Taxonomy and Biogeography of Kaloula Species of Eastern India

Authors

  • SAIBAL SENGUPTA Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati 781 016, Assam, India.
  • ABHIJIT DAS Division of Herpetology, Aaranyak, Samanwoy Path, Survey, Beltola, Guwahati 700 028, Assam India.
  • SANDEEP DAS Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati 781 016, Assam, India.
  • BAKHTIAR HUSSAIN Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati 781 016, Assam, India.
  • NRIPENDRA KUMAR CHOUDHURY Department of Zoology, D.K. College, Mirza, Assam, India.
  • SUSHIL KUMAR DUTTA Department of Zoology, North Orissa University.

Keywords:

Kaloula, eastern India, distribution, barrier

Abstract

Four species of Kaloula have been reported from the Republic of India, and eastern India harbours all three recognized mainland species, namely, K. assamensis, K. pulchara, and k. taprobanica. This study reveals that the north-east Indian population of Kaloula taprobanica is a variant form of the nominal species. This variant and K. assamensis show overlap at their eastern and western limits of distribution, respectively. The distribution patterns indicate that Brahmaputra river acts as barrier to dispersal of Kaloula species in eastern India.

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Published

2009-10-01

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[1]
SENGUPTA, S., DAS, A., DAS, S., HUSSAIN, B., CHOUDHURY, N.K. and DUTTA, S.K. 2009. Taxonomy and Biogeography of Kaloula Species of Eastern India. Tropical Natural History. 9, 2 (Oct. 2009), 209–222.

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2009): The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University

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