Distribution of Coastal and Marine Herpetofauna in the Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, India

Sandeep Munjpara, R D Kamboj, Jigar Joshi and Divyarajsinh Jadeja
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Divyarajsinh Jadeja: Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation, Gujarat, India

Oceanography & Fisheries Open Access Journal, 2018, vol. 8, issue 5, 134-139

Abstract: The Gulf of Kachchh is endowed with a variety of habitats and supports diverse groups of fauna, both invertebrates and vertebrates. The present study was carried out to study distribution of marine and coastal herpetofauna (Amphibians and Reptiles) from the Gulf of Kachchh (GoK). During the study a total of 28 species of herpetofauna were recorded from the GoK, of which, 3 were amphibians (only Anuran) and 25 were reptiles. Among the all recorded species, five species such as Green Sea Turtle, Olive Ridley, Yellow Sea Snake, Annulated Sea Snake and Gerard’s Mud Snake were obligatory marine reptiles. In addition, three other species viz., Saw-scaled Viper, Fringed-toed Lizard and Jerdon’s Snake eye were also recorded. These species are not obligatory marine but observed to be inhabited in the sea-affected habitats, such as Islands and coastal shoreline.

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Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.19080/OFOAJ.2018.08.555747

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