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AdactylyFEATURE ARTICLES in a Mawphlang Odorous , . Chasing Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi) in Wisconsin: OdorranaOn the Road to mawphlangensisUnderstanding the Ecology and Conservation of the Midwest’s (PillaiGiant Serpent ...... and Joshua M. KapferChanda 190 . The Shared History of Treeboas (Corallus grenadensis) and Humans on Grenada: 1977)A Hypothetical (Ranidae),Excursion ...... from Mizoram,Robert W. Henderson India 198 RESEARCH ARTICLES Vanlal Siammawii,. The Texas HornedMalnica Lizard Vanlal in Central Malsawmtluangi, and Western Texas ...... Lal Muansanga, Emily Henry, Lal Jason Biakzuala, Brewer, Krista and Mougey, Hmar and Gad Tlawmte Perry 204 Lalremsanga . The Knight Anole (Anolis equestris) in Florida Developmental Biology ...... and Herpetology Laboratory,Brian J. Camposano,Department Kenneth of Zoology, L. Krysko, Mizoram Kevin M. University, Enge, Ellen M. Aizawl, Donlan, 796004, and Michael Mizoram, Granatosky India 212([email protected])

CONSERVATION ALERT . World’s Mammals in Crisis ...... 220 ince Gesner (1554). More reportedThan Mammals the ...... first case of a malforma- extent of malformations...... among amphibians 223 in the Hmuifang . The “Dow Jones Index” of Biodiversity ...... 225 Stion in an anuran, such incidences have become alarm- Community Reserve Forest are still unknown. Brachydactyly ingly common HUSBANDRYdue to overexposure to radiation and envi- in a Nagaland Montane Torrent Toad (Duttaphrynus chan- ronmental contaminants. Captive Care(Ankley of the Central et al. Netted 2002; Dragon Blaustein ...... and dai) (Siammawii et al., in Shannon press) Plummer and a 226Tamenglong Horned Johnson 2003; LundePROFILE and Johnson 2012). One type of mal- formation is adactyly,. Kraig a Adler: specific A Lifetime form Promoting of ectrodactyly, Herpetology ...... which Michael L. Treglia 234 is characterized by the absence of all digits on a limb (Henle et al. 2017a). COMMENTARY . The Turtles Have Been Watching Me ...... Eric Gangloff 238 The Mawphlang Odorous Frog, Odorrana mawphlan- gensis (Pillai andBOOK Chanda REVIEW 1977), is a large frog distributed throughout northeastern. Threatened India Amphibians (Frost of the 2021). World edited One by S.N.popula Stuart,- M. Hoffmann, J.S. Chanson, N.A. Cox, tion inhabiting a streamR. Berridge, below P. hilly Ramani, grass-covered and B.E. Young ...... terrain was Robert Powell 243 breeding from late CONSERVATION April and early RESEARCH June (Lalremsanga REPORTS: Summaries2017). of Published Conservation Research Reports ...... 245 An adult male NATURAL O. mawphlangensis HISTORY RESEARCH (SVL REPORTS 78.68: mm)Summaries of Published Reports on Natural History ...... 247 with adactyly was NEWBRIEFScollected on ...... 11 June 2016 from a seasonal ...... 248  EDITORIAL INFORMATION ...... 251 streamlet (23°27'15.31"N; FOCUS ON CONSERVATION92°45'07.34"E;: A1,483 Project Youm asl)Can Supportat ...... 252 Hmuifang Community Reserve Forest, Aizawl District, about 50 km south of Aizawl, Mizoram. The specimen was identi- fied based on the original description of the (Pillai and Chanda 1977) and catalogued in theFront Departmental Cover. Shannon Plummer. Museum Back Cover. Michael Kern of Zoology, Mizoram University (MZMUTotat et velleseque 132). audant All mofive dig- Totat et velleseque audant mo its of the left hindlimb were greatlyestibus reduced inveliquo in velique length rerchil (Fig. 1) estibus inveliquo velique rerchil erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus and we saw no evidence that this conditionaut dolor apicto was invere a resultpe dolum of an aut dolor apicto invere pe dolum injury. This is the first documentedfugiatis case maionsequat of adactyly eumque in this fugiatis maionsequat eumque species. moditia erere nonsedis ma sectiatur moditia erere nonsedis ma sectia- ma derrovitae voluptam, as quos tur ma derrovitae voluptam, as Various reports revealed that exposureaccullabo. to water contami- nated with pollutants, pesticides, herbicides, retinoids and retinoid mimics, steroid-mimicking contaminants, petro- chemicals, and metals, along with microbial diseases, para- sitic infections, ultraviolet radiation, and global warming are principal causes of abnormalities in anurans (see Hall and Henry 1992; Chambon 1993; Kirk 1998; Marco et al. 2002; Blaustein and Johnson 2003; Degitz et al. 2003; Ankley et al. 2002; Johnson et al. 2001; Schoff et al. 2003; Lunde and Fig. 1. Dorsal and ventral views of a Mawphlang Odorous Frog (Odorrana Johnson 2012; Henle et al. 2017b; Monico et al. 2019). The mawphlangensis) with adactyly on its left hindlimb. Photograph by Lal cause of this abnormality in this particular species and the Muansanga.

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