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Amphibians and squamates from the Neogene Siwalik beds of Jammu and Kashmir, India

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The Neogene Siwalik deposits of Jammu Province (India) have yielded amphibians and squamates. The collection includes the first amphibians and the first colubroid snakes from the Siwalik Group. Amphibians comprise only anurans: a possible Ranidae and one, or perhaps two, non-ranid frogs Squamates include one lizard,Varanus sp. (Varanidae), whereas snakes are represented by three taxa:Acrochordus dehmi (Acrochordidae), an indeterminate Colubridae, and a snake that is either a Colubridae or an Elapidae.Varanus sp. andA. dehmi have been yielded by the Upper Miocene Ramnagar Member, whereas the anurans and colubroid snakes come from the Upper Pliocene Labli Member. These taxa are indicative of aquatic palaeoenvironment.

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    Jean-Claude Rage

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    Sudagar S. Gupta

  3. PG Department of Geology, University of Jammu, 180 006, Jammu, India

    Guntupalli V. R. Prasad

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Rage, JC., Gupta, S.S. & Prasad, G.V.R. Amphibians and squamates from the Neogene Siwalik beds of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Paläontol Z 75, 197–205 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02988013

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