Zoological Survey of India

Genetic divergence and signatures of historical isolation of the traditionally harvested Amolops marmoratus from the Darjeeling Hill Region in the Himalaya Biodiversity Hotspot

BACKGROUND: The Darjeeling Hill Region (DHR) has numerous freshwater bodies, such as hill streams, springs, and temporary water pools. It receives abundant rainfall and has extensive forest cover, which together play vital roles in sustaining frog diversity. Amolops marmoratus is...

Resurrection and Re-description of Pampus candidus (Cuvier), Silver Pomfret from the Northern Indian Ocean

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A new species of Aphanogmus Thomson (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronidae) from India

A new species of Aphanogmus, A. bankebiharii Tyagi, Ghosh and Kumar, is described from India. The species was collected from the Purulia district of West Bengal, India, using yellow pan traps. A detailed description of the new species including male genitalia is provided. Moreove...

Mitogenomic characterization and phylogenetic placement of the mottled wood-owl strix ocellata with gene rearrangement patterns in strigiformes

Abstract Owls (order Strigiformes) represent a highly specialized lineage of nocturnal raptors, within which the genus Strix (family Strigidae) comprises several widely distributed species despite the limited availability of comprehensive mitogenomic data. In this study, the comp...

A new species of the genus Gekko Laurenti, 1768 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Nicobar Archipelago, with an overview of congeners from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Chandramouli, S. R., Gokulakrishnan, G., Sivaperuman, C., Grismer, L. Lee (2021): A new species of the genus Gekko Laurenti, 1768 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Nicobar Archipelago, wit...

A poorly known deep sea skate under pressure: first biological observations of the data-deficient travancore skate (Dipturus johannisdavisi)

Context Dipturus johannisdavisi is a little known deep-sea skate from the Indian Ocean, with limited biological information and a Data Deficient IUCN listing. Aim This study provides baseline information on size structure, life-history traits, diet, and fishery interactions to su...

Silent Circulation of Spotted Fever Group – Like Rickettsia Among Asymptomatic Border Personnel in the Eastern Himalaya

ABSTRACT Rickettsial infections are usually investigated in febrile patients, whereas molecular evidence from clinically asymptomatic populations remains limited. In this study, we screened 50 apparently healthy adult male Indo‐Tibetan Border Police personnel stationed in Dirang,...

Mitogenomic insights into the evolutionary relationships of the endemic Dawkinsia austellus and Dawkinsia lepida (Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae)

Dawkinsia is a genus of small to medium-sized, ray-finned freshwater cyprinid fishes commonly called barbs. These fish are endemic to the rivers of South India. In this study, we sequenced the first two Dawkinsia species, namely Dawkinsia austellus and Dawkinsia lepida , to exami...