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List Of Reptiles Of Kaziranga National Park
About 42 species of reptiles have been reported from the Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. These include the endangered gharial and the rare Assam roofed turtle. Two of the largest snakes in the world - the reticulated python and the rock python, as well as the longest venomous snake in the world - the king cobra are common inside the park. The park also contains Bengal monitor and water monitor populations. The park is home to the rare monocled cobra, as well as three of the Big Four - Indian cobra, Russell's viper and common krait. In all, Kaziranga is home to 15 species of turtles, including the endemic Assam roofed turtle, and to one species of tortoise - the brown tortoise. A regional lizard species is also found in Kaziranga - the Assam garden lizard. Crocodiles * Gharial (''Gavialis gangeticus'') The gharial (''Gavialis gangeticus''), (Hindi: घऱियाल, Marathi: सुसर Susar), also called Indian gavial or gavial, is the only surviving member of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaziranga National Park
Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. The park, which hosts two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceroses, is a World Heritage Site. According to the census held in March 2018 which was jointly conducted by the Forest Department of the Government of Assam and some recognized wildlife NGOs, the rhino population in Kaziranga National Park is 2,613. It comprises 1,641 adult rhinos (642 males, 793 females, 206 unsexed); 387 sub-adults (116 males, 149 females, 122 unsexed); and 385 calves. In 2015, the rhino population stood at 2401. Kaziranga National Park was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006. The park is home to large breeding populations of elephants, wild water buffalo, and swamp deer. Kaziranga is recognized as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International for conservation of avifaunal species. When compared with other protected areas in India, Kaziranga has achieved notable success in wildlife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calotes Maria
''Calotes maria'', called commonly the Khasi Hills forest lizard or Assam garden lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to South Asia. Geographic range ''C. maria'' is found in Northeast India (Khasi Hills in Assam, Meghalaya, and Mizoram) and in Bhutan. It is also reported from North-eastern Bangladesh. Etymology The specific name, ''maria'', may be in honor of English conchologist Maria Emma Gray, the wife of John Edward Gray, the describer of this species.(''Calotes maria'', p. 168). Morphology The body is compressed, whereas the tail is almost round, slender, feebly compressed, and covered with keeled scales. The head is large. Both males and females have moderately developed nuchal and dorsal crests. The dorsal colour is green with red streaks and spots. The male develops a brilliant red colour in its head during the breeding season. Length: snout–vent length, tail length. Vernacular names * English: Khasi Hills forest li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyxidea Mouhotii
The keeled box turtle (''Cuora mouhotii''; syn. ''Pyxidea mouhotii'') is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to Asia. Geographic range ''C. mouhotii'' occurs in Burma, China, India, Laos, and Vietnam,Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000)"''Cuora mouhotii'' ".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 20 October 2013. and also in Bhutan and Thailand.''Cuora mouhotii''. The Reptile Database. Common names Other common names for ''C. mouhotii'' include keel-backed terrapin, jagged-shelled turtle, and Mouhot's turtle.Etymology The specific name, ''mouhotii'', is in hono ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanochelys Trijuga
The Indian black turtle (''Melanochelys trijuga'') or Indian pond terrapin is a species of medium-sized freshwater turtle found in South Asia. Description Despite its name, the color of its upper shell or carapace can vary from reddish to dark brown and black with yellow streaks running along its length. The underside or plastron is uniformly brown in color. The face of this turtle may have yellow or orange marks and spots, with color varying between subspecies. The size of the species may vary from 38 to 45 cm. Distribution and habitat The species occurs in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Nepal, and the Chagos Archipelago, where it may have been introduced. There are five recognized subspecies with overlapping distributions: *''M. t. trijuga'': peninsula black turtle, India *''M. t. coronata'': Cochin black turtle, India *''M. t. indopeninsularis'': Bangladesh black turtle, India, Nepal *''M. t. parkeri'': Sri Lanka *''M. t. thermalis'': Sri Lanka blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclemys Oldhami
Oldham's leaf turtle (''Cyclemys oldhamii'') is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. Etymology Both the specific name, ''oldhamii'', and the common name, Oldham's leaf turtle, are in honor of Thomas Oldham, Superintendent of the Geological Survey of India. The generic name ''Cyclemys'' comes from the Greek κύκλος (kyklos, meaning 'round' or 'circle', referring to the shape of the carapace) and εμύς (emys; 'freshwater turtle'). Geographic range ''C. oldhamii'' is found in Bangladesh, in the terai of mizoram, in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, West Borneo, Sumatra and Java. In addition, ''Cyclemys oldhami shanensis'' – sometimes considered a distinct species due to its shell pattern, oft described as looking similar to aged meat - occurs from central Myanmar to Thailand and Cambodia. The type locality was originally given as "Mergui and Siam", and restricted to Mergui by Smith (1931). Gallery Image:Cyclemys_male_and_female_shell.jpg, ''Cyclemys oldhamii'' cara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lissemys Punctata
The Indian flapshell turtle (''Lissemys punctata'') is a freshwater species of turtle found in South Asia. The "flap-shelled" name stems from the presence of femoral flaps located on the plastron. These flaps of skin cover the limbs when they retract into the shell. It is unclear what protection the flaps offer against predators. Indian flapshell turtles are widespread and common in the South Asian provinces. It is morphologically an evolutionary link between the softshell and hardshell aquatic turtles. Exploitation for profit and habitat change are threats to their survival. Description The carapace of ''L. punctata'' viewed from above is broadly oval in adults, but more circular in young, widest just anterior to hind limbs. The width of the disc is 77-86% of its length, the carapace is moderately arched, shell height is 35.0-40.5% of carapace length, the margin of the carapace is smooth and slightly flared posteriorly, the marginal bones are not united with the pleurals, the pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitra Indica
The Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (''Chitra indica''), also known as the small-headed softshell turtle or the Indo-Gangetic softshell turtle, is an endangered species of softshell turtle native to waterways and rivers of the Indian subcontinent. It is very large (being one of the largest freshwater turtles), feeding on fish, frogs, worms, crustaceans and molluscs, and even the occasional swimming small rodent or other mammal. ''C. indica'', like other softshell turtles, uses it flexible (and somewhat leathery) shell to dig itself deep into sandy lake and river bottoms; here, it patiently waits (with just its nose, mouth and eyes exposed) for potential prey to swim by. They will also ambush and chase their prey, depending on availability, the time of year, and size of the prey.Das, I.; and Singh, S. (2009). Chitra indica.' Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises, Chelonian Research Monographs 5 In the past it was included as a subspecies of '' Chitra chitr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspideretes Hurum
Indian peacock softshell turtle (''Nilssonia hurum'') is a species of turtle found in South Asia, and is listed on the IUCN Red List as a vulnerable species. Geographical range The Indian peacock soft-shell turtle is found in Bangladesh, India (the states of Mizoram, Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Nepal and Pakistan. Type locality in India: Fatehgarh, Ganges, to Barrackpore (about 23 kilometers north of Calcutta), West Bengal, India".Webb, R.G. 1980 Gray, Hardwicke, Buchanan-Hamilton, and drawings of Indian soft-shell turtles (Family Trionychidae). Amphibia-Reptilia 1: 61-74. Webb (1980: 71) References ;Bibliography * Further reading * Safi, A., Khan, M. Z.,2014. Distribution and current population of freshwater turtles of District Charsadda of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The Journal of Zoology studies. 1(4): 31–38. http://www.journalofzoology.com * Anderson, J. 1872 Note on Trionyx gangeticus, and Trionyx hurum, B. Hamilton. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspideretes Gangeticus
The Indian softshell turtle (''Nilssonia gangetica''), or Ganges softshell turtle is a species of softshell turtle found in South Asia in rivers such as the Ganges, Indus and Mahanadi. This vulnerable turtle reaches a carapace length of up to .Ernst, C.H.; Altenburg, R.G.M.; and Barbour, R.W. (1997). Aspideretes gangeticus'', Turtles of the World. Retrieved 17 June 2014. It feeds mostly on fish, amphibians, carrion and other animal matter, but also takes aquatic plants. This turtle is listed in part II of Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and possession of this species is an offence. Description The species is identified on the basis of the structure of the carapace and plastron. There are eight pairs of costal plates, the last well developed and in contact throughout on the median line; two neurals between the first pair of costals; plates coarsely pitted and vermiculate. Epiplastra narrowly separated from each other in front of the ontoplastron, which forms an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morenia Petersi
The Indian eyed turtle (''Morenia petersi'') is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to South Asia. Geographic range ''M. petersi'' is found in northeastern India (as far west as Bihar) and in Bangladesh. Etymology The specific name, ''petersi'', is in honour of German herpetologist Wilhelm Peters (1815–1883).Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Morenia petersi'', pp. 204-205). Description ''M. petersi'' is very closely allied to ''Morenia ocellata''. The snout is much more pointed and relatively longer. The suture between the pectorals is not shorter than the suture between the abdominals. The carapace is black. Each vertebral has a narrow yellowish mesial line. The last four vertebrals have a yellowish linear horseshoe mark with both ends directed forward. All costals have an ocellus placed rather low and formed by a nar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanochelys Tricarinata
The tricarinate hill turtle or three-keeled land turtle (''Melanochelys tricarinata'') is a species of turtle found in northeastern India, Bangladesh, and Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai .... The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. References Further reading * Blyth E (1856). "Report on the collections presented by Capt. Berdmore and Mr. Theobald". ''J. As ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
