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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| author | Das, I. Basudeb, Dattagupta Nimai Charan, Gayen |
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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 |
| url | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11507/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11507/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11507/1/History.pdf |