Faunal Heritage of Rajasthan, India

Part I. Unveiling the Vivacious Rajasthan

1. The Majestic Rajasthan: An Introduction
Seema Kulshreshtha, Shailja Sharma, B. K. Sharma

2. Physiography and Biological Diversity of Rajasthan
B. K. Sharma, Seema Kulshreshtha, Satish Kumar Sharma, R. M. Lodha, Sunita Singh, Madhu Singh, Niranjan Sharma

3. Historical, Sociocultural, and Mythological Aspects of Faunal Conservation in Rajasthan
B. K. Sharma, Seema Kulshreshtha, Shailja Sharma

4. An Anthropological Account of Bonhomie and Opprobrium between Communities and Animals in Rajasthan
Bela Kothari, B. K. Sharma

5. Fossil Records of Rajasthan
U. B. Mathur

Part II. Faunal Ecology: An Insight – Piscifauna and Herpetofauna

6. Ichthyofauna of Rajasthan
Devendra Mohan, Ramkishor

7. Chelonian Status and Conservation in Rajasthan
Subramaniam Bhupathy, Reena Mathur

8. Important species of Lizards in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan
Shalini Gaur, Sanjeev Kumar, N. S. Rathore

9. Natural History Observations on the Indian Spiny-tailed Lizard Uromastyx hardwickii in the Thar Desert
Madhuri Ramesh, Ravi Sankaran

10. Ophidians of Rajasthan
Chhaya Bhatnagar, Satish Kumar Sharma, Meenakshi Mathur, B. K. Sharma

Part III. Faunal Ecology: An Insight – Avifauna

11. Conservation of Bustards with special reference to Great Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps: The State Bird of Rajasthan
M. K. Vijayvargiya, Rajan Mathur, B. K. Sharma

12. Distribution, Status and Conservation of Lesser Florican Sypheotides indicus in Rajasthan
Rakesh Vyas, B. K. Sharma

13. Status and Distribution of Raptors in Rajasthan
Rishad Naoroji, Harkirat Singh Sangha

14. White-naped Tit Parus nuchalis: A Vulnerable Species in Rajasthan
J. K. Tiwari, Devendra Bhardwaj, B. K. Sharma

Part IV. Faunal Ecology: An Insight – The Mammal Conglomerate

15. Non-human Primates of Rajasthan
L. S. Rajpurohit, A. K. Chhangani, G. Sharma, S. M. Mohnot, B. K. Sharma

16. Status of Tiger in Rajasthan
Gobind Sagar Bhardwaj, B. K. Sharma

17. Status, Distribution and Conservation of Leopard Panthera pardus fusca in Rajasthan
Krishnendu Mondal, Shilpi Gupta, K. Sankar, Qamar Qureshi

18. Small Cats of Rajasthan
Shomita Mukherjee

19. Major Canids of Rajasthan
Satish Kumar Sharma, B. K. Sharma

20. The Status and Conservation of Sloth Bear in Rajasthan
Harendra Singh Bargali, B. K. Sharma

21. Chiropteran Fauna of Rajasthan: Taxonomy, Distribution and Status
C. Srinivasulu, Bhargavi Srinivasulu, Y. P. Sinha

22. Non-Volant Small Mammals of Rajasthan
Partap Singh, R. S. Tripathi, B. K. Sharma

23. Squirrels of Rajasthan with special reference to Elliot’s Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista petaurista philippensis

Satish Kumar Sharma, B. K. Sharma

24. Wild Ungulates in Rajasthan
Sumit Dookia, Mamta Rawat, G. R. Jakher

25. Erratum
B. K. Sharma, Seema Kulshreshtha, Asad R. Rahmani

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