Note on Observed Snakes in Satpura Tiger Reserve and Record of Psammophis Longifrons Boulenger, 1896 Madhya Pradesh, India
Journal Title: Universal Journal of Environmental Research and Technology - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Scientific literature available on Satpura Tiger Reserve shows that extensive study has been conducted on mammals and birds but there is a lack of information on the herpetofaunal diversity. Fauna of Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve Editor – director (2008) is the sole published record where eight snakes’ species are reported from study area. In present survey, we have reported two new locality records of Coelagnathus helena monticollaris (Kumbhar et al., 2011) and Psammophis longifrons. Satpura Tiger Reserve (STR), (220 19’ - 220 30’N and 770 56’ - 780 20’E) is a 1427.87 km2 protected area located in the Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh state in Central India (Figure a). It comprises of Pachmarhi and Bori Wildlife Sanctuaries and Satpura National Park. It has six ranges Park Pachmarhi, Park Kamti, Pachmarhi, Bori, Game range Matkuli, Game range Bhaura respectively (Kumbhar et al., 2011). The terrain is highly undulating. Forest is mainly dominated by Tactona grandis, Shorea robusta, Bauchania latifolia, Terminalia arjuna, Emblica officinalis, Madhuca indica, Rauwolfia serpentina. The forest types consists of Southern moist mixed deciduous forest, Southern dry mixed deciduous forest, Dry peninsulas Sal forest (Champion and Seth, 1968).
Authors and Affiliations
Kumbhar Amol, Pradhan Anup, Patwardhan Gaurang, Pande Anant, Lahkar Dipankar
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