HTTPS://JOURNALS.KU.EDU/REPTILESANDAMPHIBIANSTABLE OF CONTENTS IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANSREPTILES • VOL &15, AMPHIBIANS NO 4 • DEC 2008 • 28(1):112–117189 • APR 2021 IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS CONSERVATION AND NATURAL HISTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS HerpetofaunaFEATURE ARTICLES of Sinhagad Forest Region, . Chasing Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi) in Wisconsin: On Northernthe Road to Understanding the Ecology Western and Conservation of the Midwest’s Ghats, Giant Serpent ...................... India Joshua M. Kapfer 190 . The Shared History of Treeboas (Corallus grenadensis) and Humans on Grenada: A Hypothetical Excursion ............................................................................................................................Robert W. Henderson 198 Anish Pardeshi1, Rohan V. Joglekar2, and Chaitanya S. Shukla3 RESEARCH ARTICLES 1Vanari 498, Aditya Residency, Mitramandal Chowk, Parvati, Pune-411009, Maharashtra, India ([email protected] [corresponding author]) 2School of Science,. The Engineering Texas Horned and Lizard Environment, in Central andUniversity Western of Texas Salford, ....................... Manchester, Emily Maxwell Henry, Jason Building, Brewer, 43Krista Crescent, Mougey, Salfordand Gad M5Perry 4W 204T, United Kingdom; . The KnightBhagyachintamani Anole (Anolis equestris Society,) in Paud Florida Road, Kothrud, Pune-411038, Maharashtra, India ([email protected]) 3Kanchanganga Society, .............................................behind Gultekdi Market BrianYard, J. Bibwewadi-Kondhwa Camposano, Kenneth L. Krysko, Road, Kevin Gultekdi, M. Enge, Pune-411037, Ellen M. Donlan, Maharashtra, and Michael IndiaGranatosky (shukla.ch [email protected]) CONSERVATION ALERT . World’s Mammals in Crisis ............................................................................................................................................................. 220 . More Than Mammals ...................................................................................................................................................................... 223 mphibians and. reptilesThe “Dow areJones among Index” of Biodiversitythe world’s ............................................................................................................................... most threat- ............ 225 Aened vertebrates (Bohm et al. 2013; Catenazzi 2015). Declines in herpetofaunalHUSBANDRY species have been caused by a variety . of factors that includeCaptive loss Care of of thehabitat, Central Netted climate Dragon change, ....................................................................................................... over- Shannon Plummer 226 exploitation, waterPROFILE pollution, and the emergence of diseases (Gibbons et al. 2000;. Kraig Kiesecker Adler: A Lifetime et al. Promoting 2001; Herpetology Stuart et ................................................................................................ al. 2004; Michael L. Treglia 234 Araujo et al. 2006;COMMENTARY Pounds et al. 2006; Sodhi et al. 2008; Ramesh et al. 2013;. The Thomas Turtles Have and Been WatchingBiju 2015; Me ........................................................................................................................ Nowakowski Eric Gangloff 238 et al. 2017). The Indian herpetofauna, with 432 species of amphibians andBOOK 572 species REVIEW of reptiles (Aengals et al. 2018; . Threatened Amphibians of the World edited by S.N. Stuart, M. Hoffmann, J.S. Chanson, N.A. Cox, Dinesh et al. 2019), hasR. Berridge,not been P. Ramani, immune and B.E. to Young these .............................................................................................................. threats. Robert Powell 243 Pune District, Maharashtra, India, in the northern Western Ghats, is home to 31CONSERVATION amphibian and RESEARCH 23 reptilian REPORTS: species Summaries(Khaire of Published Conservation Research Reports ................................. 245 and Khaire 1985; NATURALPadhye et HISTORY al. 2002). RESEARCH Herein REPORTS we present: Summaries an of Published Reports on Natural History ................................. 247 NEWBRIEFS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 248 annotated checklist EDITORIAL of herpetofauna INFORMATION of the ............................................................................................................................... Sinhagad Forest ...................... 251 Region (18°21'56.39"N, FOCUS ON 73°45'18.97"E CONSERVATION;: Fig.A Project 1) Youin CanPune Support ............................................................................................... 252 District and address threats to herpetofauna in the area. The Sinhagad Forest Region has an average annual tem- Fig. 1. Map showing the location of the Sinhagad Forest Region (red dots) perature of 25.0°C and an average annual rainfall of 763 in the northern Western Ghats of Pune District, Maharashtra, India. 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. 2. Habitats sampled in the Sinhagad Forest Region, Pune District, Maharashtra, India: agricultural fields (left), tropical dry deciduous forest (center), and hilltop plateaus (right). Photographs by Sandeep Bapat (left and right) and Chaitanya S. Shukla (center). Copyright is held by the authors. Articles in R&A are made available under a 112 Reptiles & Amphibians ISSN 2332-4961 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. PARDESHI ET AL. REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS • 28(1):112–117 • APR 2021 Table 1. Checklist of herpetofauna in the Sinhagad Forest Region, Maharashtra, India. Abbreviations: Habitat (DF = deciduous forest, AG = agricultural fields, HP = hill plateau, AQ = aquatic [ponds, puddles, streams]); status (C = common, U = uncommon, R = rare); IUCN Red List Assessment (EN = Endangered, VU = Vulnerable, LC = Least Concern, DD = Data Deficient; NA = Not Assessed). IUCN Red Species Habitat Abundance List Status AMPHIBIA: ANURA Bufonidae Common Asian Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) DF, AG, HP C LC Dicroglossidae Indian Skipper Frog (Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis) AG, AQ C LC Indian Cricket Frog (Fejervarya limnocharis) HP, AG C LC Indian Bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus) DF, AG, HP C LC Syhadra Cricket Frog (Minervarya syhadrensis) HP, AG C LC Western Burrowing Frog (Sphaerotheca pashchima) HP, AG U NA Microhylidae Indian Balloon Frog (Uperodon globulosus) (Fig. 3A) AG, AQ C LC Nilphamarai Narrow-mouthed Frog (Microhyla nilphamariensis) AG, AQ C NA Marbled Ramanella (Uperodon mormoratus) DF R EN Ranidae Wide-spread Fungoid Frog (Hydrophylax bahuvistara) DF, HP, AQ C NA Ranixalidae Leith’s Leaping Frog (Indirana leithii) DF, HP C VU Rhacophoridae Common Indian Treefrog (Polypedates maculatus) (Fig. 3B) DF C LC Ghate’s Shrub Frog (Raorchestes ghatei) (Fig. 3C) DF, HP C NA REPTILIA: TESTUDINES Trionychidae Indian Flapshell Turtle (Lissemys punctata) AQ R LC REPTILIA: SQUAMATA (lizards) Agamidae Indian Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor) DF, AG C NA Roux’s Forest Lizard (Calotes rouxii) DF U LC Flat-headed Fan-throated Lizard (Sitana laticeps) HP R NA Gekkonidae Deccan Ground Gecko (Cyrtodactylus deccanensis) DF, HP C LC Spotted Leaf-toed Gecko (Hemidactylus maculatus) DF U LC Murray’s House Gecko (Hemidactylus murrayi) DF, HP, AG C NA Leschenault’s Leaf-toed Gecko (Hemidactylus leschenaultii) DF R NA Lygosomidae Günther’s Supple Skink (Riopa guentheri) DF U LC Lined Supple Skink (Riopa lineata) DF U LC Spotted Supple Skink (Riopa punctata) DF, HP U NA Mabuyidae Common Keeled Skink (Eutropis carinata) DF, AG U LC (continued) 113 PARDESHI ET AL. REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS • 28(1):112–117 • APR 2021 IUCN Red Species Habitat Abundance List Status Varanidae Bengal Monitor (Varanus bengalensis) DF, HP C VU Chamaeleonidae Indian Chamaeleon (Chamaeleo zeylanicus) DF, HP U LC REPTILIA: SQUAMATA (snakes) Colubridae Black-eyed Vinesnake (Ahaetulla borealis) DF C NA Banded Racer (Argyrogena fasciolata) HP R NA Beddome’s Catsnake (Boiga beddomei) DF U DD Common Catsnake (Boiga trigonata) (Fig. 4A) DF C LC Common Trinket Snake (Coelognathus helena) DF C NA Common Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis tristis) DF C NA Common Wolfsnake (Lycodon aulicus) DF C NA Barred Wolfsnake (Lycodon striatus) DF, HP U NA Common Kukri Snake (Oligodon arnensis) HP U NA Russell’s Kukri Snake (Oligodon taeniolatus fasciatus) HP R LC Oriental Ratsnake (Ptyas mucosa) DF, HP C NA Duméril’s Black-headed Snake Sibynophis subpunctatus) DF R NA Elapidae Common Krait (Bungarus caeruleus) (Fig. 4B) DF, HP C NA Slender Coralsnake (Calliophis melanurus) DF R NA Striped Coralsnake (Calliophis nigriscens) DF R LC Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja) HP, AG C LC Erycidae Common Sandboa (Eryx conicus) DF, HP U NA Red Sandboa (Eryx johnii) AG R NA Lamprophiidae Condanarus Sandsnake (Psammophis condanarus) DF R LC Natricidae Striped Keelback (Amphiesma stolatum) HP, AG C NA Checkered Keelback (Fowlea piscator) (Fig. 4C) DF, AQ C NA