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Cfreptiles & Amphibians HTTPS://JOURNALS.KU.EDU/REPTILESANDAMPHIBIANSTABLE OF CONTENTS IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANSREPTILES • VOL15, & N AMPHIBIANSO 4 • DEC 2008 •189 28(1):77–78 • APR 2021 IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS CONSERVATION AND NATURAL HISTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS NotesFEATURE on ARTICLES Two Species of Threatened Turtles . 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, Nepal CONSERVATION3Teka Samuha Nepal, ALERT Kathmandu, Nepal ([email protected]; [email protected]) 4Green Governance Nepal, Kathamandu, Nepal . World’s Mammals in Crisis ............................................................................................................................................................. 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 Indotestudo 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 Melanochelys 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 Tortoises, 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 Tortoise Fig. 2. A Tricarinate Hill Turtle (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. Copyright is held by the authors. Articles in R&A are made available under a 77 Reptiles & Amphibians ISSN 2332-4961 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. LUITEL ET AL. REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS • 28(1):77–78 • APR 2021 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. Literature Cited Foster, M.S. 2012. Standard techniques for inventory and monitoring, pp. 205– 271. In: RW. McDiarmid, M.S. Foster, C. Guyer, N. Chernoff, and J.W. Gibbons (eds.), Reptile Biodiversity: Standard Methods for Inventory and Monitoring. University of California Press, Berkeley, California, USA. Hofmeyr, M.D. and B.T. Henen. 2016. Terrestrial turtles and tortoises, pp. 181– 193. In: C.K. Dodd (ed.) Reptile Ecology and Conservation: A Handbook of Techniques. University of California Press, Berkeley, California, USA. Horne, B.D., P. Praschag, B.C. Choudhury, and S. Singh. 2020. Melanochelys tri- carinata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T13038A511526. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T13038A511526.en. Kästle, W., K. Rai, and H.H. Schleich. 2013. Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Nepal. ARCO-Nepal, München, Germany. Fig. 4. Shell of a Tricarinate Hill Turtle (Melanochelys tricarinata) used for Leuteritz, T.E., T. Lamb, and J.C. Limberaza. 2005. Distribution, status, and con- decorative purposes. Photograph by Sandeep Chhetri Luitel. servation of radiated tortoises (Geochelone radiata) in Madagascar. Biological Conservation 124: 451–461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2005.02.003. Moore, M.J. and R.A. Seigel. 2006. No place to nest or bask: Effects of human disturbance on the nesting and basking habits of yellow-blotched map turtles Acknowledgements (Graptemys flavimaculata). Biological Conservation 130: 386–393. https://doi. We express our deepest appreciation for suggestions and org/10.1016/j.biocon.2006.01.001. motivation to Menuka Maharjan, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, Pradhan, A., S. Bajagain, and R., Sedhain. 2020. Checklist of serpents in Institute of Forestry, Hetauda Campus Complex, Makwanpur, Nepal. The Himalayan Institute of Forestry, Hetauda), Mr. Tapil Rai (Coordinator, Naturalist 3(1): 16–19. Turtle Rescue and Conservation Center, Jhapa), and Mr. Rahman, S., K. Platt, I. Das, B.C. Choudhury, M.F. Ahmed, M. Cota, T. Santosh Bhattarai (Conservation Officer, National Trust McCormack, R.J. Timmins, and S. Singh. 2019. Indotestudo elongata (errata version published in 2019). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: for Nature Conservation, Biodiversity Conservation Centre, e.T10824A152051190. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1. Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal). We extend our special thanks to RLTS.T10824A152051190.en. Mr. Samit Kafle, Mr. Kapil Bastola, and Mr. Anish Dhakal Schleich, H.H. and W. Kästle. 2002. Amphibians and Reptiles of Nepal. Biology, Systematics, Field Guide. A.R.G. Gantner Verlag, Ruggell, Liechtenstein. for help during the field surveys, and to the faculty and staff Shah, K.B. and S. Tiwari. 2004. Herpetofauna of Nepal: A Conservation Companion. of the Institute of Forestry, Hetauda Campus, Hetauda, and IUCN Nepal, Kathamandu, Nepal. 78.
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