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NHBSS 061 1G Hikida Fieldg Book Review N$7+IST. BULL. S,$0 SOC. 61(1): 41–51, 2015 A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand by Tanya Chan-ard, John W. K. Parr and Jarujin Nabhitabhata. Oxford University Press, New York, 2015. 344 pp. paper. ISBN: 9780199736492. 7KDLUHSWLOHVZHUHÀUVWH[WHQVLYHO\VWXGLHGE\WZRJUHDWKHUSHWRORJLVWV0DOFROP$UWKXU 6PLWKDQG(GZDUG+DUULVRQ7D\ORU7KHLUFRQWULEXWLRQVZHUHSXEOLVKHGDV6MITH (1931, 1935, 1943) and TAYLOR 5HFHQWO\RWKHUERRNVDERXWUHSWLOHVDQGDPSKLELDQV LQ7KDLODQGZHUHSXEOLVKHG HJ&HAN-ARD ET AL., 1999: COX ET AL DVZHOODVPDQ\ SDSHUV+RZHYHUWKHVHERRNVZHUHWD[RQRPLFVWXGLHVDQGQRWJXLGHVIRURUGLQDU\SHRSOH7ZR DGGLWLRQDOÀHOGJXLGHERRNVRQUHSWLOHVRUDPSKLELDQVDQGUHSWLOHVKDYHDOVREHHQSXEOLVKHG 0ANTHEY & GROSSMANN, 1997; DAS EXWWKHVHERRNVFRYHURQO\DSDUWRIWKHIDXQD The book under review is very well prepared and will help us know Thai reptiles better. 2QHRIWKHDXWKRUV-DUXMLQ1DEKLWDEKDWDZDVP\ROGIULHQGIRUPHUO\WKH'LUHFWRURI1DWXUDO +LVWRU\0XVHXPWKH1DWLRQDO6FLHQFH0XVHXP7KDLODQG+HZDVDQH[FHOOHQWQDWXUDOLVW DQGKDGH[WHQVLYHNQRZOHGJHDERXW7KDLDQLPDOVHVSHFLDOO\DPSKLELDQVDQGUHSWLOHV,Q ZHYLVLWHG.KDR6RL'DR:LOGOLIH6DQFWXDU\WRVXUYH\KHUSHWRIDXQD+HDGYLVHGXV WRGLJTXLFNO\DURXQGWKHUH:HFROOHFWHGIRXUVSHFLPHQVRIDibamusZKLFKZHGHVFULEHG DVDQHZVSHFLHVDibamus somsaki +ONDA ET AL 1RZ,DPYHU\JODGWRNQRZWKDW WKLVERRNZDVSXEOLVKHGE\KLPDQGKLVFROOHDJXHV8QIRUWXQDWHO\KHSDVVHGDZD\LQ +LVXQWLPHO\GHDWKPD\KDYHGHOD\HGWKHSXEOLFDWLRQRIWKLVERRN7KHERRNLQFOXGHVQHDUO\ DOOQDWLYHUHSWLOHV PRUHWKDQVSHFLHV LQ7KDLODQGDQGPRVWSLFWXUHVZHUHGUDZQZLWK H[FHOOHQWGHWDLO,WLVDYHU\JRRGÀHOGJXLGHIRULGHQWLÀFDWLRQRI7KDLUHSWLOHVIRUVWXGHQWV DQGRUGLQDU\SHRSOH%XWLWGRHVQRWFRYHUVWXGLHVPDGHDIWHU0RUHVSHFLHVKDYHEHHQ GHVFULEHGDQGVHYHUDOLPSRUWDQWWD[RQRPLFZRUNVKDYHEHHQSXEOLVKHGVLQFHWKHQ%HORZ, QRWHPRUHUHFHQWFRQWULEXWLRQVWRWKHKHUSHWRORJ\RI7KDLODQGDQGSURYLGHQRWHVRQQHZHU NQRZOHGJHDERXW7KDLUHSWLOHVIRUDIXWXUHHGLWLRQRIWKLVERRN Taxonomic changes and species added: Trionychidae Amyda cartilaginea FRITZ ET AL VWXGLHGWKHSK\ORJHRJUDSK\RI$VLDQVRIWVKHOOWXUWOHAmyda cartilagineaDQGUHFRJQL]HGWZRVSHFLHV$FFRUGLQJWRWKHLUFRQFOXVLRQAmyda ornata is GLVWULEXWHGLQWKH,QGRFKLQDUHJLRQLQFOXGLQJ7KDLODQGEXWQRWA. cartilaginea. Geoemydidae %DWDJXUDIÀQLV PRASCHAG ET AL UHJDUGHG%DIÀQLVDVDGLVWLQFWVSHFLHVGLVWULEXWHGLQ Peninsular Thailand. Cuora mouhotii The keeled box turtle, C. mouhotii is distributed in northern Thailand (VAN DIJK, 2014). 41 42 BOOK REVIEW Cyclemys enigmatica Cyclemys enigmaticaLVVLPLODUWRHeosemys grandisDQGLVVRPHWLPHVFRQIXVHGZLWK the latter. CHAN-ARD ET AL D FROOHFWHGWKHWXUWOHIURPWKHSHDWVZDPSIRUHVWLQ6XQJDL .RORN'LVWULFW1DUDWKLZDW3URYLQFHDQGLGHQWLÀHGLWDVC. enigmatica+RZHYHULWLVQRWC. enigmatica but Heosemys grandis (see Cyclemys enigmatica in the Reptile Database: http:// UHSWLOHGDWDEDVHUHSWDULXPF] Cyclemys enigmaticaKDVQRWEHHQUHFRUGHGIURP7KDLODQG (van DIJK ET AL., 2014). Gekkonidae Cyrtodactylus 5HFHQWO\DORWRIVSHFLHVRICyrtodactylusKDYHEHHQGHVFULEHG6L[WHHQVSHFLHVZHUH LQFOXGHGLQWKHERRN2QHRIWKHP C. pulchelus,KDVEHHQGLYLGHGLQWRVHYHUDOVSHFLHV (GRISMER ET AL., 2014b, SUMONTHA ET ALD DPRQJZKLFKIRXUVSHFLHVC. astrum, C. bintangtinggi, C. lekaguli, and C. puketensis,RFFXULQ7KDLODQGCyrtodactylus pulchelus is GLVWULEXWHGRQO\LQ3HQLQVXODU0DOD\VLDEXWQRWLQ7KDLODQG 7KLUWHHQVSHFLHVKDYHEHHQQHZO\DGGHGDVIROORZVCyrtodactylus auribalteatus (SUMONTHA ET AL., 2010), Cyrtodactylus doisuthep (KUNYA ET AL., 2014), Cyrtodactylus dumnuii (BAUER ET AL., 2010), Cyrtodactylus erythrops (BAUER ET AL., 2009), Cyrtodactylus inthanon (KUNYA ET AL., 2015), Cyrtodactylus khelangensis (PAUWELS ET AL., 2014a), Cyrtodactylus kun- yai (PAUWELS ET AL., 2014b), Cyrtodactylus ranongensis (SUMONTHA ET AL., 2015), Cyrtodactylus saiyok (PANITVONG ET AL., 2014), Cyrtodactylus samroiyot (OLIVIER ET AL., 2014), Cyrtodactylus sanook (PAUWELS ET AL., 2013), Cyrtodactylus surin (CHAN-ARD AND MAKCHAI, 2011), and Cyrtodactylus wangkulangkulae (SUMONTHA ET AL., 2014). Cnemaspis GRISMER ET AL. (2010) revised Cnemaspis siamensisDQGGHVFULEHGVHYHQQHZVSHFLHV GRISMER ET AL F FRPSOHWHGDUHYLVLRQRIWKHJHQXV Cnemaspis 6HYHQ VSHFLHV RI CnemaspisZHUHLQFOXGHGLQWKHERRN$PRQJWKHP&ÁDYROLQHDWDLVFRQÀQHGWR3HQLQVXODU 0DOD\VLD *RISMER ET AL., 2008) and C. kandianaLVDQHQGHPLFVSHFLHVRI6UL/DQND (WICKRAMASINGHE 0UNINDRADASA, 7KHVHWZRVSHFLHVVKRXOGEHUHPRYHGDQGVL[RWKHU VSHFLHVVKRXOGEHDGGHGWR7KDLIDXQDDVIROORZVCnemaspis chanardi, Cnemaspis huaseesom, Cnemaspis kamolnorranathi, Cnemaspis niyomwanae, Cnemaspis punctatonuchalis, and &QHPDVSLVYDQGHYHQWHUL(GRISMER ET AL., 2010). Hemiphyllodactylus Hemiphyllodactylus chiangmaiensisZDVGHVFULEHGIURPQRUWKHDVWHUQ7KDLODQGE\ GRISMER ET AL. (2014a). Gekko )LYHVSHFLHVRIGekkoZHUHLQFOXGHGLQWKH7KDLKHUSHWRIDXQD7ZRVSHFLHVDUHDGGHGDV follows: Gekko lauhachindai (PANITVONG ET AL., 2010) and Gekko nutaphandi (BAUER ET AL., 2008). Gekko taylori2WD 1DEKLWDEKDWDZDVLQFOXGHGDVDVSHFLHVRIGekko in Reptile 'DWDEDVHEXWLWLVDMXQLRUV\QRQ\PRIG. siamensis GROSSMANN & ULBER, 1990 (KLUGE, 2001). Ptychozoon Ptychozoon kaengkrachanenseZDVGHVFULEHGIURPZHVWHUQ7KDLODQGE\6UMONTHA ET AL. (2012b). BOOK REVIEW 43 Agamidae Draco 1LQHVSHFLHVRIDracoZHUHLQFOXGHGLQWKHERRN7ZRDGGLWLRQDOVSHFLHVD. formosus and D. maximus,KDYHEHHQUHFRUGHGLQVRXWKHUQ7KDLODQG *RISMER, 2011). Acanthosaura Acanthosaura cardamomensisZDVGHVFULEHGIURPHDVWHUQ7KDLODQGDQG&DPERGLDE\ WOOD ET AL. (2010). Acantosaura phuketensisZDVGHVFULEHGIURPVRXWKZHVWHUQ7KDLODQG (PAWELS ET AL. 2015). Gonocephalus Gonocephalus borneensisKDVEHHQUHSRUWHGRQO\RQFHQHDUWKHERUGHURI6XUDW7KDQL DQG1DNKRQ6L7KDPPDUDW 7AYLOR, 1963). Bronchocela Bronchocela jubataKDVEHHQUHFRUGHGIURP7KDLODQGEDVHGRQPXVHXPVSHFLPHQV +ALLERMANN, 2005). Pseudocalotes Pseudocalotes kakhienensis is distributed in Thailand (MAHONY, 2010). Pseudocalotes khaonanensisZDVGHVFULEHGIURPSHQLQVXODU7KDLODQGE\&HAN-ARD ET AL. (2008). Leiolepis Leiolepis rubritaeniataZDVVHSDUDWHGIURPL. bellianaDVDGLVWLQFWVSHFLHVGLVWULEXWHG LQ7KDLODQG/DRV&DPERGLDDQG9LHWQDP +ARTMANN ET AL., 2012). Scincidae Plestiodon 7KHERRNUHSRUWVWKDWVRPHVSHFLHVDUHNQRZQZRUOGZLGHEXWQRZDWOHDVWVSHFLHV DUHNQRZQIURP(DVW$VLDDQG1RUWK$PHULFD-XYHQLOHVKDYHEOXHWDLOVDQGIRXURUÀYHOLJKW VWULSHVRQEODFNGRUVDO)HPDOHVJXDUGWKHLUHJJV Jarujinia Jarujinia bipedalisZDVGHVFULEHGIURPFHQWUDO7KDLODQGE\&HAN-ARD ET AL. (2011b). Lipinia /LSLQLDTXDGULYLWWDWDZDVUHFRUGHGIURPVRXWKHUQ7KDLODQG 7AYLOR, 1963) Tropidophorus DAS LQFOXGHGQRUWKHDVWHUQ7KDLODQGWRWKHORFDOLWLHVRITropidophorus cocincinensis. Lygosoma Lygosoma angeliZDVUHFRUGHGIURP7KDLODQGE\&OTA ET AL. (2011). 'DYHZDNHXP SILER ET AL LQFOXGHG'DYHZDNHXP miriamaeLQWKHJHQXVBrachymeles+HQFH WKHVSHFLHVQDPHLVFKDQJHGWRBrachymeles miriamae. 44 BOOK REVIEW Anguidae Ophisaurus 7KH(DVWDQG6RXWKHDVW$VLDQJURXSRIOphisaurusZDVPRYHGWRDopasia by CONRAD ET AL 7KHJHQXVDopasiaLQWKH,QGRFKLQDUHJLRQZDVUHYLHZHGE\1GUYEN ET AL. (2011) who stated that Dopasia gracilis should be used for Ophisaurus gracilis. Typhlopidae PYRON & WALLACH UHYLVHGWKHWD[RQRP\RIEOLQGVQDNHVEDVHGRQPROHFXODU DQGPRUSKRORJLFDOGDWD$FFRUGLQJWRWKHLUVWXG\7KDLVSHFLHVEHORQJWRWZRIDPLOLHV *HUUKRSLOLGDHDQG7\SKORSLGDH7KH*HUUKRSLOLGDHLQFOXGH*HUUKRSLOXVÁRZHUL IRUPHUO\ 7\SORSVÁRZHUL 2WKHUVSHFLHVRIW\SORSLGVQDNHVEHORQJWRWKUHHJHQHUDRamphotyphlops, Indotyphlops and Argyrophis RI$VLDW\SKORSLQDHZKLFKLQFOXGHIROORZLQJ7KDLVSHFLHV Ramphotyphlops lineatus, Indotyphlops albiceps, I. braminus, I. khoratensis, I. ozakiae, I. porrectus, Argyrophis diardii, A. muelleri, A. roxaneae, A. siamensis, and A. trangensis. Pythonidae Python Python reticulatusZDVPRYHGWRWKHJHQXVMalayopythonZKLFKLQFOXGHVWZRVSHFLHV Malayopython reticulatus and M. timorensis (REYNOLDS ET AL., 7KHJHQXVQDPH BroghammerusSURSRVHGE\+OSER LVLQYDOLGDVLWUHVXOWHGLQLWLDOO\IURPDQRQSHHU UHYLHZHGZULWLQJWKDWLQFOXGHGQRIRUPDOGDWDRUDQDO\VHV .AISER ET AL., 2013; REYNOLDS ET AL., 2014). Python molurusKDGEHHQGLYLGHGWRWZRVXEVSHFLHVP. m. molurus and 3PELYLWWDWXV. 5HFHQWOLWHUDWXUHUHJDUGVWKHPDVWZRGLVWLQFWVSHFLHVRIZKLFK3\WKRQELYLWWDWXV is distributed in Thailand (WALLACH ET AL., 2014). Colubridae Pareas Pareas macularius THEOBALDZDVV\QRQ\PL]HGZLWKPareas margaritophorus (JAN EDVHGRQPRUSKRORJLFDOGDWDE\+UANG ,WLVQHFHVVDU\WRFRQÀUPLWV WD[RQRPLFVWDWXV Gonyosoma Gonyosoma prasinaVKRXOGEHFKDQJHGWRGonyosoma prasinumVLQFHWKHJHQGHURI Gonyosoma is neuter. *RQ\RVRPDÁRZHULZDVV\QRQ\PL]HGZLWKGonyosoma oxycephalum by DAVID ET AL. (2004). Gongylosoma Gongylosoma longicaudaVKRXOGEHFKDQJHGWRGongyosoma longicaudumVLQFHLWV JHQGHULVQHXWHU Oligodon Oligodon pseudotaeniatusZDVGHVFULEHGIURPFHQWUDO7KDLODQGE\'AVID ET AL. (2008). Oligodon dorsalisZDVUHFRUGHGIURPQRUWKHUQ7KDLODQG :ALLOCH ET AL., 2014). BOOK REVIEW 45 Dendrelaphis Dendrelaphis nigroserratusZDVGHVFULEHGIURP7KDLODQGE\9OGEL ET AL. (2012). Dendrelaphis formosus and Dendrelaphis subocularis ZHUHUHFRUGHGIURP7KDLODQG (WALLACH ET AL., 2014). Lycodon Lycodon ophiophagusZDVGHVFULEHGIURPVRXWKHUQ7KDLODQGE\9OGEL ET AL. (2009). Sinonatrix Sinonatrix yunnanensisKDVEHHQUHFRUGHGIURPQRUWKHUQ7KDLODQG 3AUWELS ET AL., 2009). Parahelicops DAVID ET AL HUHFWHGDQHZJHQXVIsanophis for Parahelicops boonsongi based on PRUSKRORJLFDOFRPSDULVRQVDPRQJUHODWHGJHQHUD+HQFHParahelicops boonongiEHFDPHV Isanophis boonsongi. Opisthotropis Opisthotropis maculosaVKRXOGEHFKDQJHGWROpisthotropis maculosus VLQFH WKH JHQGHURIOpisthotropisLVPDVFXOLQHOpisthotropis praemaxillarisZDVPRYHGWRWKHJHQXV ParatapinophisDQGEHFDPHParatapinophis praemaxillaris 0URPHY ET AL., 2008). Amphiesma GUO ET AL UHYLVHGWKHJHQXVAmphiesmaDQGVHSDUDWHGWZRJHQHUDIURPAmphiesma VHQVXVWULFWR$OO7KDLPHPEHUVEHORQJWRHebiusH[FHSWIRUAmphiesma stolatum, as Hebius bitaeniatus, H. deschauenseei, H. groundwateri, H. inas and H. hasiensis. Enhydris MURPHY 9ORIS UHYLVHGWKHKRPDORSVLGVQDNHVEnhydris plumbeaZDVFKDQJHG to Hypsicopus plumbea and
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