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IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS CONSERVATION AND NATURAL HISTORY

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FEATUREA ARTICLES Failed Predation Attempt by a . Chasing Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi) in Wisconsin: On theCentral Road to Understanding the AmericanEcology and Conservation of the Midwest’s Indigo Giant Serpent ...... Joshua M. Kapfer 190 . The Shared History of Treeboas (Corallus grenadensis) and Humans on Grenada: (DrymarchonA Hypothetical Excursion ...... melanurus) on a TigerRobert W. HendersonRatsnake 198 RESEARCH ARTICLES (. The Texas Horned inpullatus Central and Western Texas )...... in Campeche,Emily Henry, Jason Brewer, Krista Mougey, and Mexico Gad Perry 204 . The Knight Anole (Anolis equestris) in Florida ...... Brian J. Camposano, Kenneth L. Krysko, Kevin M. Enge, Ellen M. Donlan, and Michael Granatosky 212 Joseph Oakley and Alexandros Theodorou CONSERVATION ALERT Operation Wallacea, Wallace House, Old Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, PE23 4EX, UK ([email protected]) . World’s in Crisis ...... 220 . More Than Mammals ...... 223 . The “Dow Jones Index” of Biodiversity ...... 225

HUSBANDRY he Central American. Captive Care Indigoof the Central Snake Netted Dragon(Drymarchon ...... mel- encountered an adult D. Shannonmelanurus Plummer biting 226 the tail of an adult Tanurus) is a large snake that inhabits forests, savannas, S. pullatus of comparable size (Fig. 1). The Central American grasslands, andPROFILE mangroves from the southern United States Indigo Snake was twisting its head and adjusting its grip while . through Mexico andKraig Central Adler: A Lifetime America Promoting to northwestern Herpetology ...... South the Tiger Ratsnake struggled. Michael AfterL. Treglia approximately 234 45 sec, the America (Lee 2000;COMMENTARY Wüster et al. 2001). It is a diurnally S. pullatus managed to escape and fled, closely pursued by the active, primarily terrestrial. The Turtles Have Been with Watching a varied Me ...... diet comprised D. melanurus. We attempted Eric to Gangloff follow 238 the but found of small mammals,BOOK , REVIEW eggs, fish, anurans, , no further signs of them. and especially snakes. Threatened (Hardy Amphibians and McDiarmid of the World edited 1969; by S.N. Lemos- Stuart, M. Hoffmann, Previously, J.S. Chanson, Hernández-Ríos N.A. Cox, et al. (2013) observed a D. Espinal and Dixon 2013;R. Berridge, Platt P. etRamani, al. 2016). and B.E. Young Previous ...... accounts melanurus in the process of Robert consuming Powell 243 a S. pullatus in the (Daza-R. 2005; Hernández-Ríos et al. 2013) have docu- state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, although the prey was subse- mented individuals CONSERVATION ingesting or RESEARCHattempting REPORTS: to ingest Summaries snakes of Publishedquently Conservation regurgitated; Research Reports however, ...... because 245 initial capture of the  NATURAL HISTORY RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Reports on Natural History ...... 247 of similar size. The NEWBRIEFS Tiger Ratsnake ...... (), another prey was not observed,...... whether the S. 248 pullatus was predated large diurnally active EDITORIAL snake that INFORMATION inhabits forests, ...... savannas, and or scavenged is unknown. Our...... observation 251 provides definitive  mangroves from MexicoFOCUS ON south CONSERVATION to South America,: A Project Youco-occurs Can Support ...... evidence that D. melanurus actively hunts252 S. pullatus. Due with D. melanurus across parts of its range (Lee 2000). to an overlapping distribution, similar habitat preferences At 1112 h on 3 July 2019, during a herpetological tran- of both species, and a tendency for D. melanurus to prey on sect survey in tropical semi-deciduous forest in the buffer zone snakes, this type of interaction likely occurs with some regu- of the Calakmul Biosphere ReserveFront Cover.in Campeche, Shannon Plummer. Mexico larity.Back However, Cover. Michael successful Kern predation and consumption of S. Totat et velleseque audant mo Totat et velleseque audant mo (18.81609°N, 89.27442°W; WGSestibus 84; inveliquo elev. velique178 mrerchil asl), we pullatusestibus inveliquo by D. velique melanurus rerchil has yet to be documented. 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. A Central American Indigo Snake (Drymarchon melanurus) attempting to prey on a Tiger Ratsnake (Spilotes pullatus) in Campeche, Mexico. Photograph by Joseph Oakley.

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