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v3i1.37ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v3i1.37
Submitted date: 24 March 2010
Accepted date: 13 June 2011
Published date: 30 July 2011
Pp. 5–10.
REPORT OF SOME NOTEWORTHY SPECIMENS AND SPECIES OF HERPETOFAUNA FROM SOUTH-EAST INDIA
S.R. Ganesh* & S.R. Chandramouli
*Corresponding author. E-mail: snakeranglerr@gmail.com
Abstract
We report abnormal individuals of Ramanella variegata, Lycodon aulicus (sensu lato), Bungarus caeruleus which exhibited variation from the ‘typical morphs’ of their respective species. Also we report a rarely recorded species Polypedates cf. leucomystax (from south India), from the Mannampandal area of Tamil Nadu. These observations based on voucher photographs are presented for the first time.
Key words : Morph, aberration, variation, phenotypic plasticity, polymorphism
Section Editor: Gernot Vogel
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v3i1.37
Submitted date: 24 March 2010
Accepted date: 13 June 2011
Published date: 30 July 2011
Pp. 5–10.
REPORT OF SOME NOTEWORTHY SPECIMENS AND SPECIES OF HERPETOFAUNA FROM SOUTH-EAST INDIA
S.R. Ganesh* & S.R. Chandramouli
*Corresponding author. E-mail: snakeranglerr@gmail.com
Abstract
We report abnormal individuals of Ramanella variegata, Lycodon aulicus (sensu lato), Bungarus caeruleus which exhibited variation from the ‘typical morphs’ of their respective species. Also we report a rarely recorded species Polypedates cf. leucomystax (from south India), from the Mannampandal area of Tamil Nadu. These observations based on voucher photographs are presented for the first time.
Key words : Morph, aberration, variation, phenotypic plasticity, polymorphism
Section Editor: Gernot Vogel
v3i1.36ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v3i1.36
Published date: 30 July 2011
Pp. 1–4
EDITORIAL : A splitter’s systematics of writing: scientific writing and writing English are separate issues and this has implications
Yehudah L. Werner
Section Editor: Taprobanica, the journal of Asian Biodiversity
Publishing is an essential component of scientific activity and an increasing number of well-known forces, but including also editors, press us to publish much. Recently, refinement of some of these forces coerces at least some of us to publish not merely in peer-reviewed journals but in those that are hardest to penetrate. My personal opinion that this is to the detriment of science does not help. Publishing well is difficult. Here I try to analyze part of the difficulty and to conclude partial remedies.
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v3i1.36
Published date: 30 July 2011
Pp. 1–4
EDITORIAL : A splitter’s systematics of writing: scientific writing and writing English are separate issues and this has implications
Yehudah L. Werner
Section Editor: Taprobanica, the journal of Asian Biodiversity
Publishing is an essential component of scientific activity and an increasing number of well-known forces, but including also editors, press us to publish much. Recently, refinement of some of these forces coerces at least some of us to publish not merely in peer-reviewed journals but in those that are hardest to penetrate. My personal opinion that this is to the detriment of science does not help. Publishing well is difficult. Here I try to analyze part of the difficulty and to conclude partial remedies.
v9i2.242ISSN: 1800-427X (printed)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v9i2.242
Submitted date: 05 March 2020
Accepted date: 31 October 2020
Published date: 28 November 2020
Pp. 244–247.
The tallest canopy and the highest carbon stock for a forest stand in Sri Lanka
S.P. Ekanayake* & R.H.S.S. Fernando
*Corresponding author. E-mail: sekanayake@gmail.com
The height of the canopy of a forest has been noted as an important structural parameter in characterizing particular forest types in Sri Lanka. However, only limited studies have been carried out on the carbon stocks of different natural forest types, which is also an important structural parameter of forests. As per the scientific literature mentioned above, the tallest canopy forests are wet zone lowland rain forests in the south western part of the country. The forests are dominated by trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and reach a maximum canopy height of 45 m. A preliminary botanical survey conducted in the hitherto unexplored Udakeeruwa forest in the eastern intermediate zone climatic zone, in Badulla district, revealed an unusually tall canopy of a natural forest patch dominated by dipterocarp trees.
Section Editor: Gbadamassi G.O. Dossa
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v9i2.242
Submitted date: 05 March 2020
Accepted date: 31 October 2020
Published date: 28 November 2020
Pp. 244–247.
The tallest canopy and the highest carbon stock for a forest stand in Sri Lanka
S.P. Ekanayake* & R.H.S.S. Fernando
*Corresponding author. E-mail: sekanayake@gmail.com
The height of the canopy of a forest has been noted as an important structural parameter in characterizing particular forest types in Sri Lanka. However, only limited studies have been carried out on the carbon stocks of different natural forest types, which is also an important structural parameter of forests. As per the scientific literature mentioned above, the tallest canopy forests are wet zone lowland rain forests in the south western part of the country. The forests are dominated by trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and reach a maximum canopy height of 45 m. A preliminary botanical survey conducted in the hitherto unexplored Udakeeruwa forest in the eastern intermediate zone climatic zone, in Badulla district, revealed an unusually tall canopy of a natural forest patch dominated by dipterocarp trees.
Section Editor: Gbadamassi G.O. Dossa
v9i2.241ISSN: 1800-427X (printed)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v9i2.241
Submitted date: 15 June 2020
Accepted date: 07 November 2020
Published date: 28 November 2020
Pp. 242–243, Pl. 69.
On a gazelle eating a dove at Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve
P.L. Madurapperuma* & A.A.T. Amarasinghe
*Corresponding author. E-mail: wildmplzoo@gmail.com
The Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve (DDCR) is a 225 km2 natural reserve in the Emirate of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. It was established in 2002 and comprises some 5% of the Emirate of Dubai's total landmass (DDCR 2020). It is home to many species of fauna and flora, including introduced Arabian mountain gazelles (Gazella gazella).
Section Editor: Lee Harding
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v9i2.241
Submitted date: 15 June 2020
Accepted date: 07 November 2020
Published date: 28 November 2020
Pp. 242–243, Pl. 69.
On a gazelle eating a dove at Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve
P.L. Madurapperuma* & A.A.T. Amarasinghe
*Corresponding author. E-mail: wildmplzoo@gmail.com
The Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve (DDCR) is a 225 km2 natural reserve in the Emirate of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. It was established in 2002 and comprises some 5% of the Emirate of Dubai's total landmass (DDCR 2020). It is home to many species of fauna and flora, including introduced Arabian mountain gazelles (Gazella gazella).
Section Editor: Lee Harding
v9i2.240ISSN: 1800-427X (printed)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v9i2.240
Submitted date: 30 October 2020
Accepted date: 14 November 2020
Published date: 28 November 2020
Pp. 237–241, Pls. 67–68.
Chocolate pipistrelle (Hypsugo affinis) from Hantana, Sri Lanka, after 87 years
G. Edirisinghe*, S. Akmeemana, S. Yaddehige, D. Gabadage, M. Botejue & T. Surasinghe
*Corresponding author. E-mail: gayan.yza@gmail.com
The Chocolate pipistrelle, Hypsugo affinis, is a comparatively small vesper bat (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) distributed in India, central Nepal, southern China, northeast Myanmar and the central highlands of Sri Lanka; its altitudinal range ascends up to 2,000 m a.s.l. In Sri Lanka, it has only been documented at three localities: West Haputale (~1,400 m), Ohiya (~1,700 m) and Nuwara Eliya (~1,900 m), but has not been recorded in the country since 1933. The National Red List for Sri Lanka listed it as Critically Endangered, although H. affinis is listed as of Least Concern in the IUCN Global Red List because of its wide occurrence across southern Asia. Herein we document the first observation of H. affinis from Sri Lanka after 87 years, including the first photographic evidence and the first roosting site observation.
Section Editor: Burton Lim
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v9i2.240
Submitted date: 30 October 2020
Accepted date: 14 November 2020
Published date: 28 November 2020
Pp. 237–241, Pls. 67–68.
Chocolate pipistrelle (Hypsugo affinis) from Hantana, Sri Lanka, after 87 years
G. Edirisinghe*, S. Akmeemana, S. Yaddehige, D. Gabadage, M. Botejue & T. Surasinghe
*Corresponding author. E-mail: gayan.yza@gmail.com
The Chocolate pipistrelle, Hypsugo affinis, is a comparatively small vesper bat (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) distributed in India, central Nepal, southern China, northeast Myanmar and the central highlands of Sri Lanka; its altitudinal range ascends up to 2,000 m a.s.l. In Sri Lanka, it has only been documented at three localities: West Haputale (~1,400 m), Ohiya (~1,700 m) and Nuwara Eliya (~1,900 m), but has not been recorded in the country since 1933. The National Red List for Sri Lanka listed it as Critically Endangered, although H. affinis is listed as of Least Concern in the IUCN Global Red List because of its wide occurrence across southern Asia. Herein we document the first observation of H. affinis from Sri Lanka after 87 years, including the first photographic evidence and the first roosting site observation.
Section Editor: Burton Lim
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