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Checklist of Endemic Amphibians of Northeast India


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A checklist pertaining to the endemic amphibians of Northeast India is complied. As of 2016, the Northeast India harbours 53 endemic species of Amphibians represented by 11 species of Order Gymnophiona and 42 species of Oder Anura. There is no endemic amphibian of Order Caudata from Northeast India.

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Northeast India, Endemic Amphibia, Biodiversity Hotspot, ZSI Shillong, etc.
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Authors

Bhaskar Saikia
North Eastern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Shillong, India
Ilona Jacinta Kharkongor
North Eastern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Shillong, India

Abstract


A checklist pertaining to the endemic amphibians of Northeast India is complied. As of 2016, the Northeast India harbours 53 endemic species of Amphibians represented by 11 species of Order Gymnophiona and 42 species of Oder Anura. There is no endemic amphibian of Order Caudata from Northeast India.

Keywords


Northeast India, Endemic Amphibia, Biodiversity Hotspot, ZSI Shillong, etc.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi.v117i1.158275