New locality record of the Asiatic Long-tailed Climbing Mouse Vandeleuria oleracea (Bennett, 1832) (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae) from Kohora River Basin, Assam, India

Authors

  • Sourav Gupta Aaranyak, 13, Tayab Ali Byelane, Bishnu Rabha Path, Guwahati, Assam 781028, India; Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Diphu Campus, Karbi Anglong, Assam 782460, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5918-2302
  • Ramie H. Begum Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7076-7643
  • Jayanta Kumar Roy Aaranyak, 13, Tayab Ali Byelane, Bishnu Rabha Path, Guwahati, Assam 781028, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8949-3726
  • M. Firoz Ahmed Aaranyak, 13, Tayab Ali Byelane, Bishnu Rabha Path, Guwahati, Assam 781028, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2652-1360
  • Shyamkant S. Talmale Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Vidyanagar, Sector 29, Ravet Road, PCNT Post, Pune, Maharashtra 411044, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7363-6227

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8643.15.9.23917-23919%20

Keywords:

Distribution, Karbi Anglong, northeastern India, range extension

Abstract

A new locality record of Vandeleuria oleracea from Rongtara Village, Karbi Anglong District, Assam. The new site record is approximately 215 km away from the previous record of the species from North Kamrup in 1961. This study contributes to understanding the species’ distribution in Assam and northeastern India suggesting phylogenetic studies to help resolve the species complex.

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26-09-2023

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Vol. 15 No. 9 (2023)

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