# உரோமுலசு விட்டேக்கர்


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**உரோமுலசு விட்டேக்கர் (Romulus Whitaker)**, இந்தியாவின் தலைசிறந்த ஊர்வனவியல் ஆய்வாளர். இவர் சென்னை பாம்புப் பண்ணை அறக்கட்டளை, அந்தமான் மற்றும் நிக்கோபர் சுற்றுச்சூழல் அறக்கட்டளை, சென்னை முதலைக் காப்பகம் அறக்கட்டளை போன்ற உயிர்கள் காப்பு அமைப்புகளை நிறுவியவர்.  

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## பாம்புகளின் மீது ஆர்வம்

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## ஆய்விதழ்களில் விட்டேக்கரின் கட்டுரைகள்
### விட்டேகர் மட்டும் எழுதியவை
- 1969. Occurrence of the Pit viper Trimerusurus malabaricus (Jerdon) on the Ghodbunder Road (Thana District) with some notes on their habits. J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 66(1): 183.
- 1969. Some notes on the habits of the Indian rat snake (Ptyas mucosus (Linn) in a locality. .J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 66(2): 185-186.
- 1969. The dog-faced water. snake (Cerberus rhynchops)in the Bombay area and notes on its habits. J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 66(2):
- 1969. Snake collection data in an area near Bombay. J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 66(2):386.
- 1969. The hatchining of sanake eggs. J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 66(2): 387-388.
- 1969. Defanged cobras, how they survive. J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 66(3): 632-634.
- 1970. Cannibalism in the Indian rat snake (Ptyas mucosus (L.). J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 67(1): 114.
- 1970. Slight reaction from the bites of rear fanged shakes (Boiga ceylonensis (Gunter) and (Dryophis nasutus (Lacepede). J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 67(1): 113.
- 1970. Cobra Naja naja (Linn) and Indian Monitor Lizard Varanus salvatore (Linn) in the same burrow. J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 66(3): 634.
- 1970. Notes on bites by the saw-scaled viper (Echis cannatus) in the Deogad area of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 67(2): 335-337.
- 1971. The catching of snakes. J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 68(1): 274-278.
- 1971. Notes on Indian snakes. J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 68(2): 461-63.
- 1972. Albinism in snakes. J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 68(2): 461.
- 1972. Two headed snakes (Cereberus rhynchops). J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 68(2): 461.
- 1972. Social behaviour in Kraits. J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 68(2): 462
- 1972. Cannibalism in baby Russel’s viper. J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 68(2): 462-483.
- 1973. Pit viper (Trimerusurus macrolepis) bites at a south India tea estate. J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 70(1): 207-208.
- 1974. Climbing response of two snake species during rain – (Echis carinatus) and (Vipera russellii). J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 70(2): 387-388.
- 1974. Colour variation in Russel’s viper (Vipera russellii). J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc.70(2): 388.
- 1974. Snakebite case histories. J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 70(2): 382-387.
- 1974. Feeding habits of the star tortoise- Geochelone elegans. J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 71(1): 147-148.
- 1974. Cobra with Kingfisher caught in throat. J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 71(1): 150-151.
- 1974. Notes on behaviour, ecology and present status of the marsh crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) in South India. Publication of the Madras Snake Park Trust. Pp.&nbsp;22.
- 1975. The olive keelback (Atretium schistosum russellii) feeding on mosquito larvae. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 72 (1): 209.
- 1975. A note on crocodile sex determination. . J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 73(3): 531-532.
- 1975. Status and conservation of the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus). Herp Review. 6(1): 2-3.
- 1975. Echis in Tamil Nadu. J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 72(2): 563.
- 1976. Snakes in farms and fields. Livestock 7:
- 1976. Echis collection in Ratnagiri District. J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 71(3): 617-620.
- 1976. A note on crocodile sex determination. J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 73(3): 531-532.
- 1977. A note on sea turtles of Madras. Indian Forester 103(11):
- 1978. Breeding record of the Indian Chameleon (Chameleo zeylanicus). J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc 75(1): 282.
- 1978. Birth record of the Andaman pit viper (Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus). J. Bombay Nat. His. Soc. 75(1): 253.
- 1978. Note on the status of the Gir crocodiles. J. Bombay Nat. His. So.c. 75(1): 224-227.
- 1978. Bio-control of rodents by direct capture. Rodent Newsletter
- 1978. Crocodile survey techniques. In: proc. The 4th working meeting of the IUCN/SSC Crocodile Specialist Group, Madras 1978.
- 1978. Status of India crocodilians. In: Proc. The 4th working meeting of the IUCN/SSC Crocodile Specialist Group, Madras 1978.
- 1978. World’s largest crocodile skull. Hornbill 6(77): 13-14.
- 1978. Permanent marking system for crocodiles. J. Bombay nat. His. Soc. 75(2): 496.
- 1978. Herpetological survey in the Andamans. Hmadryad 3: 9-16.
- 1978. Birth record of the Andaman pit viper. J. Bombay Nat. His. So.c. 75(1): 233.
- 1979. Crocodile egg collection in Tamil Nadu. Indian Forester 105(2):
- 1979. Captive rearing of marine turtles. J. Bombay Nat. His. So.c. 76(1): 163- 66.
- 1979. The crocodilians of Corbett National Park, Indian. J. Forestry 2(1):
- 1979. Future of Crocodiles in Tamil Nadu. Indian Forester 105(80):
- 1981. Optimum growth rate of captive mugger (Crocodylus palustris) at MCBT. Indian Forester 107(2):
- 1982. Crocodile conservation in India. The Zimbabwe Science News. 16(9):
- 1982. Marketing crocodiles by clipping tail scutes. Indian Forester 108(40):
- 1982. Status of Asian Crocodilians. In: Proc. The 5th working meeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group 1980. IUCN/ SSC, Gland 1982, Pp.&nbsp;7
- 1082. Use of estuarine and marine reptiles. 34. pp.&nbsp;101–110. In: Mariculture potential in Andaman and Nicobar Islands- an indicative survey. Bull. Mar. Fish. Res. Inst. 34.
- 1982. Review of crocodile management options and practices in Asia. Pp..6. In Proc. The 5th working meeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group (1980) IUCN/ SSC, Gland 1982.
- 1983. Crocodile resources in the Andamans and Nicobars. In: Mariculture potential of Andaman & Nicobar Islands- an indicative survey. Bull. Cent. Marine . Fish. Res. Inst. 34: 101-110.
- 1983. Herpetological conservation in India. Pp.&nbsp;12. In: Centenary Seminar of Bombay Nat. His. Soc. Nov.1983.
- 1984. Recovery and management programmes for sea turtles in India; their value, logistics and problems. In: Proc. The workshop on sea turtle conservation, CMFRI, special publication, Feb.1984.
- 1984. The role of reptiles in controlling food pests. At symposium: impact of non-insect pests and predators on food production. All India Scientific Writers Society, New Delhi, March, 1984.
- 1984. International Crocodile Bank. In: Proc. The 7th working meeting of the IUCN/ SSC Crocodile Specialist Group, Caracas, Venezuela, Oct, 1984
- 1984. Multiple clutching in Crocodylus palustris. In Proc. The 7th working meeting of the IUCN/ SSC Crocodile Specialist Group, Caracas, Venezuela, Oct, 1984.
- 1984. Captive breeding of crocodilians in India. Acta Zoological 1(78): 309-318.
- 1985. Rational use of estuarine and marine reptiles. pp.&nbsp;298–303. In: Proc. Symp. Endangered Marine Animals & Marine Parks. Cent. Mar. Fish Res. Inst. Spec. Pub. 18. Cochin.
- 1985. Crocodile Management in India. For Technical conference on crocodile conservation and management, Northern Territories Conservation Commission, Darwin, Australia, January 1985.
- 1987. The management of crocodiles in India. pp.&nbsp;60– 61- Wildlife Management: “Crocodiles and Alligators” Chapter 7: 65-72.
- 1987. Indian Snakes- A study. Vivekananda Kendra Patrika August 1987. 90- 7.
- 1989. Breeding crocodilians. New York Herpetol. Soc. Newsl. No.112: 140-145.
- 1989. Conservation and Development in the Andaman Islands. In: Conservation of the Indian Heritage. pp.&nbsp;111–132. B.Allchin, E.R.Allchin & B.K.Thapar (Eds.). Cosmo Publications, New Delhi.
- 1988. The return of the crocodile. Sanctuary 8(30): 77-79.
- 1989. Crocodile farming as a tribal industry. Herpeton 2(1):
- 1991. Suspected case of death of pit viper bite. Hamadryad 16: 37.
- 1992. Indian herpetology and the Madras Crocodile Bank. 26 pp In: Proc. 16th Int. Herpetol. Sym. Captive Propogation & Husbandry. 25-38 June, 1992, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
- 1994. Some environmental issues facing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. pp.&nbsp;97–106. In. V. Suryanarayan & V. Sundersen (Eds.). Andaman and Nicobar Islands–challenges for development. Konark Publications, New Delhi.
- 1995. Irulas. Flora and fauna. Surya Publishers. 1(1). 87–88.
- 1995. Snakes and Lizards. 1995. Sanctuary Asia. 15(3): 20–25.
- 1996. Madras Crocodile Bank. Reptiles 4(4): 76-91.
- 1997. Turtle rearing in village ponds. pp.&nbsp;106–108. In: J. Van Abbema (Ed). Proc. Conservation, Restoration and Management of Tortoises and Turtles- An Int, Conf. 11-16 July, 1993. State Univ. New York, New York, USA. New York Turtle and Tortoise Soc. and WCS Turtle Recovery Program.
- 1999. Sustainable use of India’s crocodile resource. Envis- Wildlife & Proteced Areas. 2(1): 111-117.
- 2006. The turtle trekker: Satish Bhaskar. pp.&nbsp;17–21. In: K. Shanker & B C. Choudhury (Eds). Marine turtles of the Indian Subcontinent. Universities Press (India) Private Limited, 3-5-819, Hyderguda, Hyderabad-500 029.

### விட்டேகர் தன்னுடன் ஆய்ந்தவர்களோடு சேர்ந்து எழுதியவை
- 1976. Collection and hatching of marsh crocodile (C. palustris) eggs. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 73(2): 403-407. (R. Whitaker & Z. Whitaker).
- 1976. Note on natural history of C.Palustris. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 74(2): 358- 360. (R. Whitaker & Z. Whitaker).
- 1977. Notes on vocalization and protective behaviour in the mugger. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 75(1): 227-228. (R. Whitaker & Z. Whitaker).
- 1977. Collection of a rare snake in the Nilgiris. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 74(3): 539. (R. Whitaker & Z. Whitaker).
- 1978. A preliminary survey of the saltwater crocodile C.porosus in the Andamans. J. Bombay Nat. Hist Soc. 75(1): 311- 325. (R. Whitaker & Z. Whitaker).
- 1978. Growth rate of C.Palustris. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 75 (1): 236- 238. (R. Whitaker & Z. Whitaker).
- 1978. Notes on Phelsuma andamanense the Andaman day gecko. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 75(2): 497-499. (R. Whitaker & Z. Whitaker).
- 1978. Breeding of the Tokay gecko. J. Bombay Nat. Hist Soc. 75 (2): 499- 500. (R. Whitaker & Z. Whitaker).
- 1978. Status of Asian Crocodilians. Tiger Paper. 5(4): 12-17. (R. Whitaker & J.C. Daniel).
- 1979. Preliminary crocodile survey in Sri Lanka. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 76(1): 66-85. (R &Z. Whitaker).
- 1979. The food of captive crocodilians. Indian Forester 105(2): (R. Whitaker & Z. Whitaker).
- 1979. Gharial survey and observations on the Ramganga River, Corbett National Park, U. P. Hamadrayad. Supplement. No. 2: 1-17. (R. Whitaker, D. Basu & C. Ross).
- 1980. The Status of Asian Crocodilians. J. Bombay Nat.Hist. Soc. 75, Supplement 1980: (R. Whitaker & J.C. Daniel)
- 1980. Distribution and status of Varanus salvator in India and Sri Lanka. Herp. Review. 11(3): (R. Whitaker & Z. Whitaker).
- 1981. Notes on sexing crocodiles. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 77: 342-343. (R. Whitaker, Z. Whitaker & A. Vaughan).
- 1982. Monitor lizards: identity and sexing problems. Hamadryad 7(2): (R. Whitaker & M.A.R. Khan).
- 1982. A taxonomic note on mugger subspecies (Crocodylus palustris). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79(2): 1-2. (R. Whitaker & Z. Whitaker).
- 1984. Reproductive biology of the mugger (Crocodylus. palustris). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 81(2): 297-316. (R. Whitaker & Z. Whitaker).
- 1983. The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) a review. J. Bombay Nat. His Soc. 79(3): 531-548. (R. Whitaker & D. Basu).
- 1983. A new subspecies of Oligodon from the Palni Hills, South India, (Serpentes: Colubriadae). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79(3): 630-631. (R. Whitaker & S. Dattatri).
- 1983. Preliminary field study on snakes as agents of management of rodent populations. Indian Forester 109 (6). (R. Whitaker & R. Advani.).
- 1983. Sea turtle resources in the Andamans. CMFRI. Bull. (34): (R. Whitaker & S. Bhaskar).
- 1984. Recommendations of the workshop on sea turtle conservation. CMFRI. (R. Whitaker & E.G. Silas).
- 1988. Rodent control by Irula Tribals. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 85(2): 263-270. (R. Whitaker & M. Murali).
- 1988. Notes on crocodile locomotion. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 85(3): 621-622. (R. Whitaker & H V. Andrews).
- 1989. “Aribada”. Sanctuary Magazine. (R. Whitaker & C.S. Kar).
- 1989. Status of research and conservation of freshwater turtles and land tortoises in India. Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Special. Group Newsl. (4): 11-12. (R. Whitaker & I. Das).
- 1989. Comparisons of Farms. pp.&nbsp;214–215. In: Crocodiles and Alligators. C A. Ross (Ed). Facts on File, New York. Oxford. (R. Whitaker & G. Mitchell).
- 1989. Reproduction. pp.&nbsp;118– 135. In: Crocodiles and Alligators. C A. Ross (Ed). Facts on File, New York. Oxford. (W E. Magnusson, K A. Vliet, A C. Pooley & R. Whitaker).
- 1989. Crocodile skin products. pp.&nbsp;188– 199. In: Crocodiles and Alligators. C A. Ross (Ed). Facts on File, New York. Oxford. (K H. P. Fuchs, C A. Ross, A C. Pooly & R. Whitaker).
- 1989. Ecology of the mugger crocodile. In: Crocodiles–Their ecology, management and conservation. Special publication of the Crocodile Specialist Group SSC/ IUCN: (R. Whitaker & Z. Whitaker).
- 1989. Immobilisation of the mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) with Galamine Triethiodide (Flaxedil, May and Baker Ltd.). Indian Forester 115(5): 355–356. (R. Whitaker & H V. Andrews).
- 1989. First record of a skin nematode on an Indian mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 86 (1): 106. (R. Whitaker & H V. Andrews).
- 1992. The Madras Crocodile Bank. pp.&nbsp;77–83. In: Contribution in Herpetology. P. D. Strimple & J. L. Strimple. (Eds). Greater of Cincinnati Herpetological Society, Cincinnati, USA. (R. Whitaker & H V. Andrews).
- 1993. Coral reef surveys in India. pp.&nbsp;139–142. In: Proc. 7th Intl. Coral Reef Sympos. (M V. Wafer& R. Whitaker).
- 1995. Tamil Nadu Crocodile Situation set straight. Croc. Spec. Group Newsl. 14(4): 7. (R. Whitaker & H V. Andrews).
- 1995. The Irula Co-operative Venom Centre, India. Oryx. 29(2): 129–135. (R. Whitaker & H V. Andrews).
- 1996. Snake capture and venom extraction in Tamil Nadu, India. pp.&nbsp;40–46. In: Assessing the sustainability of uses of wild species: Case studies and initial assessment procedure. R. Prescott–Allen & C. Prescott– Allen (Eds.). Occ. Pp.&nbsp;IUCN/ SSC. 12. (R. Whitaker & H V. Andrews).
- 1998. Farm a crocodile and save a tiger. Wildlife Seminar. 466: 6. . (R. Whitaker & H V. Andrews).
- 1999. Snakes of Silent Valley. pp.&nbsp;331–343. In: Silent Valley Whispers of Reason. T. M. Manoharan, S. D. Biju, T. S. Nayar & P. S. Easa (Eds). Kerala Forest Department. (R. Whitaker & G. Martin).
- 2001. Captive husbandry of the king cobra (Ophiohagus hannah) at the Centre for Herpetology/ Madras Crocodile Bank, India. Abstract. In. Proc. Fourth World Congress of Herpetology, 3rd- 9th December 2001. Bentota, Sri Lanka. (R Whitaker, N. Whitaker & G. Martine).
- 2003. Crocodile conservation, Western Asia Region: An update. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 100(2 &3): 432-445. (R. Whitaker & H V. Andrews).
- 2005. Notes on the captive husbandry of the King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)at the Centre for Herpetology/Madras Crocodile Bank Trust. Herpetol. Rev.36 (1): 47-49. (R Whitaker, N Whitaker & G Martin).