Open AccessNew record of Humbertium proserpina (Humbert, 1862) from Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, India
Author(s) -
Selvaraj Selvamurugan,
U. Balasubramanian,
K. Vasanthi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of agricultural and applied sciences (ijaas)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2582-8053
DOI - 10.52804/ijaas2021.2117
Subject(s) - tamil , geography , genus , taxonomy (biology) , southeast asia , biology , ecology , ethnology , history , art , literature
Species of genus Humbertium (Land planarian) are widely distributed in Southeast Asia, around greenhouses and gardens. However, taxonomy and cytogenetic data in this genus are restricted to a few species. Present report of hammerhead snake worm recorded from five falls in Courtallam, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, India.Species was identified based on the photographs. This the first record of species from the Western Ghats in Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu, India.