Status and Distribution of Fauna in National Chambal Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

The paper reports the annual census record of some reptilian, mammalian, insect and avifauna in the river Chambal falling under National Chambal Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh. An area of 425 km from Pali to Bhare was surveyed between 25.1.94 to 12.2.94. The complete stretch was divided into eleven sub-stretches and the number of sightings of Gharial, Muggers, Turtles, Dolphins, Otters and Birds were recorded. The survey revealed that in the sanctuary area the number of Gharial and Turtles is plenty followed by Muggers, Dolphins and Otters. The insect fauna was collected from different stretches and were groupwise identified. The hemipteran species dominated in the insect fauna followed by odonates, coleopterans, dipterans and ephemeropterans respectively.