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NotesFEATURE on ARTICLES Two of Threatened . Chasing Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi) in Wisconsin: atOn the Roadthe to Understanding Forestry the Ecology and Conservation Campus of the Midwest’s Giant Serpent Complex, ...... Joshua M. Kapfer 190 . The Shared History of Treeboas (Corallus grenadensis) and Humans on Grenada: A HypotheticalHetauda, Excursion ...... Makwanpur, NepalRobert W. Henderson 198 RESEARCH ARTICLES Sandeep. The Chhetri Texas Horned Luitel Lizard1, inAavas Central Pradhan and Western2,3 Texas, Bhuwan ...... Singh Emily Bist Henry,2,3, ArjunJason Brewer, Bhusal Krista2,4 Mougey,, and andRakshanda Gad Perry 204Sedhain5 . The Knight Anole (Anolis equestris) in Florida 1 ...... AgricultureBrian and J. Camposano, Forestry University, Kenneth L. Krysko,Faculty Kevin of Forestry, M. Enge, EllenHetauda, M. Donlan, Makwanpur and Michael Granatosky 212 2School of Forestry and Natural Resources Management, Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, CONSERVATION3Teka Samuha Nepal, ALERT Kathmandu, Nepal ([email protected]; [email protected]) 4 . World’s Mammals in Crisis ...... Green Governance Nepal, Kathamandu, Nepal ...... 220 5 Division. More Forest Than MammalsOffice, Ministry ...... of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment, Birendranagar, ...... Surkheat, Karnali Pardesh, 223 Nepal . The “Dow Jones Index” of Biodiversity ...... 225

HUSBANDRY rom 7 April to. Captive5 July Care 2019, of the Central we observed Netted Dragon six ...... Elongated along the forest-settlement Shannon edge. Plummer Distance 226 to water was 3–135 FTortoises, IndotestudoPROFILE elongata (Blyth 1854) (Fig. 1), and m (mean = 40.3 m) and distance to the settlement was 21–421 four Tricarinate Hill. Kraig Turtles, Adler: A LifetimeMelanochelys Promoting Herpetology tricarinata ...... (Blyth m (mean = 284.0 m). Of the Michael four L. Treglia Tricarinate 234 Hill Turtles, two 1856) (Fig. 2), during Visual Encounter Surveys (VES) (Foster were in closed-canopy forest (one each in Rhino Apple and Sal COMMENTARY et al. 2012; Hofmeyr. The and Turtles Henen Have Been 2016) Watching along Me ...... existing trails of dominated forest) and two were Eric Gangloff along 238 the forest-settlement the Forestry Campus Complex (FCC), Hetauda, Makwanpur, edge. Distance to water was 108–650 m (mean = 355.0 m) and Nepal (Fig. 3). WeBOOK also REVIEWsearched diligently for these species in distance to the settlement was 20–408 m (mean = 236.9 m). various microhabitats. Threatened around Amphibians the periphery of the World of edited the bystudy S.N. Stuart, site M. Hoffmann, During J.S. Chanson, this study, N.A. Cox, we adventitiously encountered local R. Berridge, P. Ramani, and B.E. Young ...... Robert Powell 243 (~97 ha) (Pradhan et al. 2020). Turtles were identified using residents hunting turtles for meat or as pets or even orna- field guides by Shah CONSERVATION and Tiwari (2004) RESEARCH and Kästle REPORTS: et al. Summaries(2013). of Publishedments Conservation (Fig. 4). Research We Reports also ...... identified cattle 245 grazing and human Both species are threatened NATURAL with HISTORY extinction; RESEARCH REPORTS elongata: Summaries of Publishedalteration Reports of on habitats, Natural History factors ...... previously 247 identified by Schleich  NEWBRIEFS ...... 248 is listed as Critically EDITORIAL Endangered INFORMATION (CR) (Rahman ...... et al. 2019) and Kästle (2002), Leuteritz...... et al. (2005), 251 and Moore and and  tricarinataFOCUS ON asCONSERVATION Endangered (EN): A Project (Horne You Can et Supportal...... Seigel (2006) as threats to turtles, affecting 252 the populations 2020) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. in the area. The current situation indicates an urgent need Of the six Elongated , three were in closed-canopy for educating the local community and for strong legal sanc- forest (two in Rhino Apple [Trewia nudifora] and one in Sal tions to conserve the local breeding populations of these two [Shorea robusta] dominated forest),Front two Cover. in grassland, Shannon Plummer. and one endangeredBack Cover. species. Michael Kern Totat et velleseque audant mo Totat et velleseque audant mo estibus inveliquo velique rerchil estibus inveliquo velique rerchil erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus aut dolor apicto invere pe dolum aut dolor apicto invere pe dolum fugiatis maionsequat eumque fugiatis maionsequat eumque moditia erere nonsedis ma sectiatur moditia erere nonsedis ma sectia- ma derrovitae voluptam, as quos tur ma derrovitae voluptam, as accullabo.

Fig. 1. Carapace (left) and plastron (right) of an Elongated Fig. 2. A Tricarinate Hill (Melanochelys tricarinata) encountered at (Indotestudo elongata) at the Forestry Campus Complex, Hetauda, the Forestry Campus Complex, Hetauda, Makwanpur, Nepal. Photograph Makwanpur, Nepal. Photographs by Sandeep Chhetri Luitel. by Nahakul Bhusal.

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Fig. 3. Map of the Forestry Campus Complex, Hetauda, Makwanpur, Nepal.

the Agriculture and Forestry University, Faculty of Forestry, Hetauda, who helped coordinate this study.

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