Contents Preface 1 Introduction 2 History of taxonomy 3 Species concept 4 Zoological classification purpose function component and Linnean hierarchy 5 Taxonomic museums and Institutions in India and abroad Museums maintenance and techniques taxonomic collection preservation identification curating and cataloguing 6 Taxonomic keys 7 Taxonomic literature 8 Type concept typification type and its kinds 9 Taxonomy providing evidences of organic evolution 10 Recent trends in taxonomy 11 International code for zoological nomenclature 12 Molecular taxonomy application of RAPD technique in taxonomy Glossary Bibliography The present book Taxonomy is a basic text cum reference book on systematics and taxonomy It encompasses the essentials features of taxonomy for examination purposes meant for undergraduate postgraduate and competitive examinations Further people at different walks of life including students researchers could find the treatise useful jacket 108 pp.