Abstract
A survey of amphibian mortality on roads was carried out in the Sharavathi river basinin the central Western Ghats. Road kills in three different land use areas: agricultural fields,water bodies and forests were recorded for four days along three 100m stretches in each typeof area. One-hundred-and-forty-four individuals belonging to two orders, eight families, 11genera and 13 species were recorded in the survey. Kills/km observed were: in forest 55,agricultural fields 38 and water bodies 27, for an overall average of 40 kills/km. Kill speciescompositions varied significantly between land use areas, but not overall kill rates.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 549-552 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Threatened Taxa |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 26-11-2009 |