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FEATURE ARTICLES ARTICLE . Chasing Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi) in Wisconsin: Predation attemptOn the Road on toMiranda Understanding Ribeiro’s the EcologyToad, Rhinellaand Conservation mirandaribeiroi of the Midwest’s (Anura: Giant Bufonidae), Serpent ...... by Cope’s Joshua Toad, M. Kapfer 190 Rhinella diptycha (Anura: Bufonidae), and a review of batrachophagy by anurans in Brazil . The Shared History of Treeboas (Corallus grenadensis) and Humans on Grenada: Ronildo Alves Benício...... 191–196 A Hypothetical Excursion ...... Robert W. Henderson 198 Save the King: Human-King Cobra, Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor 1836), conflicts and the need for conservation strategiesRESEARCH in Nepal ARTICLES Kamal. The Devkota,Texas Horned Bishnu Lizard Maharjan, in Central Dev and WesternNarayan Texas Mandal, ...... Rohit Giri, Emily and Henry, Matt Jason Goode Brewer,. . Krista. . Mougey,. . . and. . Gad . Perry. . . 204197–204 On the. phylogeneticThe Knight Anole relationships (Anolis equestris of) the in Florida Indian Gliding Frog, Pterorana khare Kiyasetuo and Khare 1986 (Anura: Ranidae), with ...... new distributional recordsBrian J. Camposano, from Mizoram, Kenneth India L. Krysko, Kevin M. Enge, Ellen M. Donlan, and Michael Granatosky 212 Lal Muansanga, Ht Decemson, Lal Biakzuala, LH Laltlanhlui, Fanai Malsawmdawngliana, Gospel Zothanmawia Hmar, CONSERVATIONMathipi Vabeiryureilai, Nachimuthu ALERT Senthil Kumar, and Hmar Tlawmte Lalremsanga...... 205–212 From pets. World’s to threats: Mammals Invasive in Crisis iguanas ...... and other species cause significant harm to native iguanas ...... 220 Gad. More Perry, Than Charles Mammals R. Knapp, ...... Tandora D. Grant, Stesha A. Pasachnik, and Ioana Coman...... 223213–217 . The “Dow Jones Index” of Biodiversity ...... 225

HUSBANDRY NOTES Predation of a Legler’s Stream Frog, Duellmanohyla legleri (Anura: Hylidae), by an Ornate Cat-eyed Snake, . Captive Care of the Central Netted Dragon ...... Shannon Plummer 226 Leptodeira cf. ornata (Squamata: Dipsadidae) PROFILEJuan G. Abarca, Esteban Hidalgo-Mora, Rolando Ramírez-Campos, and Alejandro Valverde-Castillo ...... 218–219 Interspecific. Kraig Adler:amplexus A Lifetime of a GulfPromoting Coast Herpetology Toad, Incilius ...... nebulifer (Girard 1854), and a Hurter’s Spadefoot, Michael L. Treglia 234 Scaphiopus hurterii (Strecker 1910), in Bastrop County, Texas, USA COMMENTARYLawrence G. Bassett and Michael R.J. Forstner...... 220–221 A new. distributionThe Turtles Have record Been of Watching the Arrow-headed Me ...... Trinket Snake (Coelognathus helena nigriangularis) in Eric Gangloff 238 Chhattisgarh, India BOOKAakash Bhushan REVIEW and Atul Kumar...... 222–223 Intestinal. Threatened obstruction Amphibians associated of the with World a parasitic edited by infection S.N. Stuart, in a M. wild-caught Hoffmann, Pope’s J.S. Chanson, Green Pitviper, N.A. Cox, Trimeresurus popeiorumR. Smith Berridge, 1937 P. Ramani, and B.E. Young ...... Robert Powell 243 Lal Biakzuala, Hmar Tlawmte Lalremsanga, Vishal Santra, Joseph Ramhermawia, Chenkual Malsawmtluangi, and Hmar Lalrinkima...... 224–226  CONSERVATION RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Conservation Research Reports ...... 245 Predation NATURAL of a Mesoamerican HISTORY RESEARCH Cane Toad, REPORTSRhinella horribilis: Summaries (Anura: of Published Bufonidae), Reports byon Naturala White-tailed History ...... Hawk 247 (Geranoaetus NEWBRIEFS albicaudatus ...... ) in Laguna de Tixtla, Guerrero, Mexico ...... 248 EpifanioEDITORIAL Blancas-Calva INFORMATION and Marisol ...... Castro-Torreblanca ...... 251227–228 Snakes FOCUS on the ONmenu: CONSERVATION A predation attempt: A Projectby a Central You Can American Support Indigo ...... Snake (Drymarchon melanurus) on a 252 Central American Boa (Boa imperator) and remains of a Mexican Parrot Snake (Leptophis mexicanus) identified in feces on Utila Island, Honduras Tom W. Brown and Francin V. Murcia...... 229–233 Habitat modification by an herbivorous marsupial benefits the Papuan Taipan, Oxyuranus scutellatus canni Slater 1956, in an anthropogenicFront environment Cover. Shannon in Central Plummer. Province, Papua New GuineaBack Cover. Michael Kern Tom Charlton and DavidTotat Nixon et velleseque . . . . audant . . . mo ...... Totat . . et . velleseque . . . . audant . . .mo ...... 234–237 First record of the Yellow-greenestibus Catsnake, inveliquo velique Boiga flaviviridisrerchil Vogel andestibus Ganesh inveliquo 2013 (Colubridae),velique rerchil from Telangana, India erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus Girish Choure, Aakanshaaut Komanduri, dolor apicto Pallaviinvere pe Choure, dolum and Hmar Tlawmteaut dolor Lalremsanga apicto invere. .pe . . dolum...... 238–239 fugiatis maionsequat eumque fugiatis maionsequat eumque moditia erere nonsedis ma sectiatur moditia erere nonsedis ma sectia- ma derrovitae voluptam, as quos tur ma derrovitae voluptam, as Copyright © 2021. All rights reserved. accullabo. 1 Reptiles & Amphibians ISSN 1098-6324 HTTPS://JOURNALS.KU.EDU/REPTILESANDAMPHIBIANS REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS • 28(2): 191–373 • AUG 2021

First record of a leucistic Indian Ratsnake, Ptyas mucosa (Linnaeus 1758) from India Girish Choure, Shubham Adhikari, Pallavi Choure, Ajinkya Unawane, Lal Biakzuala, and Hmar Tlawmte Lalremsanga. . . 240–241 A range extension and natural history notes on the Painted Globular Frog, Uperodon taprobanicus (Parker 1934), in Bangladesh Ashis Kumar Datta and Md. Kamrul Hasan...... 242–244 Sleep-site fidelity in Cuban Green Anoles, Anolis porcatus Gray 1840 (Squamata: Dactyloidae) Luis F. de Armas ...... 245–247 Cuban Green Anole, Anolis porcatus Gray 1840 (Squamata: Dactyloidae): Precopulatory behavior interrupted by another male Luis F. de Armas ...... 248–249 A new record of the Bangladeshi Cricket Frog, Minervarya asmati (Howlader 2011) from Manipur, India, with com- ments on the occurrence of the Paddy Frog, Fejervarya multistriata (Hallowell 1861) (Anura: Dicroglossidae) in Mizoram, India Ht. Decemson, Vabeiryureilai Mathipi, Vanlalsiammawii, Lal Biakzuala, Saipari Sailo, and Hmar Tlawmte Lalremsanga. . .250–254 First record of an Asian tongueworm, Raillietiella orientalis (Pentastomida: Raillietiellidae), parasitizing a Tokay Gecko, Gekko gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae): A novel interaction between two non-native species in Florida Thomas W. Fieldsend, Madison E.A. Harman, and Melissa A. Miller...... 255–256 Extreme male color polymorphism supports the introduction of multiple native-range Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) lineages to Florida, USA Thomas W. Fieldsend, Natalie M. Claunch, Brian T. Fridie, Colin M. Goodman, Madison E. A. Harman, Kenneth L. Krysko, Christopher J. Raxworthy, Christina M. Romagosa, and Timothy M. Collins ...... 257–261 First record of the Green Catsnake, Boiga cyanea (Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril 1854) (Reptilia: Colubridae), from Narcondam Island, India G. Gokulakrishnan, A.K. Das, C. Sivaperuman, and S.R. Chandramouli...... 262–263 Range extension of the Blue-sided Leaf Frog, Agalychnis annae (Anura: Hylidae): Using citizen science across suburban areas in Costa Rica Esteban Hidalgo-Mora, Alejandro Valverde-Castillo, and Juan G. Abarca...... 264–267 New records of Castoe’s Coralsnake (Calliophis castoe) from Kolhapur District, Maharashtra, India Mayur Jadhav, Swapnil Asode, Saurabh Kininge, Shubham Kurundwadkar, and Omkar Yadav...... 268–269 First record of interspecific amplexus between a Himalayan Toad, Duttaphrynus himalayanus (Bufonidae), and a Himalayan Paa Frog, Nanorana vicina (Dicroglossidae), from the Western Himalaya of India V. Jithin, Sanul Kumar, and Abhijit Das ...... 270–273 First record of a “mating ball” in Bahamian Racers (Cubophis vudii) on Eleuthera, The Bahamas Scott Johnson...... 274 Notes on the diet of the Checkered Keelback (Fowlea piscator) including the first record of saurophagy Yatin Kalki ...... 275–277 Interspecific amplexus by a male Terai Treefrog, Polypedates teraiensis (Dubois 1987) (Anura: Rhacophoridae), and a female Serchhip Horned Frog, Xenophrys serchhipii Mathew and Sen 2007 (Anura: Megophryidae), from Mizoram, India Hmar Tlawmte Lalremsanga, Lal Muansanga, Ht. Decemson, and Lal Biakzuala...... 278–279 New locality records of the Zunheboto Horned Frog, Xenophrys zunhebotoensis Mathew and Sen 2007 (Anura: Megophryidae: Megophryinae), from India Samuel Lalronunga, Malsawmdawngliana, Lalkhawngaiha Sailo, Vanlalvuana, and Esther Lalhmingliani ...... 280–284 Additional locality records of the Nagarjunasagar Racer, Platyceps bholanathi (Colubridae), from Karnataka, India Spoorthi Lokesh, Sanjeev Prakash, Akshay Chanderr, Chayant Gonsalves, and Yatin Kalki...... 285–287 A new distribution record and a previously undocumented color pattern of the Hispaniolan Yellow Treefrog, Osteopilus pulchrilineatus (Hylidae), in the Dominican Republic Cristian F. Marte-Pimentel, Miguel S. Nuñez-Novas, and Arturo León Benítez...... 288–291

Observations of Southern Italian Wall Lizards (Podarcis siculus siculus) scavenging artificial foods in the Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy Matthew Mo and Elouise Mo...... 292–294 New elevational and locality records and notes on the natural history of the Tamdil Leaf-litter Frog, Leptobrachella tamdil (Sengupta, Sailo, Lalremsanga, Das, and Das 2010) (Megophryidae), in Mizoram, India Lal Muansanga, Vanlal Siammawii, Gospel Zothanmawia Hmar, F. Malsawmdawngliana, Lal Biakzuala, Ht. Decemson, Zothan Sangi, and H.T. Lalremsanga...... 295–297 Notes on the natural history and distribution of Uribe’s Cat-eyed Snake, Leptodeira uribei (Dipsadidae) Luis Francisco Nieto-Toscano and Matías Martínez-Coronel ...... 298–299 First report of predation by a Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus) on a Red-eyed Treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas) on the Peninsula de Osa, Costa Rica Raby Nuñez Escalante and Dennis Atencio Valverde...... 300–301 Observations of arthropods preying on amphibians and reptiles in Sierpe de Osa, Costa Rica Raby Nuñez Escalante, Isaac Pérez A., Alex Alvarado A., David Garro A., and Pol Rigabert D...... 302–305 An amelanistic Western Wormsnake (Carphophis vermis) from Missouri, USA John S. Parmerlee, Jr. and Robert Powell...... 306 Prey of Many-keeled Grass Skinks, Eutropis carinata (Schneider 1801), in Satara District, Maharashtra, India Vidya V. Patil, V.I. Kalamade, and Prajakta A Chavan ...... 307 First record of the Laudankia Vinesnake, Ahaetulla laudankia Deepak, Narayanan, Sarkar, Dutta, and Mohapatra 2019, from Assam, India Jayaditya Purkayastha, Sanath Chandra Bohra, Chitra B. Tamang, and Milu Medhi ...... 308–309 Interspecific amplexus between a Bangladeshi Cricket Frog, Minervarya asmati (Dicroglossidae), and a male Ornate Narrow-mouthed Frog, Microhyla ornata (Microhylidae), from Bangladesh Md. Fazle Rabbe...... 310–311 Tail bifurcation in a Tokay Gecko, Gekko gecko (Linnaeus 1758), with notes on the natural history of the species in Ilam, Nepal Tapil P. Rai...... 312–313 Anophthalmia in a Marbled Globular Frog, Uperodon systoma (Schneider 1799), from Gujarat, India Tika Regmi, Jaydeep Maheta, and Dinesh Prajapati...... 314–315 A pregnant Common Lancehead, Bothrops atrox (Viperidae), from the northern Andes of Colombia Julián A. Rojas-Morales, Juan Felipe León-León, and Héctor E. Ramírez-Chaves...... 316–317 Nesting and egg-laying behavior of a Common Green Forest Lizard, Calotes calotes (Linnaeus 1758), from Tamil Nadu, southern Western Ghats of India Amit Sayyed, Abhijit Nale, Kiran Ahire, Mahesh Bandgar, Hrushikesh Awale, Vikas Jagtap, and G. Gokulakrishnan. . . 318–319 Blood on the track: A case of Mugger (Crocodylus palustris) mortality in Jawai, Rajasthan, India Ravi Kumar Sharma, Ashish Kumar Jangid, and Abhijit Das ...... 320–321 Brachyphalangy in a Tamenglong Horned Frog, Xenophrys numhbumaeng (Mahony, Kamei, Teeling, and Biju 2020) (Megophryidae), from Mizoram, India Vanlal Siammawii, Malnica Vanlal Malsawmtluangi, Lal Muansanga, Lal Biakzuala, and Hmar Tlawmte Lalremsanga. . . 322–323 Adactyly in a Mawphlang Odorous Frog, Odorrana mawphlangensis (Pillai and Chanda 1977) (Ranidae), from Mizoram, India Vanlal Siammawii, Malnica Vanlal Malsawmtluangi, Lal Muansanga, Lal Biakzuala, and Hmar Tlawmte Lalremsanga. . . 324–325 A new elevational and locality record of the Assam Leaf Turtle, Cyclemys gemeli (Geoemydidae), from the Darjeeling Hills in the Central Himalayan Biogeographic Province Avantika Thapa, Pujan Pradhan, Mukesh Thakur, Bheem Dutt Joshi, Lalit Kumar Sharma, and Kailash Chandra. . . 326–328 A review of prey taken by anacondas (Squamata: Boidae: Eunectes) Oliver Thomas and Steven J.R. Allain...... 329–334

New prey records for the Mexican Pygmy Rattlesnake, Crotalus ravus (Squamata: Viperidae), with an update on prey species Víctor Vásquez-Cruz, Arleth Reynoso-Martínez, Alejandra Vásquez-Cruz, and Jorge Luis Castillo-Juárez...... 335–338 Larval Indian Bullfrogs (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus) scavenging on an Indian Tiger Centipede (Scolopendra hardwickei) Nariman Vazifdar, Monowar Alam Khalid, and Mervyn D’Costa...... 339–340 A centipede (Scolopendra dehaani) feeding on a juvenile Andaman Wolfsnake (Lycodon hypsirhinoides) on Havelock Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India Nariman Vazifdar, Patrick W. Aust, and Mervyn D’Costa...... 341–342 A bifurcated tail in a Common House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) from the Moyar River Valley, Tamil Nadu, India Sreedharan Nair Vishnu and Chinnasamy Ramesh...... 343–344 Notes on the natural history of Wallace’s Racer, Wallaceophis gujaratensis (Colubridae), in Gujarat, India Raju Vyas and Faruk Chauhan...... 345–347 First record of scavenging by a Checkered Keelback, Fowlea piscator (Schneider 1799) (Natricidae), from western Maharashtra, India Nakul Wewhare and Ujwal Pandey ...... 348–349 Heterospecific amplexus between a male Paddy Frog, Fejervarya multistriata (Hallowell 1861) (Anura: Dicroglossidae), and a male Banded Bullfrog, Kaloula pulchra Gray 1831 (Anura: Microhylidae), from Hong Kong Ho Yuen Yeung ...... 350–351 Effects of drought on the larvae of the Short-legged Horned Toad, Panophrys brachykolos (Inger and Romer 1961) (Megophryidae), and the Lesser Spiny Frog, Quasipaa exilispinosa (Liu and Hu 1975) (Dicroglossidae), in Hong Kong Ho Yuen Yeung ...... 352–354

INTRODUCED SPECIES First record of a caecilian (Order Gymnophiona, Family Typhlonectidae, Typhlonectes natans) in Florida and in the United States Coleman M. Sheehy III, David C. Blackburn, Marcel T. Kouete, Kelly B. Gestring, Krissy Laurie, Austin Prechtel, Eric Suarez, and Brooke L. Talley...... 355–357 First report of a non-native Western Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta bellii (Gray 1831), in Miami, Florida, in 50 years Leyna R. Stemle...... 358–359

HUSBANDRY How long can an Elongated Tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) survive without food? Tapil Prakash Rai ...... 360–362

CONSERVATION IN ACTION Turtle Rescue Centre, Bhagalpur (Bihar), India Akshay Bajaj, Rajeev Chauhan, and Sudhakar Sathiaseelan...... 363–366

CONSERVATION IN THE NEWS Reptile traffickers trawl scientific literature, target newly described species Pavel Toropov ...... 367–370

BOOK REVIEW Galápagos tortoises: A challenging history and a way forward (review of Galapagos Giant Tortoises edited by James Gibbs, Linda Cayot, and Washington Tapia A.) Charles Jacobi, Kristin L. Kabat, and Gad Perry ...... 371–373