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Thinknature University of the Ryukyus, University of the Ryukyus, Japan 1 Senbaru, Okinawa, JAPAN 903-0213 Reptile diversity information in J-BMP is based on species distribution data of all the reptiles natively found in Japan. We applied habitat suitability modeling on the distribution data of each species to predict their presences per each 1 km x 1 km grid cell across Japan. Once predicted their distributions, we integrated additional species- specific properties of endemicity, extinction risk, and phylogenetic information to delineate geographic patterns of assorted aspects of biodiversity, such as taxonomic species richness, richness of endangered species and evolutionary distinctiveness of assemblages. Protobothrops tokarensis Plestiodon elegans Scincella vandenburghi Lepidodactylus lugubris Lycodon ruhstrati Goniurosaurus kuroiwae Dinodon rufozonatum Dinodon semicarinatum Plestiodon barbouri Takydromus smaragdinus Calamaria pavimentata Cuora flavomarginata Cyclophiops semicarinatus Cryptoblepharus nigropunctatus Gekko sp.1 Plestiodon finitimusElaphe taeniura Hebius pryeri Plestiodon kuchinoshimensis Sinomicrurus japonicus Achalinus spinalis Hebius concelarus Elaphe carinata Trachemys scripta Hebius vibakari Geoemyda japonica Mauremys mutica Euprepiophis conspicillatus Ovophis okinavensis Gekko hokouensis Rhabdophis tigrinus Takydromus toyamai Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus Plestiodon marginatus Elaphe climacophoraOpisthotropis kikuzatoi Scincella boettgeri Takydromus amurensis Gekko shibatai Elaphe quadrivirgataSinomicrurus macclellandi Takydromus tachydromoides Cyclophiops herminae Plestiodon oshimensis Pareas iwasakii Goniurosaurus splendens Gloydius blomhoffii Gekko yakuensis Gekko japonicus Plestiodon japonicus Japalura polygonata Perochirus ateles Dinodon orientale Pelodiscus sinensis Mauremys japonica Gekko tawaensis Achalinus werneri Mauremys reevesii Gehyra mutilata Calamaria pfefferi Hemidactylus bowringii Zootoca vivipara Plestiodon latiscutatus Protobothrops flavoviridis Gekko vertebralis Emoia atrocostata Protobothrops elegans Gekko sp.2 Plestiodon kishinouyei Takydromus dorsalis Hebius ishigakiensisGloydius tsushimaensis Plestiodon stimpsonii ■ References ■ Isaac N.J.B., Turvey S.T., Collen B., Waterman C., Baillie J.E.M. (2007) Mammals on the edge: conservation priorities based on threat and phylogeny. PloS ONE DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0000296. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0000296 Databasing of occurrence observation https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=42&v=XaPFb_Gzvhs&feature=emb_logo Guisan, A., Thuiller, W., and Zimmermann., N.E., (2017) Habitat suitability and distribution models with applications in R. Cambridge university press. DOI:10.1017/9781139028271 https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/habitat-suitability-and-distribution-models/ A17F74A3418DBF9ADA191A04C35187F9 Lehtomäki J., Kusumoto B., Shiono T., Tanaka T., Kubota Y., Moilanen A. (2018) Spatial conservation prioritization for the East Asian islands: A balanced representation of multitaxon biogeography in a protected area network. Diversity and distributions, 2018: 25: 414–429 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ddi.12869 琉球大学理学部 久保田康裕 研究室 #536, Faculty of science, Lab. Biodiversity & Conservation Biogeography ThinkNature University of the Ryukyus, University of the Ryukyus, Japan 1 Senbaru, Okinawa, JAPAN 903-0213.
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