Distribution and abundance of pit vipers (Reptilia: Viperidae) along the Western Ghats of Goa, India

Sawant, N.S.; Jadhav, T.D.; Shyama, S.K.

dc.contributor.author	Sawant, N.S.
dc.contributor.author	Jadhav, T.D.
dc.contributor.author	Shyama, S.K.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-31T05:27:27Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-31T05:27:27Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Threatened Taxa. 2(10); 2010; 1199-1204.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.threatenedtaxa.in/index.php/JoTT/article/view/544/933
dc.identifier.uri	http://irgu.unigoa.ac.in/drs/handle/unigoa/3555
dc.description.abstract	The distribution and abundance of pit vipers in the Western Ghats namely Trimeresurus gramineus (Bamboo Pit Viper), T. malabaricus (Malabar Pit Viper) and Hypnale hypnale (Hump-nosed Pit Viper) was investigated in five wildlife sanctuaries of Goa from 2005 to 2009. Seasonal day-night data was collected based on band transect methods. All the pit viper species showed specific habitat preferences and their abundance changed with season. They were most abundant during monsoon. H. hypnale extended its range to the adjoining cashew plantations during the post monsoon and winter.	en_US
dc.publisher	Wildlife Information Liaison Development (WILD) Society, Coimbatore, India	en_US
dc.subject	Zoology	en_US
dc.title	Distribution and abundance of pit vipers (Reptilia: Viperidae) along the Western Ghats of Goa, India	en_US
dc.type	Journal article	en_US
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