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Comparison of Different Trapping Techniques used in Herpetofaunal Monitoring: A Review

Waqas Ali^1,*, Arshad Javid¹, Syed Mohsin Bhukhari¹, Ali Hussain¹, Syed Makhdoom Hussain², Hira Rafique¹

...iques are applied during herpetofaunal surveys and some of them might be expensive, time intensive and their effectiveness in different regions of the world are still debatable. Moreover, data recorded from inappropriate designed surveys are not suitable for statistical analysis and provide inappropriate picture regarding distribution, abundance and status of target species. Current review inspects different sampling techniques, various issues related to surve...

Amphibians and Reptiles of Sheikh Baddin National Park, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Diversity, Threats and Conservation Prospects

Hannan Nasib Hamid^1,*, Muhammad Rais¹, Muhammad Arif² and Rubina Noor²

...he present study reports herpetofauna of Sheikh Buddin National Park for the first time which could be used as a baseline. The national park features arid climate and two main vegetation types: tropical thorn forest and sub-tropical broad-leaved ever green forest. The data were gathered from July, 2017 to August, 2018, from major habitat types of the national park using visual encounter survey method aided with pitfall and funnel trapping. Twenty three

Spotted Owlet Athene brama brama (Temmink 1821)- A Potential Biocontrol Agent in Agricultural Landscape

V. Sunitha*, V. Vasudeva Rao, V. Ravinder Reddy, P. Venkateshwarlu, A.V.L.N. Ramalingeswar Rao and B. Naresh

...llowed by rodents (33%), herpetofauna (9.5%) and unidentified invertebrates (6.5%). Among the rodents (33%) Rattus rattus, Bandicota bengalensis, Funambulus palamaram, Mus musculus and Mus booduga. The insects (51%) which includes Orthoptera (21%), Coleoptera (19%) and Dermaptera (11%) were predominantly recorded. The month wise analysis for the year 2015-17 showed that the diet of the spotted owlet closely related to availability of prey in the study area. Th...

Squamate Fauna of Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Tank and Lakki Marwat Districts), Pakistan

Muhammad Shehzad¹, Fida Ullah¹, Shahid Niaz Khan¹, Abdul Majid¹*, Muhammad Rais², Muazzam Ali Khan³, Tariq Ahmad⁴ and Sanaullah Khan⁵

...s. Species checklist and herpetofauna inventories of various areas of Pakistan are available, but many geographical areas of the country have still not been explored. We, therefore, conducted the present study to fill this gap. We carried out this study in 21 randomly selected sites featuring mountain regions, tropical dry deciduous forests, sandy patches, sand dunes, hard clay cliffs, hard soil, and small rivers in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from April 2021 ...