Amphibians of Peninsular India  (English, Paperback, Daniels R.R.)

Amphibians of Peninsular India provides deep insight and valuable information on how the amphibian population of a region is related to its environmental health and ecological balance.

Summary of the Book

The amphibian population is considered to be great indicators of the environmental health. A decline in their population affects the biodiversity of the region and indicates deterioration in the ecosystem. In the last 12 years there has been a rapid and considerable decline in amphibian populations. Rapid urbanization has led to the loss of amphibians including UV radiation, global warming and toxic chemicals among others. In this book, the author has described 72 species of Indian amphibians including caecilians which are commonly found in the peninsular region of India. In addition, the book comes with a lot of colorful illustrations which will help students and naturalists to identify amphibians in the field. This book is must have for undergraduate students of zoology and life science.

About R J Ranjit Daniels

Ranjit Daniels was born in the small town of Nagarcoil in the Western Ghats. He is a naturalist and has a keen interest in studying birds and animals. He completed his PhD on the study of birds of the Western Ghats from Indian Institute of Science followed by his post-doctoral research on amphibians. He has traveled extensively in the past decade in Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats and the Great Nicobar Island researching and studying amphibians, fish and reptiles. He was working as a Research Scientist at the Madras Crocodile Bank, and was the Honorary Secretary at the Chennai Snake Park. He was also the Principal Scientific Office and Chairperson at the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation. He is the founder and Director of Care Earth, which is dedicated to biodiversity and training.