A checklist of amphibians of Kerala, India
<p>A checklist of amphibians of Kerala State is presented in this paper. Accepted English names, scientific binomen, vernacular names in Malayalam, IUCN conservation status, endemism, Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act schedules, and the appendices in the CITES, pertaining to the amphibians of...
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| description | <p>A checklist of amphibians of Kerala State is presented in this paper. Accepted English names, scientific binomen, vernacular names in Malayalam, IUCN conservation status, endemism, Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act schedules, and the appendices in the CITES, pertaining to the amphibians of Kerala are also given. The State of Kerala has 151 species of amphibians, 136 of which are endemic to Western Ghats and 50 species fall under the various threatened categories of IUCN. </p><div> </div> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8a61ab823efd47cfa715cef05168d8432022-12-21T23:57:59ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072015-11-017138023803510.11609/jott.2003.7.13.8023-80351814A checklist of amphibians of Kerala, IndiaSandeep Das0Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation Division, Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Peechi, Kerala 680653, India<p>A checklist of amphibians of Kerala State is presented in this paper. Accepted English names, scientific binomen, vernacular names in Malayalam, IUCN conservation status, endemism, Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act schedules, and the appendices in the CITES, pertaining to the amphibians of Kerala are also given. The State of Kerala has 151 species of amphibians, 136 of which are endemic to Western Ghats and 50 species fall under the various threatened categories of IUCN. </p><div> </div>http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2003EndemismCITESMalayalam namevernacular nameWestern GhatsIndian Wildlife (Protection) Act. |
| spellingShingle | Sandeep Das A checklist of amphibians of Kerala, India Journal of Threatened Taxa Endemism CITES Malayalam name vernacular name Western Ghats Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act. |
| title | A checklist of amphibians of Kerala, India |
| title_full | A checklist of amphibians of Kerala, India |
| title_fullStr | A checklist of amphibians of Kerala, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | A checklist of amphibians of Kerala, India |
| title_short | A checklist of amphibians of Kerala, India |
| title_sort | checklist of amphibians of kerala india |
| topic | Endemism CITES Malayalam name vernacular name Western Ghats Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act. |
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