Volume 5 | Number 1 | May 2013
v5i1.98ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v5i1.98
Submitted date: 7 January 2012
Accepted date: 25 January 2013
Published date: 15 June 2013
Pp. 81–84.
The Indian Golden Gecko, Calodactylodes aureus (Beddome, 1870) in Tamil Nadu, India
A. Kalaimani* & A. Nath
*Corresponding author. E-mail: manikalai16@yahoo.com
The gekkonid lizard genus Calodactylodes Strand, 1926 is endemic to peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Calodactylodes aureus (Beddome, 1870), the first described species in the genus, was originally recorded from the Tirupati Hills, Andhra Pradesh state in India. In Andhra Pradesh, in addition to the type locality, it is recorded from the Araku Valley and the Ananthagiri Hills both in the Visakhapatnam District, from Perantalapally in the Khammam District, from Maredumilli in the East Godavari District, the Seshachalam Hills in Chittoor and Kadapa Districts and the Tirumala Hills in Chittoor District. In Orissa state the species has been reported from Rayagada and Kalahandi Districts in the Niyamgiri Hills. Finally, in the state of Tamil Nadu the species has been recorded from the Balamathi, Valli Malai and Sathgar Hills in Vellore District, Nedumkunam Hill in Tiruvannamalai District and Shyed Basha Malai in Krishnagiri District.
Section Editor: John Rudge
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v5i1.98
Submitted date: 7 January 2012
Accepted date: 25 January 2013
Published date: 15 June 2013
Pp. 81–84.
The Indian Golden Gecko, Calodactylodes aureus (Beddome, 1870) in Tamil Nadu, India
A. Kalaimani* & A. Nath
*Corresponding author. E-mail: manikalai16@yahoo.com
The gekkonid lizard genus Calodactylodes Strand, 1926 is endemic to peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Calodactylodes aureus (Beddome, 1870), the first described species in the genus, was originally recorded from the Tirupati Hills, Andhra Pradesh state in India. In Andhra Pradesh, in addition to the type locality, it is recorded from the Araku Valley and the Ananthagiri Hills both in the Visakhapatnam District, from Perantalapally in the Khammam District, from Maredumilli in the East Godavari District, the Seshachalam Hills in Chittoor and Kadapa Districts and the Tirumala Hills in Chittoor District. In Orissa state the species has been reported from Rayagada and Kalahandi Districts in the Niyamgiri Hills. Finally, in the state of Tamil Nadu the species has been recorded from the Balamathi, Valli Malai and Sathgar Hills in Vellore District, Nedumkunam Hill in Tiruvannamalai District and Shyed Basha Malai in Krishnagiri District.
Section Editor: John Rudge
v5i1.97ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v5i1.97
Submitted date: 11 November 2012
Accepted date: 13 January 2013
Published date: 15 June 2013
Pp. 77–80.
The confirmed record of Oligodon albocinctus (Cantor, 1839) from Bangladesh
M.K. Hasan*, M.M. Feeroz, S. Ahmed, A. Ahmed & S. Saha
*Corresponding author. E-mail: mkhasan@ucdavis.edu
Oligodon albocinctus (Cantor, 1839) has been recorded in Assam, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh of India, Nepal, Myanmar and China. Khan (1982, 2010) included this species as common and found in the north and east of Bangladesh. However Sarker & Sarker (1985, 1988) did not include this species in their checklists of the snakes of Bangladesh. The IUCN local red list (2003) included this species as data deficient. Khan (2008) stated that this species was expected to be found in Bangladesh. Kabir et al. (2009) included this species in the Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh based on IUCN Bangladesh (2003). However none of the previous reports were based on a specimen or photographic evidence, hence this is the first confirmed record of Oligodon albocinctus from Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary, Bangladesh, with a specimen and photographs.
Section Editor: Gernot Vogel
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v5i1.97
Submitted date: 11 November 2012
Accepted date: 13 January 2013
Published date: 15 June 2013
Pp. 77–80.
The confirmed record of Oligodon albocinctus (Cantor, 1839) from Bangladesh
M.K. Hasan*, M.M. Feeroz, S. Ahmed, A. Ahmed & S. Saha
*Corresponding author. E-mail: mkhasan@ucdavis.edu
Oligodon albocinctus (Cantor, 1839) has been recorded in Assam, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh of India, Nepal, Myanmar and China. Khan (1982, 2010) included this species as common and found in the north and east of Bangladesh. However Sarker & Sarker (1985, 1988) did not include this species in their checklists of the snakes of Bangladesh. The IUCN local red list (2003) included this species as data deficient. Khan (2008) stated that this species was expected to be found in Bangladesh. Kabir et al. (2009) included this species in the Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh based on IUCN Bangladesh (2003). However none of the previous reports were based on a specimen or photographic evidence, hence this is the first confirmed record of Oligodon albocinctus from Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary, Bangladesh, with a specimen and photographs.
Section Editor: Gernot Vogel
v5i1.96ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v5i1.96
Submitted date: 27 March 2013
Accepted date: 22 April 2013
Published date: 15 June 2013
Pp. 75–76.
First record of a cerambycid beetle (Purpuricenus temminckii) from India
H.V. Ghate* & B. Mitra
*Corresponding author. E-mail: hemantghate@gmail.com
While documenting cerambycid beetles collected by ZSI during routine surveys of Arunachal Pradesh, India, we came across an interesting specimen of the genus Purpuricenus Dejean, 1821. Generic characters of this beetle were confirmed to be of Purpuricenus using Gahan (1906) but the characters did not match with any species described therein. However, it matched closely with Purpuricenus sinensis described very briefly in Latin and English by White (1835). It was then compared with the pictures, presented as a photo gallery of the genus Purpuricenus, prepared by Denis Kasatkin (http://www.zin.ru) and also many other images from a recent paper (Danilevsky 2012) as well as with comments in MacRae (2000) and identified as Purpuricenus temminckii Guérin–Méneville. Purpuricenus sinensis is, in fact, now a synonym of P. temminckii and is treated as a subspecies Purpuricenus temminckii sinensis White which is distributed in many parts of China, Taiwan and Laos.
Section Editor: Eduard Vives
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v5i1.96
Submitted date: 27 March 2013
Accepted date: 22 April 2013
Published date: 15 June 2013
Pp. 75–76.
First record of a cerambycid beetle (Purpuricenus temminckii) from India
H.V. Ghate* & B. Mitra
*Corresponding author. E-mail: hemantghate@gmail.com
While documenting cerambycid beetles collected by ZSI during routine surveys of Arunachal Pradesh, India, we came across an interesting specimen of the genus Purpuricenus Dejean, 1821. Generic characters of this beetle were confirmed to be of Purpuricenus using Gahan (1906) but the characters did not match with any species described therein. However, it matched closely with Purpuricenus sinensis described very briefly in Latin and English by White (1835). It was then compared with the pictures, presented as a photo gallery of the genus Purpuricenus, prepared by Denis Kasatkin (http://www.zin.ru) and also many other images from a recent paper (Danilevsky 2012) as well as with comments in MacRae (2000) and identified as Purpuricenus temminckii Guérin–Méneville. Purpuricenus sinensis is, in fact, now a synonym of P. temminckii and is treated as a subspecies Purpuricenus temminckii sinensis White which is distributed in many parts of China, Taiwan and Laos.
Section Editor: Eduard Vives
v5i1.95ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v5i1.95
Submitted date: 14 June 2012
Accepted date: 28 November 2012
Published date: 15 June 2013
Pp. 73–74.
Lyriothemis acigastra: A new addition to the odonata fauna of Peninsular India
K.G. Emiliyamma*, M.J. Palot, C. Radhakrishnan & V.C. Balakrishnan
*Corresponding author. E-mail: kgemily@gmail.com
The exclusively old world genus Lyriothemis Brauer, 1868 (Anisoptera: Libellulidae), with 15 species, is widespread across Asian countries occurring in Bangladesh, Tibet, North East India, Myanmar, Thailand, Nepal, Laos, Vietnam, Hong Kong, etc. Of these, L. acigastra (Selys, 1878), L. bivittata (Rambur, 1842), L. cleis (Brauer, 1868) and L. tricolor Ris, 1919 are so far known from India of which all are restricted to Assam and West Bengal, the northeastern part of the country. Here we report this species from South India (Kerala). Based on a photograph of this species taken by the junior co–author, we conducted surveys to locate the specimens in the midland laterite hill areas of North Kerala. We found individuals in Aravanchal and Madayipara areas in Kannur District of North Kerala during July to September, 2010.
Section Editor: Rosser Garrison
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v5i1.95
Submitted date: 14 June 2012
Accepted date: 28 November 2012
Published date: 15 June 2013
Pp. 73–74.
Lyriothemis acigastra: A new addition to the odonata fauna of Peninsular India
K.G. Emiliyamma*, M.J. Palot, C. Radhakrishnan & V.C. Balakrishnan
*Corresponding author. E-mail: kgemily@gmail.com
The exclusively old world genus Lyriothemis Brauer, 1868 (Anisoptera: Libellulidae), with 15 species, is widespread across Asian countries occurring in Bangladesh, Tibet, North East India, Myanmar, Thailand, Nepal, Laos, Vietnam, Hong Kong, etc. Of these, L. acigastra (Selys, 1878), L. bivittata (Rambur, 1842), L. cleis (Brauer, 1868) and L. tricolor Ris, 1919 are so far known from India of which all are restricted to Assam and West Bengal, the northeastern part of the country. Here we report this species from South India (Kerala). Based on a photograph of this species taken by the junior co–author, we conducted surveys to locate the specimens in the midland laterite hill areas of North Kerala. We found individuals in Aravanchal and Madayipara areas in Kannur District of North Kerala during July to September, 2010.
Section Editor: Rosser Garrison
v5i1.94ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v5i1.94
Submitted date: 12 March 2013
Accepted date: 9 April 2013
Published date: 15 June 2013
Pp. 71–72.
Rediscovery of Sonerila andamanensis Stapf & King, 1900 (Melastomataceae)
S.P. Mathew* & P Laksminarashimhan
*Corresponding author. E-mail: sampmatthew@rediffmail.com
The type collection of Sonerila andamanensis Stapf & King in King (1900) mentioned in the protologue (King’s collector 48) from the Mt. Harriet Hills of South Andaman Island is presently not traceable at CAL and K. However, another specimen of this species collected from the Andaman Islands in 1884 also by King’s collector is deposited at Kew with the barcode accession no K000867666. This specimen was annotated as S. maculata Roxburgh in 1975 by Panighrahi from the Botanical Survey of India. A perusal of literature and herbarium survey has revealed that S. maculata has not been reported from Andaman–Nicobar Islands, and no literature or any other valid documentation are available showing S. andamanensis is a synonym of S. maculata.
Section Editor: James L. Reveal
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v5i1.94
Submitted date: 12 March 2013
Accepted date: 9 April 2013
Published date: 15 June 2013
Pp. 71–72.
Rediscovery of Sonerila andamanensis Stapf & King, 1900 (Melastomataceae)
S.P. Mathew* & P Laksminarashimhan
*Corresponding author. E-mail: sampmatthew@rediffmail.com
The type collection of Sonerila andamanensis Stapf & King in King (1900) mentioned in the protologue (King’s collector 48) from the Mt. Harriet Hills of South Andaman Island is presently not traceable at CAL and K. However, another specimen of this species collected from the Andaman Islands in 1884 also by King’s collector is deposited at Kew with the barcode accession no K000867666. This specimen was annotated as S. maculata Roxburgh in 1975 by Panighrahi from the Botanical Survey of India. A perusal of literature and herbarium survey has revealed that S. maculata has not been reported from Andaman–Nicobar Islands, and no literature or any other valid documentation are available showing S. andamanensis is a synonym of S. maculata.
Section Editor: James L. Reveal
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