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Impacts of the Toba Eruption and Montane Forest Expansion on Diversification in Sumatran
bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/843664; this version posted March 18, 2020. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. 1 Original Article Impacts of the Toba eruption and montane forest expansion on diversification in Sumatran parachuting frogs (Rhacophorus) Running head: Demography of Toba eruption Kyle A. O’Connell*1,2,3,4, Jamie R. Oaks5, Amir Hamidy6, Kyle J. Shaney7, Nia Kurniawan8, Eric N. Smith3, Matthew K. Fujita3 1Global Genome Initiative, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC, 20560, USA. 2Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC, 20560, USA. 3Department of Biology and Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, USA 4Department of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052 5Department of Biological Sciences and Museum of Natural History, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849 6Zoology Division, Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences. Gd. Widyasatwaloka Jl. Raya Jakarta Bogor km 46 Cibinong, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. 7Institute of Ecology, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico. bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/843664; this version posted March 18, 2020. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. -
Abhijit Preliminary Report of Reptilian 1541
CASE REPORT ZOOS' PRINT JOURNAL 22(7): 2742-2744 A PRELIMINARY REPORT OF REPTILIAN MORTALITY ON ROAD DUE TO VEHICULAR MOVEMENTS NEAR KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK, ASSAM, INDIA Abhijit Das¹, M. Firoz Ahmed², Bibhuti P. Lahkar and Pranjit Sharma ¹ ²Division of Herpetology, Aaranyak, Sommonoy Path, Survey, Beltola, Guwahati, Assam 781028, India ¹Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT STUDY AREA We report road mortality of reptiles on a highway segment The study was carried out during May 2004 to September passing along the southern boundary of Kaziranga National 2004 on a 60km road segment of National Highway 37, passing Park, Assam, India. A total of 68 instances of road kills of 0 0 0 reptiles belonging to 21 species and seven families were recorded. adjacent to Kaziranga National Park (26 34'-26 46'N & 93 08'- There was a greater mortality among snakes compared to lizards. 93036'E) (KNP), Assam, India. The 7.5m wide paved road The arboreal reptiles were the most affected, the highest percent separates the southern side of Kaziranga National Park from being those that were diurnal followed by the nocturnal, Karbi Anglong Hills (KAH) and passes through tea gardens, crepuscular and both day and night active species. Possible human habitations, paddy fields, teak plantations besides forest explanations of such differences in mortality among reptile groups are discussed. It is feared that such kind of persistent habitats of KNP at Panbari, Haldibari, Kanchanjuri and loss can be detrimental to the local reptilian population. Ghorakati (Fig. 1). All these adjacent forest habitats are animal corridors and are frequently used by megamammals like KEYWORDS Elephants, Indian One-horned Rhinoceros, Water Buffalo, Assam, India, Kaziranga National Park, reptile, road kill Tiger, Leopard and Hog Deer during their to and fro movement between KNP and KAH. -
Uperodon Systoma) on the Pondicherry University Campus, Puducherry, India
WWW.IRCF.ORG TABLE OF CONTENTS IRCF REPTILES &IRCF AMPHIBIANS REPTILES • VOL &15, AMPHIBIANS NO 4 • DEC 2008 • 189 27(2):245–246 • AUG 2020 IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS CONSERVATION AND NATURAL HISTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURE ARTICLES Opportunistic. Chasing Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi) in Wisconsin: Nocturnal Predation On the Road to Understanding the Ecology and Conservation of the Midwest’s Giant Serpent ...................... Joshua M. Kapfer 190 by a. TheDiurnal Shared History of Treeboas (Corallus Snake: grenadensis) and Humans An on Grenada: Indian Ratsnake, A Hypothetical Excursion ............................................................................................................................Robert W. Henderson 198 PtyasRESEARCH mucosa ARTICLES (Linnaeus 1758), Preying on . The Texas Horned Lizard in Central and Western Texas ....................... Emily Henry, Jason Brewer, Krista Mougey, and Gad Perry 204 . The Knight Anole (Anolis equestris) in Florida Marbled ............................................. BalloonBrian J. Camposano, Frogs Kenneth L. Krysko, Kevin ( M.Uperodon Enge, Ellen M. Donlan, and Michael Granatoskysystoma 212 ) CONSERVATIONAvrajjal ALERT Ghosh1,2, Shweta Madgulkar2, and Krishnendu Banerjee2,3 . World’s Mammals in Crisis ............................................................................................................................................................. 220 1 School of Biological. More Sciences, Than Mammals National .............................................................................................................................. -
New Records of Snakes (Squamata: Serpentes) from Hoa Binh Province, Northwestern Vietnam
Bonn zoological Bulletin 67 (1): 15–24 May 2018 New records of snakes (Squamata: Serpentes) from Hoa Binh Province, northwestern Vietnam Truong Quang Nguyen1,2,*, Tan Van Nguyen 1,3, Cuong The Pham1,2, An Vinh Ong4 & Thomas Ziegler5 1 Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Hanoi, Vietnam 2 Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Hanoi, Vietnam 3 Save Vietnam’s Wildlife, Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam 4 Vinh University, 182 Le Duan Road, Vinh City, Nghe An Province, Vietnam 5 AG Zoologischer Garten Köln, Riehler Strasse 173, D-50735 Cologne, Germany * Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected] Abstract. We report nine new records of snakes from Hoa Binh Province based on a reptile collection from Thuong Tien, Hang Kia-Pa Co, Ngoc Son-Ngo Luong nature reserves, and Tan Lac District, comprising six species of Colubri- dae (Dryocalamus davisonii, Euprepiophis mandarinus, Lycodon futsingensis, L. meridionalis, Sibynophis collaris and Sinonatrix aequifasciata), one species of Pareatidae (Pareas hamptoni) and two species of Viperidae (Protobothrops mu- crosquamatus and Trimeresurus gumprechti). In addition, we provide an updated list of 43 snake species from Hoa Binh Province. The snake fauna of Hoa Binh contains some species of conservation concern with seven species listed in the Governmental Decree No. 32/2006/ND-CP (2006), nine species listed in the Vietnam Red Data Book (2007), and three species listed in the IUCN Red List (2018). Key words. New records, snakes, taxonomy, Hoa Binh Province. -
Buff-Striped Keelback Amphiesma Stolatum at Kaeng Krachan, Thailand
SEAVR 2018: 038‐039 ISSN : 2424‐8525 Date of publication: 30 April 2018 Hosted online by ecologyasia.com Buff‐striped Keelback Amphiesma stolatum at Kaeng Krachan, Thailand Charles CURRIN cbcurrin @ hotmail.com Observer: Charles Currin. Photographs by: Charles Currin. Subject identified by: Charles Currin, Nick Baker. Location: 500 metres outside Sam Yot Gate, Kaeng Krachan National Park (KKNP), Phetchaburi Province, Thailand. Elevation: 240 metres (estimated from Google Earth). Habitat: Mixed agricultural (fallow fields, pineapple and sugar cane), scrub and nearby secondary forest. Date and time: 19 April 2018, 11:00 hrs. Identity of subject: Buff‐striped Keelback, Amphiesma stolatum (Reptilia: Squamata: Natricidae). Description of record: A freshly injured Amphiesma stolatum, measuring an estimated total length of 30 cm, was found on a hot, sunny day at the edge of a sealed road 500 metres outside the Sam Yot Gate to KKNP, next to an overgrown drainage ditch (Figs 1 & 2). Despite its injuries the snake was still alive. It was photographed and then placed in the grass at the edge of the ditch, before crawling underneath dry leaves. Fig. 1 © Charles Currin 38 Fig. 2 © Charles Currin Remarks: The distinctive buff dorsolateral stripes, which run along the entire length of the snake, keeled scales and robust head immediately identify this snake as the Buff‐striped Keelback (or White‐striped Keelback) Amphiesma stolatum (Das, 2010). Chan‐ard et al (2015) consider this diurnal species to be fairly common, and to occur throughout continental Thailand: their range map indicates that Phetchaburi Province lies within the southern part of its range (which also extends southwards into Prachuap Khiri Khan). -
Nansei Islands Biological Diversity Evaluation Project Report 1 Chapter 1
Introduction WWF Japan’s involvement with the Nansei Islands can be traced back to a request in 1982 by Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh. The “World Conservation Strategy”, which was drafted at the time through a collaborative effort by the WWF’s network, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), posed the notion that the problems affecting environments were problems that had global implications. Furthermore, the findings presented offered information on precious environments extant throughout the globe and where they were distributed, thereby providing an impetus for people to think about issues relevant to humankind’s harmonious existence with the rest of nature. One of the precious natural environments for Japan given in the “World Conservation Strategy” was the Nansei Islands. The Duke of Edinburgh, who was the President of the WWF at the time (now President Emeritus), naturally sought to promote acts of conservation by those who could see them through most effectively, i.e. pertinent conservation parties in the area, a mandate which naturally fell on the shoulders of WWF Japan with regard to nature conservation activities concerning the Nansei Islands. This marked the beginning of the Nansei Islands initiative of WWF Japan, and ever since, WWF Japan has not only consistently performed globally-relevant environmental studies of particular areas within the Nansei Islands during the 1980’s and 1990’s, but has put pressure on the national and local governments to use the findings of those studies in public policy. Unfortunately, like many other places throughout the world, the deterioration of the natural environments in the Nansei Islands has yet to stop. -
Genus Lycodon)
Zoologica Scripta Multilocus phylogeny reveals unexpected diversification patterns in Asian wolf snakes (genus Lycodon) CAMERON D. SILER,CARL H. OLIVEROS,ANSSI SANTANEN &RAFE M. BROWN Submitted: 6 September 2012 Siler, C. D., Oliveros, C. H., Santanen, A., Brown, R. M. (2013). Multilocus phylogeny Accepted: 8 December 2012 reveals unexpected diversification patterns in Asian wolf snakes (genus Lycodon). —Zoologica doi:10.1111/zsc.12007 Scripta, 42, 262–277. The diverse group of Asian wolf snakes of the genus Lycodon represents one of many poorly understood radiations of advanced snakes in the superfamily Colubroidea. Outside of three species having previously been represented in higher-level phylogenetic analyses, nothing is known of the relationships among species in this unique, moderately diverse, group. The genus occurs widely from central to Southeast Asia, and contains both widespread species to forms that are endemic to small islands. One-third of the diversity is found in the Philippine archipelago. Both morphological similarity and highly variable diagnostic characters have contributed to confusion over species-level diversity. Additionally, the placement of the genus among genera in the subfamily Colubrinae remains uncertain, although previous studies have supported a close relationship with the genus Dinodon. In this study, we provide the first estimate of phylogenetic relationships within the genus Lycodon using a new multi- locus data set. We provide statistical tests of monophyly based on biogeographic, morpho- logical and taxonomic hypotheses. With few exceptions, we are able to reject many of these hypotheses, indicating a need for taxonomic revisions and a reconsideration of the group's biogeography. Mapping of color patterns on our preferred phylogenetic tree suggests that banded and blotched types have evolved on multiple occasions in the history of the genus, whereas the solid-color (and possibly speckled) morphotype color patterns evolved only once. -
Cambodian Journal of Natural History
Cambodian Journal of Natural History Artisanal Fisheries Tiger Beetles & Herpetofauna Coral Reefs & Seagrass Meadows June 2019 Vol. 2019 No. 1 Cambodian Journal of Natural History Editors Email: [email protected], [email protected] • Dr Neil M. Furey, Chief Editor, Fauna & Flora International, Cambodia. • Dr Jenny C. Daltry, Senior Conservation Biologist, Fauna & Flora International, UK. • Dr Nicholas J. Souter, Mekong Case Study Manager, Conservation International, Cambodia. • Dr Ith Saveng, Project Manager, University Capacity Building Project, Fauna & Flora International, Cambodia. International Editorial Board • Dr Alison Behie, Australia National University, • Dr Keo Omaliss, Forestry Administration, Cambodia. Australia. • Ms Meas Seanghun, Royal University of Phnom Penh, • Dr Stephen J. Browne, Fauna & Flora International, Cambodia. UK. • Dr Ou Chouly, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State • Dr Chet Chealy, Royal University of Phnom Penh, University, USA. Cambodia. • Dr Nophea Sasaki, Asian Institute of Technology, • Mr Chhin Sophea, Ministry of Environment, Cambodia. Thailand. • Dr Martin Fisher, Editor of Oryx – The International • Dr Sok Serey, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Journal of Conservation, UK. Cambodia. • Dr Thomas N.E. Gray, Wildlife Alliance, Cambodia. • Dr Bryan L. Stuart, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, USA. • Mr Khou Eang Hourt, National Authority for Preah Vihear, Cambodia. • Dr Sor Ratha, Ghent University, Belgium. Cover image: Chinese water dragon Physignathus cocincinus (© Jeremy Holden). The occurrence of this species and other herpetofauna in Phnom Kulen National Park is described in this issue by Geissler et al. (pages 40–63). News 1 News Save Cambodia’s Wildlife launches new project to New Master of Science in protect forest and biodiversity Sustainable Agriculture in Cambodia Agriculture forms the backbone of the Cambodian Between January 2019 and December 2022, Save Cambo- economy and is a priority sector in government policy. -
Borneo) in Two Different Ways
Contributions to Zoology, 78 (4) 141-147 (2009) Estimating the snake species richness of the Santubong Peninsula (Borneo) in two different ways Johan van Rooijen1, 2, 3 1 Zoological Museum Amsterdam, Mauritskade 61, 1092 AD Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2 Tulpentuin 313, 2272 EH Voorburg, The Netherlands 3 E-mail: [email protected] Key words: Chao I estimator, negative exponential function, rarefaction curve, Santubong Peninsula Borneo, snakes, species richness, Weibull function Abstract stantial investments in terms of search effort. This is particularly true for snakes which are hard to find (e.g. The distribution of Borneo’s species across the island is far Lloyd et al., 1968; Inger and Colwell, 1977; Hofer and from well-known. This is particularly true for snakes which are hard to find. Given the current rate of habitat destruction and Bersier, 2001; Orlov et al., 2003). As a consequence, consequent need for conservation strategies, more information estimation techniques are of interest when the intend- is required as to the species composition and richness of spe- ed objective is to assess species richness, an elemen- cific areas of potential conservation priority. An example is the tary criterion conservationists may use when identify- Santubong Peninsula, Sarawak, Malaysia, part of which has re- ing priority areas. One such estimation technique con- cently been gazetted as a National Park. In this paper, the snake species richness of the Santubong Peninsula is estimated on the sists of extrapolating the species accumulation curve. basis of data obtained during 450 survey-hours. Thirty-two spe- Species accumulation curves are regularly applied in cies were recorded. -
Development of Edna Assays for Three Frogs
Development of eDNA assays for monitoring three endangered frog species (Litoria dayi, L. lorica and L. nannotis) in Australia’s wet tropics Report by Richard C. Edmunds, Cecilia Villacorta-Rath, Roger Huerlimann and Damien Burrows © James Cook University, 2019 Development of eDNA assays for monitoring three endangered frog species (Litoria dayi, L. lorica and L. nannotis) in Australia's wet tropics is licensed by James Cook University for use under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Australia licence. For licence conditions see creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 This report should be cited as: Edmunds, R.C., Villacorta-Rath, C., Huerlimann, R., and Burrows, D. 2019. Development of eDNA assays for monitoring three endangered frog species (Litoria dayi, L. lorica and L. nannotis) in Australia's wet tropics. Report 19/24, Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER), James Cook University Press, Townsville. Cover photographs Front cover: Litoria dayi (photo Trent Townsend/Shutterstock.com). Back cover: Litoria lorica (left) and L. nannotis (right) in situ (photo: Conrad Hoskin). This report is available for download from the Northern Australia Environmental Resources (NAER) Hub website at nespnorthern.edu.au The Hub is supported through funding from the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program (NESP). The NESP NAER Hub is hosted by Charles Darwin University. ISBN 978-1-925800-33-3 June, 2019 Printed by Uniprint Contents Acronyms....................................................................................................................................iv -
THE WEB - BASED TOOL for IDENTIFICATION of AMPHIBIAN Hoa Pham Van, and REP-TILES PRESENTED in Quan Thai Ke THREE WESTERN PROVINCES of SOUTH - EASTERN REGION, VIETNAM
Сетевой научно-практический журнал ТТАУЧНЫЙ 21 с е р и я Физиология РЕЗУЛЬТАТ УДК 576.322.2 THE WEB - BASED TOOL FOR IDENTIFICATION OF AMPHIBIAN Hoa Pham Van, AND REP-TILES PRESENTED IN Quan Thai Ke THREE WESTERN PROVINCES OF SOUTH - EASTERN REGION, VIETNAM Ab s t r a c t ased on checklist, the keys to the identification updating with the new name of species according to Sang BNguyen Van et al author of the book “Herpetofauna of Vietnam” publisher Chimaira published in 2009 and the biological and ecological data of 120 species of amphibian and reptiles known from the herpetofauna in three western provinces of South - Eastern region, South Vietnam was announced by Hoa Pham Van in 2005 to build the web-based tool for identification of species from this herpetofauna. It is the first online tool used with vietnamese interface for identifying 118 species from this herpetofauna. Therefore, it can help for users with a means to quickly and easily identify and lookup them than when they used the keys to the identification of amphibian and reptiles species printing in the printout version. This tool can be accessed via internet at http://zoology.vietbiodata.net. I C e y w ords: Amphibia, DAR, database for Amphibian and Reptiles, Reptiles, South-Eastern region. Three western provinces (BINH DUONG, and 32 amphibian species belonging to 2 orders, BINH PHUOC, TAY NINH) of South-Eastern 7 families. region in the South Vietnam is located in 10025’- From 2005 to 2009, there have been 4 new 12017’N and 105°48’-107°28’E. -
The Potential Effects of Climate Change on Amphibian Distribution, Range Fragmentation and Turnover in China
The potential effects of climate change on amphibian distribution, range fragmentation and turnover in China Ren-Yan Duan1,2,*, Xiao-Quan Kong2,*, Min-Yi Huang2, Sara Varela3,4 and Xiang Ji1 1 Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China 2 College of Life Sciences, Anqing Normal University, Anqing, Anhui, China 3 Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida, Edificio de Ciencias, Campus Externo, Universidad de Alcala´, Madrid, Spain 4 Museum fu¨r Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany * These authors contributed equally to this work. ABSTRACT Many studies predict that climate change will cause species movement and turnover, but few have considered the effect of climate change on range fragmentation for current species and/or populations. We used MaxEnt to predict suitable habitat, fragmentation and turnover for 134 amphibian species in China under 40 future climate change scenarios spanning four pathways (RCP2.6, RCP4.5, RCP6 and RCP8.5) and two time periods (the 2050s and 2070s). Our results show that climate change may cause a major shift in spatial patterns of amphibian diversity. Amphibians in China would lose 20% of their original ranges on average; the distribution outside current ranges would increase by 15%. Suitable habitats for over 90% of species will be located in the north of their current range, for over 95% of species in higher altitudes (from currently 137–4,124 m to 286–4,396 m in the 2050s or 314–4,448 m in the 2070s), and for over 75% of species in the west of their current range.