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The critically endangered, insular endemic dicroglossid frog Ingerana charlesdarwini was described from three adult specimens from Mount Harriet National Park, South Andaman (India). The description of this species is here expanded based on fresh collections made from the Andaman archipelago in the Bay of Bengal. Morphometric analysis based on a larger sample size of fourteen specimens including the ones collected during this study revealed that this species is not sexually dimorphic or dichromatic as considered earlier, but is just highly colour polymorphic. Additional notes on its morphology and colouration are provided. Needs for further surveys in the Andaman Islands for documenting the distribution of this species are highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a study which surveys the herpetofauna of Long Island, Middle Andaman. The study uses surveys conducted from April 2 to June 2, 2010 both diurnally and nocturnally. Data were collected with the use of five different sampling strategies which are species richness, encounter rates and relative abundance, density and species richness of forest floor herpetofauna, pitfall traps, glue traps, and opportunistic records. Results show that 29 recorded from the small island and that the five sampling methods used were efficient.

The article offers information on the Indo-Pacific slender gecko with a scientific name of Hemiphyllodactylus typus found at the Mount Harriet National Park in Andaman Islands, India. These species are endemic in the island's primary evergreen forest. Furthermore, the classification as well as the gecko's physical description are also mentioned.