Title: Coastal Mangrove Herpetofauna
Subtitle: An Ecological Study of the Greater Sundarbans
Subject Classification:  Bioethics, Climate Change, Sustainability  
BIC Classification: RG, JFFZ, RB
BISAC Classification: SCI020000, NAT043000, NAT018000
Binding: Hardback, eBook
Planned publication date: Oct 2025
ISBN (Hardback): 978-1-83711-367-5
ISBN (eBook): 978-1-83711-368-2

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Description

This book contains well-researched and experience-derived information on herpetofauna (Amphibia and Reptilia) species, including diversity, composition, and site-specific distribution, from the world’s largest mangrove ecosystem, the Indian Sundarban Biosphere Reserve (SBR) and Bangladesh [Sundarban Reserve Forest (SRF)] including the ecological hinterlands.

The loss and degradation of habitats has caused faunal species extinction and population decline. The analyses of the field survey data collected in the transboundary Sundarbans during the 21st century revealed a comparatively richer species diversity including new discoveries due to remarkable habitat heterogeneity and ecological adaptations of the herpetofauna. In total, 160 species (under 79 genera and 27 families) of Herpetofauna [Amphibia 32 (under 15 genera and six families) and Reptilia 128 (under 64 genera and 21 families)] are so far recorded in the Greater Sundarbans. These transitional zones offer a mosaic of habitats and food resources, supporting a wider range of species than either adjacent ecosystem alone.

This is the first book to highlight the herpetofauna ecology of the present transboundary Sundarbans and reclaimed areas. It will be an ideal resource for researchers, and postgraduate and graduate students in zoology, botany, ecology and conservation. It is an important reference source for environmentalists, conservationists, resource managers, planners, government agencies, academic institutions, NGOs and naturalists.

Biography

Author(s):  Jayanta Kumar Mallick is a Retired ‘Group A’ Officer, Wildlife Wing, Forest Directorate, Government of West Bengal, India. Coastal Mangrove Herpetofauna is his fifth book on the ecology of the Sundarbans, with Ethics International Press.

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