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Distribution of Invasive Red-Eared Sliders, Trachemys Scripta WWW.IRCF.ORG/REPTILESANDAMPHIBIANSJOURNALTABLE OF CONTENTS IRCF REPTILES &IRCF AMPHIBIANS REPTILES • VOL &15, AMPHIBIANS NO 4 • DEC 2008 • 189 26(2):145–150 • AUG 2019 IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS CONSERVATION AND NATURAL HISTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURE ARTICLES Distribution. Chasing Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer of sayi ) inInvasive Wisconsin: Red-eared Sliders, On the Road to Understanding the Ecology and Conservation of the Midwest’s Giant Serpent ...................... Joshua M. Kapfer 190 Trachemys. The Shared History of Treeboas scripta (Corallus grenadensis) and(Testudines: Humans on Grenada: Emydidae) A Hypothetical Excursion ............................................................................................................................Robert W. Henderson 198 inRESEARCH the WetlandsARTICLES of Gujarat State, India . The Texas Horned Lizard in Central and Western Texas ....................... Emily Henry, Jason Brewer, Krista Mougey, and Gad Perry 204 . The Knight Anole (Anolis equestris) in Florida Raju Vyas .............................................Brian J. Camposano, Kenneth L. Krysko, Kevin M. Enge, Ellen M. Donlan, and Michael Granatosky 212 1–Sashwat Apartment, Anand Nager, BPC Haveli Road, Nr. Splatter Studio, Alakapuri, Vadodara–390007, Gujarat, India ([email protected]) CONSERVATION ALERT . World’s Mammals in Crisis ............................................................................................................................................................. 220 . More Than Mammals ...................................................................................................................................................................... 223 xotic,” “alien,”. orThe “non-native”“Dow Jones Index” of describesBiodiversity ............................................................................................................................... those species it is termed “invasive” (IUCN............ 2019). 225 The effects and conse- “Eoccurring outsideHUSBANDRY their native or current ranges. When an quences of “invasive alien species” (IAS) were largely overlooked exotic species becomes. establishedCaptive Care of the (or Central “naturalized”), Netted Dragon ....................................................................................................... its popula- as a research subject until Shannonthe General Plummer Assembly226 of the Scientific tion grows, and it hasPROFILE a deleterious impact on native ecosystems, Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) began . Kraig Adler: A Lifetime Promoting Herpetology ................................................................................................ Michael L. Treglia 234 COMMENTARY . The Turtles Have Been Watching Me ........................................................................................................................ Eric Gangloff 238 BOOK REVIEW . Threatened Amphibians of the World edited by S.N. Stuart, M. Hoffmann, J.S. Chanson, N.A. Cox, R. Berridge, P. Ramani, and B.E. Young .............................................................................................................. Robert Powell 243 CONSERVATION RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Conservation Research Reports ................................. 245 NATURAL HISTORY RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Reports on Natural History ................................. 247 NEWBRIEFS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 248 EDITORIAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 251 FOCUS ON CONSERVATION: A Project You Can Support ............................................................................................... 252 Front Cover. Shannon Plummer. Back Cover. 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. The Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) is the most widely distributed invasive turtle species in the world. This individual is in captivity at the Sayang Bagi Zoo in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. Photograph by the author. Copyright © 2019. Raju Vyas. All rights reserved. 145 IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians ISSN 1098-6324 VYAS IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS • 26(2):145–150 • AUG 2019 to address the ecology of biological invasions in 1982 (Drake et least 73 countries or overseas territories in Europe, Africa, Asia, al. 1989), leading to the subject being properly discussed and Australia, the Americas, and Oceania (Lever 2003; Scalera addressed properly in India for the first time (Ramkrishnan 2006; Pupins 2007; Kraus 2009; Kikillus et al. 2010; van Dijk 1991). Nevertheless, India currently has no exclusive legislation et al. 2011; Ficetola et al. 2012; Uetz et al. 2018). or any strong policies to deal with IAS (Pande and Arora 2014). A large number of T. scripta elegans are imported into Every year many exotics are imported into India — and one of India every year and these turtles have become established in the most popular is a turtle, the Red-eared Slider, Trachemys wetlands throughout the nation — including those in Gujarat scripta elegans (Fig. 1; Ramsay et al. 2007). (Mujpura 2014; Vyas 2015). Because we do not know the Red-Eared Sliders represent one of three currently recog- nature and extent of any impact this exotic species could have nized subspecies of the Pond Slider (T. scripta; e.g., Ernst et on local fauna, we initiated a series of inquiries regarding this al. 1994). The native range of T. scripta is the eastern United species and began the process of estimating the extent of its States (e.g., Ernst and Lovich 2009; Rhodin et al. 2009; Powell distribution in the state of Gujarat and its interactions with et al. 2016) but due to its popularity in the pet trade, T. scripta native turtles. elegans is now the most widely introduced turtle species in the We directed inquiries about the species to animal dealers, world (e.g., Ng et al. 2005; Ramsay et al. 2007) and is consid- hobbyists, NGOs, and forest officials of the Gujarat Forest ered one of the world’s 100 worst invasive alien species (Lowe Department and, in the course of herpetofaunal surveys 2004). Populations are established on every continent except from 2006 to 2016, we recorded 35 observations in bodies Antarctica (e.g., Lever 2003; Ramsay et al. 2007; Kraus 2009) of water throughout five biogeographic zones and in 18 of and those naturalized populations have been reported from at the 33 districts of Gujarat (Fig. 2; Table 1). Bodies of water Fig. 2. Map of the state of Gujarat, India, with its administrative districts. 146 VYAS IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS • 26(2):145–150 • AUG 2019 Table 1. Localities where Red-eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta ele- 17 Gomti Talav, Dakor LP, NG gans) occur in Gujarat, India, organized by biogeographic zones (all 22°45’21.97”N; 73°08’47.55”E caps) and districts (bold). Habitats shared with native species are 18 Ram Sarovar, Nr. Vaso LP, NG indicated as follows: LP = Lissemys punctata; NG = Nilssonia gan- 22°39’03.40”N; 72°45’03.03”E getica; PT = Pangshura tecta. Dahod District 19 Chhab Talav, Dahod LP Native 22°49’58.83”N; 74°14’57.88”E No. Location Turtle Species Ahmadabad District SOUTH GUJARAT 20 Chandola Lake, Ahmadabad LP, NG, PT Valsad District 22°59’12.62”N; 72°35’16.08”E 1 Sukhi Talavadi, Valsad City LP 21 Vastrapur Lake LP 20°36’26.19”N; 72°56’20.27”E 23°02’18.24”N; 72°31’43.89”E Tapi District 22 Pond, Serenity Library, Bhat LP 2 Jal Vatika, Vyara Town LP 23°06’45.30”N; 72°37’25.26”E 21°06’49.76”N; 73°23’29.90”E 23 Sabarmati River, Nr. Narmada Canal LP, NG, PT Navsari District 23°07’10.23”N; 72°39’04.21”E 3 DudhiyaTalav, Navsari City LP 24 Sarkhej, Ahmadabad LP 20°56’51.18”N; 72°55’35.48”E 22°58’47.41”N; 72°30’05.06”E Surat District 25 Sanand Town LP, NG 4 Gopi Talav, Surat City LP, NG 22°59’25.02”N; 72°22’55.68”E 21°11’18.69”N; 72°49’46.36”E Gandhinagar District 5 Tapi River, Nr. Zoo, Surat City LP, NG 26 Sabarmati, behind Indroda LP, NG, PT 21°14’02.90”N; 72°53’34.85”E 23°11’39.76”N; 72°39’44.10”E CENTRAL GUJARAT NORTH GUJARAT Bharuch District Patan District 6 Ratan Talav, Bharuch City LP, NG 27 Anand Sarovar LP 21°41’53.69”N; 72°59’30.91”E 23°50’48.81”N; 72°07’44.21”E Vadodara District SAURASHTRA 7 Vishwamitri River, New Akota LP, NG Jamnagar District Bridge, Vadodara City 28 Lakhota Lake, Jamnagar City LP 22°17’52.43”N; 73°10’55.66”E 22°27’54.43”N; 70°04’05.48”E 8 Sama Talav, Sama, Vadodara LP, NG Bhavanagar District 22°20’31.98”N; 73°12’06.70”E 29 Krishna Kunj, Victoria Park, Bhavnagar LP 9 Lalbaug Talav, Lalbaug, Vadodara LP, NG 21°45’01.28”N; 72°07’34.55”E 22°17’02.19”N; 73°11’48.78”E 30 MotiTalav, New Port Road LP 10 Gotri Talaw, Vadodara City LP, NG 21°46’29.97”N; 72°10’59.00”E 22°18’51.95”N; 73°08’03.18”E Junagadh District 11 Harni, Vadodara City LP, NG 31 Narshin Mehata Lake LP 22°20’18.91”N; 73°13’09.00”E 21°31’07.47”N; 70°27’18.76”E 12 Chhani, Vadodara City LP, NG Surendranagar
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