19 amphibian species are critically endangered species: ZSI list

19 amphibian species are critically endangered: ZSI list

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According to Zoological Survey of India, 19 amphibian species critically endangered.

Important Facts:

• According to IUCN, critically endangered species are the ones that are facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
• Among the amphibians listed, 19 species are treated as critically endangered and 33 species as endangered
• There are around 40 per cent amphibians across the globe which are threatened with extinction.

About Zoological Survey of India

• The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) was established on 1st July, 1916 to promote survey, exploration and research leading to the advancement in our knowledge of various aspects of exceptionally rich life of the erstwhile ´ British Indian Empire.
• Institution Headquartered in Kolkata.

Objectives of ZSI:

• Exploration, Survey, Inventorying and Monitoring of faunal diversity in various States, Ecosystems and Protected areas of India.
• Periodic review of the Status of Threatened and Endemic species.
• Preparation of Red Data Book, Fauna of India and Fauna of States.
• Bio ecological studies on selected important communities/species.
• GIS and Remote Sensing studies for animal diversity as well as for selected threatened •
• Chromosomal Mapping and DNA finger printing.