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DOI	10.30906/1026-2296-2021-28-6-375-379
	PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE DIVERSITY AND HABITAT PREFERENCES OF HERPETOFAUNA IN CHOLISTAN DESERT, PAKISTAN
	Ali, Waqas; Javid, Arshad; Hussain, Ali; Bukhari, Syed Mohsin; Hussain, Saddam
通讯作者	Ali, W (corresponding author)，Univ Vet & Anim Sci, Dept Wildlife & Ecol, Lahore, Pakistan.
来源期刊	RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY
ISSN	1026-2296
出版年	2021
卷号	28 期号:6
英文摘要	This one-year survey was conducted from February 2017 to January 2018 to assess the herpetofaunal diversity in Cholistan desert, Bahawalnagar district, Punjab, Pakistan. Field surveys were conducted during dawn and dusk for fifteen consecutive days in alternate months and five sub sampling sites were sampled at ten field visits. Specimens were collected through hand capture, using snake sticks, forceps, drag nets, noose traps, pitfall and funnel traps. Overall, two species of toads, two species of frogs, two species of turtles, ten lizards species and ten snake species belonging to 23 genera and 14 families were recorded. Simpson index was calculated as 0.933, evenness 0.733 and Shannon - Wiener index was 2.947 indicating moderate to high level of diversity. Bufo stomaticus (P-i = 0.1253), Uromastyx hardwickii (Pi = 0.0739) were the dominant amphibian and reptilian species, respectively while Uromastyx asmussi was recorded for the first time in the study area. Hand capture and pitfall traps appeared to be the most effective methods to capture the amphibian and reptiles. The distribution ranges of amphibians and reptiles have changed and such surveys are necessary to update baseline information in the country. We recommend further systematic survey work and molecular analysis of the native species be undertaken in the future to supplement our findings.
英文关键词	river Sutlej Naja naja Bangarus caeruleus Uromastyx asmussi Uromastyx hardwickii
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000737133400007
WOS类目	Zoology
WOS研究方向	Zoology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/376021
作者单位	[Ali, Waqas; Javid, Arshad; Hussain, Ali; Bukhari, Syed Mohsin; Hussain, Saddam] Univ Vet & Anim Sci, Dept Wildlife & Ecol, Lahore, Pakistan
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ali, Waqas,Javid, Arshad,Hussain, Ali,et al. PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE DIVERSITY AND HABITAT PREFERENCES OF HERPETOFAUNA IN CHOLISTAN DESERT, PAKISTAN[J],2021,28(6).
APA	Ali, Waqas,Javid, Arshad,Hussain, Ali,Bukhari, Syed Mohsin,&Hussain, Saddam.(2021).PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE DIVERSITY AND HABITAT PREFERENCES OF HERPETOFAUNA IN CHOLISTAN DESERT, PAKISTAN.RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY,28(6).
MLA	Ali, Waqas,et al."PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE DIVERSITY AND HABITAT PREFERENCES OF HERPETOFAUNA IN CHOLISTAN DESERT, PAKISTAN".RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY 28.6(2021).