Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology

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The state of West Bengal extends from the Himalayas in the north to the Bay of Bengal in the south. It lies between 20°31' N and 27°12' N latitude and 85°50' E and 89°52' E longitude covering a geographic area of 88,752 sq. km. Just being 2.70% of the country's total geographical area. West Bengal has 5 National Parks, 15 Sanctuaries, 2 Tiger Reserves and 1 Biosphere Reserve. The state has 4064 sq. km. of forests under protected areas network which is 34% of the State's total forest area and 4.54% of the total geographical area.

Keywords

Wildlife Sancturay, Taxonomic Key, Systematics, Formicidae.
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