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Restoration of the Native Species to Amami Oshima Island
alien species in Amami Oshima Island In addition to the Small Indian mongoose, many other alien species (e.g., feral cats, feral goats, black rats and the Lanceleaf tickseed) have become established on Amami Oshima. Please be sure never to leave behind alien species in the wild nor let them escape. Feral cat Feral goat Black rat Lanceleaf tickseed ● Alien species of Amami Islands HP http://kyushu.env.go.jp/naha/wildlife/data/130902aa.pdf We ask for your cooperation in The mongoose eradication project activity of Amami Mongoose Busters in Amami Oshima The Amami Mongoose Busters, which was formed in 2005, has continued its efforts to eradicate mongooses with the support of people in the island and researchers. We ask for your continued onservation of a precious understanding and support of the mongoose control project as C well as the Amami Mongoose Busters. ecosystem in ■ Amami Mongoose Busters Blog http://amb.amamin.jp/ ■ Amami Mongoose Busters Facebook Amami Oshima Island https://www.facebook.com/amamimongoosebusters March 2014 Amami Wildlife Conservation Center, Published by: Ministry of the Environment, Japan Naha Nature Conservation Office, 551 Koshinohata, Ongachi, Yamato-son, Oshima-gun, Ministry of the Environment, Japan Kagoshima 894-3104 TEL:+81-997-55-8620 Okinawa Tsukansha Building 4F, 5-21 Yamashita-cho, Japan Wildlife Research Center, Naha-shi, Okinawa 900-0027 Amami Ooshima Division (Amami Mongoose Busters) 1385-2 Naze, Uragami,Amami-City, Kagoshima 894-0008 TEL:+81-997-58-4013 Edited by : Japan Wildlife Research Center FOR ALL THE LIFE ON EARTH Design : artpost inc. Photos : Mamoru Tsuneda, Teruho Abe, Yoshihito Goto, Kazuki Yamamuro, Biodiversity Ryuta Yoshihara, Japan Wildlife Research Center Animals and plants Habu snake Protobothrops flavoviridis This poisonous snake is found on Amami Oshima, Tokunoshima, Okinawa in Amami Oshima Island Island, and other several neighboring small islands. -
Nansei Islands Biological Diversity Evaluation Project Report 1 Chapter 1
Introduction WWF Japan’s involvement with the Nansei Islands can be traced back to a request in 1982 by Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh. The “World Conservation Strategy”, which was drafted at the time through a collaborative effort by the WWF’s network, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), posed the notion that the problems affecting environments were problems that had global implications. Furthermore, the findings presented offered information on precious environments extant throughout the globe and where they were distributed, thereby providing an impetus for people to think about issues relevant to humankind’s harmonious existence with the rest of nature. One of the precious natural environments for Japan given in the “World Conservation Strategy” was the Nansei Islands. The Duke of Edinburgh, who was the President of the WWF at the time (now President Emeritus), naturally sought to promote acts of conservation by those who could see them through most effectively, i.e. pertinent conservation parties in the area, a mandate which naturally fell on the shoulders of WWF Japan with regard to nature conservation activities concerning the Nansei Islands. This marked the beginning of the Nansei Islands initiative of WWF Japan, and ever since, WWF Japan has not only consistently performed globally-relevant environmental studies of particular areas within the Nansei Islands during the 1980’s and 1990’s, but has put pressure on the national and local governments to use the findings of those studies in public policy. Unfortunately, like many other places throughout the world, the deterioration of the natural environments in the Nansei Islands has yet to stop. -
Appendix B References
Final Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement and Preliminary Section 4(f) Evaluation Appendix B, References July 2021 Federal Aid No. 999-M(161)S ADOT Project No. 999 SW 0 M5180 01P I-11 Corridor Final Tier 1 EIS Appendix B, References 1 This page intentionally left blank. July 2021 Project No. M5180 01P / Federal Aid No. 999-M(161)S I-11 Corridor Final Tier 1 EIS Appendix B, References 1 ADEQ. 2002. Groundwater Protection in Arizona: An Assessment of Groundwater Quality and 2 the Effectiveness of Groundwater Programs A.R.S. §49-249. Arizona Department of 3 Environmental Quality. 4 ADEQ. 2008. Ambient Groundwater Quality of the Pinal Active Management Area: A 2005-2006 5 Baseline Study. Open File Report 08-01. Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Water 6 Quality Division, Phoenix, Arizona. June 2008. 7 https://legacy.azdeq.gov/environ/water/assessment/download/pinal_ofr.pdf. 8 ADEQ. 2011. Arizona State Implementation Plan: Regional Haze Under Section 308 of the 9 Federal Regional Haze Rule. Air Quality Division, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, 10 Phoenix, Arizona. January 2011. https://www.resolutionmineeis.us/documents/adeq-sip- 11 regional-haze-2011. 12 ADEQ. 2013a. Ambient Groundwater Quality of the Upper Hassayampa Basin: A 2003-2009 13 Baseline Study. Open File Report 13-03, Phoenix: Water Quality Division. 14 https://legacy.azdeq.gov/environ/water/assessment/download/upper_hassayampa.pdf. 15 ADEQ. 2013b. Arizona Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Fact Sheet: Construction 16 General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction Activity. Arizona 17 Department of Environmental Quality. June 3, 2013. 18 https://static.azdeq.gov/permits/azpdes/cgp_fact_sheet_2013.pdf. -
Crocodylus Moreletii
ANFIBIOS Y REPTILES: DIVERSIDAD E HISTORIA NATURAL VOLUMEN 03 NÚMERO 02 NOVIEMBRE 2020 ISSN: 2594-2158 Es un publicación de la CONSEJO DIRECTIVO 2019-2021 COMITÉ EDITORIAL Presidente Editor-en-Jefe Dr. Hibraim Adán Pérez Mendoza Dra. Leticia M. Ochoa Ochoa Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Senior Editors Vicepresidente Dr. Marcio Martins (Artigos em português) Dr. Óscar A. Flores Villela Dr. Sean M. Rovito (English papers) Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Editores asociados Secretario Dr. Uri Omar García Vázquez Dra. Ana Bertha Gatica Colima Dr. Armando H. Escobedo-Galván Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez Dr. Oscar A. Flores Villela Dra. Irene Goyenechea Mayer Goyenechea Tesorero Dr. Rafael Lara Rezéndiz Dra. Anny Peralta García Dr. Norberto Martínez Méndez Conservación de Fauna del Noroeste Dra. Nancy R. Mejía Domínguez Dr. Jorge E. Morales Mavil Vocal Norte Dr. Hibraim A. Pérez Mendoza Dr. Juan Miguel Borja Jiménez Dr. Jacobo Reyes Velasco Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango Dr. César A. Ríos Muñoz Dr. Marco A. Suárez Atilano Vocal Centro Dra. Ireri Suazo Ortuño M. en C. Ricardo Figueroa Huitrón Dr. Julián Velasco Vinasco Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México M. en C. Marco Antonio López Luna Dr. Adrián García Rodríguez Vocal Sur M. en C. Marco Antonio López Luna Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco English style corrector PhD candidate Brett Butler Diseño editorial Lic. Andrea Vargas Fernández M. en A. Rafael de Villa Magallón http://herpetologia.fciencias.unam.mx/index.php/revista NOTAS CIENTÍFICAS SKIN TEXTURE CHANGE IN DIASPORUS HYLAEFORMIS (ANURA: ELEUTHERODACTYLIDAE) ..................... 95 CONTENIDO Juan G. Abarca-Alvarado NOTES OF DIET IN HIGHLAND SNAKES RHADINAEA EDITORIAL CALLIGASTER AND RHADINELLA GODMANI (SQUAMATA:DIPSADIDAE) FROM COSTA RICA ..... -
University of Texas at Arlington Dissertation Template
EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS IN SOME NORTHERN GROUPS OF THE DIRECT-DEVELOPING FROG GENUS CRAUGASTOR (ANURA: CRAUGASTORIDAE) by JEFFREY W. STREICHER Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Arlington in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON May 2012 Copyright © by Jeffrey W. Streicher 2012 All Rights Reserved ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS During my time at UT Arlington I have been assisted by an outstanding community of individuals. First, I thank my fellow graduate students who have not only challenged me to be a better biologist, but also provided friendship and moral support. I thank Jesse Meik, Christian Cox, Coleman Sheehy III, Thomas Eimermacher, Brian Fontenot, Walter Schargel, Andrea Acevedo, Corey Roelke, Mike Logan, Matt Ingrasci, Jacobo Reyes-Velasco, Ben Anders, Utpal Smart, David Sanchez, Paul Pasichnyk, Alex Hall, and Matt Watson. Second, I thank my committee members; Eric Smith, Jon Campbell, Paul Chippindale, Esther Betrán, and Jeff Demuth, for their support and advice. Third, I thank the administrative staff; Linda Taylor, Gloria Burlingham, and Peggy Fisher for always answering my questions. I thank the following individuals for field companionship during our U.S.A., Mexico, Ecuador, South Africa, Costa Rica, India, and Guatemala trips: Coleman Sheehy III, Christian Cox, Thomas Eimermacher, Beryl Wilson, Jesse Meik, Matt Ingrasci, Mario Yanez, Carlos Vásquez Almazán, Gustavo Ruano Fajardo, Jacobo Reyes-Velasco, Oscar Flores-Villela, Virginia León-Règagnon, Elizabeth Martínez- Salizar, Elisa Cabrera-Guzman, Ruben Tovar, Paulino Ponce-Campos, Toni Arizmendi- Espinosa, Carl Franklin, Eric Smith, Jonathan Campbell, Butch Brodie Jr., and Robert Makowsky. -
Insights Into the Natural History of the Endemic Harlequin Toad, Atelopus Laetissimus Ruiz-Carranza, Ardila-Robayo, and Hernánd
Offcial journal website: Amphibian & Reptile Conservation amphibian-reptile-conservation.org 14(1) [General Section]: 29–42 (e221). Insights into the natural history of the endemic Harlequin Toad, Atelopus laetissimus Ruiz-Carranza, Ardila-Robayo, and Hernández-Camacho, 1994 (Anura: Bufonidae), in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia 1,*Hernán D. Granda-Rodríguez, 2Andrés Camilo Montes-Correa, 3Juan David Jiménez-Bolaño, 4Alberto J. Alaniz, 5Pedro E. Cattan, and 6Patricio Hernáez 1Programa de Ingeniería Ambiental, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad de Cundinamarca, Facatativá, COLOMBIA 2,3Grupo de Investigación en Manejo y Conservación de Fauna, Flora y Ecosistemas Estratégicos Neotropicales (MIKU), Universidad del Magdalena, Santa Marta, COLOMBIA 4Centro de Estudios en Ecología Espacial y Medio Ambiente, Ecogeografía, Santiago, CHILE 5Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, CHILE 6Centro de Estudios Marinos y Limnológicos, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, CHILE Abstract.—Atelopus laetissimus is a bufonid toad that inhabits the mountainous areas of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (SNSM), Colombia. This species is endemic and endangered, so information about its ecology and distribution are crucial for the conservation of this toad. Here, the relative abundance, habitat and microhabitat uses, and vocalization of A. laetissimus are described from the San Lorenzo creek in the SNSM, as well as its potential distribution in the SNSM. To this end, 447 individuals were analyzed during several sampling trips from 2010 to 2012. Against expectations, population density was signifcantly higher in the stream than in the riparian forest. Overall, A. laetissimus used seven different diurnal microhabitats, with a high preference for leaf litter substrates and rocks. -
Amphibians and Reptiles of the State of Coahuila, Mexico, with Comparison with Adjoining States
A peer-reviewed open-access journal ZooKeys 593: 117–137Amphibians (2016) and reptiles of the state of Coahuila, Mexico, with comparison... 117 doi: 10.3897/zookeys.593.8484 CHECKLIST http://zookeys.pensoft.net Launched to accelerate biodiversity research Amphibians and reptiles of the state of Coahuila, Mexico, with comparison with adjoining states Julio A. Lemos-Espinal1, Geoffrey R. Smith2 1 Laboratorio de Ecología-UBIPRO, FES Iztacala UNAM. Avenida los Barrios 1, Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlalnepantla, edo. de México, Mexico – 54090 2 Department of Biology, Denison University, Granville, OH, USA 43023 Corresponding author: Julio A. Lemos-Espinal ([email protected]) Academic editor: A. Herrel | Received 15 March 2016 | Accepted 25 April 2016 | Published 26 May 2016 http://zoobank.org/F70B9F37-0742-486F-9B87-F9E64F993E1E Citation: Lemos-Espinal JA, Smith GR (2016) Amphibians and reptiles of the state of Coahuila, Mexico, with comparison with adjoining statese. ZooKeys 593: 117–137. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.593.8484 Abstract We compiled a checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of the state of Coahuila, Mexico. The list com- prises 133 species (24 amphibians, 109 reptiles), representing 27 families (9 amphibians, 18 reptiles) and 65 genera (16 amphibians, 49 reptiles). Coahuila has a high richness of lizards in the genus Sceloporus. Coahuila has relatively few state endemics, but has several regional endemics. Overlap in the herpetofauna of Coahuila and bordering states is fairly extensive. Of the 132 species of native amphibians and reptiles, eight are listed as Vulnerable, six as Near Threatened, and six as Endangered in the IUCN Red List. In the SEMARNAT listing, 19 species are Subject to Special Protection, 26 are Threatened, and three are in Danger of Extinction. -
Craugastor Augusti) in New Mexico Mason J
University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Faculty and Staff ubP lications Museum of Southwestern Biology 11-30-2015 Final Report: Status of Barking Frog (Craugastor augusti) in New Mexico Mason J. Ryan Ian M. Latella Jacek Tomasz Giermakowski Howard Snell Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/msb_fsp Recommended Citation Ryan, M. J., Latella, I. M., Giermakowski, J. T., & Snell, H. (2015). Final Report: Status of Barking Frog (Craugastor augusti) in New Mexico. https://doi.org/10.25844/7922-3R81 This Technical Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Museum of Southwestern Biology at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty and Staff ubP lications by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Final Report: Status of Barking Frog (Craugastor augusti) in New Mexico Delivered to New Mexico Department of Game and Fish on November 30, 2015 Permanently archived in the University of New Mexico Institutional Repository (https://repository.unm.edu/ ) with the identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1928/33082 Project Work Order: #150422 Reporting period: 1 May 2015–30 Nov 2015 Authorship: Mason J Ryan, Ian M Latella, J Tomasz Giermakowski, Howard L Snell University of New Mexico and Museum of Southwestern Biology, Albuquerque, NM. [email protected], 505-277-5130 Suggested citation: Ryan, MJ, IM Latella, JT Giermakowski, HL Snell. 2015. Final Report: Status of Barking Frog (Craugastor augusti) in New Mexico. Submitted to New Mexico Department of Game and Fish; Project Work Order: #150422. Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico, November 30, 2015. -
Research Article Assessing the Molecular Phylogeny of a Near Extinct Group of Vertebrates: the Neotropical Harlequin Frogs (Bufonidae; Atelopus)
Systematics and Biodiversity (2011), 9(1):45–57 Research Article Assessing the molecular phylogeny of a near extinct group of vertebrates: the Neotropical harlequin frogs (Bufonidae; Atelopus) STEFAN LOTTERS¨ 1,ARIEVANDERMEIJDEN2,LUISA.COLOMA3,RENAUDBOISTEL4,PETERCLOETENS4, RAFFAEL ERNST5,EDGARLEHR6 &MICHAELVEITH1 1Trier University, Department of Biogeography, Universitatsring¨ 15, 54286 Trier, Germany 2CIBIO, Centro de Investigac¸ao˜ em Biodiversidade e Recursos Geneticos,´ Campus Agrario´ de Vairao,˜ 4485-661, Vairao,˜ Portugal 3Centro de Investigacion´ y Conservacion´ de Anfibios, Giovanni Farina 566, San Rafael, Quito, Ecuador 4iPHEP-UMR CNRS 6046, UFR SFA Universite´ de Poitiers, 40 avenue du Recteur Pineau, 86022 Poitiers, France 5Museum of Zoology, Senckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden, A. B. Meyer Building, 01109 Dresden, Germany 6Illinois Wesleyan University, Department of Biology, PO BOX 2900, Bloomington, IL 61702-2900, USA (Received 4 May 2010; revised 17 January 2011; accepted 19 January 2011; printed 30 March 2011) Neotropical harlequin frogs, Atelopus,areaspecies-richbufonidgroup.Atelopus monophyly has been suggested but intergeneric, interspecific and intraspecific relationships are poorly understood. One reason is that morphological characters of harlequin frogs are often difficult to interpret, making species delimitations difficult. Molecular analyses (DNA barcoding, phylogeny) may be helpful but sampling is hampered as most of the more than 100 Atelopus species have undergone severe population declines and many are possibly extinct. We processed mitochondrial DNA (12S and 16S rRNA) of 28 available ingroup samples from a large portion of the genus’ geographic range (Bayesian Inference, Maximum Likelihood). Our samples constitute a monophyletic unit, which is sister to other bufonid genera studied including the Andean genus Osornophryne. In contrast to previous morphological studies, our results suggest that Osornophryne is neither sister to Atelopus nor nested within it. -
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Phylogenomics reveals rapid, simultaneous PNAS PLUS diversification of three major clades of Gondwanan frogs at the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary Yan-Jie Fenga, David C. Blackburnb, Dan Lianga, David M. Hillisc, David B. Waked,1, David C. Cannatellac,1, and Peng Zhanga,1 aState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, College of Ecology and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; bDepartment of Natural History, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611; cDepartment of Integrative Biology and Biodiversity Collections, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712; and dMuseum of Vertebrate Zoology and Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 Contributed by David B. Wake, June 2, 2017 (sent for review March 22, 2017; reviewed by S. Blair Hedges and Jonathan B. Losos) Frogs (Anura) are one of the most diverse groups of vertebrates The poor resolution for many nodes in anuran phylogeny is and comprise nearly 90% of living amphibian species. Their world- likely a result of the small number of molecular markers tra- wide distribution and diverse biology make them well-suited for ditionally used for these analyses. Previous large-scale studies assessing fundamental questions in evolution, ecology, and conser- used 6 genes (∼4,700 nt) (4), 5 genes (∼3,800 nt) (5), 12 genes vation. However, despite their scientific importance, the evolutionary (6) with ∼12,000 nt of GenBank data (but with ∼80% missing history and tempo of frog diversification remain poorly understood. data), and whole mitochondrial genomes (∼11,000 nt) (7). In By using a molecular dataset of unprecedented size, including 88-kb the larger datasets (e.g., ref. -
2013 Board of Governors Report
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Board of Governors Meeting San Miguel - Albuquerque Convention Center Albuquerque, New Mexico 10 July 2013 Maureen A. Donnelly Secretary Florida International University College of Arts & Sciences 11200 SW 8th St. - ECS 450 Miami, FL 33199 [email protected] 305.348.1235 12 June 2013 The ASIH Board of Governor's is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 10 July 2013 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm in the San Miguel Room of the Albuquerque Convention Center. President Matthews plans to move blanket acceptance of all reports included in this book that cover society business for 2012 and 2013 (in part). The book includes the ballot information for the 2013 elections (Board of Governors Election and General Election held during the Annual Business Meeting). Governors can ask to have items exempted from blanket approval. These exempted items will be acted upon individually. We will also act individually on items exempted by the Executive Committee. Please remember to bring this booklet with you to the meeting. I will ship a few extra copies to New Mexico but the number will be limited by what I can cram into a USPS box. The Convention Center has free wifi throughout and the Twitter hashtag for the meeting is #JMIH13. Please contact me directly (email is best - [email protected]) with any questions you may have. Please notify me if you will not be able to attend the meeting (if you have not contacted me yet) so I can share your regrets with the Governors. I will leave for New Mexico on 9 July so try to contact me before that date if possible. -
Distribution and Status of the Introduced Red-Eared Slider (Trachemys Scripta Elegans) in Taiwan 187 T.-H
Assessment and Control of Biological Invasion Risks Compiled and Edited by Fumito Koike, Mick N. Clout, Mieko Kawamichi, Maj De Poorter and Kunio Iwatsuki With the assistance of Keiji Iwasaki, Nobuo Ishii, Nobuo Morimoto, Koichi Goka, Mitsuhiko Takahashi as reviewing committee, and Takeo Kawamichi and Carola Warner in editorial works. The papers published in this book are the outcome of the International Conference on Assessment and Control of Biological Invasion Risks held at the Yokohama National University, 26 to 29 August 2004. The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of IUCN. Publication of this book was aided by grants from the 21st century COE program of Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund, the Japan Fund for Global Environment of the Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency, Expo’90 Foundation and the Fund in the Memory of Mr. Tomoyuki Kouhara. Published by: SHOUKADOH Book Sellers, Japan and the World Conservation Union (IUCN), Switzerland Copyright: ©2006 Biodiversity Network Japan Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorised without prior written permission from the copyright holder provided the source is fully acknowledged and the copyright holder receives a copy of the reproduced material. Reproduction of this publication for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without prior written permission of the copyright holder.