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Table 2.

PCR amplification with different sets of primers (+) and reported distribution of mammalian species in South and Southeast Asian countries

SN Species Common name N Set I Set II Set III Southeast Asian countries
South Asian countries
BR CA ET IN LA MA MY PH SI TH VI AF BA BH IND MAL NE PA SR
Wild species1
1 Panthera tigris Tiger 3# + + +(2) * * * * * * *
2 Panthera pardus Leopard 7 + +(51) +(2) * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
3 Prionailurus bengalensis Leopard cat 2 + + + * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
4 Lutra sp. Otter 4 + + (89) +(3) * * * * * * * * * * * *
5 Antilope cervicapra Blackbuck 2 + + + * * * *
6 Boselaphus tragocamelus Nilgai 2 + + +(4) * * * *
7 Bos gaurus Gaur 2 + + + * * * * * * * * *
8 Muntiacus muntjak Barking deer 2 + + + * * * * * *
9 Capricornis thar Serow 2 + + + * * * *
10 Naemorhedus goral Goral 2 + (14) + (31) + * * * *
11 Hemitragus jemlahicus Himalayan tahr 2 + + + * *
12 Gazella bennettii Chinkara 2 + + + * *
13 Axis porcinus Hog deer 2 + + + * * * * * *
14 Rusa unicolor Sambar 2 + + +(20) * * * * * * * * * * *
15 Elephas maximus indicus Elephant 3# + + +(2) * * * * * * * * * * * * *
16 Sus scrofa Wild pig 2 + + + * * * * * * * * * * *
Domestic species
17 Bubalus bubalis Buffalo 2 + + +
18 Equus ferus caballus Horse 2 + + +
19 Bos taurus Cow 2 + + +
20
Capra aegagrus hircus
Goat
2
+
+
+




















Total number of wild species found in countries 44 14 171 33 3 7 9 7 7 1 3 9 7 5 12 10 16 13 9 6

1Based on native range description in IUCN Red List. N, Number of samples. ‡Tissues. †Tanned skins. # Hair and tissue. Values in parentheses indicate additional samples tested against respective species. BR, Brunei; CA, Cambodia; ET, East Timor; IN, Indonesia; LA, Laos; MA, Malaysia; MY, Myanmar; PH, Philippines; SI, Singapore; TH, Thailand; VI, Vietnam; AF, Afghanistan; BA, Bangladesh; BH, Bhutan; IND, India; MAL, Maldives; NE, Nepal; PA, Pakistan; SR, Sri Lanka.