InhaltsangabeDedication (By Chief Editor)Foreword: By Paul Harvey, CBE, FRS, Professor and Head, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, UKIntroduction (By Chief Editor)Preface (By Chief Editor)List of ContributorsAcknowledgements (By Chief Editor)Section-A: Unveiling the Vivacious RajasthanChapter-1: The Majestic Rajasthan: An Introduction Seema Kulshreshtha, Shailja Sharma, BK Sharma Chapter-2: Physiography and Biological Diversity of Rajasthan BK Sharma, Seema Kulshreshtha, RM Lodha, Sunita Singh, Madhu Singh, Satish Kumar Sharma, Niranjan Sharma Chapter-3: Historical, Socio-cultural and Mythological Aspects of Faunal Conservation in Rajasthan BK Sharma, Seema Kulshreshtha, Shailja SharmaChapter-4: An Anthropological Account of Bonhomie and Opprobrium between Communities and Animals in Rajasthan Bela Kothari, BK Sharma Chapter-5: Fossil Records of Rajasthan UB MathurSection-B: Faunal Ecology- An InsightSection-B1: Piscifauna and HerpetofaunaChapter-6: Ichthyofauna of Rajasthan Devendra Mohan, RamkishorChapter-7: Chelonian Status and Conservation in Rajasthan Subramaniam Bhupathi, Reena Mathur Chapter- 8: Important species of Lizards in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan Shalini Gaur, Sanjeev Kumar, NS RathoreChapter-9: Natural History Observations on the Indian Spiny-tailed Lizard (Uromastyx hardwickii) in the Thar Desert Madhuri Ramesh, (Late) Ravi Sankaran Chapter-10: Ophidians of Rajasthan Chhaya Bhatnagar, Satish Kumar Sharma, Meenakshi Mathur Section-B2: AvifaunaChapter-11: Conservation of Bustards with Special Reference to Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps): The State Bird of Rajasthan MK Vijayvargiya, Rajan MathurChapter-12: Distribution, Status and Conservation of Lesser Florican Spheotides indica in Rajasthan Rakesh Vyas Chapter-13: Status and Distribution of Raptors in Rajasthan Rishad Naoroji, HS Sangha Chapter-14: White-napped Tit Parus nuchalis - A vulnerable Species in Rajasthan JK Tiwari, Devendra Bhardwaj Section-B3: The Mammal ConglomerateChapter-15: Non-human Primates of Rajasthan LS Rajpurohit, AK Chhangani, G SharmaChapter-16: Status of Tiger in Rajasthan GS BhardwajChapter-17: Status, Distribution and Conservation of Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) in Rajasthan Krishnendu Mondol, Shilpi Gupta, K Sankar, Qamar Quereshi Chapter-18: Small Cats of Rajasthan Shomita MukherjeeChapter-19: Major Canids of Rajasthan Satish Kumar SharmaChapter-20: Status and Conservation of Sloth Bears in Rajasthan HS BargaliChapter-21: Chiropteran Fauna of Rajasthan-Taxonomy, Distribution and Status C Srinivasulu, Bhargavi Srinivasulu, YP SinhaChapter-22: Non-Volant Small Mammals of Rajasthan Partap Singh, RS TripathiChapter-23: Squirrels of Rajasthan with special reference to Elliot's Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista petaurista philippensis Satish Kumar SharmaChapter-24: Wild Ungulates in Rajasthan Sumit Dookia, Mamta Rawat, GR Jakher AppendicesA. TablesTable-1: Forest Statistics of the state of Rajasthan Table-2: Ravine Area in Rajasthan Table-3: Check-Lists of Vertebrate Fauna of Rajasthan Table-4: Threatened Avifaunal and Mammalian Species of Rajasthan (as per IUCN, 2011)Table-5: CITES Species of RajasthanTable-6: Scheduled Fauna of Rajasthan as per Wildlife Protection Act (WPA), 1972Table- 7: Fauna of Ranthambhore National Park (RNP), Sawai Madhopur, RajasthanTable-8: Faunal Diversity of Keoladeo National Park (KNP), Bharatpur, RajasthanB. AnnexureAnnexure-I: Names of Faunal Species in Local/ Regional (R

InhaltsangabeDedication-1.- Dedication-2.- Foreword.- Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Table of Contents.- Contributors.- Part I: Unveiling the Vivacious Rajasthan.- The Majestic Rajasthan: An Introduction.- Physiography and Biological Diversity of Rajasthan.- Historical, Socio-cultural and Mythological Aspects of Faunal Conservation in Rajasthan.- An Anthropological Account of Bonhomie and Opprobrium between Communities and Animals in Rajasthan.- Fossil Records of Rajasthan-. Part II: Faunal Ecology: An Insight-Piscifauna and Herpetofauna.- Ichthyofauna of Rajasthan.- Chelonian Status and Conservation in Rajasthan.- Important species of Lizards in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan.- Natural History Observations on the Indian Spiny-tailed Lizard (Uromastyx hardwickii) in the Thar Desert.- Ophidians of Rajasthan.- Part III: Faunal Ecology: An Insight-Avifauna.- Conservation of Bustards with Special Reference to Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps): The State Bird of Rajasthan.- Distribution, Status and Conservation of Lesser Florican Spheotides indica in Rajasthan.- Status and Distribution of Raptors in Rajasthan.- White-napped Tit Parus nuchalis - A vulnerable Species in Rajasthan.- Part IV: Faunal Ecology: An Insight-The Mammal Conglomerate.- Non-human Primates of Rajasthan.- Status of Tiger in Rajasthan.- Status, Distribution and Conservation of Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) in Rajasthan.- Small Cats of Rajasthan.- Major Canids of Rajasthan.- The Status and Conservation of Sloth Bears in Rajasthan.- Chiropteran Fauna of Rajasthan-Taxonomy, Distribution and Status.- Non-Volant Small Mammals of Rajasthan.- Squirrels of Rajasthan with special reference to Elliot's Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista petaurista philippensis.-Wild Ungulates in Rajasthan.- Appendices.- Glossary.- Further Reading.- Index.- The Book and Its Audience.- About the Editors.

Preface.- List of Contributors.- Acknowledgments.- Rajasthan at a Glance.- Chapter-1: Historical, Socio-cultural, Religious, Mythological and Anthropological aspects of Faunal Conservation in Rajasthan.- Chapter-2: Physiography, Zoogeography and Ecosystem Diversity of Rajasthan.- Chapter-3: Fossil Records of Rajasthan and the Fauna in Retrospect.- Fishes and Amphibians.- Chapter-4: Ichthyofauna of Rajasthan.- Chapter-5: Anuran Fauna of Rajasthan: Identification and Monitoring using a Novel Sound Analysis System.- Reptiles.- Chapter-6: Ophidian Fauna of Rajasthan, India.- Chapter-7: Natural History Observations on the Indian Spiny-tailed Lizard, Uromastyx hardwickii in the Thar Desert.- Chapter-8: Species of Lizards in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan and their Conservation.- Chapter-9: Ecology and Behavior of the Indian Star Tortoise, Geochelone elegans (Schoepff) in Aravalli Foot-hills of Rajasthan.- Chapter-10: Chelonian Status and Conservation in Rajasthan.- Chapter-11: Conservation Planning for Chambal River Basin taking Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) and Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica) as Umbrella Species.- Aves.- Chapter-12: Present Status of Vultures in Rajasthan.- Chapter-13: An Overview of the Status and Distribution of Raptors in Rajasthan.- Chapter-14: In situ Conservation of Bustards with Special Reference to the Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) in Rajasthan.- Chapter-15: The Distribution, Status and Habitat Conservation of Lesser Florican in Rajasthan.- Chapter-16: Conservation and Management of Demoiselle Crane at Kheechan (India).- Chapter-17: White-naped Tit Parus nuchalis: An Endemic and Endangered Species.- Chapter-18: Distribution of Different Species of Munias in Southern Rajasthan with Emphasis on Globally Threatened Green Avadavat Amandava formosa (latham).- Chapter-19: Structure and Species Composition in Bird Communities of Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India.- Chapter-20: Ecology and Behavior of the Indian Black Ibis (Pseudibis papillosa) inhabiting the Arid Zone of Rajasthan, India.- Chapter-21: Aquatic Avifauna of Southern Rajasthan.- Chapter-22: Important Bird Area (IBA) Program for Conserving Avian Diversity in Rajasthan.- Mammals.- Chapter-23: Non- volant Small Mammals of Rajasthan.- Chapter-24: Chiropteran Fauna of Rajasthan-Taxonomy, Distribution and Status.- Chapter-25: Squirrels of Rajasthan with special reference to Elliot¿s Giant Flying Squirrel.- Chapter-26: Status of Non-human Primates in Rajasthan.- Chapter-27: Wild Dog (Dhole, Cuon Alpinus, Pallas, 1811) and Indian Wolf, Canis Lupus Pallipes - The Major Canids of Rajasthan.- Chapter-28: The Status and Conservation of Sloth Bear in Rajasthan with special reference to Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary.- Chapter-29: Tigers of Rajasthan: Historical Perspective, Ecology, Present Status and Conservation.- Chapter-30: Status, Distribution and Conservation of Leopard Panthera pardus fusca in Rajasthan.- Chapter-31: Small Cats of Rajasthan.- Chapter-32: Conservation Prospects of Smooth-coated Otter Lutrogale perspicillata (Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1826) in Rajasthan, India.- Chapter-33: Present Status of Wild Ungulates in Rajasthan.- Fauna in Diverse Habitats.- Chapter-34: Threats to the Faunal Diversity of the Aravalli Hills of Rajasthan.- Chapter-35: Threatened Mammals of Sajjangarh Wild Life Sanctuary.- Chapter-36: Keoladeo National Park: Faunal Diversity of the Enchanting Waterfowl Refuge of the World.- Chapter-37: Faunal Ecology and Management of Sambhar Lake - A Concise Review on the Rapidly Deteriorating Ramsar Site of the Arid Zone of Asia.- Chapter-38: Faunal Ecology and Conservation of the Great Indian Desert.- Aspects of Conservation and Management. Chapter-39: In situ Conservation: Protected Area Network in Rajasthan.- Chapter-40: Reintroduction of Tigers in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan.- Chapter-41: Conservation Values of Sariska Tiger Reserve.- Chapter-42: Impact of Mass Mortality of Gharia ...