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Distribution and Current Status of the Reptiles of Khirthar Protected Area Complex (KPAC) and Adjoining Areas in Districts Karachi, Jamshoro and Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan

Syed Ali Ghalib1 * , Muhammad Zaheer Khan1 , Afsheen Zehr1 , Abeda Begum1 , Babar Hussain2 , Abdur Razzaq Khan3 , Saquib Ejaz Hussain4 , M Usman Ali Hashmi1 , Fozia Tabbassum1 , Naseem Samreen1 and Tahira Abdul Lateef1

1 Department of Zoology, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270 Pakistan

2 The World Conservation Union (IUCN), 1 Bath Island Road, Karachi, Pakistan

3 Halcrow Pakistan (Pvt) Limited, Karachi, Pakistan

4 Environmental Management Consultants (EMC), Karachi, Pakistan

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.10.1.13

In this study, surveys were undertaken during 2008 – 2013, to record the distribution and status of reptiles of the area, during the study 41 species of reptiles were recorded. Twenty two important habitats for reptiles in the area were identified and listed. Indian Spiny-tailed Lizard (Saara hardwickii) was found to be under threat in its localized habitat in Jhimpir Wind Corridor block in Thatta district and Indian Fat–tail Gecko (Eublepharis macularius) was noted to have been almost disappeared from most of the area due to large scale capture of the species for sale in the local markets.

Reptilian fauna; Protected Areas; key Sites; Potential threats

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Zehra A, Ghalib S. A, Khan M. Z, Begum A, Hussain B, Khan A. R, Hussain S. E, Hashmi M. U. A, Tabbassum F, Samreen N, Lateef T. A. Distribution and Current Status of the Reptiles of Khirthar Protected Area Complex (KPAC) and Adjoining Areas in Districts Karachi, Jamshoro and Thatta, Sindh. Curr World Environ 2015;10(1) DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.10.1.13

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Zehra A, Ghalib S. A, Khan M. Z, Begum A, Hussain B, Khan A. R, Hussain S. E, Hashmi M. U. A, Tabbassum F, Samreen N, Lateef T. A. Distribution and Current Status of the Reptiles of Khirthar Protected Area Complex (KPAC) and Adjoining Areas in Districts Karachi, Jamshoro and Thatta, Sindh. Curr World Environ 2015;10(1). Available from: http://www.cwejournal.org?p=597/

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