassland habitat.","PeriodicalId":415799,"journal":{"name":"Records of the Zoological Survey of India","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125030349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Species inventory of land and freshwater Molluscs from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states of India","authors":"S. Sajan, B. Tripathy, T. Biswas, Varadaraju","doi":"10.26515/RZSI/V118/I2/2018/122574","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26515/RZSI/V118/I2/2018/122574","url":null,"abstract":"As per the Article 7(a) of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Identifying components of biological diversity importance for its conservation and sustainable use is the first step for in-situ conservation of the species. On the other hand, there are more than 50% of the faunal diversity, yet to be explored and documented, particular in country like India. From the biogeographic point of view, India holds major biodiversity with atleast four hotspots, beside biodiversity rich areas. The state of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are among them, which is least explored, in spite of the rich vegetation covers and deltoic areas and invertebrate fauna in particular have never received adequate attention from this landscape. Thus, the inventory of land and freshwater molluscs was carried out in some parts of the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana state of Deccan Peninsula India as part of the faunal inventory of Eastern Ghats by ZSI, during August to September 2016, primarily to explore the diversity and distribution of malacofauna in the region. This paper deals with a total of 25 species (13 species of land snails belonging to 2 Order 6 families and 12 of freshwater molluscs belonging to 5 order and 8 families) identified and along with the current threats evaluated and conservation measures suggested.","PeriodicalId":415799,"journal":{"name":"Records of the Zoological Survey of India","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131978507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}