List of reptiles in the collection of BNHS
Citation
Pal S (2020). List of reptiles in the collection of BNHS. Version 1.1. Bombay Natural History Society. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/w85yga accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-24.Description
The BNHS museum houses a vast collection of specimens collected from across the Indian subcontinent over the past hundred years. The dataset provides a checklist of reptiles based on preserved specimens collected from across India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Iran. The museum collection holds a total of 565 reptile species of which 246 are lizards, 289 are snakes, 28 turtles and tortoises, and 2 species of crocodiles. The collection includes a number of species that are listed under the threatened category or data deficient while some are only known based on few museum specimens. Given the recent trend of new species discovers across India this number is expected to increase in the near future. An updated checklist of species in a museum collection will help researchers from across the world to study these poorly known species in detail.Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
The checklist is based on specimens from across India, parts of Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Iran.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Saunak Paloriginator
position: Scientist
BNHS
Hornbill house
Mumbai
400001
Maharashtra
IN
email: s.pal@bnhs.org
homepage: https://bnhs.org/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8267-4708
Saunak Pal
metadata author
position: Scientist
BNHS
Hornbill house
Mumbai
400001
Maharashtra
IN
email: s.pal@bnhs.org
homepage: https://bnhs.org/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8267-4708
Saunak Pal
author
position: Scientist
BNHS
Hornbill house
Mumbai
400001
Maharashtra
IN
email: s.pal@bnhs.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8267-4708
Rahul Khot
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
BNHS
Hornbill house
Mumbai
400001
Maharashtra
IN
email: r.khot@bnhs.org