WWW.IRCF.ORG/REPTILESANDAMPHIBIANSJOURNALTABLE OF CONTENTS IRCF REPTILES & IRCFAMPHIBIANS REPTILES • VOL 15,& NAMPHIBIANSO 4 • DEC 2008 •189 25(3):164–169 • DEC 2018 IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS CONSERVATION AND NATURAL HISTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURE ARTICLES Reptilian. Chasing Bullsnakes (Pituophis cateniferDiversity sayi) in Wisconsin: and Distributions On the Road to Understanding the Ecology and Conservation of the Midwest’s Giant Serpent ...................... Joshua M. Kapfer 190 . The Sharedin History the of Treeboas Doda (Corallus grenadensis) andDistrict Humans on Grenada: of Jammu A Hypothetical Excursion ............................................................................................................................Robert W. Henderson 198 RESEARCH ARTICLESand Kashmir, India . The Texas Horned Lizard in Central and Western Texas ....................... Emily Henry, Jason Brewer, Krista Mougey, and Gad Perry 204 . The Knight Anole (Anolis Amitequestris )Manhas in Florida 1, Rajni Raina2, and Ashwani Wanganeo1 .............................................Brian J. Camposano, Kenneth L. Krysko, Kevin M. Enge, Ellen M. Donlan, and Michael Granatosky 212 1Department of Environmental Sciences and Limnology, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India ([email protected]) CONSERVATION ALERT 2Department of Zoology, Government Science and Commerce College (Benazir), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India . World’s Mammals in Crisis ............................................................................................................................................................. 220 . More Than Mammals ...................................................................................................................................................................... 223 . The “Dow Jones Index” of Biodiversity ........................................................................................................................................... 225 eptiles are importantHUSBANDRY components of Earth’s ecosystems; con- (1985) presented a checklist and keys to amphibians and reptiles Rsequently, documenting. Captive current Care of the distributions Central Netted Dragon is critical ....................................................................................................... in light of Jammu and Kashmir, and Shannon in Plummer1986 they226 described the affinities of changing land-usePROFILE patterns and climatic conditions, the resultant and distributions of the reptiles, noting that three agamid species in declines in habitat abundance. Kraig Adler: and A Lifetime quality, Promoting and Herpetologythe increasing ................................................................................................ risk the genus Laudakia were of Michael Palearctic L. Treglia origins,234 whereas two species of extinction facing COMMENTARYmany species (Gibbons et al. 2000; Stuart et of geckos in the genus Hemidactylus and an agamid in the genus al. 2008). Of the approximately. The Turtles Have 10,700 Been Watching species Me of ........................................................................................................................ reptiles (Uetz Calotes were Oriental species. EricVerma Gangloff and 238 Sahi (1995) studied the et al. 2018), 518 species (34 turtles, 3 crocodilians, 279 snakes, Indian Monitor (Varanus bengalensis) and concluded that it war- BOOK REVIEW and 202 lizards) in 28 families. Threatened occur Amphibians in India of the (Aengals World edited et by al. S.N. 2011). Stuart, M. Hoffmann,ranted protection J.S. Chanson, inN.A. the Cox, state. Herein we present the resultsR. Berridge, of a reptilian P. Ramani, anddiversity B.E. Young survey .............................................................................................................. we con- Ali et al. (2004) indicated Robert that Powell venomous243 snake-bite cases ducted in the Doda District of Jammu and Kashmir, India from were common during the summer, reporting 360 Saw-scaled Viper March to mid-June in 2014CONSERVATION and 2015. RESEARCH The Doda REPORTS: District isSummaries in the of Published(Echis Conservation carinatus Research) bites, Reports as .................................a result of which 245 62 patients developed NATURAL HISTORY RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Reports on Natural History ................................. 247 eastern part of the Jammu NEWBRIEFS Region ............................................................................................................................... (33°08ꞌN, 75°3ꞌE) in the outer acute renal failure....................................................... within 24 hours to two 248 weeks of envenomation. EDITORIAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 251 Himalayan Range and has an average elevation of 1,107 m asl. Sharma and Kour (2005) described the karyology of four species of FOCUS ON CONSERVATION: A Project You Can Support ............................................................................................... 252 Previous work in the state (using current taxonomy instead of snakes (Common Sand Boa, Eryx conicus; Indian Cobra, Naja naja; the historical names used in the various reports) began with Fenton Russell’s Viper, Daboia russellii; Saw-scaled Viper, Echis carinatus). (1910), who recorded vernacular names for snakes that included Chowdhary (2010) recorded nine species in five families of squa- the Himalayan Pitviper (Gloydius himalayanusFront Cover.), Shannon Levantine Plummer. Viper mate Backreptiles Cover. from Michael the Kern Rajouri District. Manhas et al. (2015) pre- (Macrovipera lebetina), and the OrientalTotat Ratsnake et velleseque (Ptyas audant mucosamo ). sentedTotat theet velleseque first record audant ofmo the Himalayan Wolfsnake (Lycodon mack- Das (1966) indicated that the reptiles ofestibus Kashmir inveliquo were velique representa rerchil - innoniestibus) inveliquo from the velique Doda rerchil Region, and Manhas et al. (2016) listed 16 erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus tive of Palearctic elements. Sharma and autSharma dolor apicto (1975) invere recorded pe dolum 18 speciesaut dolor of apicto reptiles invere pein dolumnine families from the city of Jammu. Manhas fugiatis maionsequat eumque fugiatis maionsequat eumque species of snakes from the state. Duda and Sahi (1977) listed four et al. (2018a) presented observations of the high-elevation Agror moditia erere nonsedis ma sectiatur moditia erere nonsedis ma sectia- species of turtles (Indian Roofed Turtle,ma derrovitae Pangshura voluptam, tecta as; quosBrown Agamatur ma derrovitae(Laudakia voluptam, agrorenisis as ) and Manhas et al. (2018b) recorded Roofed Turtle, Pangshura smithii; Indianaccullabo. Flap-shelled Turtle, new distributional records of the Himalayan Bent-toed Gecko Lissemys punctata; Ganges Soft-shelled Turtle, Nilssonia gangetica) (Cyrtodactylus himalayanus) from the Doda region. that had not been reported previously from Jammu (the record of A critical assessment of the above review clearly indicates that not P. smithii was the first from northwestern India). Duda and Sahi much is known about the reptilian fauna of the Doda region of J and (1978) described a new gekkonid species (Himalayan Bent-toed K State, India. Consequently, creating a comprehensive list of reptiles Gecko, Cyrtodactylus himalayanus) from the Doda District. and their distributions was a worthwhile and necessary endeavor. The first extensive herpetological survey by Sahi (1979) listed seven species of turtles, 23 species of lizards, and 35 species of snakes Methods from the state. Sahi and Duda (1982) described six little-known Because of the area’s mountainous nature, we divided the study area species of lizards, of which the Asian Snake-eyed Skink (Ablepharus into five surveying stations (Fig. 1): (1) Nai-Bhallara (33°05ꞌ20.69ꞌ pannonicus) was new to India and the Fan-throated Lizard (Sitana ꞌN, 75°42ꞌ30.24ꞌꞌE; elev. 1,693–2,328 m), (2) Village Chagsoo ponticeriana), the Punjab Snake-eyed Lacerta (Ophisops jerdonii), (33°07ꞌ33.27ꞌꞌN, 75°40ꞌ11.50ꞌꞌE; elev. 1,097–-2,269 m), (3) Village and the Indian Fringe-fingered Lizard (Acanthodactylus cantoris) Zazinda (33°5ꞌ34.48ꞌꞌN, 75°38ꞌ19.74ꞌꞌE; elev. 1,566–2,306 m), (4) were recorded for the first time from the state. Sahi and Duda Bhaderwah City (32°58ꞌ47.89ꞌꞌN, 75°42ꞌ57.27ꞌꞌE, elev. 1,514– Copyright © 2018. Amit Manhas. All rights reserved. 164 IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians ISSN 1098-6324 MANHAS ET AL. IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS • 25(3):164–169 • DEC 2018 R. Aengals, Zoological Survey of India, confirmed the identity of some animals from photographs. Results and Discussion We recorded 17 species of squamate reptiles (seven species of liz- ards and ten species of snakes). Details for each species are given below. The only species that has been assessed for the IUCN Red List (IUCN 2018) is the Sikkim Keelback (Herpetoreas sieboldii), which was assessed as Data Deficient “as distributional informa- tion is uncertain and there are no data on its abundance, habitat preferences, or threats. Further research and monitoring is needed before a more accurate assessment can be carried out” (Khan and Papenfuss 2016). Himalyan Bent-toed Gecko, Cyrtodactylus himalayanus (Duda and Sahi 1978) (Gekkonidae) (Fig. 2) — We recorded this spe- cies from stations 1–3 at elevations