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Maharashtra [India]

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Abdulali, H. 1955. Extension of range of the lizard Cnemaspis kandiana (Kelaart). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 53(1): 134.

Atigre, R.H. 2018. Crocodiles of river Krishna: impact on agriculture, economy, and the sociology of human population in Sangli, Maharashtra, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 10(11): 12571–12576.

Broome, V.G.; Sondhi, S. 2015. A Field Guide to the Lizards and Amphibians of Western Maharashtra. Kalpavriksh, Pune. 132 pp.

Chikane, S.; Bhosale, H.S. 2012. Die Reptilien von Kaas, nördliche western Ghats, Maharashtra, Indien, mit Bemerkungen zu Vorzugsbiotopen, Häufigkeiten und Gefärdung [Reptiles of Kaas, northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India, with notes on habitat preferences, abundances and threats]. Sauria (Berlin) 34(3): 3-15.

Dasgupta, G.; Murthy, B.H.C.K.; Raha, S. 2012. Reptilia. pp. ? In: Venkataraman, K. (ed.). Fauna of Maharashtra. Part 1: vertebrates. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. 480 pp.

Deshpande, V.Y.; Kulkarni, S.; Mahamuni, K.D.; Mahamuni, H.R. 2012. Reptilian Fauna of Khandala Tahsil, Maharashtra. Advances in Applied Science Research 3(2):735-737.

Director, Zoological Survey of India (ed.). 2005. Fauna of Melghat Tiger Reserve. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. 500 pp.

Farhad, A.; Varsha, W. 2013. The snake fauna of Mulshi Taluka, Pune District, India. Russian Journal of Herpetology 20(1): 16-18.

Fraser, A.G.L. 1936. The snakes of Deolali. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 39: 58-82.

Fraser, A.G.L. 1937. The snakes of Deolali. II & III. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 39: 264-291, 464-601.

Gharpurey, K.G. 1927. Snakes of Sholapur. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 32: 224-225.

Gharpurey, K.G. 1932. Snakes in Ahmednagar. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 33: 272-273.

Gharpurey, K.G. 1935. A further list of snakes from Ahmednagar. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 38: 108-200.

Ghate, H.V. 1994. On some relatively less known members of the herpetofauna of the Pune region. Herpeton (Pune) 5-6: 8-10.

Giri, V.B.; Chaturvedi, N. 2001. Preliminary survey of the herpetofauna in the Western Ghats region of Maharashtra. Tigerpaper (Bangkok) 28(2): 1-7.

Giri, V.B.; Chaturvedi, N. 2003. Status of Marine Turtles in Maharashtra, India. Kachhapa Newsletter 2003: 8.

Giri, V.B.; Chaturvedi, N. 2006. Sea Turtles of Maharashtra and Goa. pp. 147-155. In: Shanker, K.; Choudhury, B.C. (eds.). Marine turtles of the Indian subcontinent. Universities Press, Hyderabad. 415 pp.

Ingle, P.; Bali, S.; Khandagale, J. 2014. Preliminary survey of snake diversity from Malegaon Tehsil of Washim District. World Journal of Zoology 9(2): 134-137.

Katdare, B. 2008. Five years of Marine Turtle conservation in Maharashtra, India (2002 - 2007). Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter 7: 25-26.

Katdare, V.; Mone, R. 2003. Turtle conservation in Konkan, Maharashtra, India. Kachhapa Newsletter 9: 7-8.

Khaire, N. 1977. Snake collecting in Matheran. Newsletter of the Madras Snake Park Trust 2(1): 10-11.

Khaire, N. 2002. Reptiles. pp. 101-103, 307-309. In: Jagtap, A.P.; Singh, N.P. (eds.). Biodiversity of the Western Ghats of Maharashtra: current knowledge. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun. 608 pp.

Khaire, N. 2006. A guide to the snakes of Maharashtra, Goa & Karnataka. Indian Herpetological Society, Pune, Maharashtra. 130 pp.

Khairnar, D.N. 2009. Biodiversity in wild fauna of north Sahyadri in Nashik district, Maharashtra. Nature Environment and Pollution Technology 8(4): 769-772.

Kumbhar, A.S.; Yele, B.; Shinde, S.; Dashahare, A. 2013. Observation on reptilian fauna of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, India. World Journal of Zoology 8(4): 397-400.

Lewis, T.R.; Piggott, S.; Griffin, R.; Greig-Smith, P.; Martin, G.; Barretto, G.; Bajibab, K.; Thorpe-Dixon, J.; Prodromou, P.; Fordham, M.; Willis, D.; Turner, J.; Radovanovic, A.; Holloway, D. 2010. Herpetological observations from field expeditions to North Karnataka and Southwest Maharashtra, India. Herpetological Bulletin 112: 17-37.

Mahabal, A.S. 2004. Fauna of Pench National Park (Maharashtra). Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. 312 pp.

Mirza, Z.A.; Pal, S. 2008. A checklist of reptiles and amphibians of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Cobra (Chennai) 2(4): 14-19.

Mirza, Z.A.; Patil, S. 2009. A survey report of the reptiles & amphibians of Powai Lake, Aarey Milk Colony and Film city, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Cobra (Chennai) 3(1): 11-20.

Mullan, J.P. 1927. A list of snakes and lizards from Panchgani. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 32(2): 380-381.

Nande, R.; Deshmukh, S. 2007. Snakes of Amravati district including Melghat, Maharashtra, with important records of the Indian egg-eater, montane trinket snake and Indian Smooth Snake. Zoos' Print Journal 22(12): 2920-2924.

Nerlekar, A.N.; Warudkar, A.M.; Gowande, G.G.; Salve, S.S.; Raut, A.; Patankarand, S.R.; Nalavade, S.B. 2016. A review of the faunal diversity of the Fergusson College campus, Pune, India. Zoos' Print Magazine 31(10): 4-25.

Pradhan, M.S. 1997. Qualitative analysis of major vertebrate fauna from Wardha River Basin (Maharashtra State). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 94(1): 71-103.

Pradhan, M.S. 2002. Common vertebrate species of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali, Mumbai. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. 54 pp.

Pradhan, M.S. 2002. Higher chordates. pp. 161-196. In: Anonymous (ed.). Fauna of Ujani (Maharashtra). Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. 196 pp.

Pradhan, M.S. 2002. Lizards. pp. 104, 310-313. In: Jagtap, A.P.; Singh, N.P. (eds.). Biodiversity of the Western Ghats of Maharashtra: current knowledge. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun. 608 pp.

Pradhan, M.S. 2004. Reptilia. pp. 93-122. In: Mahabal, A.S. (ed.). Fauna of Pench National Park (Maharashtra). [Conservation Area Series 20]. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. 312 pp.

Pradhan, M.S. 2005. Reptilia. pp. 165-221. In: Mahabal, A.S. (ed.). Fauna of Melghat Tiger Reserve. [Conservation Area Series 24]. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. 500 pp.

Pradhan, M.S. 2006. Reptilia. pp. 145-154. In: Mahabal, A.S. (ed.). Fauna of Nathsagar Wetland and Jaikwadi Bird Sanctuary (Maharashtra). [Wetland Ecosystem Series 7]. Zoological Survey of India, New Delhi. 191 pp.

Pradhan, M.S. 2006. Reptilia. pp. 99-127. In: Director, Zoological Society of India (ed.). Fauna of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra). [Conservation Area Series 25]. Zoological Survey, Kolkata. 309 pp.

Pradhan, M.S. 2008. Reptilia. pp. 101-105. In: Director, Zoological Survey of India (ed.). Fauna of Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. 208 pp.

Pradhan, M.S.; Thakur, S. 2009. Reptilia. pp. 183-191. In: Director, Zoological Survey of India (ed.). Fauna of Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra. [Conservation Area Series, 42.] Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. 284 pp

Prater, S.H. 1924. The snakes of Bombay Island and Salsette. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 30: 151-176.

Sanaye, S.V.; Pawar, H.B. 2009. Sea Turtle conservation in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter 9: 3-5.

Sathe, S.S.; Pawar, S.M. 2005. Animal biodiversity of Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra, India. Nature Environment and Pollution Technology 4(3): 437-440.

Sathe, S.S.; Pawar, S.M.; Kumbhar, S.M. 2010. Animal diversity of Shukacharya Hills in Sangli district, Maharashtra. Nature Environment and Pollution Technology 9(1): 119-122.

Sayyed, A. 2016. Faunal diversity of Satara District, Maharashtra, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 8(13): 9537-9561.

Tiwari, K.K.; Sharma, R.C. 1971. Reptiles of western Maharashtra. Journal of the Zoological Society of India 22(1-2) [1970]: 101-115.

Upadhye, M.V.; Puranik, V.V.; Dabholkar, P.; Jadhav, U. 2012. Herpetofauna of the Vidyanagari campus of the University of Mumbai, Maharashtra. Reptile Rap 14: 15-20.

Vardia, H.K.; Tonapi, G.T. 1992. Bioecology of some freshwater turtles of Poona. Geobios New Reports 11(1): 78-80.

Vidal, G.W. 1890. A List of the venomous snakes of North Kanara; with remarks as to the imperfections of existing records of the distribution of snakes, and facts and statistics showing the influence of Echis carinata on the death-rate of the Bombay Presidency. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 5: 64-71.

Vyas, R.; Prajapati, V. 2010. Notizen zu Reptilien aus den Salher Hills, Nord-Sahyadri, Bundesstaat Maharashtra, Indien. Sauria (Berlin) 32(4): 70-74.

Wadatkar, J.S. 2004. Herpetofauna of the Amravati University Campus, Maharashtra. Zoos' Print Journal 19(2): 1381-1382.

Wadatkar, J.S.; Chikhale, M.P. 2010. First record of Uropeltis ellioti and study of their habits and habitat in Melghat forest in Satpuda. Reptile RAP 9: 4-5.

Walmiki, N.; Awsare, V.; Karangutkar, S.; Wagh, V.; Yengal, B.; Salvi, S.; Pillai, R. 2012. Herpetofauna of Maharashtra Nature Park, Mumbai, Maharashtra (India). World Journal of Environmental Biosciences 1(2): 90-99.

Whitaker, R. 1969. Snake collection data in an area near Bombay. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 66: 383-385.

Yazdani, G.M.; Pradhan, M.S.; Singh, D.F. 1993. Fauna of conservation areas: fauna of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Bombay (Vertebrates). Records of the Zoological Survey of India 92(1-4): 225-251.