Snakes have been associated with myths and curiosity, apart from being an object of fear due to the possession of incomplete and/or inappropriate knowledge. The probable reason for this may be their cold appearance due to the possession of eyes without lids, limbs and earless form, serpentine movements and fluidly cold feel. Moreover the bites of some, but not all of them, are venomous with lethal impacts. This has resulted in the development of an unwarranted ...
Indian Mammals: Checklist with Comments on Type Locality, Distribution, Conservation Status and Taxonomy
A checklist of species is an invaluable tool for both researchers and the interested public particularly when it is up dated from time to time. Latest revised edition of Mammal species of the World by Wilson and Reeder (2005) has became the current standard for mammalian taxonomy. However the additional information since 2005 coupled with the vast increase in taxonomic literature, has resulted in the need for the re-revised checklist particularly in context with ...
List of Valid Rodent Taxa, Class: Mammalia, Order: Rodentia from Indian Subcontinent Including Myanmar
Order Rodentia is the largest order of mammals both worldwide and in the Indomalayan Region (Corbet and Hill, 1992). They are all comparatively smaller animals with great diversity in habits and modes of life. Rodents naturally display great diversity of form and structure. In this book Table - 1 clearly indicates significant changes in number of valid genera, species and subspecies in all the countries of this subcontinent. Under these circumstances it was ...
Identification of Some Small Mammal Species Through Owl Pellet Analysis
