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Bibliography of the reptiles of
Odisha  (formerly Orissa) [India]

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Anonymous. 1976. Hatching of gharials in Orissa. Tigerpaper (Bangkok) 3(2): 20-21.

Anonymous. 1976. Orissa crocodile and Sea Turtle breeding scheme. Newsletter of the Madras Snake Park Trust 1: 9-10.

Anonymous. 1994. New sea-turtle mass-nesting site discovered on Orissa coast. Hornbill (Bombay) 1: 13-14.

Anonymous. 2008. Special theme section: The Dhamra Port debate - Perspectives and lessons. Marine Turtle Newsletter 121: 10-33.

Acharjyo, L.N.; Murthy, T.S.N. 1983. Studies on the king cobras of Orissa, India. The Snake 15(1): 22-31.

Annandale, N. 1907. Reptiles and a batrachian from an island in the Chilka lake, Orissa. Records of the Indian Museum 1: 397-398.

Annandale, N. 1915. Fauna of the Chilka Lake reptiles and Batrachia. Mem. Ind. Mus. Calcutta 5: 167-174.

Annandale, N. 1921. The Fauna of an island in the Chilka Lake. Reptiles and Batrachia. Records of the Indian Museum 22(4): 331-333.

Annandale, N. 1921. The reptiles and batrachia of Barkuda Island. Records of the Indian Museum 22(4): 331-333.

Behera, C.R. 2006. Beyond TEDS: the TED controversy from the perspective of Orissa's trawling industry. pp. 238-243. In: Shanker, K.; Choudhury, B.C. (eds.). Marine turtles of the Indian subcontinent. Universities Press, Hyderabad. 415 pp.

Behura, B.K. 1962. Fauna of Orissa. In: Souvenir 49th Indian Science Congress, Cuttack (Utkal University, Cuttack). Pp. 170-176.

Behura, B.K. 1990. Conservation of wildlife in Orissa. pp. 29-34. In: Manna, G.K. & Jana, B.B. (eds.). Impacts of environment on animals and aquaculture. University of Kalyani, Kalyani. 333 pp.

Behura, B.K.; Mohanty-Hejmadi, P. 1987. Endangered animals of Orissa. Pranikee 8: 55-59.

Biswas, S.; Acharjyo, L.N. 1977. Notes on the ecology and biology of some reptiles occurring in and around Nandankanan Biological Park, Orissa. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 73(1-4): 95-109.

Bustard, H.R.; Kar, C.S. 1981. Annual nesting of the Pacific Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) in Orissa, India. British Journal of Herpetology 6(4): 139.

Bustard, R. 1975. Gharial and crocodile conservation management in Orissa. Fao (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) Interim Report (Fo: Ind/71/033 Ws/h6271): 1-15.

Bustard, R. 1976. World's largest Sea Turtle rookery? Tigerpaper (Bangkok) 3(3): 25.

Dani, C.S. 1992. A check list of mammals and reptiles of Orissa. Wildlife Wing, Forest Department of Orissa, Bhubaneswar, Orissa. 20 pp.

Das, S.K.; Rout, S.D.; Sahoo, D.P.; Mohanta, P.; Brahma, A. 2010. A preliminary survey on faunal diversity of Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary with special reference to lesser-known forms, Orissa. Indian Forester 139(10): 1391-1402.

Dash, M.C.; Kar, C.S. 1987. Conservation and management of Sea Turtle resource in Orissa coast. pp. 303-316. In: Dalela, R.C., Sahai, Y.N. & Saroj Gupta (eds.). Environment and ecotoxicology. Proceedings of the 7th Annual Session 'Man, Development, Bioresources and Environment' Held At Dr. H.S. Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar (December 1986). Academy of Environmental Biology, India, Muzaffarnagar. 385 pp.

Dublin, H.T. 2008. The Dhamra Port issue: Some views from the chair of the IUCN SSC. Marine Turtle Newsletter 121: 26.

Dutta, A. 2008. Dhamra Port: The other perspective. Marine Turtle Newsletter 121: 27-28.

Dutta, S.K. 1990. Ecology, natural history and conservation of herpetofauna of Orissa, India. Tigerpaper (Bangkok) 17(3): 20-28.

Dutta, S.K.; Acharjyo, L.N. 1990. Checklist of the herpetofauna of Orissa, India. The Snake 22(1): 36-43.

Dutta, S.K.; Acharjyo, L.N. 1993. Additions to the herpetofauna of Orissa, India. The Snake 25(2): 149-150.

Dutta, S.K.; Acharjyo, L.N. 1997. Further additions to the herpetofauna of Orissa, India. Cobra (Chennai) 30: 1-8.

Dutta, S.K.; Ahmed, J. 1989. Report on a herpetological trip to Barbara, Puri district, Orissa. Hamadryad 14(2): 36-37.

Dutta, S.K.; Nair, M.V.; Mohapatra, P.P.; Mahapatra, A.K. 2009. Amphibians and reptiles of Similipal Biosphere Reserve. Regional Plant Resource Centre, Bhubaneswar. 172 pp.

Frazier, J. 2008. Why do they do that? Ruminations on the Dhamra drama. Marine Turtle Newsletter 121: 28-33.

James, P.S.B.R.; Rajagopalan, M.; Dan, S.S.; Fernando, A.B.; Selvaraj, V. 1989. On the mortality and stranding of marine mammals and turtles at Gahirmatha, Orissa from 1983 to 1987. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 31(1-2): 28-35.

Jude, S.K. 1987. Orissa's rare reptiles. Myforest 23(3): 145-148.

Kar, C.S. 1980. The Gahirmatha turtle rookery along the coast of Orissa, India. Marine Turtle Newsletter 15: 2-3.

Kar, C.S. 1982. Discovery of second mass nesting ground for Pacific Ridley Sea Turtles in Orissa, India. Marine Turtle Newsletter 23: 3.

Kar, C.S. 1982. Discovery of second mass nesting ground for the Pacific Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) in Orissa, India. Tigerpaper (Bangkok) 9(1): 6-7.

Kar, C.S. 2011. Sea Turtle Conservation in Orissa during the third Millenium. Forest Department, Government of Orissa, Bhubaneswar. 134 pp.

Kar, S. 1987. A note on a Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) at Gahirmatha beach of Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, Orissa. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 83(3) [1986]: 670.

Kar, S. 1992. Management of some endangered reptilian fauna in natural and artificial water resources in Orissa, India. Zoos' Print 7(3): 6-8.

Kar, S.K. 1988. The status, conservation and future of the saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus Schneider in Orissa. pp. 327-330. In: Silas, E.G. (ed.). Proceedings of the symposium on endangered marine animals and marine parks. Cochin, India. 12-16 January, 1985. Marine Biological Association of India, Cochin. 508 pp.

Kar, S.K.; Bustard, H.R. 1989. Status of the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus Schneider) in the Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, Orissa, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 86(2): 141-150.

Lenin, J.; Fernandes, A.; Sridhar, A.; Choudhury, B.C.; Frazier, J.; Gopal, S.; Hamid, A.; Kloff, S.; Mohanty, B.; Pandav, B.; Rodriguez, S.; Tripathy, B.; Whitaker, R.; Worah, S.; 2009. Editorial: the IUCN'S new clothes: an update on the Dhamra - turtle saga. Marine Turtle Newsletter 126: 2-5.

Mahapatra, P.P.; Mohanty, B.; Dutta, S.K. 2009. Fresh water turtles and tortoises of Orissa. ENVIS Bulletin Wildlife and Protected Areas 12(1): 8.

Murthy, T.S.N. 1987. Herpetofauna of the Chilka Lagoon, Orissa, India. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 21-22: 8-12.

Murthy, T.S.N. 1988. An identification key to the amphibians and reptiles of the Chilka Lake, India. Herpetological Journal 1(6): 235-237.

Murthy, T.S.N. 1990. A pocket guide of the amphibians and reptiles of the Chilka Lagoon, Orissa. Records of the Zoological Survey of India Occasional Paper 125: 1-68.

Murthy, T.S.N. 1995. Reptilia and Amphibia. pp. 507-560. In: Ghosh, A.K. (ed.). Fauna of Chilka Lake. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta. 672 pp.

Murthy, T.S.N.; Acharjyo, L.N. 1987. Report on a collection of snakes in and around the Nandankanan Biological Park, Orissa, India. The Snake 19(2): 139-142.

Murthy, T.S.N.; Rao, K.V.R. 1988. Additions to the herpetofauna of Chilka Lagoon, Orissa. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 84(2): 444-445.

Murthy, T.S.N.; Rao, K.V.R. 1988. Snakes of the Chilka Lake, Orissa, India. The Snake 20(1): 67-73.

Murthy, T.S.N.; Rao, K.V.R. 1989. Observations on some snake-eating birds of the Chilka Lagoon, Orissa. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 85(3) [1988]: 620.

Nayak, A.K. 2003. Possible factors leading to non-occurrence of 'arribada' at Gahirmatha, Orissa, India in 2001-02. Marine Turtle Newsletter 101: 29-30.

Pandav, B.; Choudhry, B.C.; Kar, C.S. 1994. Discovery of a new Sea Turtle rookery in Orissa, India. Marine Turtle Newsletter 67: 15-16.

Pandav, B.N.; Choudhury, B.C. 2000. Can the Olive Ridley Turtles in Orissa, India be saved - a review of the scientific facts available. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC 443: 71-73.

Pandav, B.N.; Choudhury, B.C.; Kar, C.S. 2006. Sea Turtle nesting habitats on the coast of Orissa. pp. 88-106. In: Shanker, K.; Choudhury, B.C. (eds.). Marine turtles of the Indian subcontinent. Universities Press, Hyderabad. 415 pp.

Patnaik, S.K.; Kar, C.S. 2000. Status and conservation of Sea Turtles in Orissa, India. pp. 13-24. In: Pilcher, N. & Ismail, G. (eds.). Sea turtles of the Indo-Pacific: research management and conservation. Proceedings of the Second ASEAN Symposium and Workshop on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. ASEAN Academic Press, London. 361 pp.

Pattanayak, J.G.; Haldar, B.P. 1998. Other groups. pp. 215-218. In: Alfred, J.R.B. (ed.). Fauna of Mahanadi Estuary, Orissa. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta. 218 pp.

Pilcher, N. 2008. The MTSG and its involvement in the Dhamra Port, Orissa, India. Marine Turtle Newsletter 121: 24-25.

Rath, R.L.; Singh, L.; Kar, S. 1990. Work plan for crocodilian management in Orissa, India during 1990-1995. pp. 166-176. In: Crocodile Specialist Group. Crocodiles. Proceedings of the 10th Working Meeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission of IUCN - the World Conservation Union Convened at Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A., 23rd to 27th April 1990. Vol. 2. IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Gland. 345 pp.

Sanyal, D.P. 1993. Reptilia. pp. 51-74. In: Ghosh, A.K. (ed.). Fauna of Orissa. Part 4. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta. 195 pp.

Shanker, K.; Tripathy, B.; Pandav, B. 2005. Biological studies on Sea Turtles on the coast of Orissa. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter 1: 10-11.

Silas, E.G.; Rajagopalan, M.; Bastian Fernando, A.; Dan, S.S. 1983. Marine turtle conservation and management: a survey of the situation in Orissa 1981/82 and 1982/83. Indian Council of Agricultural Research Marine Fisheries Information Service Technical and Extension Series 50: 13-23.

Silas, E.G.; Rajagopalan, M.; Dan, S.S.; Bastian Fernando, A. 1985. On the continued exploitation of Olive Ridley Lepidochelys olivacea and its second mass nesting at Gahirmatha, Orissa during 1984. pp. ? In: Anonymous. Symposium on endangered marine animals and marine parks. Cochin, India. 12-16 January 1985. Papers for presentation. Vol. 2: Estuarine and marine reptiles. Marine Biological Association of India. Ernakulam, India. 161 pp.

Silas, E.G.; Rajagopalan, M.; Dan, S.S.; Fernando, B. 1988. On the second mass nesting of the Olive Ridley Lepidochelys olivacea at Gahirmatha, Orissa during 1984. pp. 234-241. In: Silas, E.G. (ed.). Proceedings of the symposium on endangered marine animals and marine parks. Cochin, India. 12-16 January, 1985. Marine Biological Association of India, Cochin. 508 pp.

Singh, L.A.K. 1977. Conservation of nature and future of mankind (man and crocodile). Tigerpaper (Bangkok) 4(2): 16-17.

Sridhar, A.; Tripathy, B.; Shanker, K. 2005. A review of legislation and conservation measures for Sea Turtles in Orissa, India. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter 1: 1-7.

Tiwari, S.K.; Alfred, J.R.B.; Dutta, S.K. 2002. Vertebrate fauna of Chandaka-Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary, Orissa. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. 126 pp.

Tripathy, B. 2006. Report from Orissa: an integrated community approach to conservation of the Olive Ridley at the Rushikulya Sea Turtle rookery. Testudo 6(3): 80-87.

Tropathy, B. 2015. Marine Turtles of Rushikulya. Nature Books India, New Delhi. 60 pp.

Venkateswarlu, T.; Nahar, S.C.; Pattanayak, J.G.; Mohapatra, A.; Khora, S.S. 1994. Non-poisonous snakes of Berhampur (Ganjam district, Orissa, India). Environment and Ecology (Kalyani) 12(3): 663-666.

Venkateswarlu, T.; Pattanayak, J.G.; Nahar, S.C.; Mohapatra, A. 1995. On the collection of snakes from Mahanadi Estuary (Orissa, India). The Snake 27(1): 49-52.

Venkateswarlu, T.; Pattanayak, J.G.; Nahar, S.C.; Mohapatra, A. 1998. Snakes. pp. 115-119. In: Alfred, J.R.B. (ed.). Fauna of Mahanadi Estuary, Orissa. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta. 218 pp.

Wright, B.; Mohanty, B. 2005. Operation Kachhapa - a NGO initiative to protect Olive Ridleys in Orissa. Testudo 6(2): 65-71.

Wright, B.; Mohanty, B. 2006. Operation Kachhapa: an NGO initiative for Sea Turtle conservation in Orissa. pp. 290-302. In: Shanker, K.; Choudhury, B.C. (eds.). Marine turtles of the Indian subcontinent. Universities Press, Hyderabad. 415 pp.