History and catalogue of reptile types in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India

The contents of the reptile type collection of the Zoological Survey of India, headquartered in Calcutta, with several regional stations in the country, which incorporates the holdings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal and the Indian Museum, are listed. The annotated list includes original citations,...

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Main Authors: Das, I., Basudeb, Dattagupta, Nimai Charan, Gayen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka 1998
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author Das, I.
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description The contents of the reptile type collection of the Zoological Survey of India, headquartered in Calcutta, with several regional stations in the country, which incorporates the holdings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal and the Indian Museum, are listed. The annotated list includes original citations, registration numbers, nature of type and present status of every taxon, with additional remarks where necessary. In all, 556 primary and secondary types are present, including 289 name-bearing types (comprising 27 Chelonii, 152 Sauria and 110 Serpentes). A list of types that were not located, including those erroneously mentioned as being in the collection, is also included.
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spelling unimas-115072022-01-19T01:03:39Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11507/ History and catalogue of reptile types in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India Das, I. Basudeb, Dattagupta Nimai Charan, Gayen Q Science (General) QH Natural history QH301 Biology QL Zoology The contents of the reptile type collection of the Zoological Survey of India, headquartered in Calcutta, with several regional stations in the country, which incorporates the holdings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal and the Indian Museum, are listed. The annotated list includes original citations, registration numbers, nature of type and present status of every taxon, with additional remarks where necessary. In all, 556 primary and secondary types are present, including 289 name-bearing types (comprising 27 Chelonii, 152 Sauria and 110 Serpentes). A list of types that were not located, including those erroneously mentioned as being in the collection, is also included. Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka 1998 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11507/1/History.pdf Das, I. and Basudeb, Dattagupta and Nimai Charan, Gayen (1998) History and catalogue of reptile types in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India. Journal of South Asian Natural History, 3 (2). pp. 121-172. ISSN 1022-0828 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264849394_History_and_catalogue_of_reptile_types_in_the_collection_of_the_Zoological_Survey_of_India
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
QH Natural history
QH301 Biology
QL Zoology
Das, I.
Basudeb, Dattagupta
Nimai Charan, Gayen
History and catalogue of reptile types in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India
title History and catalogue of reptile types in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India
title_full History and catalogue of reptile types in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India
title_fullStr History and catalogue of reptile types in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India
title_full_unstemmed History and catalogue of reptile types in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India
title_short History and catalogue of reptile types in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India
title_sort history and catalogue of reptile types in the collection of the zoological survey of india
topic Q Science (General)
QH Natural history
QH301 Biology
QL Zoology
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http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11507/1/History.pdf