NEW SITE REPOR TS OF FOUR-HORNED ANTELOPE Tetracerus quadricornis (BLAINVILLE)

摘要

The four-horned antelope Tetracerus quadricornis (Blainville 1816) - FHA hereinafter - is a threatened species endemic to the Indian subcontinent. It is categorized as "Vulnerable" in IUCN's Red List (Mallon, 2008). Its distributional range has considerably shrunk in the last century (Krishna et al, 2009). A recent review by Krishna and co-workers (2009) reports its occurrence in 104 sites in India. Most of the site information in this review was obtained from a mail survey conducted by Rice (1991). A few additional sites are reported here where we have recorded evidence of the animal's presence. These new sites essentially fill a large gap in the distributional range of this species (see Fig. 1 and Table 1). Looking at the gap, it is clear that information is not available from southwestern Maharashtra.