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DGHT-AG Systematik 85 Arbeitsgemeinschaften Ziel der Veranstaltung: Cuora mccordi – Referent: VOLKER SCHROLLER Zusammenfassung aller Erfahrungen und Beo- Cuora zhoui – Referent: ELMAR MEIER bachtungen, die dazu beitragen können, die Haltung und Nachzucht von Schildkröten der Gattung Cuo- Die Vorträge sollen keine Haltungs- und Zucht- ra zu verbessern. berichte sein, sondern eine Diskussionsgrundlage. Alle Beiträge werden protokolliert und als Summe Geplanter Ablauf: von Erfahrungen zusammengefasst. Wenn anschlie- Eingangsreferat: Überblick über die Gattung ßend noch Zeit ist, sollen Zukunftsvisionen, wie Cuora – Arten, Verhalten, Biotope, Fortpflanzung etwa die Nutzung des Internationalen Zentrums für – Referent: HANS-DIETER PHILIPPEN Schildkrötenschutz im Allwetterzoo Münster und Artbezogene Kurzvorträge (ca. 10 Minuten) über anderer Projekte oder die Problematik „Zuchtgrup- Terrarienerfahrungen als Diskussionsvorlage pen“ besprochen werden. Alle Beiträge sollen in Cuora amboinensis – Referent: ROLF JOST Schriftform gebracht werden. Daraus soll ein illus- Cuora galbinifrons – Referent: HERBERT BECKER triertes Sonderheft entstehen. Als Beteiligte sind Cuora flavomarginata – Referent: GERHARD EG- alle Halter und Züchter angesprochen, die bereit RETZBERGER sind, Erfahrungen mitzuteilen. Deshalb bitten wir Cuora pani – Referent: ELMAR MEIER um Anmeldung, mit einem kurzen Statement über Cuora aurocapitata – Referent: PETER VALENTIN die eigenen Tiere und eigene Erfahrungen. Das ist Cuora trifasciata – Referent: HUBERT FELSNER Voraussetzung für die Teilnahme! DGHT-AG Systematik Liste der Neubeschreibungen von Reptilien des Jahres 2002, mit Nachträgen des Jahres 2001 Im Anschluss an die Liste neuer Reptilientaxa die EMBL-Reptilien-Datenbank (http://www repti- der AG Systematik folgen nun die Neubeschrei- le-database.org) hinweisen, in der die neuen Reptili- bungen des Jahres 2002. Wir beschränken uns auf enarten bereits aufgenommen wurden und abgeru- rezente Taxa, fossile und subfossile werden nicht fen werden können. einbezogen. Die Liste ist dennoch nicht vollständig, Testudines da Arten, die in kleinen, regionalen Publikationsor- Chelidae ganen veröffentlicht wurden, zwar offiziell gültig Batrachemys heliostemma MCCORD, JOSEPH-OUNI sind, aber weder vom Zoological Record, noch von & LAMAR, 2001 uns erfasst werden konnten. Wir bemühen uns, Chelodina canni MCCORD, & THOMSON, 2002 diese in einer zukünftigen Liste nachzutragen. Wir haben auch keine systematische Bewertung der Testudinidae Neubeschreibungen vorgenommen. In Ergänzung Testudo graeca cyrenaica PIEH & PERÄLÄ, 2002 zu den Neubeschreibungen sind im Literaturver- Trionychidae zeichnis einige ausgewählte taxonomische Publika- Chitra vandijki MCCORD & PRITCHARD, 2002 tionen aufgelistet. Dabei sind hauptsächlich solche Chitra chitra javanensis MCCORD & PRITCHARD, Publikationen aufgenommen worden, die Revisio- 2002 nen auf dem Artniveau beinhalten. Auch hier ist die Pelochelys signifera WEBB, 2002 Erwähnung von der Zugänglichkeit der Autoren abhängig. Die taxonomischen Veränderungen sind Squamata in eckiger Klammer angegeben. Die systematische Sauria Anordnung innerhalb der Familien ist alphabetisch. Agamidae Das Familienkonzept ist weitestgehend dem Zoolo- Japalura zhaoermii GOA & HUO, 2002 gical Record entnommen. Jedoch wurden die Bata- Oriotaris dasi SHAH & KÄSTLE in SCHLEICH & guridae und Emydidae sowie die Gymnophthalmi- KÄSTLE, 2002 dae, Teiidae und Tropidophiidae als getrennte Fa- Sitana schleichi ANDERS & KÄSTLE in SCHLEICH & milien angesehen. Wir möchten ausdrücklich auf KÄSTLE, 2002 12 (2004) Heft 2 Arbeitsgemeinschaften 86 Anguidae Ctenotus rosarium COUPER, AMEY & KUTT, 2002 Barisia herrerae ZALDÍVAR-RIVERÓN & NIETO-MON- Mabuya macrophthalma MAUSFELD & BÖHME, 2002 TES DE OCA, 2002 Nannoscincus exos SADLIER, BAUER & WHITAKER, Chamaeleonidae 2002 Bradypodion tavetanum boehmei LUTZMANN & Nannoscincus hanchisteus SADLIER, BAUER & NECAS, 2002 WHITAKER, 2002 Calumma vencesi ANDREONE, MATTIOLI, JESU & Nannoscincus humectus SADLIER, BAUER & WHITA- RANDRIANIRINA, 2001 KER, 2002; Calumma vatosoa ANDREONE, MATTIOLI, JESU & Paracontias hafa ANDREONE& GREER, 2002 RANDRIANIRINA, 2001 Paracontias manify ANDREONE& GREER, 2002 Rhampholeon moyeri MENEGON, SALVIDIO & TILBU- Paracontias tsararano ANDREONE& GREER, 2002 RY, 2002 Pseudoacontias menamainty ANDREONE& GREER, 2002 Cordylidae Sphenomorphus aesculeticola INGER, LIAN, LAKIM Cordylus beraduccii BROADLEY & BRANCH, 2002 & YAMBUU, 2001 Gekkonidae Sphenomorphus crassa Inger, LIAN, LAKIM & Cnemaspis heteropholis BAUER, 2002 YAMBUU, 2001 Cnemaspis indranaildasii BAUER, 2002 Sphenomorphus tanahtinggi INGER, LIAN, LAKIM & Cyrtodactylus aaroni GÜNTHER & RÖSLER, 2003 YAMBUU, 2001; („2002“) Tropidophorus latiscutatus HIKIDA, ORLOV, NABHI- Cyrtodactylus brevidactylus BAUER, 2002 TABHATA & OTA, 2002 Cyrtodactylus phongnhakebangensis ZIEGLER, RÖS- Tropidophorus matsuii HIKIDA, ORLOV, NABHITAB- LER, HERRMANN & NGOC THANH, 2003 („2002“) HATA & OTA, 2002 Cyrtodactylus slowinskii BAUER, 2002 Tropidophorus murphyi HIKIDA, ORLOV, NABHI- Cyrtodactylus sumonthai BAUER, PAUWELLS & CHAN- TABHATA & OTA, 2002; HOME, 2002 Teiidae Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis bawanglingensis Cnemidophorus abaetensis REIS DIAS, ROCHA & GRISMER, HAITAO, ORLOV & ANANJEVA, 2002 VRCIBRADIC, 2002 Hemidactylus kamdemtohami BAUER & PAUWELS, 2002 Varanidae Pachydactylus parascutatus BAUER , TRIP & BRANCH, Varanus juxtindicus BÖHME, PHILIPP & ZIEGLER, 2002 2002 Gymnophthalmidae Amphisbaenia Echinosaura orcesi FRITTS, ALMENDAREZ & SAMEC, 2002 Amphisbaenidae Amphisbaena hiata MONTERO & CÉSPEDEZ, 2002 Leposoma puk RODRIGUES, 2002 Iguanidae Serpentes Anolis equestris cyaneus GARRIDO & ESTRADA, 2001 Atractaspididae Anolis equestris brujensis GARRIDO, 2001 Micrelaps bicoloratus moyeri RASMUSSEN, 2002 Anolis equestris sabinalensis GARRIDO & MORENO, 2001 Boidae Eunectes beniensis DIRKSEN, 2002 Liolaemus mapuche ABDALA, 2002 Python reticulatus saputrai AULIYA, MAUSFELD, Liolaemus molinai VALLADARES et al., 2002 SMITZ & BÖHME, 2002 Liolaemus yanalcu MARTINEZ OLIVER & LOBO, 2002 Lacertidae Colubridae Atractus taphorni SCHARGEL, & GARCIA-PÉREZ, 2002 Mesalina kuri JOGER & MAYER, 2002 Boiga tanahjampeana ORLOV & RYABOV, 2002 Pygopodidae Conophis morai PEREZ-HIGAREDA, LOPEZ-LUNA & Pygopus steelescotti JAMES, DONNELAN & HUTCHIN- SMITH, 2002 SON, 2001 Elaphe slowinskii BURBRINK, 2002 Scincidae Lycodon cardamomensis DALTRY & WÜSTER, 2002 Amphiglossus mandady ANDREONE& GREER, 2002 Lycodon fausti GAULKE, 2002 Amphiglossus nanus ANDREONE& GREER, 2002 Lycodon zawi SLOWINSKI et al., 2001 Amphiglossus spilostichus ANDREONE& GREER, 2002 Macrocalamus gentingensis YAAKOB & LIM, 2002 Amphiglossus stylus ANDREONE& GREER, 2002 Oligodon jintakunei PAUWELS, WALLACH, DAVID, Amphiglossus tanysoma ANDREONE& GREER, 2002 CHANHOME, 2002 12 (2004) Heft 2 87 Arbeitsgemeinschaften Sibon linearis PEREZ-HIGAREDA, LOPEZ-LUNA & BARABANOV, A. , N. ANANJEVA, T. PAPENFUSS & W. SMITH, 2002 YUEZHAO (2002): A new name for Phrynocepha- Tantilla robusta CANSECO-MÁRQUEZ, MENDELSON III lus theobaldi orientalis Wang, PAPENFUSS ET & GUTIERREZ-MAYEN, 2002 ZENG, 1999. – Russ. J. Herpetol., 9(1): 80. [nom. Elapidae nov. Phrynocephalus theobaldi lhasaensis]. Micrurus pacaraimae MORATA DE CARVALHO, 2002 BAUER, A. M. & O. S. G. PAUWELS. (2002): A new forest-dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gek- Leptotyphlopidae konidae) from Gabon, West Africa. – African J. Leptotyphlops alfredschmidti LEHR, WALLACH, KÖH- Herpetol., 51(1): 1-8. LER & AGUILAR, 2002 BAUER, A. M. (2002): Two new species of Cne- Tropidophiidae maspis (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Tropidophis hendersoni HEDGES & GARRIDO, 2002 Gund, Uttara Kannada, India. – Mitt. hamb. Typhlopidae zool. Mus.Inst., 99: 155-167. [sp. nov. Cne- Rhinotyphlops episcopus FRANZEN & WALLACH, maspis indranaildasii, C. heteropholis]. 2002 BAUER, A. M. (2002): Two new species of Cyrto- Typhlops amoipira RODRIGUES, 2002 dactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Myan- Typhlops etheridgei WALLACH, 2002 mar. – Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 53(7): 73-86. [sp. Cyrtodactylus brevidactylus, C. slowins- Viperidae nov. kii.] Agkistrodon bilineatus lemosespinali. SMITH & BAUER, A. M., O. S. G. PAUWELS & L. CHANHOME CHISZAR, 2001 (2002): A new species of cave-dwelling Cyrto- Atheris hirsuta ERNST & RÖDEL, 2002 dactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Thai- Bothrops alcatraz MARQUES, MARTINS & SAZIMA, 2002 land. – The Natural History Journal of Chula- longkorn University, 2(2): 19-29. [sp. nov. Trimeresurus gumprechti DAVID, VOGEL, PAUWELS Cyrtodactylus sumonthai,] & VIDAL, 2002 BAUER, A. M., T. LAMB & W. R. BRANCH (2002): A revision of Pachydactylus scutatus (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with the description of Literatur a new species from northern Namibia. – Proc. ABDALA, C. S. (2002): Nuevo Liolaemus (Iguania: Calif. Acad. Sci., 53(3): 23-36. [sp. nov. Pachy- Liolaemidae) perteneciente al grupo boulengeri dactylus parascutus, P. angolensis (formerly P. de la Provincia de Neuquén, Argentina. – Cuad. scutatus angolensis), P. robertsi are distinct herpetol., 16(1): 3-13. species ] ANDREONE & A. GREER (2002): Malagasy scincid BÖHME, W., K. PHILIPP & T. ZIEGLER (2002): Ano- lizards: descriptions of nine new species, with ther new member of the Varanus (Euprepiosau- notes on the morphology, reproduction and ta- rus) indicus group (Sauria, Varanidae): an un- xonomy of some previously described species described species from Rennell Island, Solomon (Reptilia, Squamata: Scincidae). – J. Zool. Islands. – Salamandra, 38(1): 15-26. (Lond.), 258: 139-181.
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