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Diversity and Habitat Preferences of Amphibians in Abbottabad, Pakistan

Diversity and Habitat Preferences of Amphibians in Abbottabad, Pakistan

Arshama Sheraz1, Shabir Ahmed1*, Sardar Azhar Mehmood1, Wali Khan2, Waheed Ali Panhwar3, Fiza Sadiq Awan1

1Department of Zoology, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan
2Department of Zoology, University of Malakand, Malakand, Pakistan
3Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro Sindh Pakistan
 
*Correspondence Author: Shabir Ahmed
shabirsaki@gmail.com

Figure 1:

Color variation of amphibian species of Abbottabad in their natural habitat (A–E) dorsal and (F–J) lateral views: (A & F) Duttaphrynus Stomaticus (B & G) Duttaphrynus melanostictus (C & H) Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (D & I) Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (E & J) Nanorana liebigii.

Figure 2:

Phylogenetic tree based on the morphometric characters.

Figure 3:

PCoA graph showed the variation among anurans on the basis of morphometric data.

Figure 4:

DCA graph on the basis of morphometric variations.

Figure 5:

DCA graph represented the pond ordination of Abbottabad District.

Figure 6:

PCoA graph showed the Coordination among environmental variables based on morphometric data.

Figure 7:

Neighbor joining cluster of localities and environmental variables of district Abbottabad.

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

June

Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 56, Iss. 3, pp. 1001-1500

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