DOCSLIB.ORG

Phrynomantis Affinis 2017.Pdf

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Phrynomantis Affinis 2017.Pdf NUMBER 65 | JULY 2017 AHN AFRICAN HERP NEWS FOUNDED 1965 The HAA is dedicated to the study and COMMITTEE OF THE HAA 1 EDITORIAL conservation of African reptiles and CHAIRMAN SURVEYS amphibians. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the African Graham Alexander, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the 3 J. L. WEINELL, D. M. PORTIK & A. R. BAUER herpetofauna. Members receive the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa. Association’s journal, African Journal E-mail: [email protected] NATURAL HISTORY NOTES of Herpetology (which publishes SECRETARY review papers, research articles, and 11 J. M. TAFT, J. GREUEL & B. MARITZ short communications – subject to Buyi Makhubo, Department of peer review) and African Herp News, Herpetology, National Museum, P. O. Box 12 W. R. BRANCH the Newsletter (which includes short 266, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa. communications, natural history notes, E-mail: [email protected] 14 W. CONRADIE, W. R. BRANCH & D. G. HERBERT book reviews, bibliographies, husbandry TREASURER 16 D. F. HUGHES & M. BEHANGANA hints, announcements and news items). Johan Marais, Suite 150, Postnet X4, Bedfordview 2007, South Africa. 17 V. J. T. LOEHR NEWSLETTER E-mail: [email protected] EDITOR’S NOTE JOURNAL EDITOR 19 C. A. YETMAN, T. CLARK & A. DIEPPENAAR-SCHOEMAN Articles shall be considered for publication John Measey, Department of Zoology, 24 A. REBELO provided that they are original and have Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, not been published elsewhere. Articles Port Elizabeth, South Africa, South Africa. 26 D. F. HUGHES & M. BEHANGANA will be submitted for peer review at the E-mail: [email protected] Editor’s discretion. Authors are requested NEWSLETTER EDITOR 28 J. REISSIG & J. S. HEATON to submit manuscripts by e-mail in Jessica da Silva, South African National 30 MS Word ‘.doc’ or ‘.docx’ format. Biodiversity Research Centre. J. V. LYAKURWA & S. M. THOMAS COPYRIGHT: Articles published E-mail: [email protected] GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTIONS in the Newsletter are copyright of ADDITIONAL MEMBERS the Herpetological Association of Michael Bates, Department of Herpetology, 33 B. HUGHES Africa and may not be reproduced National Museum, P.O. Box 266, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa. E-mail: [email protected] 34 B. HUGHES without permission of the Editor. Aaron Bauer, Department of Biology, The views and opinions Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, 36 R. VAN HUYSSTEEN & M. PETFORD expressed in articles are not Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085, USA. Email: [email protected]. 38 necessarily those of the Editor. M. PETFORD & R. VAN HUYSSTEEN Shelley Edwards, Department of Zoology and 40 COVER PHOTOGRAPH Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, W. CONRADIE, B. DU PREEZ & J. VENTER : Atheris squamingera South Africa. E-mail: [email protected] - Photograph by: Luke Verburgt (second Bryan Maritz, Department of Biodiversity 42 L. KEMP & W. CONRADIE prize - photography competition 13th HAA and Conservation at the University of the Western Cape. E-mail: [email protected] 45 INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS Conference). 49 HAA MEMBERSHIP FEES ..>>>>>>>> NATURAL HISTORY Notes REFERENCES MICROHYLIDAE BRANCH, W.R. 1998. Field guide to the Phrynomantis affinis snakes and other reptiles of southern Africa. (Boulenger 1901) Third edition. Struik Publishers. Cape Town. Spotted Rubber Frog LAMPROPHIIDAE The diet of these snakes is known to BROECKHOVEN, C., DIEDERICKS, G. & Lamprophis guttatus consists of geckos, skinks, and lacertids, MOUTON, P.L.F.N. 2015. What doesn’t kill MAXIMUM SIZE & (A. Smith 1844) as well as rodents (Branch 1998, Marais you might make you stronger: functional DEFENSIVE DISPLAY Spotted House Snake 2004). Predators rarely consume cordylid basis for variation in body armour. Journal lizards due to dermal armour and caudal of Animal Ecology 84: 1213-1221. W. R. BRANCH & W. CONRADIE et DIET spines (Parusnath 2012, Broeckhoven MARAIS, J. 2004. A complete guide to the On 1 June 2010 a specimen of Phrynomantis al. Hemachatus 2015). However Rinkhals ( snakes of southern Africa. Struik Publishers. affinis (PEM A9478, Fig. 1) was collected J. M. TAFT, J. GREUEL & B. MARITZ haemachatus ) are known to consume Cape Town. from ‘Beehive Crossing’ on a mine track to neonate Sungazers, Smaug giganteus, At approximately 12:00 PM on 22 July 2015, a PARUSNATH, S. 2012. Smaug giganteus the south of the Kalumbila Mine compound, Spotted House Snake Lamprophis( guttatus) without any indication of internal damage Sungazer (A. Smith, 1844) Predation. African 110km west of Mutanda, North Western was captured on an outcrop in Nuwerus from the lizard (Parusnath 2012) suggesting Herp News 58: 13-14. Province, Zambia (12° 15’ 25.1” S, 25° (31° 10' 4.0080'' S, 18° 20' 54.6720'' E, 465 that neonates cordylids are susceptible to 19’ 21.8” E; 1225 m a.s.l.) by Bill Branch. m. a.s.l.) in the Western Cape, South Africa. predation before spines and armour ossify. SUBMITTED BY: The very large adult was encountered at The Spotted House Snake (SVL + TL: 277 + 59 approximately 11h00 moving in leaf litter JODY M. TAFT, Department of Biodiversity mm) was found within a rock crevice, with ACKOWLEDGEMENTS in narrow riparian forest. On being spotted & Conservation Biology, University of the the majority of its body hidden and only the We thank Juan-Jacques Forgus, Dylan it gave a defensive display by lowering its Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa. mid-sections exposed. Following capture, Moodaley, Leila Nefdt, Yasmeen Parker, and head, inflating the body, and slowly raising E-mail: [email protected] the snake regurgitated a small Karusasaurus Rudolph Philander for their contribution in the rear part of its body by extending the JANINE GREUEL, Department of Biodiversity polyzonus (SVL: ≈ 48 mm). The prey item was the field. hindlimbs. The bright red spots on the & Conservation Biology, University of the identified on the basis of its smooth dorsal black body were very visible, as was the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa. scales, two rows of spiny scales in each tail dappled white skin of the thighs (Fig. 2). The E-mail: [email protected] whorl, and the observation thatK. polyzonus specimen conforms to P. affinisin possessing BRYAN MARITZ, Department of Biodiversity was abundant in the area (Branch 1998; scattered red spots dorsally that form an & Conservation Biology, University of the Fig. 1). The specimen showed advanced irregular dorsolateral row only on the neck Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa. digestion around the head suggesting that and forebody; in that the tips of the fingers it was consumed headfirst. Our observation E-mail: [email protected] are minimally expanded into discs; and in confirms that L. guttatus individuals are having a more rounded, rather than blunt feeding during winter months in this region snout. In addition, previous descriptions and strongly suggests the use of regional have not noted the expansive skins folds on heterothermy as a behavioural mechanism the sides of the neck and limb insertions that to safely facilitate digestion under these are not present in ‘sleeker’ P. bifasciatus or conditions. P. annectans. The ventrum is also paler than This is the first confirmed record of Figure 1. Partially digestedKarusosaurus polyzonus in P. bifasciatus, being light grey with vague regurgitated by captured Lamprophis guttatus predation of a cordylid lizard by L. guttatus. near Nuwerus, WC, South Africa. Bryan Maritz. darker blotches, rather than having smaller 11 NUMBER 65 | JULY 2017 NUMBER 65 | JULY 2017 12 . NATURAL HISTORY Notes...>>>>>>>> ..>>>>>>>> NATURAL HISTORY Notes the vagueness of the putative diagnostic GERRHOSAURIDAE features of both P. affinis and P. hoeschi, Tetradactylus seps this confusion may be best addressed by a (Linnaeus 1758) genetic analysis. Short-legged seps REFERENCES DIET JAEGER, R.G. 1971. Toxic reaction to W. CONRADIE, W. R. BRANCH Phrynmerus skin secretions of the frog, & D. G. HERBERT bifasciatus. Copeia 1971(1): 160–161. Figure 1. Adult Phrynomantis affinis collected Figure 2. In situ views of Phrynomantis affinis PARKER, H. W. 1940. Undescribed anatomical On 8 October 2015 a Short-legged Seps, from north-western Zambia. on the forest floor in a defensive display. structures and new species of reptiles and Tetradactylus seps (Linnaeus, 1758), was pale grey areas on a mainly black or dark grey Phrynomantis hoeschi Parker 1940 amphibians. Annals and Magazine of Natural caught under a decaying pine log in the ventrum as in P. bifasciatus. The specimen was described from “Ombujamatemba History, Series 11, 5: 257–274. Hogsback area, Eastern Cape, South Africa (32° 32’ 50.24” S, 26° 54’ 51.59” E; measured 67.7 mm snout-urostyle length (1450 m a.s.l.), near the Waterberg, S. W. POYNTON, J.C. 1964. The amphibians of (SUL). Previous maximum length recorded 1411 m a.s.l.). While handling the lizard Africa”, Namibia, and distinguished from P. southern Africa: a faunal study. Annals of was 66 mm from Ombujomatemba, Namibia Natal Museum 17: 1–334. it regurgitated a recent prey item (Fig. 1) affinis by its larger size, relatively smaller (Poynton 1964). This represents an increase that was later identified as the introduced POYNTON, J.C., & BROADLEY, D. G. 1985. eye (eye diameter 7.7 % of snout-urostyle terrestrial planarian, Bipalium kewense of 2.5% in known maximum size. Amphibia Zambesiaca 1. Scolecomorphidae, length (SUL); 5.5 % in holotype ofP affinis Moseley, 1878. Native to southeast Asia, Later, after handling the frog during Pipidae, Microhylidae, Hemisidae, from Pweto, DRC), and rounded rather Annals of the Natal Museum this species has been introduced globally photography, stinging occurred in small cuts Arthroleptidae. than irregular dorsal markings. Poynton 26: 503–553. (Winsor 1983). It is predatory, feeding on the photographer’s hands, presumably on earthworms, slugs, and other smaller (1964) synonymised Parker’s new species PANTANOWITZ, L., NAUDE, T.W. & from frog skin toxins, although no obvious invertebrates, that it may kill with the potent with LEISEWITZ, A.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Freshwater Fishes
    WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE state oF BIODIVERSITY 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction 2 Chapter 2 Methods 17 Chapter 3 Freshwater fishes 18 Chapter 4 Amphibians 36 Chapter 5 Reptiles 55 Chapter 6 Mammals 75 Chapter 7 Avifauna 89 Chapter 8 Flora & Vegetation 112 Chapter 9 Land and Protected Areas 139 Chapter 10 Status of River Health 159 Cover page photographs by Andrew Turner (CapeNature), Roger Bills (SAIAB) & Wicus Leeuwner. ISBN 978-0-620-39289-1 SCIENTIFIC SERVICES 2 Western Cape Province State of Biodiversity 2007 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Andrew Turner [email protected] 1 “We live at a historic moment, a time in which the world’s biological diversity is being rapidly destroyed. The present geological period has more species than any other, yet the current rate of extinction of species is greater now than at any time in the past. Ecosystems and communities are being degraded and destroyed, and species are being driven to extinction. The species that persist are losing genetic variation as the number of individuals in populations shrinks, unique populations and subspecies are destroyed, and remaining populations become increasingly isolated from one another. The cause of this loss of biological diversity at all levels is the range of human activity that alters and destroys natural habitats to suit human needs.” (Primack, 2002). CapeNature launched its State of Biodiversity Programme (SoBP) to assess and monitor the state of biodiversity in the Western Cape in 1999. This programme delivered its first report in 2002 and these reports are updated every five years. The current report (2007) reports on the changes to the state of vertebrate biodiversity and land under conservation usage.
    [Show full text]
  • A New Family of Diverse Skin Peptides from the Microhylid Frog Genus Phrynomantis
    molecules Article A New Family of Diverse Skin Peptides from the Microhylid Frog Genus Phrynomantis Constantijn Raaymakers 1,2, Benoit Stijlemans 3,4, Charlotte Martin 5, Shabnam Zaman 1 , Steven Ballet 5, An Martel 2, Frank Pasmans 2 and Kim Roelants 1,* 1 Amphibian Evolution Lab, Biology Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Elsene, Belgium; [email protected] (C.R.); [email protected] (S.Z.) 2 Wildlife Health Ghent, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium; [email protected] (A.M.); [email protected] (F.P.) 3 Unit of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Elsene, Belgium; [email protected] 4 Myeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB Centre for Inflammation Research, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Elsene, Belgium 5 Research Group of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Department of Bio-engineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Elsene, Belgium; [email protected] (C.M.); [email protected] (S.B.) * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +32-26293410 Received: 17 January 2020; Accepted: 18 February 2020; Published: 18 February 2020 Abstract: A wide range of frogs produce skin poisons composed of bioactive peptides for defence against pathogens, parasites and predators. While several frog families have been thoroughly screened for skin-secreted peptides, others, like the Microhylidae, have remained mostly unexplored. Previous studies of microhylids found no evidence of peptide secretion, suggesting that this defence adaptation was evolutionarily lost. We conducted transcriptome analyses of the skins of Phrynomantis bifasciatus and Phrynomantis microps, two African microhylid species long suspected to be poisonous.
    [Show full text]
  • Reptiles and Amphibians of the Goegap Nature Reserve
    their time underground in burrows. These amphibians often leave their burrows after heavy rains that are seldom. Reptiles And Amphibians Of The There are reptiles included in this report, which don’t occur here in Goegap but at the Augrabies Falls NP. So you can find here also the Nile monitor and the flat liz- Goegap Nature Reserve ard. Measuring reptiles By Tanja Mahnkopf In tortoises and terrapins the length is measured at the shell. Straight along the mid- line of the carapace. The SV-Length is the length of head and body (Snout to Vent). In lizards it easier to look for this length because their tail may be a regenerated one Introduction and these are often shorter than the original one. The length that is mentioned for the The reptiles are an ancient class on earth. The earliest reptile fossils are about 315 species in this report is the average to the maximum length. For the snakes I tried to million years old. During the aeons of time they evolved a great diversity of extinct give the total length because it is often impossible to say where the tail begins and and living reptiles. The dinosaurs and their relatives dominated the earth 150 million the body ends without holding the snake. But there was not for every snake a total years ago. Our living reptiles are remnants of that period or from a period after the length available. dinosaurs were extinct. Except of the chameleons (there are only two) you can find all reptiles in the appen- Obviously it looks like reptiles are not as successful as mammals.
    [Show full text]
  • Appendix D1-Ecological Impact Assessment
    FINAL Ecological Impact Assessment THE UPGRADING OF ROAD DR08035 BETWEEN MJANYANA HOSPITAL AND DR08034, CLARKEBURY, EASTERN CAPE. DEDEAT REF: EC121&EC137/HO/LN1&3/M/-2-2019 FINAL ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Prepared for: Terreco Environmental cc Prepared by: EAST LONDON 25 Tecoma Street,Berea, East London, 5203 043 726 7809 Also in Cape Town, Grahamstown, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Maputo (Mozambique) and Romsey (UK) www.cesnet.co.za FEBRUARY 2020 FINAL Ecological Impact Assessment Report REVISIONS TRACKING TABLE CES Report Revision and Tracking Schedule Document Title: THE UPGRADING OF ROAD DR08035 BETWEEN MJANYANA HOSPITAL AND DR08034, CLARKEBURY, EASTERN CAPE. Client Name & MBSA Consulting Address: MBSA House, 8 Pine Park Street, Vincent, East London, South Africa. Status: FINAL Ecological Impact Assessment Issue Date: April 2019 Lead Author: Ms Rebekah Anderson Reviewer: Dr. Greer Hawley Study Leader/ Registered Dr. Alan Carter Environmental Assessment Practitioner – Approval: No. of hard No. electronic Report Distribution Circulated to copies copies DEDEAT 1 1 Mr Moeketsi Mosebi (MBSA) 1 Report Version February 2020 FINAL ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT This document has been prepared in accordance with the scope of CES’s appointment and contains intellectual property and proprietary information that is protected by copyright in favour of CES. The document may therefore not be reproduced, used or distributed to any third party without the prior written consent of CES. This document is prepared exclusively for use by CES’s client. CES accepts no liability for any use of this document other than by its client and only for the purposes for which it was prepared. No person other than the client may copy (in whole or in part), use or [email protected] rely on the contents of this document, without the prior written www.cesnet.co.za permission of CES.
    [Show full text]
  • Annotated Checklist and Provisional Conservation Status of Namibian Reptiles
    Annotated Checklist - Reptiles Page 1 ANNOTATED CHECKLIST AND PROVISIONAL CONSERVATION STATUS OF NAMIBIAN REPTILES MICHAEL GRIFFIN BIODIVERSITY INVENTORY MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM PRIVATE BAG 13306 WINDHOEK NAMIBIA Annotated Checklist - Reptiles Page 2 Annotated Checklist - Reptiles Page 3 CONTENTS PAGE ABSTRACT 5 INTRODUCTION 5 METHODS AND DEFINITIONS 6 SPECIES ACCOUNTS Genus Crocodylus Nile Crocodile 11 Pelomedusa Helmeted Terrapin 11 Pelusios Hinged Terrapins 12 Geochelone Leopard Tortoise 13 Chersina Bowsprit Tortoise 14 Homopus Nama Padloper 14 Psammobates Tent Tortoises 15 Kinixys Hinged Tortoises 16 Chelonia GreenTurtle 16 Lepidochelys Olive Ridley Turtle 17 Dermochelys Leatherback Turtle 17 Trionyx African Soft-shelled Turtle 18 Afroedura Flat Geckos 19 Goggia Dwarf Leaf-toed Geckos 20 Afrogecko Marbled Leaf-toed Gecko 21 Phelsuma Namaqua Day Gecko 22 Lygodactylus Dwarf Geckos 23 Rhoptropus Namib Day Geckos 25 Chondrodactylus Giant Ground Gecko 27 Colopus Kalahari Ground Gecko 28 Palmatogecko Web-footed Geckos 28 Pachydactylus Thick-toed Geckos 29 Ptenopus Barking Geckos 39 Narudasia Festive Gecko 41 Hemidactylus Tropical House Geckos 41 Agama Ground Agamas 42 Acanthocercus Tree Agama 45 Bradypodion Dwarf Chameleons 46 Chamaeleo Chameleons 47 Acontias Legless Skinks 48 Typhlosaurus Blind Legless Skinks 48 Sepsina Burrowing Skinks 50 Scelotes Namibian Dwarf Burrowing Skink 51 Typhlacontias Western Burrowing Skinks 51 Lygosoma Sundevall’s Writhing Skink 53 Mabuya Typical Skinks 53 Panaspis Snake-eyed Skinks 60 Annotated
    [Show full text]
  • Addis Ababa University Science Faculty School of Graduate Studies Department of Environmental Science Zoology Module
    ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY SCIENCE FACULTY SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ZOOLOGY MODULE AN INVESTIGATION OF AMPHIBIAN DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE IN RELATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN HARENNA FOREST, BALE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, ETHIOPIA A Thesis Submitted to the School of Graduate Studies of Addis Ababa University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Environmental Science By Roman Kassahun Advisors: Professor Samy A.Saber, A.A.U. Ethiopia Dr. Simon Loader, Institute of Biogeography, Basel, Switzerland July, 2009 ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES An investigation of Amphibian diversity and abundance in relation to environmental change in Harenna Forest, Bale Mountains National Park. By Roman Kassahun A Thesis presented to the School of Graduate Studies of Addis Ababa University, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Environmental Science Approved by Examining Board: _______________________ _____________ _____________________________ ________________ _____________________________ ________________ ______________________________ ________________ Acknowledgement I owe my sincere gratitude to my adviser Prof Samy A. Saber for his advice and encouragement prior to the start of research work and for his enormously consistent and valuable guidance and advice without which this research project would not have been realized. I am also grateful to my Co-advisor Dr. Simon Loader from the University of Basel, for the logistical support and great help during the wet season of the project, for his guidance in the identifications of the specimens and for giving me this opportunity in the first place. My gratitude also goes to the Ethiopian Wild Life Conservation Authority (EWCA) for allowing me to pursue the M.S.C.
    [Show full text]
  • Original Articles
    ORIGINAL ARTICLES NO~OUSTOADSANDFROGSOF all over the body, whereas granular glands are localised in special regions, such as the paratoid poison glands behind the SOUTH AFRICA head in toads. Because of their locality the paratoid glands, which do not secrete saliva, are often erroneously referred to as L Pantanowitz, TW aude, A Leisewitz 'parotid' glands. Granular glands produce a thicker, more toxic secretion. However, secretion from both mucous and granular glands may be poisonous.' While nearly all amphibians have a The major defence mechanism in frogs is via the secretion of trace of toxin in their skin: this is not equally developed in the toxins from their skin. In humans, intoxication may occur different genera. Both gland types are under the control of when part of the amphibian integument is ingested, as in the sympathetic nerves and discharge following a variety of l form of herbal medicines. Two groups of South African frogs stimuli. " Mucous glands secrete mainly when stimulated by have skin secretions that are potentially lethal to humans and dryness, whereas granular glands require pressure, injury or animals. Toad (BlIfo and Schismademla pecies), the any stress to the animal to cause secretion."'" With some amphibian with which man and his pets most frequently exceptions, notably BI/fv lIlaril/lIS (not a South African toad), have contact, secrete potent toxins with cardiac glycoside pre-metamorphic larvae lack toxic properties as granular activity. Topical and systemic intoxication, while seen in glands develop only at metamorphosis." humans, remains predominantly a veterinary problem. Amphibians are not equipped for speed, nor do they have Intoxication by the red-banded rubber frog, which secretes an any armament; as such they rely predominantly on chemical unidentified cardiotoxin, is far less common.
    [Show full text]
  • Hand and Foot Musculature of Anura: Structure, Homology, Terminology, and Synapomorphies for Major Clades
    HAND AND FOOT MUSCULATURE OF ANURA: STRUCTURE, HOMOLOGY, TERMINOLOGY, AND SYNAPOMORPHIES FOR MAJOR CLADES BORIS L. BLOTTO, MARTÍN O. PEREYRA, TARAN GRANT, AND JULIÁN FAIVOVICH BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY HAND AND FOOT MUSCULATURE OF ANURA: STRUCTURE, HOMOLOGY, TERMINOLOGY, AND SYNAPOMORPHIES FOR MAJOR CLADES BORIS L. BLOTTO Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; División Herpetología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”–CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina MARTÍN O. PEREYRA División Herpetología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”–CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Laboratorio de Genética Evolutiva “Claudio J. Bidau,” Instituto de Biología Subtropical–CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Misiones, Posadas, Misiones, Argentina TARAN GRANT Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Coleção de Anfíbios, Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Research Associate, Herpetology, Division of Vertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History JULIÁN FAIVOVICH División Herpetología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”–CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Research Associate, Herpetology, Division of Vertebrate Zoology, American
    [Show full text]
  • Standard Guidelines for the Captive Keeping of Anurans
    Standard Guidelines for the Captive Keeping of Anurans Developed by the Workgroup Anurans of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde (DGHT) e. V. Informations about the booklet The amphibian table benefi ted from the participation of the following specialists: Dr. Beat Akeret: Zoologist, Ecologist and Scientist in Nature Conserva- tion; President of the DGHT Regional Group Switzerland and the DGHT City Group Zurich Dr. Samuel Furrer: Zoologist; Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles of the Zurich Zoological Gardens (until 2017) Prof. Dr. Stefan Lötters: Zoologist; Docent at the University of Trier for Herpeto- logy, specialising in amphibians; Member of the Board of the DGHT Workgroup Anurans Dr. Peter Janzen: Zoologist, specialising in amphibians; Chairman and Coordinator of the Conservation Breeding Project “Amphibian Ark” Detlef Papenfuß, Ulrich Schmidt, Ralf Schmitt, Stefan Ziesmann, Frank Malz- korn: Members of the Board of the DGHT Workgroup Anurans Dr. Axel Kwet: Zoologist, amphibian specialist; Management and Editorial Board of the DGHT Bianca Opitz: Layout and Typesetting Thomas Ulber: Translation, Herprint International A wide range of other specialists provided important additional information and details that have been Oophaga pumilio incorporated in the amphibian table. Poison Dart Frog page 2 Foreword Dear Reader, keeping anurans in an expertly manner means taking an interest in one of the most fascinating groups of animals that, at the same time, is a symbol of the current threats to global biodiversity and an indicator of progressing climate change. The contribution that private terrarium keeping is able to make to researching the biology of anurans is evident from the countless publications that have been the result of individuals dedicating themselves to this most attractive sector of herpetology.
    [Show full text]
  • Supporting Information Tables
    Mapping the Global Emergence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Deanna H. Olson, David M. Aanensen, Kathryn L. Ronnenberg, Christopher I. Powell, Susan F. Walker, Jon Bielby, Trenton W. J. Garner, George Weaver, the Bd Mapping Group, and Matthew C. Fisher Supplemental Information Taxonomic Notes Genera were assigned to families for summarization (Table 1 in main text) and analysis (Table 2 in main text) based on the most recent available comprehensive taxonomic references (Frost et al. 2006, Frost 2008, Frost 2009, Frost 2011). We chose recent family designations to explore patterns of Bd susceptibility and occurrence because these classifications were based on both genetic and morphological data, and hence may more likely yield meaningful inference. Some North American species were assigned to genus according to Crother (2008), and dendrobatid frogs were assigned to family and genus based on Grant et al. (2006). Eleutherodactylid frogs were assigned to family and genus based on Hedges et al. (2008); centrolenid frogs based on Cisneros-Heredia et al. (2007). For the eleutherodactylid frogs of Central and South America and the Caribbean, older sources count them among the Leptodactylidae, whereas Frost et al. (2006) put them in the family Brachycephalidae. More recent work (Heinicke et al. 2007) suggests that most of the genera that were once “Eleutherodactylus” (including those species currently assigned to the genera Eleutherodactylus, Craugastor, Euhyas, Phrynopus, and Pristimantis and assorted others), may belong in a separate, or even several different new families. Subsequent work (Hedges et al. 2008) has divided them among three families, the Craugastoridae, the Eleutherodactylidae, and the Strabomantidae, which were used in our classification.
    [Show full text]
  • Agulhas National Park State of Knowledge
    AGULHAS NATIONAL PARK STATE OF KNOWLEDGE Contributors: T. Kraaij, N. Hanekom, I.A. Russell, R.M. Randall SANParks Scientific Services, Garden Route (Rondevlei Office), PO Box 176, Sedgefield, 6573 Last updated: 16 January 2008 Disclaimer This report has been produced by SANParks to summarise information available on a specific conservation area. Production of the report, in either hard copy or electronic format, does not signify that: . the referenced information necessarily reflect the views and policies of SANParks; . the referenced information is either correct or accurate; . SANParks retains copies of the referenced documents; . SANParks will provide second parties with copies of the referenced documents. This standpoint has the premise that (i) reproduction of copywrited material is illegal, (ii) copying of unpublished reports and data produced by an external scientist without the author’s permission is unethical, and (iii) dissemination of unreviewed data or draft documentation is potentially misleading and hence illogical. This report should be cited as: Kraaij T, Hanekom N, Russell IA & Randall RM. 2009. Agulhas National Park – State of Knowledge. South African National Parks. TABLE OF CONTENTS NOTE: TEXT IN SMALL CAPS PERTAINS TO THE MARINE COMPONENT OF THE AGULHAS AREA Abbreviations used 3 Abbreviations used............................................................................................................4 1. ACCOUNT OF AREA...................................................................................................4
    [Show full text]
  • Captive Wildlife Regulations, 2021, W-13.12 Reg 5
    1 CAPTIVE WILDLIFE, 2021 W-13.12 REG 5 The Captive Wildlife Regulations, 2021 being Chapter W-13.12 Reg 5 (effective June 1, 2021). NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 W-13.12 REG 5 CAPTIVE WILDLIFE, 2021 Table of Contents PART 1 PART 5 Preliminary Matters Zoo Licences and Travelling Zoo Licences 1 Title 38 Definition for Part 2 Definitions and interpretation 39 CAZA standards 3 Application 40 Requirements – zoo licence or travelling zoo licence PART 2 41 Breeding and release Designations, Prohibitions and Licences PART 6 4 Captive wildlife – designations Wildlife Rehabilitation Licences 5 Prohibition – holding unlisted species in captivity 42 Definitions for Part 6 Prohibition – holding restricted species in captivity 43 Standards for wildlife rehabilitation 7 Captive wildlife licences 44 No property acquired in wildlife held for 8 Licence not required rehabilitation 9 Application for captive wildlife licence 45 Requirements – wildlife rehabilitation licence 10 Renewal 46 Restrictions – wildlife not to be rehabilitated 11 Issuance or renewal of licence on terms and conditions 47 Wildlife rehabilitation practices 12 Licence or renewal term PART 7 Scientific Research Licences 13 Amendment, suspension,
    [Show full text]