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Systematic Revision of the Early Miocene Fossil Pseudoepicrates
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2018, XX, 1–18. With 10 figures. Systematic revision of the early Miocene fossil Pseudoepicrates (Serpentes: Boidae): implications for the evolution and historical biogeography of the West Indian boid snakes (Chilabothrus) SILVIO ONARY1* AND ANNIE S. HSIOU1 1Departamento de Biologia, Laboratório de Paleontologia de Ribeirão Preto, Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. Received 20 June 2017; revised 28 November 2017; accepted for publication 23 December 2017 The taxonomy of the early Miocene genus Pseudoepicrates is controversial. Originally interpreted as the viperid Neurodromicus, subsequent work deemed the material to represent an extinct boid, Pseudoepicrates stanolseni. However, more recent work considered Pseudoepicrates to be a synonym of the extant Boa constrictor. Due to these conflicting interpretations, we provide a revision of the systematic affinities of P. stanolseni. This redescription was based on the first-hand analysis of all material of Pseudoepicrates, together with the comparison of extant boids. Our findings suggest that, in addition to being an invalid taxon, ‘Pseudoepicrates’ cannot be referred to B. constric- tor. Instead, the extant Chilabothrus is here regarded as the most cogent generic assignment, with Chilabothrus stanolseni comb. nov. proposed for the extinct species. The referral of this material to Chilabothrus suggests that the genus originated as early as ~18.5 Mya. The revised history of this record has interesting implications for our understanding of the early divergence of the group. The presence of Chilabothrus in the early Miocene of Florida supports biogeographical hypotheses, which suggest that the genus reached the West Indian island complex around 22 Mya, dispersing into the North American territory by at least 18.5 Mya. -
The Discovery of XY Sex Chromosomes in a Boa and Python
Current Biology, Volume 27 Supplemental Information The Discovery of XY Sex Chromosomes in a Boa and Python Tony Gamble, Todd A. Castoe, Stuart V. Nielsen, Jaison L. Banks, Daren C. Card, Drew R. Schield, Gordon W. Schuett, and Warren Booth Figure S1. PCR validation of male-specific RAD markers in boa and python. Related to Figure 1. A. Male-biased amplification of RAD marker TCBoa_2918 in eleven male and eleven female Boa imperator. Individual specimen ID numbers are listed below the gel image. B. Male-biased amplification of RAD marker TCBoa_2918 in an additional eight male and eleven female Boa imperator. Individual specimen ID numbers are listed below the gel image. C. Photograph of South American Boa (Boa constrictor) from Goiás, Brazil. D. Male-biased amplification of RAD marker TCBoa_2918 in three male and three female Boa constrictor. Individual specimen ID numbers are listed below the gel image. E. Male-biased amplification of RAD marker M3 in twelve male and twelve female Python bivittatus. Individual specimen ID numbers are listed below the gel image in panel F. F. Male-specific restriction digest of PCR amplicon (PCR-RFLP) from RAD marker M10 in twelve male and twelve female Python bivittatus. Individual specimen ID numbers are listed below the gel image. G. Cartoon illustrating PCR amplicons from the python RAD marker M10. The X and Y alleles are illustrated including the approximate position of the Y chromosome-specific SpeI restriction site. H. Gel image of python RAD marker M10 showing difference between digested and undigested PCR amplicons from a male Python bivittatus. -
Baseline Ecological Inventory for Three Bays National Park, Haiti OCTOBER 2016
Baseline Ecological Inventory for Three Bays National Park, Haiti OCTOBER 2016 Report for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) 1 To cite this report: Kramer, P, M Atis, S Schill, SM Williams, E Freid, G Moore, JC Martinez-Sanchez, F Benjamin, LS Cyprien, JR Alexis, R Grizzle, K Ward, K Marks, D Grenda (2016) Baseline Ecological Inventory for Three Bays National Park, Haiti. The Nature Conservancy: Report to the Inter-American Development Bank. Pp.1-180 Editors: Rumya Sundaram and Stacey Williams Cooperating Partners: Campus Roi Henri Christophe de Limonade Contributing Authors: Philip Kramer – Senior Scientist (Maxene Atis, Steve Schill) The Nature Conservancy Stacey Williams – Marine Invertebrates and Fish Institute for Socio-Ecological Research, Inc. Ken Marks – Marine Fish Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA) Dave Grenda – Marine Fish Tampa Bay Aquarium Ethan Freid – Terrestrial Vegetation Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve-Bahamas National Trust Gregg Moore – Mangroves and Wetlands University of New Hampshire Raymond Grizzle – Freshwater Fish and Invertebrates (Krystin Ward) University of New Hampshire Juan Carlos Martinez-Sanchez – Terrestrial Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians (Françoise Benjamin, Landy Sabrina Cyprien, Jean Roudy Alexis) Vermont Center for Ecostudies 2 Acknowledgements This project was conducted in northeast Haiti, at Three Bays National Park, specifically in the coastal zones of three communes, Fort Liberté, Caracol, and Limonade, including Lagon aux Boeufs. Some government departments, agencies, local organizations and communities, and individuals contributed to the project through financial, intellectual, and logistical support. On behalf of TNC, we would like to express our sincere thanks to all of them. First, we would like to extend our gratitude to the Government of Haiti through the National Protected Areas Agency (ANAP) of the Ministry of Environment, and particularly Minister Dominique Pierre, Ministre Dieuseul Simon Desras, Mr. -
G Iant Snakes
Copyrighted Material Some pages are omitted from this book preview. Giant Snakes Giant Giant Snakes A Natural History John C. Murphy & Tom Crutchfield Snakes, particularly venomous snakes and exceptionally large constricting snakes, have haunted the human brain for a millennium. They appear to be responsible for our excellent vision, as well as the John C. Murphy & Tom Crutchfield & Tom C. Murphy John anxiety we feel. Despite the dangers we faced in prehistory, snakes now hold clues to solving some of humankind’s most debilitating diseases. Pythons and boas are capable of eating prey that is equal to more than their body weight, and their adaptations for this are providing insight into diabetes. Fascination with snakes has also drawn many to keep them as pets, including the largest species. Their popularity in the pet trade has led to these large constrictors inhabiting southern Florida. This book explores what we know about the largest snakes, how they are kept in captivity, and how they have managed to traverse ocean barriers with our help. Copyrighted Material Some pages are omitted from this book preview. Copyrighted Material Some pages are omitted from this book preview. Giant Snakes A Natural History John C. Murphy & Tom Crutchfield Copyrighted Material Some pages are omitted from this book preview. Giant Snakes Copyright © 2019 by John C. Murphy & Tom Cructhfield All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed in the United States of America First Printing March 2019 ISBN 978-1-64516-232-2 Paperback ISBN 978-1-64516-233-9 Hardcover Published by: Book Services www.BookServices.us ii Copyrighted Material Some pages are omitted from this book preview. -
The Cuban Boa, Chilabothrus Angulifer
WWW.IRCF.ORG/REPTILESANDAMPHIBIANSJOURNALTABLE OF CONTENTS IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANSIRCF REPTILES • VOL15, N &O 4AMPHIBIANS • DEC 2008 189 • 22(1):8–15 • MAR 2015 IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS CONSERVATION AND NATURAL HISTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURE ARTICLES At the. Chasing Lower Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer Size sayi) in Wisconsin: Limit of Snakes Preying On the Road to Understanding the Ecology and Conservation of the Midwest’s Giant Serpent ...................... Joshua M. Kapfer 190 . The Shared History of Treeboas (Corallus grenadensis) and Humans on Grenada: on BatsA Hypothetical in Excursionthe ............................................................................................................................ West Indies: The RobertCuban W. Henderson 198 Boa, RESEARCHChilabothrus ARTICLES angulifer (Boidae) . 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 1 2 3 .............................................Tomás M. BrianRodríguez-Cabrera J. Camposano, Kenneth L., Krysko,Javier Kevin Torres M. Enge,, andEllen M.Ruben Donlan, Marreroand Michael Granatosky 212 1Jardín Botánico de Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, CP 59290, Cuba ([email protected]) CONSERVATION ALERT 2Departamento de Biología Animal y Humana, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de la Habana, La Habana, CP 10400, Cuba ([email protected]) . 3 DivisiónWorld’s de Zoología Mammals dein CrisisVertebrados, ............................................................................................................................................................ -
Multiple Evolutionary Origins and Losses of Tooth Complexity
bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.15.042796; this version posted April 16, 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 Multiple evolutionary origins and losses of tooth 2 complexity in squamates 3 4 Fabien Lafuma*a, Ian J. Corfe*a, Julien Clavelb,c, Nicolas Di-Poï*a 5 6 aDevelopmental Biology Program, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, FIN- 7 00014 Helsinki, Finland 8 bDepartment of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, London SW7 5DB, United 9 Kingdom 10 cLaboratoire d’Écologie des Hydrosystèmes Naturels et Anthropisés (LEHNA), Université 11 Claude Bernard Lyon 1 – UMR CNRS 5023, ENTPE, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France 12 13 *Mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.15.042796; this version posted April 16, 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. 14 Teeth act as tools for acquiring and processing food and so hold a prominent role in 15 vertebrate evolution1,2. In mammals, dental-dietary adaptations rely on tooth shape and 16 complexity variations controlled by cusp number and pattern – the main features of the 17 tooth surface3,4. -
AC27 Doc. 25.1
Original language: English AC27 Doc. 25.1 CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA ____________ Twenty-seventh meeting of the Animals Committee Veracruz (Mexico), 28 April – 3 May 2014 Interpretation and implementation of the Convetnion Species trade and conservation Standard nomenclature [Resoltuion Conf. 12.11 (Rev. CoP16)] REPORT OF THE SPECIALIST ON ZOOLOGICAL NOMENCLATURE 1. This document has been prepared by the specialist on zoological nomenclature of the Animals Committee1. Nomenclatural tasks referred to the Animals Committee by CoP16 2. Hippocampus taxonomy At CoP16 Australia had asked for the recognition of a number of Hippocampus species. As this request had been made after Annex 6 (Rev.1) of CoP16 Doc 43.1 (Rev.1) had been adopted already it was decided to refer the discussion of this issue to the next Animal Committee meeting. The specialist on zoological nomenclature has contacted Australia to clarify the issue. Australia requests the following species to be recognized as valid species under CITES based on Kuiter, R.H. (2001): Revision of the Australian seahorses of the genus Hippocampus (Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae) with a description of nine new species - Records of the Australian Museum, 53: 293-340. Hippocampus bleekeri FOWLER, 1907 - split from Hippocampus abdominalis LESSON, 1827 Hippocampus dahli OGILBY, 1908 - split from Hippocampus trimaculatus LEACH, 1814 Hippocampus elongatus CASTELNAU, 1873 (to be reinstated for H. subelongatus CASTELNAU, 1873) Hippocampus kampylotrachelos BLEEKER, 1854 - split from Hippocampus trimaculatus LEACH, 1814 Hippocampus planifrons PETERS, 1877 - split from Hippocampus kuda BLEEKER, 1852 Hippocampus taeniopterus BLEEKER, 1852 - split from Hippocampus kuda BLEEKER, 1852 Hippocampus tristis CASTELNAU, 1872 - split from Hippocampus kuda BLEEKER, 1852 Hippocampus tuberculatus CASTELNAU, 1875 - split from Hippocampus breviceps PETERS, 1869 H. -
NEWSLETTER Volume 14 • Winter 2014
NEWSLETTER Volume 14 • Winter 2014 Jamaican Iguana (Cyclura collei): See page 9 for an update on the serious threats this species is facing in the Portland Bight Protected Area in Jamaica In This Issue The mission of the IUCN SSC Iguana Specialist Group is to prioritize and facilitate conservation, science, and awareness programs that help ensure the survival of wild iguanas and their habitats. ISG Updates Message from the Co-chairs and Program Officer......................................3 Advances in Systematics, Ecology, and Conservation of Iguanas Monograph..................................................................................................3 Fifty-Year Anniversary of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species..........4 Redesign of International Iguana Foundation (IIF) Website........................4 IIF Social Media ..........................................................................................5 ISG Google Plus Page and Photospheres.....................................................7 2014 ISG Meeting Summary........................................................................8 Iguana News Update on the Threat of a Transshipment Port Development Proposal in Jamaica..................................................................................................9 ISG Newsletter 14 • Winter 2014 Update on the Critical Situation in the Dominican Republic...................11 Smuggled Bahamian Iguanas Found in UK...............................................12 Taxon Reports First Assessment of I. delicatissima -
Unrestricted Species
UNRESTRICTED SPECIES Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes) Atheriniformes (Silversides) Scientific Name Common Name Bedotia geayi Madagascar Rainbowfish Melanotaenia boesemani Boeseman's Rainbowfish Melanotaenia maylandi Maryland's Rainbowfish Melanotaenia splendida Eastern Rainbow Fish Beloniformes (Needlefishes) Scientific Name Common Name Dermogenys pusilla Wrestling Halfbeak Characiformes (Piranhas, Leporins, Piranhas) Scientific Name Common Name Abramites hypselonotus Highbacked Headstander Acestrorhynchus falcatus Red Tail Freshwater Barracuda Acestrorhynchus falcirostris Yellow Tail Freshwater Barracuda Anostomus anostomus Striped Headstander Anostomus spiloclistron False Three Spotted Anostomus Anostomus ternetzi Ternetz's Anostomus Anostomus varius Checkerboard Anostomus Astyanax mexicanus Blind Cave Tetra Boulengerella maculata Spotted Pike Characin Carnegiella strigata Marbled Hatchetfish Chalceus macrolepidotus Pink-Tailed Chalceus Charax condei Small-scaled Glass Tetra Charax gibbosus Glass Headstander Chilodus punctatus Spotted Headstander Distichodus notospilus Red-finned Distichodus Distichodus sexfasciatus Six-banded Distichodus Exodon paradoxus Bucktoothed Tetra Gasteropelecus sternicla Common Hatchetfish Gymnocorymbus ternetzi Black Skirt Tetra Hasemania nana Silver-tipped Tetra Hemigrammus erythrozonus Glowlight Tetra Hemigrammus ocellifer Head and Tail Light Tetra Hemigrammus pulcher Pretty Tetra Hemigrammus rhodostomus Rummy Nose Tetra *Except if listed on: IUCN Red List (Endangered, Critically Endangered, or Extinct -
Animal Taxonomy and Nomenclature
AC28 Doc. 21.1 Annex 9 UNEP-WCMC technical report Animal taxonomy and nomenclature New species and other proposed taxonomic and nomenclatural changes relating to animal species (mammals, most reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates) listed in the EU wildlife trade regulations (which include all CITES listed species) Animal taxonomy and nomenclature: New species and other proposed 2 taxonomic and nomenclatural changes relating to animal species (mammals, most reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates) listed in the EU wildlife trade regulations (including CITES listed species) Prepared for The European Commission, Directorate General Environment, Directorate E - Global & Regional Challenges, LIFE ENV.E.2. – Global Sustainability, Trade & Multilateral Agreements, Brussels, Belgium Prepared June 2015 Copyright European Commission 2015 Citation UNEP-WCMC. 2015. Animal taxonomy and nomenclature: New species and other proposed taxonomic and nomenclatural changes relating to animal species (mammals, most reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates) listed in the EU wildlife trade regulations (including CITES listed species). UNEP- WCMC, Cambridge. The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) is the specialist biodiversity assessment of the United Nations Environment Programme, the world’s foremost intergovernmental environmental organization. The Centre has been in operation for over 30 years, combining scientific research with policy advice and the development of decision tools. We are able to provide objective, scientifically rigorous products and services to help decision-makers recognize the value of biodiversity and apply this knowledge to all that they do. To do this, we collate and verify data on biodiversity and ecosystem services that we analyze and interpret in comprehensive assessments, making the results available in appropriate forms for national and international level decision-makers and businesses. -
Large Divergence and Low Diversity Suggest Genetically Informed Conservation Strategies for the Endangered Virgin Islands Boa (Chilabothrus Monensis) R
Global Ecology and Conservation 3 (2015) 487–502 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Global Ecology and Conservation journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/gecco Original research article Large divergence and low diversity suggest genetically informed conservation strategies for the endangered Virgin Islands Boa (Chilabothrus monensis) R. Graham Reynolds a,b,∗, Alberto R. Puente-Rolón c, Renata Platenberg d, R. Kirsten Tyler b, Peter J. Tolson e, Liam J. Revell b a Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology & Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA 02138, USA b Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA, 02125, USA c Departamento de Ciencias y Tecnología, Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, Recinto Arecibo, Arecibo, Puerto Rico 00614, USA d College of Science and Mathematics, University of the Virgin Islands, #2 John Brewers Bay, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, 00802, USA e Toledo Zoo, PO Box 140130, Toledo, OH, 43614, USA article info a b s t r a c t Article history: The Virgin Islands boa (Chilabothrus monensis) was listed as critically endangered by the Received 12 August 2014 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1979, and is presently known to occur in two disjunct re- Received in revised form 2 February 2015 gions: Isla de Mona and the eastern Puerto Rico Bank. Populations of the species are highly Accepted 3 February 2015 vulnerable and are hypothesized to have contracted considerably from their former range. Available online 11 February 2015 Here we conduct intraspecific genetic analyses for this species using mitochondrial and nuclear loci as well as population genetic simulations. -
Genetic Divergence and Diversity in the Mona And
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 88 (2015) 144–153 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ympev Genetic divergence and diversity in the Mona and Virgin Islands Boas, Chilabothrus monensis (Epicrates monensis) (Serpentes: Boidae), West Indian snakes of special conservation concern ⇑ Javier A. Rodríguez-Robles a, , Tereza Jezkova a,1, Matthew K. Fujita b, Peter J. Tolson c, Miguel A. García d,e a School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4004, USA b Department Biology, University of Texas at Arlington, 501 S. Nedderman Drive, Arlington, TX 76019, USA c Department of Conservation and Research, The Toledo Zoo, P.O. Box 140130, Toledo, OH 43614-0130, USA d Bureau of Fisheries and Wildlife, Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, P.O. Box 366147, San Juan, PR 00936-6147, USA e Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation, University of Puerto Rico, P.O. Box 23341, Río Piedras, PR 00931-3341, USA article info abstract Article history: Habitat fragmentation reduces the extent and connectivity of suitable habitats, and can lead to changes in Received 22 July 2014 population genetic structure. Limited gene flow among isolated demes can result in increased genetic Revised 24 February 2015 divergence among populations, and decreased genetic diversity within demes. We assessed patterns of Accepted 20 March 2015 genetic variation in the Caribbean boa Chilabothrus monensis (Epicrates monensis) using two mitochon- Available online 30 March 2015 drial and seven nuclear markers, and relying on the largest number of specimens of these snakes exam- ined to date.