Addressing the "Wallacean Shortfall" for Small Vertebrates in the Western Ghats across Space and Time

Address the 'Wallacean shortfall' (i.e. the lack data on the geographic distribution of taxa) with respect to key reptile and amphibian species in the Western Ghats through systematic field assessments of poorly known taxa, predictive distribution modeling, producing field guides, and feeding the results into other conservation planning and priority-setting exercises.