Studies on Little Known Amphibian Species of North East India

The Project was approved initially with three field surveys during the financial year 2005-06 (Assam and Arunachal Pradesh; Mizoram and Tripura; and Manipur). Two more surveys were sanctioned during 2006-07 (Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh). The first survey under the project was to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and was conducted between 27th May to 5th June 2005; the second survey to Mizoram and Tripura was conducted between 12th to 26th September 2005; the third survey was to Manipur and was conducted between 10th to 24th February 2006. Mizoram was surveyed again in 2006, between 1st to 11th June 2006 and Arunachal Pradesh from 1st to 15th March 2007. It should be kept in mind that amphibian collections are best available during Monsoon. Therefore, the two surveys conducted in February and March did not yield the best results. It is also be noted that amphibians are easily available after dusk. On and often movements are restricted after dusk in the study areas which had been a hindrance for collection.