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Herpetofauna Survey
September 21 , 2024
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- The first-ever preliminary herpetofauna survey was conducted in Grass Hills National Park and Karian Shola National Park in the Pollachi division of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR).
- The survey has identified 20 species of reptiles and 34 species of amphibians.
- The survey team recorded 11 reptile species and 12 amphibian species in Grass Hills National Park.
- This park is spread over 3,122 hectares in the Valparai forest range.
- A total of nine reptiles and 22 amphibians were recorded in Karian Shola National Park, which is situated at Top Slip in Ulandy forest range.
- The survey team had recorded the critically endangered Anaimalai flying frog (Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus) and the Deccan night frog (Nyctibatrachus deccanensis).
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