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TITLE: AN IDENTIFICTION KEY TO THE REPTILES OFTHE KALAD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, TAMILNADU
Author: T.S.N.Murthy
Rec.Zool .Surv .India, 91(2):161-168,1992
Abstract

The present key, based on recent material taken from station located in the heart of the KWLS by the scientists of the Southern Regional Station (SRS) of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and the findings of other workers, is expected to fulfill an urgent need. The majority of reptiles inhabiting the sanctuary are included in the key, but further study is need to determine the entire heterofauna of KWLS. It is felt therefore, that this work will be enable the biologists, naturalists interested in the herpetology of KWLS to identify the reptiles of the area and thereby facilitate future recognition of species not previously recorded from the sanctuary.