. Asiatic herpetological research. Reptiles -- Asia Periodicals; Amphibians -- Asia Periodicals. I June 1995 Asiatic Herpetological Research Vol. 6, pp. 172-180 | Amphibians and Reptiles of the Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal George R. Zug1 and Joseph C. Mitchell2 'Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA, 20560 2Department of Biology, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA, 23173 Abstract. -The Royal Chitwan National Park encompasses over 900 km2 of grassland and forest in south- central Nepal. This mixture of habitats provides the
. Asiatic herpetological research. Reptiles -- Asia Periodicals; Amphibians -- Asia Periodicals. I June 1995 Asiatic Herpetological Research Vol. 6, pp. 172-180 | Amphibians and Reptiles of the Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal George R. Zug1 and Joseph C. Mitchell2 'Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA, 20560 2Department of Biology, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA, 23173 Abstract. -The Royal Chitwan National Park encompasses over 900 km2 of grassland and forest in south- central Nepal. This mixture of habitats provides the home for 11 frog species, two crocodilians, eight turtles, ten lizards, and 24 snakes. A checklist documents species occurrences and habitat preferences; species accounts provide natural history observations for selected species of the park's herpetofauna. Key Words: Nepal, Amphibia, Salientia, Reptilia, Crocodylia, Testudines, Lacertilia, Serpentes, checklist, natural history. FIG. 1. Map of Royal Chitwan National Park. The Smithsonian camp was on the northeastern edge of the park and adjacent to Sauraha. After Sunquist (1988: figure 1) Introduction The Royal Chitwan National Park (RCNP) is a mixed grassland and forested area in south-central Nepal, centered at approximately 27°30'N 84°20'E (Fig. 1). The park lies in the Siwalik Range of low rolling hills in front of the Himalayas and along the Nepal-India border. The park is bordered to the north by the Rapti River, to the west by the Narayani River and Someswar Hills, to the south by the Reu River, and to the east by the Hasta River. © 1995 by Asiatic Herpetological Research. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Asiatic Herpetological Research Society; Chung-kuo liang chi pa hsing tung wu hs©eh hui. Berkeley, Calif. : Asiatic Herpetological
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