Open AccessFirst photographic evidence and distribution of the Indian Pangolin Manis crassicaudata (Mammalia: Pholidota: Manidae) in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, India
Author(s) -
Hemant Kumar Singh,
Gobind Sagar Bhardwaj,
N. Gokulakannan,
Saket Agasti,
Kaustav Aditya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of threatened taxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.264
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 0974-7907
pISSN - 0974-7893
DOI - 10.11609/jott.6290.13.7.18888-18893
Subject(s) - pangolin , tiger , geography , camera trap , wildlife , wildlife trade , distribution (mathematics) , poaching , nature reserve , forestry , ecology , archaeology , biology , mathematical analysis , computer security , mathematics , computer science
The Indian Pangolin, although considered to be widely distributed due to its elusive nature and low detection probability its status and distribution records are very limited. Rampant hunting for local consumption, and illegal wildlife trade for medicinal and ornamental purposes has pushed the species towards serious decline. Herein, we report the first photographic records of the Indian Pangolin in Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR), Rajasthan, India. During our camera trapping study from June 2018 to April 2019, out of 29,220 camera trapping nights the species was recorded on four occasions, at two different locations in STR. The species was recorded in the open forest areas near natural water bodies situated in the middle of dense Anogeissus pendula forests.