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A first confirmed record of the Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica (Mammalia: Rodentia: Hystricidae) in the United Arab Emirates

Chreiki, Maral K.; Steer, Mark D.; Majeed, Sami Ullah; Kakembo, Swamiti; Ross, Steve

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Authors

Maral K. Chreiki

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Mark Steer Mark.Steer@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Conservation Biology

Sami Ullah Majeed

Swamiti Kakembo

Steve Ross



Abstract

We report the first records of the Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix indica; Kerr, 1792) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), approximately 600km beyond its known range in Arabia. Images of H. indica were taken by camera traps at two locations in Wadi Wurayah National Park (WWNP), Fujairah, in three separate events in 2015 and 2016. Long-term occupancy of porcupines was confirmed via social surveys conducted in four villages bordering WWNP. These findings represent a previously unrecorded and most likely isolated subpopulation of H. indica. Further study is warranted to assess the genetic and demographic resilience of the population.

Citation

Chreiki, M. K., Steer, M. D., Majeed, S. U., Kakembo, S., & Ross, S. (2018). A first confirmed record of the Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica (Mammalia: Rodentia: Hystricidae) in the United Arab Emirates. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10(7), 11928-11933. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.4093.10.7.11928-11933

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 5, 2018
Publication Date Jun 26, 2018
Deposit Date Jul 2, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Journal of Threatened Taxa
Print ISSN 0974-7907
Electronic ISSN 0974-7907
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 10
Issue 7
Pages 11928-11933
DOI https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.4093.10.7.11928-11933
Keywords camera trapping, conservation, Indian Crested Porcupine,
Rodentia, United Arab Emirates
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/865948
Publisher URL http://doi.org/10.11609/jott.4093.10.7.11928-11933

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