Preliminary Data on the Age Structure of Phrynocephalus Horvathi in Mount Ararat (Northeastern Anatolia, Turkey)
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REPTILIA: SQUAMATA: PHRYNOSOMATIDAE Sceloporus Poinsettii
856.1 REPTILIA: SQUAMATA: PHRYNOSOMATIDAE Sceloporus poinsettii Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. Webb, R.G. 2008. Sceloporus poinsettii. Sceloporus poinsettii Baird and Girard Crevice Spiny Lizard Sceloporus poinsettii Baird and Girard 1852:126. Type-locality, “Rio San Pedro of the Rio Grande del Norte, and the province of Sonora,” restricted to either the southern part of the Big Burro Moun- tains or the vicinity of Santa Rita, Grant County, New Mexico by Webb (1988). Lectotype, National Figure 1. Adult male Sceloporus poinsettii poinsettii (UTEP Museum of Natural History (USNM) 2952 (subse- 8714) from the Magdalena Mountains, Socorro County, quently recataloged as USNM 292580), adult New Mexico (photo by author). male, collected by John H. Clark in company with Col. James D. Graham during his tenure with the U.S.-Mexican Boundary Commission in late Au- gust 1851 (examined by author). See Remarks. Sceloporus poinsetii: Duméril 1858:547. Lapsus. Tropidolepis poinsetti: Dugès 1869:143. Invalid emendation (see Remarks). Sceloporus torquatus Var. C.: Bocourt 1874:173. Sceloporus poinsetti: Yarrow “1882"[1883]:58. Invalid emendation. S.[celoporus] t.[orquatus] poinsettii: Cope 1885:402. Seloporus poinsettiii: Herrick, Terry, and Herrick 1899:123. Lapsus. Sceloporus torquatus poinsetti: Brown 1903:546. Sceloporus poissetti: Král 1969:187. Lapsus. Figure 2. Adult female Sceloporus poinsettii axtelli (UTEP S.[celoporus] poinssetti: Méndez-De la Cruz and Gu- 11510) from Alamo Mountain (Cornudas Mountains), tiérrez-Mayén 1991:2. Lapsus. Otero County, New Mexico (photo by author). Scelophorus poinsettii: Cloud, Mallouf, Mercado-Al- linger, Hoyt, Kenmotsu, Sanchez, and Madrid 1994:119. Lapsus. Sceloporus poinsetti aureolus: Auth, Smith, Brown, and Lintz 2000:72. -
Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Habitat
TECHNICAL NOTES U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE NEW MEXICO September, 2011 BIOLOGY TECHNICAL NOTE NO. 53 CRITERIA FOR BRUSH MANAGEMENT (314) in Lesser Prairie-Chicken and Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Habitat Introduction NRCS policy requires that when providing technical and financial assistance NRCS will recommend only conservation treatments that will avoid or minimize adverse effects, and to the extent practicable, provide long-term benefit to federal candidate species (General Manual 190 Part 410.22(E)(7)). This technical note provides the criteria to ensure that the NRCS practice of Brush Management (314) will avoid or minimize any adverse effects to two Candidate Species for Federal listing: the lesser prairie chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus (LEPC), and dunes sagebrush lizard Sceloporus arenicolus (DSL). Species Involved The lesser prairie chicken is a species of prairie grouse native to the southern high plains of the U.S.; including the sandhill rangelands of eastern New Mexico. The dunes sagebrush lizard is native only to a small area of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas, with a habitat range that overlaps the lesser prairie chicken range, but only occurs in the sand dune complexes associated with shinnery oak (Quercus havardii Rydb.). Both species’ habitat includes a component of brush: shinnery oak and/or sand sagebrush (Artemisia filifolia Torr.). See Appendix 1 and 2 for more details on each species. Geographic Area Covered by Technical Note No. 53 encompasses private and state lands within the range that supports the dunes sagebrush lizard and lesser prairie chicken habitat. This includes portions of seven counties in New Mexico: Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Lea, Roosevelt, and Quay counties. -
Animal Information Natural Treasures Reptiles (Non-Snakes)
1 Animal Information Natural Treasures Reptiles (Non-Snakes) Table of Contents Red-footed Tortoise…………….………………………………………………………..2 Argentine Black and white Tegu.………………….………………………..……..4 Madagascar Giant Day Gecko.……………………………………….……..………5 Henkel’s Leaf-Tailed Gecko……………………………………………………………6 Panther Chameleon………………………………………………………………………8 Prehensile-tailed Skink………………………………………….……………………..10 Chuckwalla………………………………………………………….……………………….12 Crevice Spiny Lizard……………………………………………………………………..14 Gila Monster……………………………………………..………………………………...15 Dwarf Caiman………….…………………………………………………………………..17 Spotted Turtle……………………………………………………………………………..19 Mexican Beaded Lizard………………………………………………………………..21 Collared Lizard………………………………………………………………………....…23 Red-footed Tortoise Geocheloidis carbonaria 2 John Ball Zoo Habitat – Depending on whether they can be found either in the Natural Treasures Building or outside in the children’s zoo area across from the Budgie Aviary. Individual Animals: 1 Male, 1 Female Male – Morty (Smooth shell) o Age unknown . Records date back to 1985 o Arrived October 11, 2007 o Weight: 8.5lbs Female - Ethel o Age unknown o Arrived June 02, 2011 o Weight: 9.5-10lbs Life Expectancy Insufficient data Statistics Carapace Length – 1.6 feet for males, females tend to be smaller Diet – Frugivore – an animal that mainly eats fruit Wild – Fruit during the wet season and flowers during the dry season o Some soil and fungi Zoo – Salad mix (greens, fruits, veggies) hard boiled eggs, and fish o Fed twice a week Predators Other than humans, there is no information available concerning predators. Habitat Tropical, terrestrial Rainforests and savanna areas. It prefers heavily forested, humid habitats but avoids muddy areas due to low burrowing capacity of these habitats. Region Throughout the South American mainland and North of Argentina. Red-footed Tortoise 3 Geocheloidis carbonaria Reproduction – Polygynous (having more than one female as a mate at a time). -
Sceloporus Jarrovii)By Chiggers and Malaria in the Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona
THE SOUTHWESTERN NATURALIST 54(2):204–207 JUNE 2009 NOTE INFECTION OF YARROW’S SPINY LIZARDS (SCELOPORUS JARROVII)BY CHIGGERS AND MALARIA IN THE CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA GRE´ GORY BULTE´ ,* ALANA C. PLUMMER,ANNE THIBAUDEAU, AND GABRIEL BLOUIN-DEMERS Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, 30 Marie-Curie, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada *Correspondent: [email protected] ABSTRACT—We measured prevalence of malaria infection and prevalence and intensity of chigger infection in Yarrow’s spiny lizards (Sceloporus jarrovii) from three sites in the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona. Our primary objective was to compare parasite load among sites, sexes, and reproductive classes. We also compared our findings to those of previous studies on malaria and chiggers in S. jarrovii from the same area. Of lizards examined, 85 and 93% were infected by malaria and chiggers, respectively. Prevalence of malaria was two times higher than previously reported for the same area, while prevalence of chiggers was similar to previous findings. Intensity of chigger infection was variable among sites, but not among reproductive classes. The site with the highest intensity of chigger infection also had the most vegetative cover, suggesting that this habitat was more favorable for non- parasitic adult chiggers. RESUMEN—Medimos la frecuencia de infeccio´n por malaria y la frecuencia e intensidad de infeccio´n por a´caros en la lagartija espinosa Sceloporus jarrovii de tres sitios en las montan˜as Chiricahua del sureste de Arizona. Nuestro objetivo principal fue comparar la carga de para´sitos entre sitios, sexos y clases reproductivas. Adicionalmente comparamos nuestros hallazgos con estudios previos sobre malaria y a´caros para esta especie en la misma a´rea. -
The San Pedro River in Southeastern Arizona
Lowland Riparian Herpetofaunas: The San Pedro River in Southeastern Arizona Philip C. Rosen School of Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Abstract—Previous work has shown that southeastern Arizona has a characteristic, high diversity lowland riparian herpetofauna with 62-68 or more species along major stream corridors, and 46-54 species in shorter reaches within single biomes, based on intensive fieldwork and museum record surveys. The San Pedro River supports this characteristic herpetofauna, at least some of which still occurs in the lower basin within the Sonoran Desert. It has about 64 species (55 vouchered to date), with 48-53 species within each of three somewhat ecologically homogeneous portions of the basin. This assemblage is more similar to other lowland herpetofaunas than to an example of a canyon riparian herpetofauna. Most of the characteristic riparian species are not known to be abundant along the San Pedro, and some expected species are apparently absent, suggesting that the herpetofauna may have not yet recovered from the history of grassland, cienega, and bottomland degradation. effort has been most focused in the upper basin, and it is dif- Introduction ficult to entirely separate riparian and non-riparian records, so Remarkably, the riparian herpetofauna of southeastern I have summarized the latter for the upper basin; in the lower Arizona has not been accurately described between Ruthven’s reaches, so little collecting has been done away from the river (1907) and Van Denburgh and Slevin’s (1913) annotations that this was not possible. Museum records were excluded if and records for the Santa Cruz River riparian at Tucson and localities could not be located to an adequate precision, but I the present. -
2010 Board of Governors Report
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Board of Governors Meeting Westin – Narragansett Ballroom B Providence, Rhode Island 7 July 2010 Maureen A. Donnelly Secretary Florida International University College of Arts & Sciences 11200 SW 8th St. - ECS 450 Miami, FL 33199 [email protected] 305.348.1235 13 June 2010 The ASIH Board of Governor's is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 7 July 2010 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm in the Westin Hotel in Narragansett Ballroom B. President Hanken plans to move blanket acceptance of all reports included in this book that cover society business for 2009 and 2010 (in part). The book includes the ballot information for the 2010 elections (Board of Governors and Annual Business Meeting). Governors can ask to have items exempted from blanket approval. These exempted items will be acted upon individually. We will also act individually on items exempted by the Executive Committee. Please remember to bring this booklet with you to the meeting. I will bring a few extra copies to Providence. Please contact me directly (email is best - [email protected]) with any questions you may have. Please notify me if you will not be able to attend the meeting so I can share your regrets with the Governors. I will leave for Providence (via Boston on 4 July 2010) so try to contact me before that date if possible. I will arrive in Providence on the afternoon of 6 July 2010 The Annual Business Meeting will be held on Sunday 11 July 2010 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in The Rhode Island Convention Center (RICC) in Room 556 AB. -
REPTILIA: SQUAMATA: PHRYNOSOMATIDAE Sceloporus Shannonorum
813.1 REPTILIA: SQUAMATA: PHRYNOSOMATIDAE Sceloporus shannonorum Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. Smith, H.M., E.A. Liner, P. Ponce-Campos, and D. Chiszar. 2006. Sceloporus shannonorum. Sceloporus shannonorum Langebartel Shannon's Spiny Lizard Sceloporus heterolepis Boulenger 1894:724 (part; the syntype British Museum (Natural History) (BMNH) 92.2.8.30 from Rancho La Berberia, Sierra de BolaRos, Jalisco, Mexico). Sceloporus shannonorum Langebartel 1959:25. Type-locality, "37 miles by road from Concordia, Sinaloa, near the Durango-Sinaloa border". Holo- Figure 1. Sceloporus shannonorum from 0.6 km W. type, University of Illinois Museum of Natural His- of Revolcadores, Durango, Mexico. Photograph cour- tory (UIMNH) 43060, adult male, collected by J. tesy of Robert G. Webb. Schaffner, 2 September 1957 (examined by HMS). Sceloporus heterolepis shannonorum: Webb 1969: 305. Sceloporus shannorum: Gilboa 1974:107 (incorrect subsequent spelling). CONTENT. No subspecies are recognized. DEFINITION. A medium-sized species, maximum SVL 78 mm in males, 73 mm in females: at least the lateral scales irregular in size, small ones scattered among larger scales; large dorsolateral nuchal scales sharply differentiated from small lateral nuchal scales, the outer row forming a prominent lateral nuc- ha1 fringe and tuft; dorsals 41-49, mean 45.3; lateral Figure 2. Habitat of Sceloporus shannonorum in scale rows oblique, posteriorly converging dorsally Durango, Mexico. Photograph courtesy of Robert G. almost to midline; femoral pores 13-1 9, mean 15.7; Webb. head scales more or less normal for the genus; two canthals; supraoculars in two rows, scales of medial areas of tiny scales separate two paravertebral rows row much the larger. -
Gastrointestinal Helminths of the Crevice Spiny Lizard, Sceloporus Poinsettii (Phrynosomatidae)
OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME 60, NUMBER 2, JULY 1993 263 Chandler, A. C., and R. Rausch. 1947. A study of book of North American Birds. Vol. 4. Yale Uni- strigeids from owls in north central United States. versity Press, New Haven, Connecticut. Transactions of the American Microscopical So- Newsom, I. E., and E. N. Stout. 1933. Proventriculitis ciety 66:283-292. in chickens due to flukes. Veterinary Medicine 28: Dubois, G., and R. Rausch. 1948. Seconde contri- 462^63. bution a 1'etude des-strigeides—(Trematode) Nord- Pence, D. B., J. M. Aho, A. O. Bush, A. G. Canaris, Americains. Societe Neuchateloise des Sciences J. A. Conti, W. R. Davidson, T. A. Dick, G. W. Natureles 71:29-61. Esch, T. Goater, W. Fitzpatrick, D. J. Forrester, , and . 1950a. A contribution to the J. C. Holmes, W. M. Samuel, J. M. Kinsella, J. study of North American strigeoids (Trematoda). Moore, R. L. Rausch, W. Threfall, and T. A. American Midland Naturalist 43:1-31. Wheeler. 1988. In Letters to the editor. Journal , and . 1950b. Troisieme contribution of Parasitology 74:197-198. al'etude des strigeides. (Trematode) Nord-Amer- Ramalingam, S., and W. M. Samuel. 1978. Hel- icains. Societe Neuchateloise des Sciences Natu- minths in the great horned owl. Bubo virginianus, reles 73:19-50. and snowy owl, Nyctea scandiaca, of Alberta. Ca- Morgan, B. B. 1943. The Physalopterinae (Nema- nadian Journal of Zoology 56:2454-2456. toda) of Aves. Transactions of the American Mi- Rausch, R. 1948. Observations on cestodes in North croscopical Society 62:72-80. American owls with the description of Choano- . -
Fish, Amphibian, Fungi, Mammal, Mollusk, Reptile FISH Common
Fish, Amphibian, Fungi, Mammal, Mollusk, Reptile FISH Cottonmouth-Agkistrodon piscivorus Common Carp-Cyprinus carpio Western Cottonmouth-Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma AMPHIBIAN Yellowbelly Racer-Coluber constrictor flaviventris Blanchard's Cricket Frog-Acris blanchardi Western Diamondback Rattlesnake-Crotalus atrox Cope's Gray Tree Frog-Hyla chrysoscelis Blotched Water Snake-Nerodia erythrogaster transversa Green Tree Frog-Hyla cinerea Western Rat Snake-Pantherophis obsoletus Gray Tree Frog-Hyla versicolor Rough Earthsnake-Virginia striatula Gulf Coast Toad-Incilius nebulifer Mediterranean House Gecko-Hemidactylus turcicus American Bullfrog-Lithobates catesbeianus Texas Spiny Lizard-Sceloporus olivaceus Southern Leopard Frog-Lithobates sphenocephalus Three-toed Box Turtle-Terrapene carolina triunguis Spotted Chorus Frog-Pseudacris clarkii Pond Slider-Trachemys scripta Cajun Chorus Frog-Pseudacris fouquettei Red-eared Slider-Trachemys scripta elegans Strecker's Chorus Frog-Pseudacris streckeri Eastern Spiny Softshell-Apalone spinifera Snapping Turtle-Chelydra serpentina ? (iNat has as animalia) Millipedes-Diplopoda FUNGI Gilled Mushrooms-Agaricales Jelly Ear-Auricularia auricula-judae Shelf Fungi-Polyporales Mushroom-Polyporus arcularius MAMMAL Coyote-Canis latrans Nine-banded Armadillo-Dasypus novemcinctus Bobcat-Lynx rufus Striped Skunk-Mephitis mephitis White-tailed Deer-Odocoileus virginianus Collared Peccary-Pecari tajacu Raccoon-Procyon lotor Fox Squirrel-Sciurus niger Wild Pig-Sus scrofa Eastern Cottontail-Sylvilagus floridanus Gray Fox-Urocyon cinereoargenteus MOLLUSK Milk Snail-Otala lactea Ramshorn Snails-Planorbidae southern flatcoil snail-Polygyra cereolus Prairie Rabdotus snail-Rabdotus mooreanus Decollate Snail-Rumina decollata ? (iNat has as protozoa) Dog Vomit Slime Mold-Fuligo septica REPTILE Copperhead-Agkistrodon contortrix Broad-banded Copperhead-Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus . -
14Th European Congress of Herpetology
14th european congress of herpetology 19-23 September, 2007 Porto - Portugal PROGRAMME 14th european congress of herpetology – 19-23 September, 2007 – Porto, Portugal 14th european congress of herpetology Organizing Committee Miguel A. Carretero (Portugal) José C. Brito (Portugal) Scientific Committee E. Nicholas Arnold (UK) José C. Brito (Portugal) Carles Carreras (Spain) Miguel A. Carretero (Portugal) Ylenia Chiari (USA) Nuno Ferrand (Portugal) D. James Harris (Portugal) Ulrich Joger (Germany) Petros Lymberakis (Greece) Adolfo Marco (Spain) Marcio Martins (Brazil) Robert W. Murphy (Canada) Göran Nilson (Sweden) Johannes Penner (Germany) Anton Stumpel (The Netherlands) Secretariat Bárbara Mendonça (Portugal) Executive commission Diana Barbosa (Portugal), Silvia Carvalho (Portugal), Miguel Fonseca (Portugal), Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou (Portugal/Spain), Alexandra Lima (Portugal), Alexandra Marques (Portugal), Fernando Martínez-Freiria (Spain), Ana Perera (Portugal), Catarina Rato (Portugal), Sara Rocha (Portugal/Spain), Raquel Ribeiro (Portugal/Spain), Neftalí Sillero (Portugal), Claudia Soares (Portugal), José Teixeira (Portugal), Raquel Vasconcelos, (Portugal), Carla Veríssimo (Portugal). 19-23 September, 2007 Fundação Dr. António Cupertino de Miranda Porto - Portugal 2 14th european congress of herpetology – 19-23 September, 2007 – Porto, Portugal PROGRAMME OVERVIEW Wednesday 19 September Thursday 20 September Friday 21 September Saturday 22 September Sunday 23 September 08:30 Arrival and registration 09:00 Plenary Lecture Plenary Lecture -
Life History Account for Desert Spiny Lizard
California Wildlife Habitat Relationships System California Department of Fish and Wildlife California Interagency Wildlife Task Group DESERT SPINY LIZARD Sceloporus magister Family: PHRYNOSOMATIDAE Order: SQUAMATA Class: REPTILIA R020 Written by: R. Marlow Reviewed by: T. Papenfuss Edited by: S. Granholm Updated by: CWHR Program Staff, March 2000, January 2014 DISTRIBUTION, ABUNDANCE, AND SEASONALITY In California, the desert spiny lizard is widely distributed throughout the Sonoran and Colorado deserts. Its elevational range extends from sea level to 2130 m (7000 ft) (Macey and Papenfuss 1991). This species occurs in a variety of habitats, especially Joshua tree, palm oasis, desert succulent shrub, and desert wash, usually in rocky areas. It is active from April to October (Stebbins 1954, Oliver 1955, Tanner and Krough 1973). SPECIFIC HABITAT REQUIREMENTS Feeding: This lizard eats primarily insects; ants, beetles, flies, grasshoppers; other lizards and some plant material (Stebbins 1954). Cover: Where rocks are present they are used for cover. Yucca, trees, and various shrubs are used for perches and cover when rocks are not present (Stebbins 1954). Reproduction: This species presumably lays eggs in nests constructed in friable, sandy, well-drained soil. Water: Water probably not required. Pattern: This species occurs in a variety of habitats that provide rocks, Yucca, trees or shrubs for perches. This lizard spends much of its time on elevated perches, from which it forages and engages in social communication. SPECIES LIFE HISTORY Activity Patterns: This lizard becomes active early in the spring, usually by April, and remains active until October. Higher-elevation populations become active a little later. The lizards are diurnal and remain active, or at least visible, on conspicuous elevated perches throughout the day. -
Of Herpetology and SEH Ordinary General Meeting
14th european congress of herpetology and SEH ordinary general meeting 19-23 september 2007 porto, portugal programme & abstracts 19-23 September, 2007 Fundação Dr. António Cupertino de Miranda Porto - Portugal Organizing Committee Miguel A. Carretero (Portugal) José C. Brito (Portugal) Scientific Committee E. Nicholas Arnold (UK) José C. Brito (Portugal) Carles Carreras (Spain) Miguel A. Carretero (Portugal) Ylenia Chiari (USA) Nuno Ferrand (Portugal) D. James Harris (Portugal) Ulrich Joger (Germany) Petros Lymberakis (Greece) Adolfo Marco (Spain) Marcio Martins (Brazil) Robert W. Murphy (Canada) Göran Nilson (Sweden) Johannes Penner (Germany) Anton Stumpel (The Netherlands) Secretariat Bárbara Mendonça (Portugal) Executive Commission Diana Barbosa (Portugal), Silvia Carvalho (Portugal), Miguel Fonseca (Portugal), Anti- goni Kaliontzopoulou (Portugal), Alexandra Lima (Portugal), Alexandra Marques (Portugal), Fernando Martínez-Freiria (Spain), Ana Perera (Portugal), Catarina Rato (Portugal), Raquel Ribeiro (Portugal), Sara Rocha (Portugal), Neftalí Sillero (Portugal), Claudia Soares (Portugal), José Teixeira (Portugal), Raquel Vasconcelos (Portugal) 14th European Congress of Herpetology, Porto (Portugal), 19-23 September 2007. Ab- stract Book. PUBLISHED BY CIBIO, Campus Agrário de Vairão, R.ua Padre Armando Quintas, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal. PRINTED BY Tipografia Camões. Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. LEGAL DEPOSIT September 2007 Welcome Welcome Herpetologists! Two years ago, after the very successful 13th meeting of the European herpetologists