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Pethia chakpiensis (Cyprinidae), a New Species of Cyprinid Fish from the Chindwin-Irrawaddy Drainage of Manipur, India
AbstractPethia chakpiensis sp. nov. is described from the Chakpi River of the Chindwin-Irrawaddy drainage in Manipur, India. This new species is...
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Glyptothorax siangensis, a New Species of Catfish (Sisoridae) from the Brahmaputra River Drainage, Arunachal Pradesh, India
AbstractGlyptothorax siangensis , new species, is described from the Siang River in Arunachal Pradesh, India. The new species can be distinguished...
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Integrative taxonomy peeps a new torrent catfish species of genus Amblyceps (Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae) in Kaladan River of Mizoram, India
BackgroundExplorations of the Kaladan River of Mizoram, India during the last decade have given a large number of new species. Integrative taxonomy,...
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Confirmation of Skywalker Hoolock Gibbon (Hoolock tianxing) in Myanmar Extends Known Geographic Range of an Endangered Primate
Characterizing genetically distinct populations of primates is important for protecting biodiversity and effectively allocating conservation...
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Two new species of Staurogyne (Acanthaceae) from northern Myanmar
Two new species of Staurogyne , S. yamokmehong J.R.I.Wood & K.Armstr. and S. filisepala J.R.I.Wood & K.Armstr. from Hkamti District, Sagaing Region in...
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Decoding the molecular phylogenetics of ornamental catfishes (siluriformes) of North East India using DNA barcoding approach
BackgroundCatfishes (order Siluriformes) are among the most diverse and widely distributed fish groups in the world. They are not only used for human...
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Strobilanthes Blume (Acanthaceae) in Myanmar, a new species and an updated checklist
A brief history of the discovery of Strobilanthes species in Myanmar is presented. The revival of fieldwork in recent years has resulted in many new...
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Aborichthys bajpaii, a New Species of Loach (Nemacheilidae) from Eastern Himalaya, India
Abstract —A new species , Aborichthys bajpaii , is described from the Siang River, Brahmaputra River drainage, in Arunachal Pradesh, India. It differs...
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Taxonomic studies on Zingiberaceae of Myanmar II: Curcuma stolonifera (Subgenus Ecomatae), a new species from the northwestern region
In the course of taxonomic studies on Zingiberaceae in Myanmar, a new species of Curcuma assignable to subgenus Ecomatae was discovered in Htamanthi...
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Taxonomy for the Squirrels of the World: Hairy Classifications and Conservation Category Games
This chapter represents an overview list of all the extant squirrel species with the illustrated discrepancies between the number of accepted species...
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Understanding the Phylogenetics of Indian Hoolock Gibbons: Hoolock hoolock and H. leuconedys
Information about the taxonomy and geographical distribution of a species is essential to understand its evolution and for conservation efforts. The...
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Physiography and Resources
The HKH Region can conveniently be divided into four distinct zones such as the outer southern part called “Shiwaliks”, the lesser Himalayas, the...
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Modeling the climate change impact on the habitat suitability and potential distribution of an economically important hill stream fish, Neolissochilus hexagonolepis, in the Ganges–Brahmaputra basin of Eastern Himalayas
Species distribution modeling has been an expedient tool. The optimization of species distribution models for Eastern Himalayan hill stream fishes...
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Teak Biology and Ecology
Teak (Tectona grandis L.f.) is one of the most valuable timber yielding species...
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Simulating the impact of Belt and Road initiative and other major developments in Myanmar on an ambassador felid, the clouded leopard, Neofelis nebulosa
ContextAfter decades of political and economic isolation, Myanmar is now the focus of large international investments, particularly from China, which...
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Categorising use patterns of non-marine environments by elasmobranchs and a review of their extinction risk
As the state of non-marine aquatic environments (freshwater and estuarine environments with salinities ≤ 30 ppt) continues to decline globally, there...
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A revision of Gomphostemma (Lamiaceae)
The genus Gomphostemma Wall. ex Benth. is revised. Thirty-one species are recognised with three new species described: G. flexuosum Bongch. from...
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Factors affecting forage selection by the endangered Eld’s deer and hog deer in the floating meadows of Barak-Chindwin Basin of North-east India
Eld’s deer ( Rucervus eldii ) and the hog deer ( Axis porcinus ) occur largely in the floodplains of major river basins in the Indo-Malayan region. Both...
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Aboveground biomass and carbon stock in the largest sacred grove of Manipur, Northeast India
Aboveground biomass and carbon stock in the largest sacred grove of Manipur was estimated for trees with diameter >10 cm at 1.37 m height. The...
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Diet and feeding ecology of the western hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) in a tropical forest fragment of Northeast India
Forest fragmentation alters plant species diversity and composition, and causes diverse affects on the feeding behavior of wild primates. We...
