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Habitat suitability, threats and conservation strategies of hump-nosed pit viper Hypnale hypnale Merrem (Reptilia: Viperidae) found in Western Ghats, Goa, India

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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(11); 2010; 1261-1267. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://www.threatenedtaxa.in/index.php/JoTT/article/view/555/955
dc.identifier.uri http://irgu.unigoa.ac.in/drs/handle/unigoa/3556
dc.description.abstract Recent studies indicate that most species are best conserved in their natural community, which results in niche conservation. Depletion of any species is an irreversible change. In the present study the habitat ecology, threats and conservation strategies for the Hump-nosed Pit Viper Hypnale hypnale are suggested. The present study was undertaken in some protected areas (PAs) of Goa and the cashew plantations adjoining these PAs. H. hypnale prefers cool and moist places; most of the females of this species are found to spend the period from post monsoon to late summer in the cashew plantations adjoining and within the PAs, making them more susceptible to anthropogenic threats. We conclude that this pattern of seasonal changes in habitat use is mostly a consequence of niche conservation. However, this preference for a particular micro-habitat emphasizes the importance for the conservation of this snake population and although the most suitable habitat in the Western Ghats, for this species is included in the protected areas, specific guidelines are needed to assess conservation needs. en_US
dc.publisher Wildlife Information Liaison Development (WILD) Society, Coimbatore, India en_US
dc.subject Zoology en_US
dc.title Habitat suitability, threats and conservation strategies of hump-nosed pit viper Hypnale hypnale Merrem (Reptilia: Viperidae) found in Western Ghats, Goa, India en_US
dc.type Journal article en_US
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