S. S. Talmale

• M.Sc.,Ph.D.
• Researcher at Zoological Survey of India

During the course of the study, 43 sighting records of Indian Tree shrew were recorded from different reserve forest areas of the Central India. Most of the sightings were recorded from Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, Dist. Chandrapur (19). There were 5 sightings from Melghat Tiger Reserve, Dist. Amaravati, Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, Dist. Hoshanga...

The fishes are one of the most important vertebrate, provided rich protein sources for human and several animals and important elements in the economy of many countries. Fish diversity of river essentially represents the fish faunal diversity and their abundance. Rivers conserve a rich variety of fish species which supports the commercial fisheries...

A survey of water bodies of the Vidarbha region of central India was conducted during 2006-2012. A total of 82 spp. were recorded. The study adds 13 new spp. for the Vidarbha region and 6 spp. for Maharashtra state. Of the total, 23 spp. were abundant or very common, 26 were common, 24 rare and 9 very rare. The study shows that ecological disturban...

A new distribution record of an Odonata species from Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh is reported. Lestes thoracicus Laidlaw, 1920 is recorded for the first time from Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. Previously the species was recorded only from Bihar, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Orissa, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Diagnostic characters with...

Lyroderma lyra is one of the six currently recognised species of the family Megadermatidae. Previous studies have suggested subspecific division within L. lyra, wherein the nominate sub-species is predominantly distributed in South Asia, and the other subspecies, L. lyra sinense is occurring in southern China and Southeast Asia. Based on the congru...

Lyroderma lyra is one of the six currently recognised species of the family Megadermatidae. Previous studies have suggested subspecific division within L. lyra, wherein the nominate sub-species is predominantly distributed in South Asia, and the other subspecies, L. lyra sinense is occurring in southern China and Southeast Asia. Based on the congru...

An up-to-date checklist of the mammals of India with state-wise distribution data and conservation status .

https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39593/259308228

A new locality record of Vandeleuria oleracea from Rongtara Village, Karbi Anglong District, Assam. The new site record is approximately 215 km away from the previous record of the species from North Kamrup in 1961. This study contributes to understanding the species’ distribution in Assam and northeastern India suggesting phylogenetic studies to h...

The field of forensic entomology emphasizes the close relationship between insects and cadavers, as well as the utilization of insects in medicolegal investigations, and helps understand the reasons for death. In forensic science, the presence of necrophagous dipteran flies on a dead body is particularly important, as they play a significant role i...

Hesperoptenus tickelli (Blyth, 1851) and Rhinopoma muscatellum Thomas, 1903 have been reported to occur in Rajasthan. Yet, there has been no empirical evidence of the occurrence of these bat species in the state. A comprehensive literature review reveals that the inclusion of these bats in accounts of chiropteran species in Rajasthan is due to the...

Despite numerous studies and surveys targeting Chiroptera in Rajasthan since 1955, Pipistrellus ceylonicus has not been observed in the state for more than a century since 1913. Based on an adult male specimen recovered from Kusthala village in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan, we report the occurrence of this species from the state after more...

DNA barcoding tool can be relied upon for quick species identification, only if there is a pre-existing authenticate comprehensive DNA sequences library in the public databases like GenBank, which unfortunately is not the scenario for majority of the Indian diversity documented specifically for the invertebrates and entomology groups. Hence, it is...

An erroneously cited text of Wason by subsequent authors has led to the assumption that Hipposideros lankadiva was first recorded in Rajasthan in the Bhim Bharak caves of Jodhpur. A careful review of Wason’s note revealed that it in fact mentioned another species from the genus, H. fulvus. This erroneous citation has led to several research article...

Three bat species have long been considered to occur within the state of Rajasthan—the Lesser Mouse-Eared bat Myotis blythii Tomes, 1857, the Large Barbastelle Barbastella darjelingensis Hodgson, in Horsfield, 1855 and the Serotine Bat Eptesicus serotinus pachyomus Tomes, 1857. Rajasthan is considered the type locality for two of these species—Myot...

Birch mice are grouped under the monotypic genus Sicista Gray, 1827 and placed under the family Sminthidae. They are distributed over the Palearctic ream and the fragmented population of the species Sicista concolor reported from China, North Pakistan and India in Himalayan region. The present communication is a range extension of the Kashmir Birch...

Bats are most diverse and essential small mammals as a part of ecosystem having vast ecological and economic benefits as well many of the bat species are considered as keystone species. The information of the diversity, distribution and biology of bats is incomplete in this region as they are facing the impacts of climate change, anthropogenic dist...

Owl pellets contain remains of undigested prey in the form of dentition, skull, talons, bones, fur, the exoskeleton of invertebrates, body parts and heads of insects and feathers, reptile scales etc. This manual provides a key to identify prey remains belonging to small mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and invertbrates. The manual will be usef...

An updated assessment of the diversity of mammals from Telangana state revealed 74 species under 55 genera belonging to 26 families. Out of 74 species, 7(9.4%) are endemic to India, 11 species are listed as globally threatened as per the IUCN red list of threatened species of which 3 are Endangered, 6 Vulnerable and 2 species are under ‘Near Threat...

We report the occurrence of Wroughton’s Small Spiny Mouse Mus phillipsi Wroughton, 1912 based on a specimen collected from Gajapati District, Odisha. With this species, the diversity of order Rodentia in Odisha increases to 17 species under three families and 12 genera. An updated checklist of the rodents with distribution localities and threats to...

Rodents constitute 40% of mammals inhabiting earth and are found in all continents except Antarctica. The phylogeny of rodents is obscure and there is a lack of resolution owing to unavailability of morphological and genetic data. This study concerns the phylogeny of a road-kill rodent discovered from the Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR) in Amravati, Ce...

The South Indian hedgehog (Paraechinus nudiventris) is a lesser known, highly exploited small mammal native to Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh in India. This species initially has a broader distribution history, due to ongoing threats, their population is decreased. Apart from distribution range the all other details such as ontology and morp...

Additional records of Brown Palm Civet in Satara district, Maharashtra

Blyth’s Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus lepidus, a member of family Rhinolophidae, is widespread in Southeast Asia and South Asia and distributed widely across the Indian subcontinent. This species can be found in both dry and moist forest and fringe areas (Bates and Harrison 1997). In Malaysia and Thailand, it appears to be associated with intact lowlan...

The Forest Owlet (Heteroglaux blewitti), Spotted Owlet (Athene brama) and Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum) are small owls coexisting in the East Kalibhit Forests in the Khandwa District of Madhya Pradesh State, India. We compared their diets to better understand their food habits, dietary overlap, and the mechanism of their coexistence. The diet...

Version 2.0. Online publication is available at www.zsi.gov.in (Last update: May 2018) Please click the following link https://zsi.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/Checklist/Checklist%20of%20Indian%20Chiroptera.pdf

Obituary of Dr. Malhar S. Pradhan Ex-Scientist, Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Studies on mammalian fauna from the Andaman & Nicobar Islands have been done by various researchers but meager information is available on rodent fauna from these Islands. Morphometric and cranial details of fresh specimens of one of the rodent species, Rattus andamanensis (Blyth, 1860) of family Muridae, collected from its type locality in souther...

The present communication deals with the new record of Suncus etruscus (Savi, 1822), the Pygmy White-toothed Shrew, from Madhya Pradesh and the status of its earlier 'records' from the state and other aspects in detail

Burmagomphus pyramidalis B. pyramidalis B. pyramidalis Laidlaw, 1922 was reported so far from south to southwest India. Present report of the species from Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI) Jabalpur and Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve (Hoshangabad Dist.),Madhya Pradesh is for the f irst time fromthe central parts of India. The study provides her...

The diversity of the Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) was studied in seven districts of southern area of Gujarat State in India during 2014 to 2015. A total of 55 species belonging to two suborders and 37 genera under eight families were recorded. A total of 18 species of Zygoptera (damselflies) and 37 species of Anisoptera (dragonflies) were...

The diet of the Indian Eagle Owl Bubo bengalensis was studied in forest habitat of Melghat Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, India, during summer of 2011 and 2012. Regurgitated pellets of this owl were analysed to understand the dietary composition and to find out the variation in its food habits during the two consecutive summers. The diet mainly compri...

An inventory of Odonata was carried out in six districts of central Gujarat from 2012 to 2014. A total of 42 species belonging to 27 genera, under seven families and two suborders were recorded. A total of 16 species of Zygoptera (damselflies) and 26 species of Anisoptera (dragonflies) were recorded. Anand District was surveyed intensively and as a...

First photographic evidence and second record of Indian Hedgehog Paraechinus micropus (Blyth, 1846) from Maharashtra, India

First Record of Albinism in Indian Hedgehog Paraechinus micropus (Blyth) (Erinaceomorpha : Erinaceidae) from India.

The study on food habits of the Spotted Owlet, Athene brama (Temminck, 1821) in Tropical Forest Research Institute campus, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India was conducted in June 2011 to May 2012 by analyzing their regurgitated pellets. The insect order Coleoptera with three dung beetle species, Onitis philemon, Onitis virens, Onitis brahma and two o...

by analyzing their regurgitated pellets. The insect order Coleoptera with three dung beetle species, and two orders and f ive species of small mammals, and were recorded from the pellets. The other insect taxa found in the pellets include Carabidae and Hydrophilidae beetles and Earwigs in the order Dermaptera. This is for the f irst time food habit...

A comparative study was carried out on the diet of the Indian Eagle Owl Bubo bengalensis from two habitats, forest habitat of Melghat Tiger Reserve, and Agricultural area near Amravati City, Maharashtra, India during April 2012 and April 2013. Regurgitated pellets of this owl were analysed to understand the dietary composition and find out the vari...

Pteropus giganteus (Brunnich), commonly known as Indian Flying fox are colonial in habit and roost on large trees, and are found throughout the Indian subcontinent. The colony size is reported to be between hundreds to several thousand individuals and also varies seasonally (Bates and Harrison, 1997). As per IUCN Red List (Version 2014.1) this spec...

The present work was done on the basis of the registered specimens (both dry and wet) belonging to the mammalian orders Scandentia, Primates, Rodentia, Lagomorpha, Soricomorpha, Chiroptera, Pholidota, Carnivora and Artiodactyla available in the National zoological Collection of Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune. The study in...

The diet of the Brown-fish Owl (Ketupa zeylonensis) was studied for the first time in the forest habitat of Melghat Tigre Reserve, Maharashtra, India, from October to November 2013. Regurgitated pellets were analyzed to understand the dietary composition. The diet mainly comprised of Crab species such as Barytelphusa cunicularis (62.5%) and Barytel...

Reported 50 mammal species/subspecies of 41 genera belonging to 24 families from Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary, Kolhapur District, Maharashtra.

The diet of the Barn Owl Tyto alba and the Spotted Owlet Athene brama were studied in an urban habitat of Yavatmal city, Maharashtra, India, during June to October 2013. Regurgitated pellets of these two owl species were analysed to understand their dietary composition. The diet of the Barn Owl mainly comprised small mammals such as Suncus murinus...

Raptors like owls are well to predate on rodents, shrews, bats, birds, reptiles, frogs, crabs, scorpions, insects and play an important role in agricultural pest control. Studies of food pattern by pellet analysis of owl species from any forest ecosystem signify to indirectly know biodiversity available in the particular habitat or area. During the...

Raptors like owls are well to predate on rodents, shrews, bats, birds, reptiles, frogs, crabs, scorpions, insects and play an important role in agricultural pest control. Studies of food pattern by pellet analysis of owl species from any forest ecosystem signify to indirectly know biodiversity available in the particular habitat or area. During the...

The chapter gives a systematic account of 137 mammalian species/subspecies including 11 marine mammal species with the added information on their past and recent records along with the comments on their current conservation status. Attempts have also been made to give keys wherever possible.

http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/113/01/0061-0066.pdf

Dragonfly and damselfly (Odonata) species diversity and status were studied in the 1.09sq.km campus of the Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh (Central India). A total of 48 species of odonates belonging to 32 genera of two Sub-orders and 9 families viz., Coenagrionidae, Protoneuridae, Platycnemididae, Lestidae, Chlorocyphi...

The fishes are one of the most important vertebrate, provided rich protein sources for human and several animals and important elements in the economy of many countries. Fish diversity of river essentially represents the fish faunal diversity and their abundance. Rivers conserve a rich variety of fish species which supports the commercial fisheries...

The chapter gives a systematic account of 129 mammalian species/subspecies including 9 marine mammal species with the added information on their past and recent records along with the comments on their current conservation status. Attempts have also been made to give keys wherever possible.

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