Herpetofaunal inventory of the Ranga Reserve Forest, Lakhimpur, Assam, India

Authors

  • Monish Kumar Thapa Department of Zoology, Assam Royal Global University, Betkuchi, Guwahati, Assam, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4848-6324
  • Sourav Dutta Assam Wildlife Rescue and Research Organization (AWRRO) - Bihpuria, Lakhimpur, Assam, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0454-2862
  • Hirak Jyoti Das Assam Wildlife Rescue and Research Organization (AWRRO) - Bihpuria, Lakhimpur, Assam, India
  • Tilak Kumar Pradhan Assam Wildlife Rescue and Research Organization (AWRRO) - Bihpuria, Lakhimpur, Assam, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5496-9576
  • Debajit Mahanta Assam Wildlife Rescue and Research Organization (AWRRO) - Bihpuria, Lakhimpur, Assam, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6726-4655
  • Sujal Tossa Assam Wildlife Rescue and Research Organization (AWRRO) - Bihpuria, Lakhimpur, Assam, India
  • Ritu Kalita Assam Wildlife Rescue and Research Organization (AWRRO) - Bihpuria, Lakhimpur, Assam, India https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6774-8728
  • Kamal Sharma Assam Wildlife Rescue and Research Organization (AWRRO) - Bihpuria, Lakhimpur, Assam, India
  • Utsab Singha Assam Royal Global University, Betkuchi, Guwahati, Assam, India
  • Parimal Chandra Ray Assam Royal Global University, Betkuchi, Guwahati, Assam, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v32i1.21663

Keywords:

herpetofauna, diversity, conservation, Ranga Reserve Forest, Assam

Abstract

The Ranga Reserve Forest in Assam, India, is a crucial ecological enclave in the biodiverse northeastern
region. The forest’s diverse landscape, characterized by riverine and hilly terrain, offers a habitat mosaic conducive to
a rich array of amphibians and reptiles. We herein present a comprehensive inventory of the herpetofauna conducted
from March 2021 to June 2022. We encountered a total of 60 herpetofaunal species (13 amphibians and 47 reptiles:
11 lizards, 34 snakes, and two turtles), including critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable, and near-threatened
species. Our findings highlight the Ranga Reserve Forest as a hotspot of herpetofaunal diversity, emphasizing the
importance of continued research and conservation efforts to safeguard this invaluable ecosystem.

Metrics

File downloads
40
Mar 25 '25Mar 28 '25Mar 31 '25Apr 01 '25Apr 04 '25Apr 07 '25Apr 10 '25Apr 13 '25Apr 16 '25Apr 19 '258
|

Downloads

Published

2025-03-23

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 1 (2025): Reptiles & Amphibians

Section

Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2025 Monish Kumar Thapa; Sourav Dutta, Hirak Jyoti Das, Tilak Kumar Pradhan, Debajit Mahanta, Sujal Tossa, Ritu Kalita, Kamal Sharma; Utsab Singha, Parimal Chandra Ray

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Copyright is held by the authors. Articles in R&A are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license.

How to Cite

Thapa, M. K., Dutta, S., Das, H. J., Pradhan, T. K., Mahanta, D., Tossa, S., Kalita, R., Sharma, K. ., Singha, U., & Ray, P. C. (2025). Herpetofaunal inventory of the Ranga Reserve Forest, Lakhimpur, Assam, India. Reptiles & Amphibians, 32(1), e21663. https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v32i1.21663