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Platyceps Bholanathi (Sharma Nine Additional Records of P HTTPS://JOURNALS.KU.EDU/REPTILESANDAMPHIBIANSTABLE OF CONTENTS IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANSREPTILES • VOL & AMPHIBIANS15, NO 4 • DEC 2008 • 28(2):189 285–287 • AUG 2021 IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS CONSERVATION AND NATURAL HISTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATUREAdditional ARTICLES Locality Records of the . Chasing Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi) in Wisconsin: NagarjunasagarOn the Road to Understanding the Ecology Racer,and Conservation of the Midwest’sPlatyceps Giant Serpent ...................... bholanathiJoshua M. Kapfer 190 . The Shared History of Treeboas (Corallus grenadensis) and Humans on Grenada: (Colubridae),A Hypothetical Excursion ............................................................................................................................ from Karnataka,Robert W.India Henderson 198 RESEARCH ARTICLES .SpoorthiThe Texas HornedLokesh Lizard1,2, inSanjeev Central and Prakash Western1,2 Texas, Akshay ....................... Chanderr Emily Henry,2, Chayant Jason Brewer, Gonsalves Krista Mougey,3, and and GadYatin Perry Kalki 2044 . The Knight Anole (Anolis equestris) in Florida 1 .............................................Haavu MattuBrian J.Naavu, Camposano, Somanahalli Kenneth L. Village, Krysko, Bengaluru,Kevin M. Enge, Karnataka Ellen M. Donlan,560082, and India Michael Granatosky 212 2Prani–The Pet Sanctuary, Somanahalli Village, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560082, India CONSERVATION3C-01, Good Earth ALERT Malhar Footprints, Kambipura Taluk, Kengeri Hobli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560074, India 4 Madras. World’s Crocodile Mammals Bank in Crisis Trust ............................................................................................................................... & Centre for Herpetology, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu 603104, India.............................. ([email protected]) 220 . More Than Mammals ...................................................................................................................................................................... 223 . The “Dow Jones Index” of Biodiversity ........................................................................................................................................... 225 he NagarjunasagarHUSBANDRY Racer, Platyceps bholanathi (Sharma nine additional records of P. bholanathi from five districts in . Captive Care of the Central Netted Dragon ....................................................................................................... Shannon Plummer 226 T1976), has been recorded from eight locations in south- Karnataka, India. Photographic vouchers were deposited in ern India: 1. NagarjunaPROFILE Hills, Guntur District, Andhra the Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS) Digital Image Pradesh (Sharma .1976);Kraig Adler: 2. A Kapilatheertham, Lifetime Promoting Herpetology Seshachalam ................................................................................................ Collection and the identity Michael of the L. Treglia species 234 was confirmed from Hills, Andhra PradeshCOMMENTARY (Guptha et al. 2012; Joshi 2021); 3. photographs by Zeeshan Mirza. Hyderabad, Nalgonda. The TurtlesDistrict, Have BeenTelanagana Watching Me (Seetharamaraju........................................................................................................................ One Nagarjunasagar Racer Eric Gangloff(INHS 238 2021e) was recorded and Srinivasulu 2013; Narayana and Sandeep 2021); 4. at 1100 h on 24 February 2017 in the Nandi Hills, Thally, KrishnagiriBOOK District, REVIEW Tamil Nadu (Ganesh et al. Chikkaballapur District, Karnataka (13.3681°N, 77.6821°E; . Threatened Amphibians of the World edited by S.N. Stuart, M. Hoffmann, J.S. Chanson, N.A. Cox, 2013); 5. Devarakonda,R. Berridge, Nalgonda P. Ramani, and District, B.E. Young .............................................................................................................. Telangana elev. 1,435 m) by CG. Another Robert Powell(INHS 243 2021) was found in (Ganesh et al. 2013); 6. Bellary Gudda, Bellary District, Kaiwara, Chikkaballapur District, Karnataka (13.3487°N, Karnataka (Sharma CONSERVATION et al. 2013); 7. RESEARCH Gingee Hills,REPORTS: Villupuram Summaries of Published78.0021 Conservation°E) in Research June Reports 2019 ................................. (Akshay Khandekar, 245 pers. comm.), District, Tamil Nadu NATURAL (Smart HISTORY et al. 2014); RESEARCH and 8.REPORTS Sigur, :Nilgiri Summaries of Publishedand a thirdReports on(INHS Natural History2021f) ................................. in the Madhugiri 247 Hills, Tumkur NEWBRIEFS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 248 District, Tamil Nadu EDITORIAL (Samson INFORMATION et al. 2017). ...............................................................................................................................Herein, we report District, Karnataka (13.6531......................°N, 77.2032 251 °E) on 15 August FOCUS ON CONSERVATION: A Project You Can Support ............................................................................................... 252 Front Cover. Shannon Plummer. Back Cover. Michael Kern Totat et velleseque audant mo Totat et velleseque audant mo estibus inveliquo velique rerchil estibus inveliquo velique rerchil erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus aut dolor apicto invere pe dolum aut dolor apicto invere pe dolum 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 accullabo. Fig. 1. A Nagarjunasagar Racer (Platyceps bholanathi) (INHS 2021i) from Rayaradoddi, Karnataka, India. Photograph by Yatin Kalki. Copyright is held by the authors. Articles in R&A are made available under a 285 Reptiles & Amphibians ISSN 2332-4961 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. LOKESH ET AL. REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS • 28(2): 285–287 • AUG 2021 2016 (Harsha Vardhana, pers. comm.). Two snakes were scale rows (vs. 21:21:15 rows), 202–212 ventrals (vs. 206– found in Badami, Bagalkot District (15.9266°N, 75.6835°E); 222), and 109–121 subcaudals (vs. 118–127) (Sharma 1976; one on 31 October 2020 (INHS 2021g) and the other (INHS Seetharamaraju and Srinivasulu 2013). 2021h) on 15 November 2020, with multiple additional Platyceps bholanathi appears to be associated with hillocks records from the same region on previous occasions (Gowri covered with rocky boulders and thorny scrub vegetation Varanashi and Arjun Reddy, pers. comm.). We also found (Deshwal and Becker 2016) and apparently is diurnal, like its four unpublished iNaturalist records: Hampi, Karnataka congeners. Our new records of this species from four rocky (2), Salem, Tamil Nadu (1), and Hyderabad, Telangana (1). hillocks in Karnataka and a growing recognition of the value Finally, we (SL, SP, AC & YK) found another individual provided by these specific habitats as long-term climate refu- (INHS 2021i; Fig. 1) at 1750 h on 28 October 2020 on a gia for cold-adapted biota (Couper and Hoskin 2008; Shoo et rock on top of a granite hill near Rayaradoddi, Bengaluru al. 2010; Agarwal et al. 2020) demand further exploration of Urban District, Karnataka (12.7591°N, 77.5184°E; elev. the biodiversity in these neglected and under-valued ecosys- 784 m). After taking photographs and collecting meristic and tems. Many such hillocks have been destroyed recently due to morphological data, we released it at the site of capture. These ongoing mining activities, which threaten those that remain records collectively fill gaps in the previously known range of intact. Preserving these habitats and their biota, including the the species (Fig. 2) and bring the total number of confirmed Nagarjunasagar Racer, is important. localities for P. bholanthi in Karnataka to seven. Our findings further demonstrate the value of review- The total length of the Rayaradoddi snake was 762 mm ing records of rare and data-deficient species from multiple and snout-vent length was 571 mm. It had 9 supralabials sources. In this instance, citizen-science records aided signifi- (5th and 6th touching the eye), 11 infralabials, 1 loreal, 2+3 cantly in the addition of novel localities to the known range temporals, 2 preoculars, 2 postoculars, 1 supraocular, 1 inter- of P. bholanathi. Opportunistic reports from rock climbers, nasal, 201 ventrals + 3 preventrals, 108 paired subcaudals, hikers, birdwatchers, nature enthusiasts, students, and local and a divided cloacal scute. This snake differs from the very residents as well as those on social media platforms are an similar Slender Racer (P. gracilis) by having 19:19:15 dorsal under-utilized but invaluable source of distribution and behavioral information (Kalki and Weiss 2020) for P. bhola- nathi and other species of snakes (e.g., Deccan Wolfsnake, Lycodon deccanensis; Yellow-collared Wolfsnake, Lycodon fla- vicollis; Common Bamboo Viper, Trimeresurus gramineus; and Yellow-green Catsnake, Boiga flaviviridis) that occupy similar habitats in southern India (Kalki et al. 2020, 2021). Acknowledgements We thank Ashwin Aravind for spotting the Rayaradoddi specimen; Tarun Menon, Aditya Banerjee, Abhirup Khara, Avishkar Munje, Akshay Khandekar, Harsha Vardhana, Parikshit Guruprasad, Arjun Reddy, and Gowri Varanashi for providing details and photographs of snakes they found; the Illinois Natural History
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