A checklist of mammals of Kerala, India
<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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doaj-95c3c712c61c4aefb93673a556b981882020-11-25T03:00:01ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072015-11-017137971798210.11609/jott.2000.7.13.7961-79721811A checklist of mammals of Kerala, IndiaP. O. Nameer0Associate Professor (Wildlife) & Head Centre for Wildlife Studies, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University KAU (PO), 680 656, Thrissur, Kerala, India.<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>http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2000CITESMalayalam namevernacular nameWestern GhatsIndian Wildlife (Protection) Act. |
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A checklist of mammals of Kerala, India |
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A checklist of mammals of Kerala, India |
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A checklist of mammals of Kerala, India |
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A checklist of mammals of Kerala, India |
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A checklist of mammals of Kerala, India |
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checklist of mammals of kerala, india |
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Journal of Threatened Taxa |
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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 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> |
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CITES Malayalam name vernacular name Western Ghats Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act. |
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