A Preliminary Study on the Species Composition of Vertebrates in Rakchham-Chhitkul Wildlife Sanctuary in Trans-Himalayan Baspa (Sangla) Valley, District Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, India
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences (IOSR-JPBS) - Year 2016, Vol 11, Issue 6
Abstract
Biodiversity incorporating all the living forms of life is the essence and manifestation of evolutionary history of life on earth. Vertebrates are the most prominent and an important constituent of the biodiversity. Exploration of Rakchham-Chhitkul Wildlife Sanctuary present in the Baspa (Sangla) valley situated in TransHimalayan landscape in a remote tribal district Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh, India revealed the presence of 104 species of vertebrates, which includes 02 species of fishes, 01 of amphibians, 05 of reptiles, 73 birds, and 23 species of mammals. It was found that the birds were the most dominant vertebrates, followed by mammals, reptiles and fishes, while amphibians were represented least by a single species.
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Rakesh Kumar Negi1, H. S. Banyal2
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