New locality record of Montane Trinket snake Coelognathus helena monticollaris (Schulz, 1992) from Vansda National Park, Navsari, Gujarat, India

Journal Title: Universal Journal of Environmental Research and Technology - Year 2011, Vol 1, Issue 4

Abstract

During a visit to the Vansda National Park (VNP), Gujarat, a male specimen of Montane Trinket snake Coelognathus helena monticollaris, Sculz, 1992, (20o45' 25.55" N 73o28' 36.49" E) was spotted resting near a water body at the elevation of 487 ft., on May 21, 2011. Vansda National Park (Figure 1) (20051'16"-21021'22"N & 73020'30"- 73031'20"E) in Vansda Taluka of Navsari District is a hilly terrain with hills of moderate altitudes from 110-360m, an extension of the Sahyadri Range (North Western Ghat). After 1986 the forest area of 23.99 km2 was declared as National Park under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 by the State Forest Department, Government of Gujarat (notification no. GANV/3585/WLP/2076/87594 dated 13.vi.1986). As the forest forms continuous tract with the forest of adjoining district of Dangs, the sanctuary is managed by South Dangs Forest Division. The forest belongs to the category of tropical moist deciduous forests and the terrain represents northern and western limits of the Western Ghats.

Authors and Affiliations

Walmiki Nitin, Kumbhar Amol, Jadhav Aniket, Karangutkar Siddhesh,Vishal Wagh, VedpathakSomnath, KadamReshma, Saldanha Michael and Bhaskar Yengal

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Walmiki Nitin, Kumbhar Amol, Jadhav Aniket, Karangutkar Siddhesh, Vishal Wagh, VedpathakSomnath, KadamReshma, Saldanha Michael and Bhaskar Yengal (2011). New locality record of Montane Trinket snake Coelognathus helena monticollaris (Schulz, 1992) from Vansda National Park, Navsari, Gujarat, India. Universal Journal of Environmental Research and Technology, 1(4), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-31685