Bhutan is a biodiverse country, yet there are relatively few scientific studies on its herpetofauna. To determine research gaps and opportunities for scientific advances, we completed a literature review on amphibians and reptiles of Bhutanese origin from...
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Bhutan is a biodiverse country, yet there are relatively few scientific studies on its herpetofauna. To determine research gaps and opportunities for scientific advances, we completed a literature review on amphibians and reptiles of Bhutanese origin from online databases including ResearchGate, Google Scholar, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), and relevant authors. Of the 63 studies on herpetofauna of Bhutan between 1972 and 2022, most focused on reptiles (45%) followed by amphibians (32%), while fewer (23%) included both taxa. Most studies were field-based (n=44), followed by desktop research (n=14), and then laboratory work (n=5). Ecology and natural history studies (n=35) dominated the literature, while other disciplines included conservation and anthropogenic interactions (n=22), then evolution, taxonomy, and systematics (n=4). Single reports existed on disease, and on genetic studies. After 2009, the quantity of literature rose considerably to a total of 52 publ
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