A checklist of mammals of Kerala, India

A checklist of mammals of Kerala, India

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<p>A checklist of mammals of Kerala State is presented in this paper. Accepted English names, scientific binomen, prevalent vernacular names in Malayalam, IUCN conservation status, endemism, Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act schedules, and the appendices in the CITES, pertaining to the mammals...

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Main Author: P. O. Nameer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2015-11-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Subjects:
CITES
Malayalam name
vernacular name
Western Ghats
Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act.
Online Access:http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2000
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Summary:<p>A checklist of mammals of Kerala State is presented in this paper. Accepted English names, scientific binomen, prevalent vernacular names in Malayalam, IUCN conservation status, endemism, Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act schedules, and the appendices in the CITES, pertaining to the mammals of Kerala are also given. The State of Kerala has 118 species of mammals, 15 of which are endemic to Western Ghats, and 29 species fall under the various threatened categories of IUCN. </p><div> </div>
ISSN:0974-7893
0974-7907

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