17 Chlamydotis undulata Houbara Bustard Vulnerable 18 Saxicola insignis Bushchat Vulnerable Source: BirdLife International (2014) Country profile: Bhutan. Available from: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/bhutan. Checked: 2014-07-15 Herpetofauna In terms of herpetofauna, there are limited studies and documentation carried out in the country so far. Nevertheless compiling all the past records (Bauer & Günther 1992; Das & Palden 2000; Wangyal & Tenzin 2009; Wangyal 2011, 2012; Wangyal et al. 2012; Wangyal & Gurung 2012a,b; Wangyal 2013), Bhutan has 49 species of amphibians (47 anurans, one caudata, one caecilian) and 85 species of reptiles (59 snakes, 21 lizards, one crocodile, 6 turtles) recorded thus far. Invertebrates Invertebrate is one of the least studied groups in the country giving an incomplete picture of the diversity of this species-rich group of biodiversity. The information presented here are of those groups, which are studied to some extent. Although, Bhutan is reportedly expected to have 800 to 900 species of butterfly (van der Poel P and Wangchuk T, 2007), there is no annotated checklist to confirm the number. Of the expected 800 to 900 species, the Royal Society for Protection of Nature has catalogued 140 species with photographs in 2007, while UWICE further catalogued 42 species of swallowtails and 186 species of brush-footed butterflies/Nymphalids in 2012. Insert table of globally rare butterflies recorded from Bhutan. Odonates have been studied to some extent. Currently, from an inventory done in a few selected pockets in the country, 50 species of Odonata is recorded (Mitra, 2008). In case of hymenopterans, about six species of bees are recorded from Bhutan, out of which two are native honeybees (Apis while is an exotic cerana and Trigona iridipennis), Apis mellifera species introduced for commercial beekeeping. The other native bee species are Apis and laboriosa,Apis dorsata Apis florea. Fish Fauna
17 Chlamydotis undulata Houbara Bustard Vulnerable 18 Saxicola insignis Bushchat Vulnerable Source: BirdLife International (2014) Country profile: Bhutan. Available from: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/bhutan. Checked: 2014-07-15 Herpetofauna In terms of herpetofauna, there are limited studies and documentation carried out in the country so far. Nevertheless compiling all the past records (Bauer & Günther 1992; Das & Palden 2000; Wangyal & Tenzin 2009; Wangyal 2011, 2012; Wangyal et al. 2012; Wangyal & Gurung 2012a,b; Wangyal 2013), Bhutan has 49 species of amphibians (47 anurans, one caudata, one caecilian) and 85 species of reptiles (59 snakes, 21 lizards, one crocodile, 6 turtles) recorded thus far. Invertebrates Invertebrate is one of the least studied groups in the country giving an incomplete picture of the diversity of this species-rich group of biodiversity. The information presented here are of those groups, which are studied to some extent. Although, Bhutan is reportedly expected to have 800 to 900 species of butterfly (van der Poel P and Wangchuk T, 2007), there is no annotated checklist to confirm the number. Of the expected 800 to 900 species, the Royal Society for Protection of Nature has catalogued 140 species with photographs in 2007, while UWICE further catalogued 42 species of swallowtails and 186 species of brush-footed butterflies/Nymphalids in 2012. Insert table of globally rare butterflies recorded from Bhutan. Odonates have been studied to some extent. Currently, from an inventory done in a few selected pockets in the country, 50 species of Odonata is recorded (Mitra, 2008). In case of hymenopterans, about six species of bees are recorded from Bhutan, out of which two are native honeybees (Apis cerana and Trigona iridipennis), while Apis mellifera is an exotic species introduced for commercial beekeeping. The other native bee species are Apis laboriosa,Apis dorsata and Apis florea. Fish Fauna
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