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First Record & Clinical Management of Tick Infestation by Amblyomma
Int. J. Adv. Res. Biol. Sci. (2020). 7(5): 71-74 International Journal of Advanced Research in Biological Sciences ISSN: 2348-8069 www.ijarbs.com DOI: 10.22192/ijarbs Coden: IJARQG (USA) Volume 7, Issue 5 -2020 Short Communication DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22192/ijarbs.2020.07.05.009 First Record & Clinical Management of Tick Infestation by Amblyomma gervaisi, Giardiasis and Tail Injury in a Bengal Monitor (Varanus bengalensis; Daudin, 1802) in Himmatnagar, Gujarat (India) C. M. Bhadesiya*, V. A. Patel, P. J. Gajjar and M. J. Anikar Postgraduate Institute of Veterinary Education & Research (PGIVER), Kamdhenu University, Rajpur (Nava), Himmatnagar - 383010, Gujarat (India) *Corresponding author: [email protected] Abstract A Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis; Daudin, 1802) was rescued from a house near Rajpur village of Himmatnagar, Sabarkantha district, Gujarat (India) and brought to the Veterinary Hospital of Kamdhenu University at Rajpur for physical checkup before release. Physical examination revealed minor injury on tail and clinical tick infestation. Ticks were identified as Amblyomma gervaisi while excreta revealed presence of Giardia spp.. The present paper is the first record of Amblyomma gervaisi tick, giardiasis and tail injury in a Bengal monitor in Himmatnagar, Gujarat which will provide baseline information for future research. Keywords: Bengal monitor, Tick, Amblyomma gervaisi, Giardiasis, Gujarat Introduction The Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis; Daudin, veterinary case studies in different areas. Some 1802) or a ‘Common Indian Monitor’ is generally relevant publications include [1] Report on Aponomma found in Indian subcontinent including most of the gervaisi as a reptile parasite in Pakistan and India by states. It is included under the ‘Least Concern’ Auffenberg and Auffenberg (1990); [2] Aponomma category by the International Union for Conservation gibsoni tick infestation in monitor lizard at Nagpur by of Nature (IUCN) but the population trend is shown to Harkare et al. -
Taxonomy, Identification, and Phylogeny of the African and Madagascan Species of the Tiger Beetle Genus Chaetodera Jeannel 1946 (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)
University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Insecta Mundi Florida 9-2-2011 Taxonomy, identification, and phylogeny of the African and Madagascan species of the tiger beetle genus Chaetodera Jeannel 1946 (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) Jonathan R. Mawdsley Smithsonian Institution, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi Part of the Entomology Commons Mawdsley, Jonathan R., "Taxonomy, identification, and phylogeny of the African and Madagascan species of the tiger beetle genus Chaetodera Jeannel 1946 (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)" (2011). Insecta Mundi. 703. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/703 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Florida at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Insecta Mundi by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. INSECTA MUNDI A Journal of World Insect Systematics 0191 Taxonomy, identification, and phylogeny of the African and Madagascan species of the tiger beetle genus Chaetodera Jeannel 1946 (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) Jonathan R. Mawdsley Department of Entomology, MRC 187 National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, P. O. Box 37012, Washington, DC, 20013-7012, USA Date of Issue: September 2, 2011 CENTER FOR SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY, INC., Gainesville, FL Jonathan R. Mawdsley Taxonomy, identification, and phylogeny of the African and Madagascan species of the tiger beetle genus Chaetodera Jeannel 1946 (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) Insecta Mundi 0191: 1-13 Published in 2011 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P. O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 U. S. A. http://www.centerforsystematicentomology.org/ Insecta Mundi is a journal primarily devoted to insect systematics, but articles can be published on any non-marine arthropod. -
Aponomma Varanense, of Indian King Cobra Received: 29-09-2016 Accepted: 30-10-2016
Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2016; 4(6): 433-437 E-ISSN: 2320-7078 P-ISSN: 2349-6800 Surface ultra structural Studies of an ectoparasite- JEZS 2016; 4(6): 433-437 © 2016 JEZS Aponomma varanense, of Indian King Cobra Received: 29-09-2016 Accepted: 30-10-2016 Gautam Patra Gautam Patra, Sonjoy Kumar Borthakur, Rajkumari Sunjukta Devi, Department of Veterinary H Lalrinkima and Hmar Lalliankimi Parasitology College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry Central Agricultural Abstract University, Selesih, Aizawl, The objective of the present study is to underscore the ultra-structural morphology of Aponomma Mizoram, India varanense-a rare tick of reptile. A. varanense were collected from an Indian Cobra during post mortem and subsequently processed for both light microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) studies. Sonjoy Kumar Borthakur Light microscopy study revealed few typical morphological features through which the collected Department of Veterinary specimen identification was confirmed. Further, SEM study revealed little morphological ultrastructural Parasitology College of peculiarity with other ixodid ticks as well difference between male and female A. varenense itself. Veterinary Sciences and Animal Occurrence of A. varanense is reported first time from this part of country and this is the first SEM Husbandry Central Agricultural studies of this hard tick from India. University, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram, India Keywords: Aponomma, morphology, SEM, Cobra, India Rajkumari Sunjukta Devi Scientist, ICAR, Barapani, 1. Introduction Meghalaya, India Ectoparasites, like ticks and mites are often found on snakes in the wild but the rate of infections and the effects they have on their hosts are poorly studied [1]. Although it is rare that H Lalrinkima ticks occur in large numbers to cause either serious blood loss or other direct injuries but they Department of Veterinary [2, 3] Parasitology College of are responsible for transmission of various vector borne diseases to animals and humans . -
Species Composition and Abundance O Rainfall and Water Level in Va
International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences ___________________________ _____ ISSN 2319–1414 Vol. 6(6), 12-21, June (2017) Int. Res. J. Environmental Sci. Species composition and abundance of fishes with seasonal fluctuations of rainfall and water level in Vavuniya reservoir, Sri Lanka A.E.S. Patrick 1* S. Kuganathan 2 and Udeni Edirisinghe 3 1Department of Bio-Science, Faculty of Applied Science, Vavuniya Campus, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka 2Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka 3Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lank a [email protected] Available online at: www.isca.in, www.isca.me Received 6th April 2017, revised 13 th June 2017, accepted 19 th June 2017 Abstract Dramatic loss of freshwater fish bio-diversity and survival of un -described local inland fish species in Sri Lanka justifies the requirement of systemic surveys. Extreme hydro -climatic events and its consequent shifts in seasonality lead to water scarcity in dry zone aquatic resources such as Vavuniya reservoir, threatening fish species richness and abundance. Weekly filed surveys were made to collect biological, ecological and hydro -climatic data from January, 2013 to July, 2014. Fish species composition a nd abundance in the catch were estimated by using random sampling at the landing site. Clarias brachysoma, Esomus thermoicos and Labeo lankae were the endemic freshwater fish species identified along with 16 indigenous and 8 exotic species. A significantly higher abundance of indigenous species was found in July and August 2013. During these periods, higher rainfall was observed but water level receded to medium level. Peak abundance of Channa striata (July & August 2013 and March & July 2 014), Puntius dorsalis (August 2013 and July 2014) and P. -
The Tiger Beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of the Southern Levant and Adjacent Territories: from Cybertaxonomy to Conservation Biology
A peer-reviewed open-access journal ZooKeys 734: 43–103 The(2018) tiger beetles( Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of the southern Levant... 43 doi: 10.3897/zookeys.734.21989 MONOGRAPH http://zookeys.pensoft.net Launched to accelerate biodiversity research The tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of the southern Levant and adjacent territories: from cybertaxonomy to conservation biology Thorsten Assmann1, Estève Boutaud1, Jörn Buse2, Jörg Gebert3, Claudia Drees4,5, Ariel-Leib-Leonid Friedman4, Fares Khoury6, Tamar Marcus1, Eylon Orbach7, Ittai Renan4, Constantin Schmidt8, Pascale Zumstein1 1 Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, D-21335 Lüneburg, Germany 2 Ecosystem Monitoring, Research and Wildlife Conservation (SB 23 Invertebrates and Biodiversity), Black Forest National Park, Kniebisstraße 67, D-72250 Freudenstadt, Germany 3 Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 73, D-01109 Dresden. Germany 4 Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Tel Aviv, IL-69978, Israel 5 Biocentre Grindel, Universität Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany 6 Department of Biology and Biotechnology, American University of Madaba, P.O.Box 2882, Amman, JO-11821, Jordan 7 Remez St. 49, IL-36044 Qiryat Tiv’on, Israel 8 Deichstr. 13, D-21354 Bleckede, Germany Corresponding author: Thorsten Assmann ([email protected]) Academic editor: B. Guéorguiev | Received 1 November 2017 | Accepted 15 January 2018 | Published 5 February 2018 http://zoobank.org/7C3C687B-64BB-42A5-B9E4-EC588BCD52D5 Citation: Assmann T, Boutaud E, Buse J, Gebert J, Drees C, Friedman A-L-L, Khoury F, Marcus T, Orbach E, Renan I, Schmidt C, Zumstein P (2018) The tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of the southern Levant and adjacent territories: from cybertaxonomy to conservation biology. -
CBD Fifth National Report
Fifth National Report of Japan to the Convention on Biological Diversity Government of Japan March 2014 Contents Executive Summary 1 Chapter 1 Biodiversity: the current situation, trends and threats 7 1.1 Importance of biodiversity 7 (1) Characteristics of biodiversity in Japan from the global perspective 7 (2) Biodiversity that supports life and livelihoods 9 (3) Japan causing impacts on global biodiversity 10 (4) The economic valuation of biodiversity 11 1.2 Major changes to the biodiversity situation and trends 12 (1) The current situation of ecosystems 12 (2) The current situation of threatened wildlife 17 (3) Impacts of the Great East Japan Earthquake on biodiversity 19 1.3 The structure of the biodiversity crisis 21 (1) The four crises of biodiversity 21 (2) Japan Biodiversity Outlook (JBO) 22 1.4 The impacts of changes in biodiversity on ecosystem services, socio-economy, and culture 24 (1) Changes in the distribution of medium and large mammals and the expansion of conflicts 24 (2) Alien species 24 (3) Impacts of changes in the global environment on biodiversity 26 1.5 Future scenarios for biodiversity 28 (1) Impacts of the global warming 28 (2) The impacts of ocean acidification on coral reefs 29 (3) The forecasted expansion in the distribution of sika deer (Cervus nippon ) 30 (4) Second crisis (caused by reduced human activities) 30 Chapter 2 Implementation of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Mainstreaming Biodiversity 32 2.1 Background to the formulation of the National Biodiversity Strategy of Japan and its development -
Project Reports 2006
KNP 15/1/2 - 06 Project Reports 2006 Scientific Reports on Research Projects undertaken in the Kruger National Park during 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS FELINE LENTIVIRUS: MOLECULAR ANALYSIS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY IN SOUTHERN AFRICAN LIONS ................................................................................. 13 Adams H .....................................................................................................................13 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION THROUGH PEOPLE CENTRED APPROACHES TO NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND THE CONTROL OF WILDLIFE EXPLOITATION........................................................................................................ 14 Algotsson EM ..............................................................................................................14 A REGIONAL SCALE PASSIVE MONITORING STUDY OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE (SO2), NITROGEN OXIDES (NOX) AND OZONE (O3) ........................................................ 15 Annegarn HJ ...............................................................................................................15 METAL ANALYSIS AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FOUR MAJOR RIVER SYSTEMS THAT TRANSECT THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK (SOUTH AFRICA)..................................................................................................... 16 Barker HJ ....................................................................................................................16 TOWARDS A SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS VIEW OF THE SAND RIVER CATCHMENT, SOUTH AFRICA: A RESILIENCE ANALYSIS -
Programa De Doutoramento Em Biologia ”Dinâmica Das
Universidade de Evora´ - Instituto de Investiga¸c~aoe Forma¸c~aoAvan¸cada Programa de Doutoramento em Biologia Tese de Doutoramento "Din^amicadas comunidades de grupos selecionados de artr´opodes terrestres nas ´areasemergentes da Barragem de Alqueva (Alentejo: Portugal) Rui Jorge Cegonho Raimundo Orientador(es) j Diogo Francisco Caeiro Figueiredo Paulo Alexandre Vieira Borges Evora´ 2020 Universidade de Evora´ - Instituto de Investiga¸c~aoe Forma¸c~aoAvan¸cada Programa de Doutoramento em Biologia Tese de Doutoramento "Din^amicadas comunidades de grupos selecionados de artr´opodes terrestres nas ´areasemergentes da Barragem de Alqueva (Alentejo: Portugal) Rui Jorge Cegonho Raimundo Orientador(es) j Diogo Francisco Caeiro Figueiredo Paulo Alexandre Vieira Borges Evora´ 2020 A tese de doutoramento foi objeto de aprecia¸c~aoe discuss~aop´ublicapelo seguinte j´urinomeado pelo Diretor do Instituto de Investiga¸c~aoe Forma¸c~ao Avan¸cada: Presidente j Luiz Carlos Gazarini (Universidade de Evora)´ Vogais j Am´aliaMaria Marques Espirid~aode Oliveira (Universidade de Evora)´ Artur Raposo Moniz Serrano (Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Ci^encias) Fernando Manuel de Campos Trindade Rei (Universidade de Evora)´ M´arioRui Canelas Boieiro (Universidade dos A¸cores) Paulo Alexandre Vieira Borges (Universidade dos A¸cores) (Orientador) Pedro Segurado (Universidade T´ecnicade Lisboa - Instituto Superior de Agronomia) Evora´ 2020 IV Ilhas. Trago uma comigo in visível, um pedaço de matéria isolado e denso, que se deslocou numa catástrofe da idade média. Enquanto ilha, não carece de mar. Nem de nuvens passageiras. Enquanto fragmento, só outra catástrofe a devolveria ao corpo primitivo. Dora Neto V VI AGRADECIMENTOS Os momentos e decisões ao longo da vida tornaram-se pontos de inflexão que surgiram de um simples fascínio pelos invertebrados, reminiscência de infância passada na quinta dos avós maternos, para se tornar numa opção científica consubstanciada neste documento. -
Scorpiones: Buthidae: Hottentotta Tamulus) from India
Research Note Haplotype diversity in the medically important red scorpion (Scorpiones: Buthidae: Hottentotta tamulus) from India Vivek Suranse1, Nitin S. Sawant2, D. B. Bastawade3 and Neelesh Dahanukar1,* 1Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), G1 Block, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune, Maharashtra 411008, India. 2Wildlife Information Liaison Development (WILD) Society, No. 12 Thiruvannamalai Nagar, Saravanampatti - Kalapatti Road, Saravanampatti, Coimbatore 641 035, Tamil Nadu, India. 3Institute of Natural History Education and Research (INHER), C26/9 Ketan Heights, Kothrud, Pune, Maharashtra 411038, India. *For correspondence: [email protected] 1 Abstract The medically important Indian red scorpion, Hottentotta tamulus, is one of the most poisonous scorpions of Indian subcontinent. We studied the haplotype diversity in eight populations of H. tamulus based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) partial gene sequence. Analysis revealed 22 haplotypes with a haplotype diversity of 0.941 and nucleotide diversity of 0.023. For the first two codon positions both transition and transversion types of substitutions were equally likely and the test for neutrality was not rejected. However, codon substitution pattern indicated that the gene has experienced purifying selection. Model-based clustering method indicated that the eight populations form three groups that correspond to high, moderate and low rainfall areas, indicating that there is biogeographical separation of haplotypes. Populations from three groups formed distinct clades in maximum likelihood analysis and median joining genetic network and were statistically supported by low within group and high among group variation in analysis of molecular variance. We provide the first account of haplotype diversity in Indian red scorpions and their biogeographical separation. -
Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society
' <«» til 111 . JOURNAL OF THE BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY Hornbill House, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg, Mumbai 400 001 Executive Editor Asad R. Rahmani, Ph. D Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai Copy and Production Editor Vibhuti Dedhia, M. Sc. Editorial Board M.R. Almeida, D. Litt. T.C. Narendran, Ph. D., D. Sc. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Calicut, Kerala Ajith Kumar, Ph. D. National Centre for Biological Sciences, GKVK Campus, Aasheesh Pittie, B. Com. Hebbal, Bangalore Bird Watchers Society of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad M.K. Chandrashekaran, Ph. D., D. Sc. Nehru Professor, Jawaharlal Centre G.S. Rawat, Ph. D. for Scientific Research, Advanced Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun Bangalore K. Rema Devi, Ph. D. Anwaruddin Choudhury, Ph. D., D. Sc. Zoological Survey of India, Chennai The Rhino Foundation for Nature, Guwahati J.S. Singh, Ph. D. Indraneil Das, D. Phil. Professor, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia, Sarawak, Malaysia S. Subramanya, Ph. D. University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, P.T. Cherian, Ph. D. Hebbal, Bangalore Emeritus Scientist, Department of Zoology, University of Kerala, Trivandrum R. Sukumar, Ph. D. Professor, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Y.V. Jhala, Ph. D. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Wildlife Institute of India, Dehrdun K. Ullas Karanth, Ph. D. Romulus Whitaker, B Sc. Wildlife Conservation Society - India Program, Madras Reptile Park and Crocodile Bank Trust, Bangalore, Karnataka Tamil Nadu Senior Consultant Editor J.C. Daniel, M. Sc. Consultant Editors Raghunandan Chundawat, Ph. D. Wildlife Conservation Society, Bangalore Nigel Collar, Ph. D. BirdLife International, UK Rhys Green, Ph. -
A Global Accounting of Medically Significant Scorpions
Toxicon 151 (2018) 137–155 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Toxicon journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/toxicon A global accounting of medically significant scorpions: Epidemiology, major toxins, and comparative resources in harmless counterparts T ∗ Micaiah J. Ward , Schyler A. Ellsworth1, Gunnar S. Nystrom1 Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Keywords: Scorpions are an ancient and diverse venomous lineage, with over 2200 currently recognized species. Only a Scorpion small fraction of scorpion species are considered harmful to humans, but the often life-threatening symptoms Venom caused by a single sting are significant enough to recognize scorpionism as a global health problem. The con- Scorpionism tinued discovery and classification of new species has led to a steady increase in the number of both harmful and Scorpion envenomation harmless scorpion species. The purpose of this review is to update the global record of medically significant Scorpion distribution scorpion species, assigning each to a recognized sting class based on reported symptoms, and provide the major toxin classes identified in their venoms. We also aim to shed light on the harmless species that, although not a threat to human health, should still be considered medically relevant for their potential in therapeutic devel- opment. Included in our review is discussion of the many contributing factors that may cause error in epide- miological estimations and in the determination of medically significant scorpion species, and we provide suggestions for future scorpion research that will aid in overcoming these errors. 1. Introduction toxins (Possani et al., 1999; de la Vega and Possani, 2004; de la Vega et al., 2010; Quintero-Hernández et al., 2013). -
Varanus Doreanus) in Australia
BIAWAK Journal of Varanid Biology and Husbandry Volume 11 Number 1 ISSN: 1936-296X On the Cover: Varanus douarrha The individuals depicted on the cover and inset of this issue represent a recently redescribed species of monitor lizard, Varanus douarrha (Lesson, 1830), which origi- nates from New Ireland, in the Bismark Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. Although originally discovered and described by René Lesson in 1830, the holotype was lost on its way to France when the ship it was traveling on became shipwrecked at the Cape of Good Hope. Since then, without a holotype for comparitive studies, it has been assumed that the monitors on New Ireland repre- sented V. indicus or V. finschi. Recent field investiga- tions by Valter Weijola in New Ireland and the Bismark Archipelago and phylogenetic analyses of recently col- lected specimens have reaffirmed Lesson’s original clas- sification of this animal as a distinct species. The V. douarrha depicted here were photographed by Valter Weijola on 17 July and 9 August 2012 near Fis- soa on the northern coast of New Ireland. Both individu- als were found basking in coconut groves close to the beach. Reference: Weijola, V., F. Kraus, V. Vahtera, C. Lindqvist & S.C. Donnellan. 2017. Reinstatement of Varanus douarrha Lesson, 1830 as a valid species with comments on the zoogeography of monitor lizards (Squamata: Varanidae) in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. Australian Journal of Zoology 64(6): 434–451. BIAWAK Journal of Varanid Biology and Husbandry Editor Editorial Review ROBERT W. MENDYK BERND EIDENMÜLLER Department of Herpetology Frankfurt, DE Smithsonian National Zoological Park [email protected] 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC 20008, US RUSTON W.