New record of Fan throated lizard, the mason wasp and Stick insect from Perumal hills, India with their notes
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13132174Keywords:
Delta genus, Insect, New record, Perumal hills, ReptilesAbstract
Few records describe the notes and their distributions, significant from Perumal hills, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu state, India. Our study provides a substantial basis for establishing a natural classification of the recorded species.
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