ISSN 2278 -1358 Original Article An inventory of the Amphibian fauna of Gandhamardan Hills Range of Western Orissa, India.

In this article, the description is about a survey made to prepare an inventory of Amphibians in the Gandhmardan Hills Range (GHR) of Western part of Orissa which remained uncovered till now. During the last monsoon I tried to assess the Amphibian diversity of this area with the help of local people and fishermen. We prepared a checklist of these animals with their scientific names and in which habitats these are available. The amphibians are only anurans belonging to 14 species, 10 genera and of 4 families. The local residents argued that the number of these animals is decreasing very sharply .So it’s our primary duty to give protection to these animals insitu and conserve them for our posterity to cherish. © 2013 Universal Research Publications. All rights reserved