Journal of Animal Diversity
مجله تنوع جانوری
JAD
Basic Sciences
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Photographic evidence of the Large-toothed Ferret Badger Melogale personata I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (Carnivora: Musteliade) in the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal
Species Diversity
ارتباط کوتاه
Short Communication
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span calibri="" style="font-family:"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Four specimens of the Large-toothed Ferret Badger <i>Melogale personata</i> I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire were found at separate sites in Marshyangdi Rural Municipality, Ward No 4, Srichaur, Tangring, Lamjung district, Nepal. The first individual was captured alive by local people on 4th January 2017 and the second was found dead on 17th January 2017. The third alive and fourth road-killed specimens of <i>M. personata</i> were photographed from Marshyangdi Rural Municipality, on 9th July 2020, </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">26th November 2021, respectively</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span calibri="" style="font-family:"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">The species was recorded at the border region of the Annapurna Conservation Area, approximately 203 km from Kathmandu in a tropical forest alongside the Marshyangdi River. The specimens were examined carefully and identified on a morphological basis. The present account represents the first authentic record of <i>M. personata</i> in the Annapurna Conservation Area, moreover also for Nepal.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
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Distribution, Lamjung, Marshyangdi Rural Municipality, new record, tropical
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Rishi
Baral
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10031947532846002420
10031947532846002420
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National Trust for Nature Conservation - Annapurna Conservation Area Project, Post Box No: 183, HariyoKharka, Pokhara, Nepal; Laboratory of Wildlife Biology and Medicine, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
Yadav
Ghimirey
mustela.altaica@yahoo.com
10031947532846002421
10031947532846002421
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Friends of Nature, PO Box 23491, Sundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal
Basudev
Neupane
basudevneupane@yahoo.com
10031947532846002422
10031947532846002422
No
National Trust for Nature Conservation - Annapurna Conservation Area Project, Post Box No: 183, HariyoKharka, Pokhara, Nepal
Baburam
Lamichhane
baburaml@gmail.com
10031947532846002423
10031947532846002423
No
National Trust for Nature Conservation- Biodiversity Conservation Center, Ratnanagar-06, Sauraha, Chitwan-44204, Nepal
Santosh
Bhattarai
bhattarai.bcc@gmail.com
10031947532846002424
10031947532846002424
No
Nepal Conservation and Research Center, Ratnanagar-06, Sauraha, Chitwan- 44204, Nepal
Karan
Bahadur Shah
prof.karan@gmail.com
10031947532846002425
10031947532846002425
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Himalayan Nature, Post Box No: 10918, Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal