The reptiles of South Asia: checklist and distributional summary
A checklist of species and subspecies of reptiles recorded from south Asia is presented. In all, 632 species have been recorded, in 185 genera and 25 families. Endemicity is high, 305 species being restricted to a single physiographic zone and an additional 98 species to more than one zone within th...
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| description | A checklist of species and subspecies of reptiles recorded from south Asia is presented. In all, 632 species have been recorded, in 185 genera and 25 families. Endemicity is high, 305 species being restricted to a single physiographic zone and an additional 98 species to more than one zone within the region but not extralimitally. The total endemicity of 403 (63.7%)is high for a chiefly continental landmass. |
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| spelling | unimas-115172016-04-20T06:33:54Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11517/ The reptiles of South Asia: checklist and distributional summary Das, I. QL Zoology A checklist of species and subspecies of reptiles recorded from south Asia is presented. In all, 632 species have been recorded, in 185 genera and 25 families. Endemicity is high, 305 species being restricted to a single physiographic zone and an additional 98 species to more than one zone within the region but not extralimitally. The total endemicity of 403 (63.7%)is high for a chiefly continental landmass. Centre for Herpetology, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust 1994 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11517/1/The%20reptiles%20of%20south%20asia%20%28abstract%29.pdf Das, I. (1994) The reptiles of South Asia: checklist and distributional summary. Hamadryad, 19. pp. 15-40. ISSN 0972-205X https://www.zenscientist.com/index.php/pdflibrary2/Open-Access-Journals/Hamadryad-1976-2008/1994-Hamadryad-19%281%29-Das-1/ |
| spellingShingle | QL Zoology Das, I. The reptiles of South Asia: checklist and distributional summary |
| title | The reptiles of South Asia: checklist and distributional summary |
| title_full | The reptiles of South Asia: checklist and distributional summary |
| title_fullStr | The reptiles of South Asia: checklist and distributional summary |
| title_full_unstemmed | The reptiles of South Asia: checklist and distributional summary |
| title_short | The reptiles of South Asia: checklist and distributional summary |
| title_sort | reptiles of south asia: checklist and distributional summary |
| topic | QL Zoology |
| url | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11517/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11517/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11517/1/The%20reptiles%20of%20south%20asia%20%28abstract%29.pdf |