Distribution of Stripe-Necked Mongoose Herpestes Vitticollis by Camera Trapping in Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha

The Presence of Stripe-necked mongoose Herpestes vitticollis in the Similipal Hills, Odisha, India has been confirmed by Camera-Trapping .This record extends the earlier known distribution range of this species, from southern and central Western Ghats in southwest India far to the north of the Eastern Ghats and hence constitutes a biogeographically significant record. Total fourty numbers of Photo captured during the exercise covering the three ranges in Similipal Tiger reserve. Highest (27) numbers of photo captured in Upper barakamuda range followed by (09) numbers in Jenabil Range and (04) numbers in National park range of similipal.