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SHORT NOTE HERPETOZOA 19(1/2) Wien, 30. Juli 2006 SHORT NOTE 85 tofauna of Round Island, Mauritius.- Biota, Race; 3(1- (four families). Teius teyou 2): 77-84. PouGH, F. H. & ANDREWS, R. M. & CADLE, and Stenocercus doellojuradoi (), and J. E. & CRUMP, M. L. & SAVITZKY, A. H & WELLS, K. D. (2004): , third edition. Upper Saddle River Waglerophis merremi, Micrurus pyrrho- (Pearson, Prentice Hall), 726 pp. STAUB, F. (1993): cryptus and Crotalus durissus terrificus Fauna of Mauritius and associated flora. Port Louis, () were the most abundant species in Mauritius (Précigraph Ltd.), 97 pp.. each group (table 1). Field observations KEYWORDS: Reptilia: : , added three lizards (Tropidurus spinulosus, Bolyeria multocarinata; reproduction, eggs, additional newly discovered specimen, morphology, pholidosis Liolaemus sp. aff. gracilis and Vanzosaura rubricando) and one snake species {Boa SUBMITTED: May 20, 2005 constrictor occidentalis) and bibliographic AUTHORS: Dr. Jakob HALLERMANN, Biozent- rum Grindel und Zoologisches Museum Hamburg, sources added one and one snake Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3, 20146 Hamburg, Germany species (table 1). < [email protected] >; Dr. Frank GLAW, Zo- We assigned the conservation status ologische Staatssammlung München, Münchhausen- categories provided by Secretarla de Ambi- straße 21, 81247 München, Germany < Frank.Glaw@ zsm.mwn.de > ente y Desarrollo Sustentable - Ministerio de Salud y Ambiente (2004). Accordingly, the fauna of the Chancani Reserve fauna of the Chancani includes two species considered as "vulner- Reserve (Arid Chaco, Argentina): able" ( serranus and Leio- species list and conservation status saurus paronae, and one Chaco endemic species (Stenocercus doellojuradoi) (LEY- The Chancani Provincial Reserve NAUD & BÛCHER 2005). The snake fauna in- (65°26' W / 30°22' S, 49,200 ha) is the only cludes one "vulnerable" species (Epicrates remaining well preserved relict of the Arid cenchria alvarezi), and one "threatened" Chaco woodland in central-western Argen- species (Boa constrictor occidentalis). The tina (60,000 km2), and the driest portion of only turtle species found in the Reserve the Chaco transitional with the Monte eco- (Chelonoidis chilensis) is categorized as "in region and the western Chaco (CABRERA & danger of extinction". WILLINK 1980). The Arid Chaco has been Diversity of Chancanf's reptile fauna is severely degraded by deforestation, over- low if compared with other sites in the west- grazing, and land degradation (BÜCHER & ern Chaco. Lizard species richness found in ScHOFiELD 1981). This Reserve protects the Chancani Reserve (12 species) is about typical Arid Chaco vegetation with smaller half of that found in Salta, the northern bor- fragments of sierra Chaco. Dominant vege- der of the Arid Chaco in Argentina (19 tation is characterized by a deciduous, species, eight species in common) (CRUZ et thorny woodland. Canopy (15 m height) is al. 1992; LAVILLA et al. 1995; LEYNAUD & discontinuous, dominated by Aspidosperma BUCHER 2005). Regarding ophidians, 25 quebracho-bianco and Prosopis spp. The snake species were recorded in Salta (CRUZ shrub stratum (4 m) is almost continuous in et al. 1992; LAVILLA et al. 1995; LEYNAUD & cover, dominated by Larrea divaricata, BUCHER 2005), whereas only 12 were found Mymozyganthus carinatus, and Acacia spp. in Chancani, 11 of which are common to The grass and herb understory is well devel- both sites. Three turtle species occur in Sal- oped, in contrast with the neighboring de- ta (LAVILLA et al. 1995), of which only the graded areas (CABIDO & PACHA 2002). terrestrial turtle Ch. chilensis is shared with Here we report a list of that Chancani. This pattern is consistent with occur in the Reserve. Data were collected Chancani being located at the drier and cold- using a combination of field observations er, southermost portion of the Chaco. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: This study was (during day and night), drift fence funnel supported by CONICET (project PIP 6296). The first traps (LEYNAUD & BÜCHER 2005) and bib- author has a fellowship from CONICET. liographic sources. Field work extended for REFERENCES: BÜCHER, E. H. & SCHOFIELD, 375 days (2004-2005). Specimens captured J. (1981): Economic assault on Chagas disease.- New were released immediately afterwards. Scientist, London; 92: 321-324. CABIDO, M. & PACHA, M. J. (2002): Vegetación y flora de la Reserva Natural We trapped nine lizard species (seven Chancani; Córdoba (Agencia Córdoba Ambiente, families), one amphisbaenid species, and ten Gobierno de la Provincia de Córdoba), pp. 50. ©Österreichische Gesellschaft für Herpetologie e.V., Wien, Austria, download unter www.biologiezentrum.at

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Table I : List of lizards (L), amphisbaenids (A), snakes (S) and (T) of Chancani Reserve (Arid Chaco, Argentina). N - number of the authors' records by capture in the study period.

Family / Species Record source N Conservation status (A) Amphisbaena bolivica MERTENS, 1929 Capture 1 Not threatened (L) Cnemidophorus serranus CEI & MARTORI, 1991 Capture 1 Vulnerable Teius teyou (DAUDIN, 1802) Capture, Observation 226 Not threatened Tupinambis rufescens (GÜNTHER, 1871) Capture, Observation 5 Not threatened (L) Stenocercus doellojuradoi (FREIBERG, 1944) Capture, Observation 143 Insufficiently known Tropidurus etheridgei CEI, 1982 Capture, Observation 4 Not threatened Tropidurus spinulosus (COPE, 1862) Observation 0 Not threatened (L) Liolaemus chacoensis SHREVE, 1948 Capture, Observation 3 Not threatened Liolaemus sp. aff. gracilis (BELL, 1843) Observation 0 Insufficiently known (L) paronae (PERACCA, 1897) Capture, Observation 17 Vulnerable Scincidae (L) Mabuya dorsivittata COPE, 1862 Capture 5 Not threatened Geckonidae (L) Homonota fasciata (DUMÉRIL & BIBRON, 1839) Capture, Observation 17 Not threatened (L) Vanzosaura rubricando (BOULENGER, 1902) Observation 0 Not threatened (S) Boiruna maculata (BOULENGER, 1896) Capture, Observation 2 Not threatened Echinanthera occipitalis (JAN, 1863) (GIRAUDO 1997) 0 Not threatened Lystrophis pulcher (JAN, 1863) Capture, Observation 3 Not threatened Oxyrhopus rhombifer bachmanni (WEYENBERGH, 1876) Capture 3 Not threatened Phimophis vittatus (BOULENGER, 1896) Capture 4 Not threatened Philodryas psammophideus GÜNTHER, 1872 Capture, Observation 4 Not threatened Waglerophis merremi (WAGLER, 1824) Capture, Observation 11 Not threatened Crotalidae (S) Bothrops newiedii diporus COPE, 1862 Capture 5 Not threatened Crotalus durissus terrificus (LAURENTI, 1768) Capture 7 Not threatened (S) Epicrates cenchria alvarezi ABALOS, BAEZ & NADER, 196»644 Capture 3 Vulnerable Boa constrictor occidentalis PHILIPP], 1873 Observation 0 Threatened (S) Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (COPE, 1862) Capture, Observation 9 Not threatened Testudinidae (T) Chelonoidis chilensis (GRAY, 1870) (CABRERA 1998) 0 In danger

CABRERA, A. & WILLINK, A. (1980): Biogeografìa de Ecology and Management, Amsterdam (Elsevier); 213: America Latina. 2a edición corregida; Washington 384-390. Secretarla de Ambiente y Desarrollo Susten- D.C. EEUU (Secretarla General de la Organización de table - Ministerio de Salud y Ambiente (2004): Resolu- los Estados Americanos), pp. 122. CABRERA, M. R. ción 1030/04.- Boletin Oficial; 11 de Enero de 2005. (1998): Las tortugas continentales de sudamérica aus- KEY WORDS: Reptiles, Reptilia, species di- tral; Córdoba, Argentina (BR Grafica), pp. 108. CRUZ, versity, reptile fauna, conservation, Arid Chaco, Ar- F. B. & PEROTTI, M. G & FITZERALD, L. A. (1992): gentina, Chancani Reserve Lista de anfibios y reptiles colectados en una localidad del chaco salterio.- Acta Zoològica Lilloana, Tucumân; SUBMITTED: July 26, 2005 42(1): 101-107. GIRAUDO, A. R. (1997): Composición, AUTHORS: Nicolas PELEGRIN, Centro de distribución y caracterización biogeogrâfica de los Zoologia Aplicada, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, colûbridos (Serpentes: Colubridae) de las provincias de Casula de Correos 122, X5000AVP, Córdoba, Argen- Misiones y Norte de Corrientes (Argentina) y su apli- tina and CONICET - Consejo Nacional de Investiga- caciôn en la conservación. Tesis Doctoral, Universidad ciones Cientificas y Técnicas < [email protected]. Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba. LAVILLA, E. O. & CRUZ, edu >; Gerardo C. LEYNAUD, Centro de Zoologia F. B. & SCROCCHI, G. J. (1995): Amphibiens et reptiles Aplicada, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Casula de de la Station Biologique "Los Colorados" dans la pro- e Correos 122, X5000AVP, Córdoba, Argentina; Enrique vince de Salta, Argentine (2 partie).- Revue Française H. BUCHER, Centro de Zoologia Aplicada, Universidad Aquariol., Nancy; 22 (3): 117-128. LEYNAUD, G C. & Nacional de Córdoba, Casula de Correos 122, X5000 BUCHER, E. H. (2005): Restoration of degraded Chaco AVP, Córdoba, Argentina and CONICET - Consejo woodlands: Effects on reptile assemblages.- Forest Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas.