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Dun, no date, S.L. Hora; ZSI F 12117/1, 1 ex., 78 mm SL,
Moola Mutha R., Poona, no date, Dept. of Fisheries,
Bombay; ZSI F 12159/1, 1 ex., 86 mm SL, Nandhaser
river, Nainital, U.P., no date, Bhola & Shebbeare; ZSI F
12217/1, 6 exs., 38-46 mm SL, Tribeni, Nepal, 05.12.1935,
F.M. Baily; ZSI F 12499/1, 2 exs., 113-117 mm SL, Waldi
river, Pimpalgaon, 17.08.1935, A.G.L. Fraser; ZSI F 12502/
1, 25 exs., 97-120 mm SL, Waldi river, villages of Deolali
and Edgaon, 14.11.1935, A.G.L. Fraser; ZSI F 2592/1, 7
exs., 50-91 mm SL, Rajputna, 06.03.1961, M.L. Bhatia;
Unregistered, 1 ex., 86 mm SL, Chinnar river, 13 km east
of Mariyoor, Iduki Dist., Kerala, 09.10.1990, A.G.K.
Menon & party; ZSI FF 4269, 1 ex., 120 mm SL, Torsa
River, Coochbehar, North Bengal, 22.08.2008, R.P.
Barman and party; ZSI FF 4270, 6 exs., 37-80 mm. SL,
Lataguri, Jalpaiguri district, North Bengal, 27.01.2010,
R.P. Barman and party; ZSI FF 4271, 3 exs., 45-63 mm
SL, Rajabhatkhawa, Alipurduar Jn., North Bengal,
24.01.2010, R.P. Barman and party.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors are thankful to Dr. Ramakrishnan,
Director, and Dr. A.K. Singh, Joint Director, Zoological
Survey of of India, Kolkata for encouragement and
facilities. This study was in part formed the basis of
the Ph. D. work done by the last author submitted to
the University of Calcutta and awarded.
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