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This chapter deals the current status and updated checklist of non-marine molluscs (Gastropoda and Bivalvia) of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India based on the survey conducted as part of the Nicobar Expedition by ZSI and published information from the Great Nicobar. A total of 90 species have been recorded and listed, of which 64 are land molluscs which belong to the 18 families, 16 subfamilies and 34 genera. Among freshwater molluscs, a total of 26 species belonging to 9 families, 6 subfamilies and 19 genera have been documented. Emphasis has been given towards updating endemic and invasive species. Conservation measures and future research scope for non-marine molluscs of GNBR are suggested.
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The authors are grateful to the Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, for providing necessary facilities for the study. We would like to thank Officer-in-Charge, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Port-Blair and staff of the Malacology Section of Zoological Survey of India for their help during the study. The authors are thankful to team members of the Nicobar expedition for their logistic and field support. SS is supported by a ZSI (Zoological Survey of India) Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship.
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Tripathy, B., Sajan, S., Sivaperuman, C. (2023). Non-Marine Molluscs of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. In: Sivaperuman, C., Banerjee, D., Tripathy, B., Chandra, K. (eds) Faunal Ecology and Conservation of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5158-9_10
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