Conversion of natural habitats to intensive land-uses, has resulted in fragmentation and loss
of biodiversity. There is a spillover of species and ecological processes from natural …

The Shola habitat on the high elevation sky islands of the Western Ghats in southern India is
a unique habitat. Although this habitat hosts a disproportionately high level of endemism …

Simple Summary Wetlands of mid-hills and lesser Himalaya in Nepal are highly threatened
due to climate change and human encroachment. This study assessed the change in total …

The highly diverse tropical forests are fast being depleted and converted into isolated
fragments which endangers the existence of wild animals. These fragments are …

Aim In the absence of topographic barriers to dispersal, spatial boundaries of species are
largely governed by the environmental regimes they occupy. Flying lizards (Agamidae …

There is increased global and national attention on the need for effective strategies to
control zoonotic diseases. Quick, effective action is, however, hampered by poor evidence …

The usage of invasive tagging methods to assess lizard populations has often been
criticised, due to the potential negative effects of marking, which possibly cause increased …

As a result of increasing global demand for food, large areas of natural habitat are being
converted to agroecosystems to accommodate crop cultivation. This agricultural expansion …

The population density of three lacertid lizards (Podarcis sicula, Podarcis muralis, Lacerta
viridis) was studied along several transects crossing agro-forest habitats in Mediterranean …

Species composition and abundance of reptiles in selected agroecosystems in Thrissur
plains, near Palghat Gap, southern Western Ghats in India, was studied from January 2017 …