Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal
Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal
Common Name : Andaman Blacknaped Oriole. Habitat : Open forest areas and settlements. Found singly or in pairs Feed on fruits, berries and insects. Distribution : India : Andaman Islands. Status : Of less concern. 55. Oriolus chinensis macrourus Blyth 1846. Oriolus (oriolus) macrourus Blyth, Jour. Asiat. Soc., Bengal, 15 : 46, 370 (Nicobar Islands). 1985. Oriolus chinensis macrourus : Tikader and Das, Glympses of Animal life of Andaman and Nicobar Islands : 145. Common Name : Nicobar Blacknaped Oriole Habitat : Open forest areas and settlements. Found singly or in pairs. Feed on fruits, berries and insects. Distribution : India : Nicobar Islands. Status : Of less concern. Family : DICRURIDAE 56. Dicrurus andamanensis dicruriformis (Hume) 1873. Dissemuroides dicruriformis Hume, Stray Feathers, 1 : 408 (Great Cocos and Table slands, N. Andaman). 1985. Dicrurus andamanensis dicruriformis : Tikader and Das, Glympses of Animal life of Andaman and Nicobar Islands : 145. Common Name : Large Andaman Drango. Habitat : Found in all types of forest areas adjacent to plantations. Feed on variety of insects. Distribution : India : Andaman Islands. Status : IUCN : Near Threatened. Specifically not mentioned but its family is included under Schedule IV of IWPA. 57. Dicrurus andamanensis andamanesis Tytler 1867. Dicrurus andamanensis Tytler, in Beava, Stray Feathers, 1 : 323 (Andaman Islands). 60
1985. Dicrurus andamanensis andamanensis : Tikader and Das, Glympses of Animal life of Andaman and Nicobar Islands : 145. Common Name : Small Andaman Drango. Habitat : Found in all types of forest areas. Feed on variety of winged insects. Distribution : India : Andaman Islands. Status : IUCN : Near Threatened. Specifically not mentioned but its family is included under Schedule IV of IWPA. 58. Dicrurus paradiseus otiosus (Richmond) 1903. Dicrurus malabaricus otiosus Richmond, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 25 : 290 (Andamans). 1985. Dicrurus malabaricus otiosus : Tikader and Das, Glympses of Animal life of Andaman and Nicobar Islands : 145. Common Name : Andaman Racket-Tailed Drango. Habitat : Dense forests and bamboo groves. Feed on insects. Distribution : India : Andaman Islands. Status : Of less concern. Specifically not mentioned but its family is included under Schedule IV of IWPA. 59. Dicrurus paradiseus nicobariensis (Baker) 1918. Dissemurus paradiseus nicobariensis Baker, Novit. Zool., 25 : 302 (Kondul Id., Nicobars). 1985. Dicrurus paradiseus nicobariensis : Tikader and Das, Glympses of Animal life of Andaman and Nicobar Islands : 145. Common Name : Nicobar Racket-Tailed Drango. Habitat : Dense Forest areas. Feed on insects. Distribution : India : Nicobar Islands. Status : Of less concern. Specifically not mentioned but its family is included under Schedule IV of IWPA. Family : ARTAMIDAE 60. Artamus leucorhynchus humei Stresemann 61
- Page 11 and 12: 11. Acmaea inconspicua (Gray) 12. A
- Page 13 and 14: Family : PSEUDOVERMETIDAE 97. Pseud
- Page 15 and 16: 28. Pupina nicobarica Pfeiffer Fami
- Page 17 and 18: Superfamily : Tettigonoidea Family
- Page 19 and 20: 26. Pulvinaria avasthi Yusuf and Sh
- Page 21 and 22: 35. Dialytes punctatus Schmidt 36.
- Page 23 and 24: 131. Nupserha andamanica Breuning 1
- Page 25 and 26: Family : SYRPHIDAE 35. Eurmerus nic
- Page 27 and 28: 79. Lasippa ebusa ebusa Felder 80.
- Page 29 and 30: 173. Attacus mcmulleni Jordan 174.
- Page 31 and 32: 26. Epitranus shaffi Mani and Kuria
- Page 33 and 34: 1. Echinoderes andamanensis Higgins
- Page 35 and 36: Mammals The Islands are very poor i
- Page 37 and 38: 1869. Cladobates nicobarica Zelebor
- Page 39 and 40: 2002. Rhinolophus cognatus : Alfred
- Page 41 and 42: Status : IUCN (CAMP Report, 2005) :
- Page 43 and 44: subspecies. Das (2002) given as 246
- Page 45 and 46: Distribution : India : Andaman Isla
- Page 47 and 48: Distribution : India : Little and G
- Page 49 and 50: 1865. Carpophaga aenea var. nicobar
- Page 51 and 52: Habitat : Evergreen forests and ope
- Page 53 and 54: 1985. Centropus andamanensis : Tika
- Page 55 and 56: Status : Of less concern. Specifica
- Page 57 and 58: Habitat : Found in large flock near
- Page 59 and 60: Distribution : India : Andaman and
- Page 61: Common Name : Andaman Black Woodpec
- Page 65 and 66: 63. Sturnus erythropygius erythropy
- Page 67 and 68: 1985. Coracina nigra davisoni : Tik
- Page 69 and 70: 75. Hypothymis azurea tytleri (Beav
- Page 71 and 72: Family : DICAEIDAE 81. Dicaeum conc
- Page 73 and 74: 87. Zoothera citrina albogularis (B
- Page 75 and 76: Status : Information Deficient. 2.
- Page 77 and 78: Status : Not common. Information De
- Page 79 and 80: 1871. Typhlops oatesi Boulenger, F.
- Page 81 and 82: 1891. Amphiesma nicobariensis Sclat
- Page 83 and 84: 32. Naja sagittifera Wall 1913. Naj
- Page 85 and 86: Distribution : India : Andaman and
- Page 87 and 88: of which 13 species are endemic com
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- Page 91 and 92: 14. Gibbula coeni Preston 1908. Gib
- Page 93 and 94: 22. Broderipia rosea (Broderip) 183
- Page 95 and 96: 2000. Peasiella templiana : Subba R
- Page 97 and 98: Distribution : India : Andaman Isla
- Page 99 and 100: Distribution : India : Andaman Isla
- Page 101 and 102: Superfamily : Tonnoidea Family : RA
- Page 103 and 104: 62. Eulima acuformis G. and H. Nevi
- Page 105 and 106: Habitat : Reef and weedy areas. Dis
- Page 107 and 108: 1899. Ancilla leucospira Smith, Ann
- Page 109 and 110: 87. Turbonilla rubrobrunnea Preston
- Page 111 and 112: Habitat : Sandy reef areas. Distrib
1985. Dicrurus <strong>and</strong>amanensis <strong>and</strong>amanensis : Tikader <strong>and</strong> Das, Glympses <strong>of</strong> Animal life <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Andaman</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s : 145.<br />
Common Name : Small <strong>Andaman</strong> Drango.<br />
Habitat : Found in all types <strong>of</strong> forest areas. Feed on variety <strong>of</strong> winged insects.<br />
Distribution : India : <strong>Andaman</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Status : IUCN : Near Threatened. Specifically not mentioned but its family is included under<br />
Schedule IV <strong>of</strong> IWPA.<br />
58. Dicrurus paradiseus otiosus (Richmond)<br />
1903. Dicrurus malabaricus otiosus Richmond, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 25 : 290 (<strong>Andaman</strong>s).<br />
1985. Dicrurus malabaricus otiosus : Tikader <strong>and</strong> Das, Glympses <strong>of</strong> Animal life <strong>of</strong> <strong>Andaman</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s : 145.<br />
Common Name : <strong>Andaman</strong> Racket-Tailed Drango.<br />
Habitat : Dense forests <strong>and</strong> bamboo groves. Feed on insects.<br />
Distribution : India : <strong>Andaman</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Status : Of less concern. Specifically not mentioned but its family is included under Schedule<br />
IV <strong>of</strong> IWPA.<br />
59. Dicrurus paradiseus nicobariensis (Baker)<br />
1918. Dissemurus paradiseus nicobariensis Baker, Novit. Zool., 25 : 302 (Kondul Id.,<br />
<strong>Nicobar</strong>s).<br />
1985. Dicrurus paradiseus nicobariensis : Tikader <strong>and</strong> Das, Glympses <strong>of</strong> Animal life <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Andaman</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s : 145.<br />
Common Name : <strong>Nicobar</strong> Racket-Tailed Drango.<br />
Habitat : Dense Forest areas. Feed on insects.<br />
Distribution : India : <strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Status : Of less concern. Specifically not mentioned but its family is included under Schedule<br />
IV <strong>of</strong> IWPA.<br />
Family : ARTAMIDAE<br />
60. Artamus leucorhynchus humei Stresemann<br />
61
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