... thank you very much for the information, Garg ji. Regards. On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 4:34 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
> Forwarding pl. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Nepal Bird Conservation <[email protected]> > Date: 2009/8/11 > Subject: (delhibirdpix) Study finds 93 new species in Himalaya > To: [email protected], [email protected] > > > > > > * * > KATHMANDU, Aug 10: After a decade-long study jointly undertaken by Nepal, > Bhutan and India, it has been declared that 93 new species of flora and > fauna have been discovered in the Eastern Himalaya region of Nepal. > > Out of the 93 species, 40 are flora, 36 spineless living beings, six fish, > two frog and nine lizard species. The 10 newly found species have been named > nepalensis. > > Eastern Himalayas, which spreads over Nepal, India and Bhutan, is known for > its richness in biodiversity. > > A research conducted for over a decade discovered 353 new species, the > finding of which was made public in all three countries simultaneously on > Monday. Nepal´s Minister for Forest Deepak Bohara, Bhutan´s Agriculture > Minister Layanpo Pema Gyamcho and Indian Minister for Environment and Forest > Jaya Ram Ramesh made public the successful results. > > The study carried out from 1998 to 2008 claimed that each year 35 new > species of flora and fauna were discovered. Of the 353 new species, 242 are > flora species and 111 fauna. Of the 111 new fauna species, 69 species are > spineless living beings, 14 new species of fish, 16 amphibians, 16 reptiles, > two birds and two mammals. > > Similarly, of the 242 flora, 40 new species were discovered in Nepal. Under > Eria genus, four are Orchid species discovered by a Nepali botanist. Three > new species under the genus Silene were discovered by a Nepali and a > Japanese botanist. > > The species of green lizard discovered in Bajura in 1995 by the team led by > reptile expert Karan Shah was considered unique not only to Nepal but to the > entire field of science. The green lizard species was given the name of > Japalura dasi by Indian reptile expert Dr Indranel Das. The Japalura dasi > type is included in the new nine lizard species discovered this time in > Nepal. > > The gogan, cotton flower and Saussurea rolwalingensis (kuth) found in 2007 > in Rolwaling valley were discovered by Fujikawa and Ohabale. > > Of the 61 spineless living beings, 36 were discovered in Nepal -- 35 > species of spider and one scorpion. Discovered in 2004, Heterometus > nepalensis is the first official discovery of the scorpion species in Nepal. > > Meanwhile, of the 14 new species of fish, seven were found in Nepali rivers > by Dr David Edos. Six of the seven fish species are catfish species. The > batasiomacronotus type was found in Koshi. > > Two new species of frog were discovered in Chitwan National Park. Of the > two, Hylarana chitwanensis was discovered in 1998 by Dr Indranel Das. > > Of the three new species of lizards found in the Tarai region of Nepal, > Sitana sivalensis was discovered in 1998 by Hermon Slice, Barner Kasle and > Karan Shah. > > Published on 2009-08-10 21:36:57 > > > > http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=8468 > -- > + + + Before printing, think about the environment+ + + > > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Indiantreepix: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
