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SWCHR BULLETIN ISSN 2330-6025 Index to Volumes 1 through 5 2011 – 2015 Tables of Contents Authors Scientific Names Conservation – Preservation – Education – Public Information Research – Field Studies – Captive Propagation The SWCHR BULLETIN is published quarterly by the SOUTHWESTERN CENTER FOR HERPETOLOGICAL RESEARCH PO Box 624, Seguin TX 78156 www.southwesternherp.com email: [email protected] ISSN 2330-6025 OFFICERS 2015-2016 COMMITTEE CHAIRS PRESIDENT AWARDS AND GRANTS COMMITTEE Tim Cole Gerald Keown VICE PRESIDENT COMMUNICATIONS COMMITEE Gerry Salmon Gerald Keown EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS COMMITTEE Gerald Keown [Vacant] BOARD MEMBERS AT LARGE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE Toby Brock D. Craig McIntyre Gerald Keown Benjamin Stupavsky Robert Twombley Bill White MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE [Vacant] BULLETIN EDITOR Chris McMartin CONSERVATION COMMITTEE ASSOCIATE EDITOR Robert Twombley Tom Lott ABOUT SWCHR Originally founded by Gerald Keown in 2007, SWCHR is a 501(c)(3) non-profit association, governed by a board of directors and dedicated to promoting education of the Association’s members and the general public relating to the natural history, biology, taxonomy, conservation and preservation needs, field studies, and captive propagation of the herpetofauna indigenous to the American Southwest. THE SWCHR LOGO JOINING SWCHR There are several versions of the SWCHR logo, all featuring the For information on becoming a member please visit the Gray-Banded Kingsnake (Lampropeltis alterna), a widely-recognized membership page of the SWCHR web site at reptile native to the Trans-Pecos region of Texas as well as http://www.southwesternherp.com/join.html. adjacent Mexico and New Mexico. ©2016 Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research. The SWCHR Bulletin may not be reproduced in whole or in part on any web site or in any other BACKGROUND IMAGE: Elephant Tusk, Big Bend National Park, TX (Chris publication without the prior explicit written consent of the Southwestern Center McMartin) for Herpetological Research and of the respective author(s) and photographer(s). SWCHR Bulletin 1 Index Volumes 1-5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Tables of Contents, Volumes 1-5 2 Author Index, Volumes 1-5 12 Index of Scientific Names, Volumes 1-5 20 A CALL FOR PAPERS Are you a field herpetologist or a herpetoculturist (amateur or professional in either of those capacities) working with species native to the American Southwest? Do you have a paper or an article you have written for which you would like to find a permanent repository? Want to be assured you will always be able to share it with the world? Submit it to the SWCHR Bulletin for possible publication. Submitted manuscripts from SWCHR members, as well as non-members, will be considered. There are no page charges to have your articles appear in the SWCHR Bulletin, as some other publications now require. To be accepted for publication, submissions must deal with herpetological species native to the American Southwest. Such topics as field notes, county checklists, range extensions, taxonomy, reproduction and breeding, diseases, snake bite and venom research, captive breeding and maintenance, conservation issues, legal issues, etc. are all acceptable. For assistance with formatting manuscripts, search ‘scientific journal article format’ on the internet and tailor the resultant guidance to suit. Previously published articles or papers are acceptable, provided you still hold the copyright to the work and have the right to re-publish it. If we accept your paper or article for publication, you will still continue to be the copyright holder. If your submission has been previously published, please provide the name of the publication in which it appeared along with the date of publication. All submissions should be manually proofed in addition to being spell checked and should be submitted by email as either Microsoft Word or text documents. Send submissions to [email protected]. SWCHR Bulletin 2 Index Volumes 1-5 Tables of Contents, Volumes 1-5 Volume 1, Number 1 (Spring 2011) [PDF] President’s Message, Tom Lott 2 New Members 3 Upcoming Events 3 Annual Membership Round-Up 4 SWCHR Board Adopts a Code of Ethics 6 2010 Annual Financial Statement 7 New State Record for Nevada 8 Successful Breeding in a Pair of Captive Northern Green Rat Snakes, Senticolis triaspis intermedia (Serpentes: 9 Colubridae), Toby Brock Predation by Juvenile Crotalus atrox on an Invasive Species in Texas (Serpentes: Viperidae), Chris McMartin 12 SWCHR 2010 Award for Excellence in Herpetological Photography 15 2011 First Quarter Photographs of the Month 16 SWCHR Bestows First Honorary Life Membership 19 SWCHR Announces the Addition of Position Papers 20 A CALL FOR PAPERS 21 2011 Annual Field Meet Announced 22 Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research Code of Ethics 23 SWCHR Bulletin 3 Index Volumes 1-5 Volume 1, Number 2 (Summer 2011) [PDF] New Members 2 Texas Legislative Update, Gerald Keown 3 2011 Annual Field Meet, Gerald Keown 5 Captive Care of Fringe-toed Lizards, Uma spp. (Lacertilia: Phrynosomatidae), Lou Hamby 10 The Imperiled Dunes Sagebrush Lizard, Sceloporus arenicolus(Lacertilia: Phrynosomatidae), Mark Salvo 17 2011 Second Quarter Photographs of the Month 20 In Memory of William E. “Bill” Haast, 1910 - 2011 23 A CALL FOR PAPERS 24 Volume 1, Number 3 (Fall 2011) [PDF] A Message from the President, Tom Lott 2 Upcoming Event: Sanderson Snake Days 3 Summary of July 17, 2011 Board Meeting, Gerald Keown 4 TPWD Reptile & Amphibian Stamp FAQ, Scott Vaca 6 Amended Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Pertaining to Reptiles and Amphibians, with Commentary by Dr. Andy 8 Gluesenkamp An Annotated Checklist of the Snakes of Atascosa County, Texas, Tom Lott 10 2011 Third Quarter Photographs of the Month 16 Commentary: I Found a Snake, Diego Ortiz 18 A CALL FOR PAPERS 20 SWCHR Bulletin 4 Index Volumes 1-5 Volume 1, Number 4 (Winter 2011) [PDF] A Message from the President, Tom Lott 2 From the Editor, Chris McMartin 3 Summary of September 28, 2011 Board Meeting, Gerald Keown 4 New and Renewing Members This Quarter 4 Upcoming Event: Sanderson Snake Days 5 SWCHR Bulletin Archives Coming Soon 5 SWCHR Now on Facebook 5 Feds Drop Concho Water Snake from ESA, Gerald Keown 6 Eurycea Cave Salamander Adventures, Joe Furman 8 Notes from Recent Salamander Research, Dr. Andy Gluesenkamp, TPWD 18 Observations on Cave Temperatures in the Southwest, Chris McMartin 19 Caving and Herping, Saunders Drukker 26 2011 Fourth Quarter Photographs of the Month 28 A CALL FOR PAPERS 30 SWCHR Bulletin 5 Index Volumes 1-5 Volume 2, Number 1 (Spring 2012) [PDF] A Message from the President, Tom Lott 2 Breeding and Incubation in Captive Northern Green Rat Snakes, Senticolis triaspis intermedia (Serpentes: 3 Colubridae), Toby Brock Southwestern Drought Effects on Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos) Movement in the Central Texas 6 Hill Country (Serpentes: Colubridae), Saunders Drukker Book Review: Lizards of the American Southwest: A Photographic Field Guide, Chris McMartin 7 Observations on the Distribution of the Rio Grande Chirping Frog, Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides campi, 8 in the United States (Anura: Leptodactylidae), Tom Lott 2011 Award for Excellence in Herpetological Photography Presented to Matthijs Hollanders 12 Volume 2, Number 2 (Summer 2012) [PDF] A Message from the President, Tom Lott 2 Sanderson Snake Days Recap, Chris McMartin 3 Preliminary Results of the Sanderson Snake Days Data Collection Project, Chris McMartin 5 Book Review: Common Kingsnakes: A Natural History of Lampropeltis getula, Tom Lott 8 Geographic Distribution Note: Virginia striatula (Serpentes: Colubridae), Tom Lott 10 Volume 2, Number 3 (Fall 2012) [PDF] A Message from the President, Tom Lott 2 A Pattern Mutation in Thornscrub Ratsnakes, Pantherophis guttatus (syn. emoryi) meahllmorum (Serpentes: 3 Colubridae), Toby Brock South Texas Breeding Trials for Arizona Mountain Kingsnakes, Lampropeltis pyromelana pyromelana (Serpentes: 4 Colubridae), John Lassiter Book Review: Texas Amphibians: A Field Guide, Tom Lott 6 Geographic Distribution Note: Terrapene ornata ornata (Testudines: Emydidae), Tom Lott 8 SWCHR Bulletin 6 Index Volumes 1-5 Volume 2, Number 4 (Winter 2012) [PDF] A Message from the President, Tom Lott 2 Natural History Observations of the Anguid Lizard Gerrhonotus infernalis (Baird, 1859) in Travis County, Texas 3 (Lacertilia: Anguidae), Phillip Ralidis and Edward Acuña Feeding Observations of Captive Regal Ringneck Snakes, Diadophis punctatus regalis (Serpentes: Colubridae), 6 Andy O'Connor Notes on Natural History and Captive Maintenance of the Texas Horned Lizard, Phrynosoma cornutum 8 (Lacertilia; Phrynosomatidae), Lou Hamby Book Review: A Field Guide to Oklahoma's Amphibians and Reptiles, Chris McMartin 11 Volume 3, Number 1 (Spring 2013) [PDF] A Message from the President, Toby Brock 2 A Continuing Discussion on the Breeding of Senticolus triaspis intermedia (Serpentes: Colubridae) in Captivity, 3 Toby Brock Naturalistic Southwestern Vivaria, Ben Stupavsky 3 Aberrant Snakes—Some Unusual Field Findings, D. Craig McIntyre 7 Book Review: Amphibians and Reptiles of Texas, With Keys, Taxonomic Synopses, Bibliography, and Distribution Maps 9 (Third Edition, Revised and Updated), Tom Lott The Life and Times of Hans F. Koenig, Orion McElroy and Gerald Keown 11 2012 Award for Excellence in Herpetological Photography Presented to Orry Martin, Gerald Keown 14 Volume 3, Number 2 (Summer 2013) [PDF] A Message from the President, Toby Brock 16 Herpetofaunal Biodiversity
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    National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Chihuahuan Desert National Parks Reptile and Amphibian Inventory Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/CHDN/NRTR—2011/489 ON THE COVER Trans-Pecos Ratsnake (Bogertophis subocularis subocularis) at Big Bend National Park, Texas. Photograph by Dave Prival. Chihuahuan Desert National Parks Reptile and Amphibian Inventory Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/CHDN/NRTR—2011/489 Authors: Dave Prival and Matt Goode School of Natural Resources University of Arizona Editors: Ann Lewis Physical Science Laboratory New Mexico State University M. Hildegard Reiser Chihuahuan Desert Inventory & Monitoring Program National Park Service September 2011 U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Fort Collins, Colorado The National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science office in Fort Collins, Colorado publishes a range of reports that address natural resource topics of interest and applicability to a broad audience in the National Park Service and others in natural resource management, including scientists, conservation and environmental constituencies, and the public. The Natural Resource Technical Report Series is used to disseminate results of scientific studies in the physical, biological, and social sciences for both the advancement of science and the achievement of the National Park Service mission. The series provides contributors with a forum for displaying comprehensive data that are often deleted from journals because of page limitations. All manuscripts in the series receive the appropriate level of peer review to ensure that the information is scientifically credible, technically accurate, appropriately written for the intended audience, and designed and published in a professional manner.
  • Download Vol. 9, No. 7

    Download Vol. 9, No. 7

    BULLETIN OF THE FLORIDA STATE MUSEUM BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Volume 9 Number7 THE CRANIAL ANATOMY OF THE HOG-NOSED SNAKES (HETERODON) W. G. Weaver, Jr. Of I UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Gainesville 1965 Numbers of the BULLETIN OF THE FLORIDA STATE MUSEUM are pub- lished at irregular intervals. Volumes contain about 800 pages and are not nec- essarily completed in any one calendar year. \VALTER AUFFENBERG, Managing Editor OLIVER L . AUSTIN, JR., Edito, Consultants for this issue: Carl Cans James Peters Communications concerning purchase or exchange of the publication and all man- uscripts should be addressed to the Managing Editor of the Bulletin, Florida State Mitseum, Seagle Building, Gainesville, Florida. Published June 9, 1965 Price for this issue $.45 THE CRANIAL ANATOMY OF THE HOG-NOSED SNAKES (HETERODON) W. G. Weaver, Jr.1 SYNOPSIS. The cranial osteology and myology of the Xenodontine snake genus Heterodon are described and. correlated with certain aspects.of the trunk muscula- ture. Comparisons are made with the genus Xenodon and the viperidae. Heterodon, and to a lesser extent Xenodon, are similar to the Viperidae in many features of their cranial and trunk myology. A Xenod6ntine prot6viper is hypothesized that gave rise to three present- day snake groups: (1) the advanced xenodontine snakes such 'as Xenodon, (2) the more primitive but specialized Heterodon, and (3) the vipers. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ..... _.--1._.:.-__---_.- _ 276 The Vertebral Unit 288 Materials _....._..._._...__.-___._ 276 Cranial Myology 288 Systematic P65ition of Hetero- The Adductores Mandibulae__ 288 don and Xenodon 276 The Constrictor Dorsalis -____ 291 Distribution of Heterodon The Intermandibular Muscles_ 292 and Xenodon __.._........._..