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NotesFEATURE on ARTICLESthe Diet and Feeding Behavior of the . Chasing Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi) in Wisconsin: On theKhumhzi Road to Understanding the Ecology Stripedand Conservation of the Midwest’s , Giant Serpent ...... Joshua M. Kapfer 190 . The Shared History of Treeboas (Corallus grenadensis) and Humans on Grenada: IchthyophisA Hypothetical Excursion ...... khumhzi Kamei, Wilkinson,Robert W. Henderson 198 RESEARCH ARTICLES . The Texas Horned LizardGower, in Central and Western Texas and ...... Biju Emily Henry, Jason 2009 Brewer, Krista Mougey, and Gad Perry 204 . The Knight Anole (Anolis equestris) in Florida (Amphibia: ...... :Brian J. Camposano, Kenneth L. Krysko, Kevin M. Enge, EllenIchthyophiidae), M. Donlan, and Michael Granatosky 212 CONSERVATION ALERT . World’s Mammals in Crisis ...... 220 from. More Than Mammals Mizoram ...... in Northeastern...... India 223 . The “Dow Jones Index” of Biodiversity ...... 225 Tbc Lalhruaitluangi, Ro Malsawma, Lal Biakzuala, Lal Muansanga, Ht Decemson, Mathipi Vabeiryureilai, Lal Rinsanga, HUSBANDRY and Hmar Tlawmte Lalremsanga . Captive Care of the Central Netted Dragon ...... Shannon Plummer 226 Developmental Biology and Herpetology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Mizoram University, India-796004 ([email protected]) PROFILE . Kraig Adler: A Lifetime Promoting Herpetology ...... Michael L. Treglia 234

aecilians in COMMENTARYthe genus Ichthyophis are known to be general- posterior and swallowed it (Fig. 1). The elapsed time from . Cist predators (WilkinsonThe Turtles Have 2012) Been Watching that are Me ...... reported to feed snatching to complete ingestion Eric Gangloff was ca.238 4 min. A small twig mainly on ants, ,BOOK REVIEW and (Measey et al. 2004). inadvertently taken with the worm adhered to the caeci- They also occasionally. Threatened feed on Amphibians centipedes, of the antlions, World edited thrips, by S.N. slugs, Stuart, M. Hoffmann,lian’s mouth J.S. Chanson, but wasN.A. Cox,effectively removed by rubbing its jaws and dipteran larvae (GaborieauR. Berridge, P. andRamani, Measey and B.E. Young2004); ...... but rarely on the ground (Fig. 2). The Robert Powell 243is being kept alive in on snakes (Greeff 1884; Presswell et al. 2002), lizards (Moll the Developmental Biology and Herpetology laboratory at  CONSERVATION RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Conservation Research Reports ...... 245 and Smith 1967), anuranNATURAL tadpoles HISTORY (Verdade RESEARCH et REPORTSal. 2000),: Summariesfrogs of PublishedMizoram Reports University on Natural History for further...... studies. 247 (Prigioni and Langone NEWBRIEFS 1983), ...... and small fishes (Lancini 1969). Four ...... of in the genus 248 Ichthyophis have  EDITORIAL INFORMATION ...... 251 In addition, Venu FOCUSet al. (2016) ON CONSERVATION documented: I.A Projectcf. bombayensis You Can Support ...... been reported from Mizoram. Chaitanya 252 et al. (2017) doc- preying on another caecilian, Gegeneophis goaensis. umented the presence of I. moustakius and I. khumhzi and The Khumhzi Striped Ichthyophis (Ichthyophis khum- Malsawmhriatzuali et al. (2020) noted the occurrence of hzi) is presently known from the type locality at Khumhzi I. garoensis and I. sendenyu in the state. At present, little is Village, Manipur (Kamei et al. 2009)Front Cover.and theShannon Siaha Plummer. District knownBack about Cover. theMichael biology Kern and behavior of any of the four spe- in Mizoram (Chaitanya et al. 2017)Totat etin velleseque northeastern audant mo India. ciesTotat (Ahmed et velleseque et audantal. 2009; mo Kamei et al. 2009), which prob- Little is known about the life historyestibus of inveliquo this species.velique rerchil Herein ablyestibus is inveliquoattributable velique rerchil to their fossorial habits (Taylor 1968). erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus we report on the diet and feedingaut behavior dolor apicto of invere an peindividual dolum Ahmedaut dolor apictoet al. invere (2009) pe dolum listed earthworms and probably other (SVL = 438.7 mm) collected by Rofugiatis Malsawma maionsequat on eumque 3 July 2020 soft-bodiedfugiatis maionsequat invertebrates eumque in the diet of I. garoensis, the only at Mission Vengthlang, Aizawl, Mizoram,moditia erere India nonsedis (23.712530°, ma sectiatur speciesmoditia erere for nonsedis which ma any sectia record- of diet existed until the observa- ma derrovitae voluptam, as quos tur ma derrovitae voluptam, as 92.708129°; WGS 84; elev. 940 maccullabo. asl). tion described herein. At about 1520 h on 2 September 2020, while photo- graphing a live Garo Hills Caecilian (Ichthyophis garoensis) Acknowledgments and an I. khumhzi near the Department of Zoology build- This work was conducted in accordance with permit No. ing on the Mizoram University campus, an A.33011/2/99-CWLW/225 for herpetofaunal collection (Eutyphoeus sp.) (approx. 160 mm total length) was collected throughout Mizoram issued by the Chief Wildlife Warden, nearby in the vicinity of a banana plantation. The earthworm Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department, was offered initially to the I. garoensis, which did not respond Government of Mizoram, India. We are very grateful to to its presence. However, as soon as the earthworm moved DBT (DBT-NER/AAB/64/2017), New Delhi, Government close to the caecilian, the latter quickly grabbed the worm’s of India for financial support.

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Fig. 1. A Khumhzi Striped Ichthyophis (Ichthyophis khumhzi) feeding on an earthworm (Eutyphoeus sp.) in Mizoram, India. Photographs by Tbc Lalhruaitluangi.

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Fig. 2. A Khumhzi Striped Ichthyophis (Ichthyophis khumhzi) rubbing its jaws on the ground in an effort to remove a twig caught in its mouth. Photographs by Ro Malsawma.

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