<i>Heosemys depressa</i>in the Southern Chin Hills of Myanmar: A Significant Range Extension and Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Platt, Kalyar; Khaing, Lay Lay; Yu, Thin Thin; Soe, Me Me; Nwe, San San; Naing, Thet Zaw; Rainwater, Thomas R.

doi:10.2744/ccb-1077.1

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“…The habitats and topography of states surrounding Bangladesh (Figure 1B) are as follows. In Myanmar to the southeast of Bangladesh, Chin state is hilly, and the land cover is dominated by tropical evergreen, semi-evergreen with bamboo thicket [48]. Rakhine state supports tropical mixed evergreen, deciduous, coastal mangrove swamps, and inland swamps.…”

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Bats of Bangladesh—A Systematic Review of the Diversity and Distribution with Recommendations for Future Research

Hasan

Kingston

2022

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Bangladesh is at the ecological transition between the Indo-Himalayan and Indo-Chinese subregions. The country also has one of the highest human population densities in the world and only 6% remaining natural habitat, putting much of its biodiversity at risk. With more than 1455 species worldwide, bats are an important, but threatened, component of global biodiversity and provide critical ecosystem services. Yet, there is no comprehensive work on species occurrence, diversity, or richness of bats of Bangladesh. Here, we collated data on the bats of Bangladesh and states in neighboring countries from the available literature, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, and museum databases to assess the probability of occurrence of bat species in Bangladesh and created distribution maps for each species. We confirmed 31 species from 8 families, of which 22 were associated with voucher specimens and 9 recorded based on photographs, or human observation. A further 81 species were categorized as Highly Probable (38 species), Probable (33), and Possible (10) in Bangladesh based on the distribution in neighboring states and habitat preferences. The shortfall in confirmed versus potential species highlights the need for rigorous surveys to fully document and characterize the bat diversity of Bangladesh.

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Bats of Bangladesh—A Systematic Review of the Diversity and Distribution with Recommendations for Future Research

Hasan

Kingston

2022

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“…Heosemys spinosa is also said to feed on fallen fruit beneath zin byun trees (Dillenia pentagyna) at the onset of the wet season (May-June). Dillenia pentagyna fruit has likewise been reported in the diet of Heosemys depressa and Indotestudo elongata from elsewhere in Myanmar (Platt et al 2010(Platt et al , 2014. Although saurochory remains little studied and poorly understood in Southeast Asia (Corelett 1998), these reports collectively suggest chelonians are potentially important seed dispersal agents for this tree.…”

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