Which Wildlife sanctuary carried out the first of its kind reptile amphibian surgery in India?

a. Chinnar

b. Bharatpur

c. Kaziranga

d. Manas

ANSWER: Chinnar

Explanation:

16 frog species and 3 snake species were spotted in Chinnar Wildlife Sanitary during the first phase of the reptile amphibian survey carried out from August 5-8

Survey conducted in Idukki under Mummer Wildlife Warden was carried out 24/7 on 11 differing habitats including rain shadow areas, high altitude grasslands and thorny shrubberies

31 species of amphibians and 29 reptiles were spotted during the survey including ghat tree go, Gunther’s vine snake and Anamali gecko.

Due to its varying climatic conditions, the sanctuary reportedly has one of the richest biodiversities in Kerala