Amphibian diversity and distribution in Courtallam, South Western Ghats Foothills, India | Zendy

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Amphibian diversity and distribution in Courtallam, South Western Ghats Foothills, India

Author(s) -

K. Vasanthi,

K. Chairman,

J. A. Ranjit Singh A.,

John Koil Raj A.

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

international journal of biodiversity and conservation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2141-243X

DOI - 10.5897/ijbc2013.0675

Subject(s) - foothills , amphibian , geography , ecology , diversity (politics) , distribution (mathematics) , forestry , biology , cartography , mathematical analysis , mathematics , sociology , anthropology

An amphibian survey was conducted in Courtallam at the foothill of Southern Western Ghats and a total of 584 sightings of amphibians belonging to 17 species, six families and 14 genera were obtained between January and December 2012. Cluster analysis and multi dimensional scaling (MDS) analyses revealed diversity pattern(s) of similarity among group and between groups of amphibians in Courtallam. Key words: Amphibians, foothill, Western Ghats, PRIMER and cluster analysis.

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