Amphibian fauna of Sringeri Taluk (Chickamagalure District: Karnataka)

S V KRISHNAMURTHY, KATRE SHAKUNTALA

Abstract


Thirty five amphibian species belonging to the two extant orders-Anura and Gymnophiona-collected during a two year survey around Sringeri are check-listed. Majority of the anuran species belong to the genus Rana, while the genus Ichthyophis was dominant amongst the Caecilians. The overall amphibian fauna of Sringeri amounts to 45 and 22% of that reported for Karnataka and the Western Ghats, respectively. The rich diversity of the amphibian fauna in the region is related to the congenial environmental features of the area.

Keywords


Amphibia; species diversity; Sringeri.

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