Distribution status of the Western Burrowing Frog, Sphaerotheca pashchima in India

Deepak, P. and Dinesh, K. P. and Prasad, V. and Abhijit Das and Ashadevi, J. S. (2020) Distribution status of the Western Burrowing Frog, Sphaerotheca pashchima in India. Zootaxa, 4894 (1). pp. 146-150. ISSN 1175-5334

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Abstract

In a recent study, Hortal et al. (2015) recognized seven shortfalls of knowledge that hamper our understanding of biodiversity. Three of these are of particular importance for drawing conservation strategies for ecological indicator species, among which we can count the amphibians (Simon et al. 2011): the Linnean shortfall describes 'the knowledge incongruity between the described species and the remaining species yet to be described' (Brown Lomolino 1998); the Wallacean shortfall defines 'paucity of knowledge about the actual distribution range of the species' (Lomolino 2004); and the Darwinian shortfall refers to 'lack of knowledge about the tree of life and evolution of lineages, species and traits' (Diniz-Filho et al. 2013).

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	B Life Science > Zoology
Divisions:	Department of > Zoology
Depositing User:	Mr Umendra uom
Date Deposited:	03 Apr 2021 05:18
Last Modified:	10 Aug 2022 10:27
URI:	http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/15458

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