University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Papers in Herpetology Papers in the Biological Sciences 9-2015 Spreading Holiday Spirit and Northwestern Salamanders, Ambystoma gracile (Baird 1859) (Caudata: Ambystomatidae), Across the USA Michael R. Rochford University of Florida, [email protected] Jeffrey M. Lemm San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, [email protected] Kenneth Krysko Florida Museum of Nahral History, Division of Herpetology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, [email protected] Louis A. Somma Florida State Collection of Arthropods, [email protected] Robert W. Hansen Clovis, California, [email protected] See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/biosciherpetology Part of the Aquaculture and Fisheries Commons, Population Biology Commons, Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Commons, and the Zoology Commons Rochford, Michael R.; Lemm, Jeffrey M.; Krysko, Kenneth; Somma, Louis A.; Hansen, Robert W.; and Mazzotti, Frank J., "Spreading Holiday Spirit and Northwestern Salamanders, Ambystoma gracile (Baird 1859) (Caudata: Ambystomatidae), Across the USA" (2015). Papers in Herpetology. 15. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/biosciherpetology/15 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Papers in the Biological Sciences at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Papers in Herpetology by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Authors Michael R. Rochford, Jeffrey M. Lemm, Kenneth Krysko, Louis A. Somma, Robert W. Hansen, and Frank J. Mazzotti This article is available at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/biosciherpetology/15 WWW.IRCF.ORG/REPTILESANDAMPHIBIANSJOURNALTABLE OF CONTENTS IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS IRCF REPTILES • VOL15, & NAMPHIBIANSO 4 • DEC 2008 •189 22(3):126–127 • SEP 2015 IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS CONSERVATION AND NATURAL HISTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCED SPECIES FEATURE ARTICLES . Chasing Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi) in Wisconsin: SpreadingOn the Road to UnderstandingHoliday the Ecology and Conservation Spirit of the Midwest’s andGiant Serpent ...................... Northwestern Joshua M. Kapfer 190 . The Shared History of Treeboas (Corallus grenadensis) and Humans on Grenada: A Hypothetical Excursion ............................................................................................................................Robert W. Henderson 198 Salamanders,RESEARCH ARTICLES Ambystoma gracile (Baird 1859) . The Texas Horned Lizard in Central and Western Texas ....................... Emily Henry, Jason Brewer, Krista Mougey, and Gad Perry 204 (Caudata:. The Knight Anole Ambystomatidae), (Anolis equestris) in Florida Across the USA .............................................Brian J. Camposano, Kenneth L. Krysko, Kevin M. Enge, Ellen M. Donlan, and Michael Granatosky 212 1 2 3 3 4 1 Michael R. RochfordCONSERVATION, Jeffrey M. Lemm ALERT, Kenneth L. Krysko , Louis A. Somma , Robert W. Hansen , and Frank J. Mazzotti 1Fort Lauderdale Research. World’s and Mammals Education in Crisis Center, ............................................................................................................................................................. University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33314, USA (MRR: [email protected], 220 FJM: [email protected]) . More2San Than Diego Mammals Zoo Institute ...................................................................................................................................................................... for Conservation Research, Escondido, California 92027, USA ([email protected]) 223 3Division. The “Dow of Herpetology,Jones Index” of BiodiversityFlorida Museum ........................................................................................................................................... of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, 225 USA (KLK: [email protected], LAS: [email protected]) HUSBANDRY 416333 Deer Path Lane, Clovis, California 93619, USA ([email protected]) . Captive Care of the Central Netted Dragon ....................................................................................................... Shannon Plummer 226 PROFILE ntroduced species .ofKraig amphibians Adler: A Lifetime and Promoting reptiles Herpetology are ................................................................................................of grow- County, Florida (26.14753°N, Michael L. Treglia 80.120498°W). 234 This repre- Iing conservation concern (Bury and Luckenbach 1976; sents the first known voucher for this species in Florida. COMMENTARY Krysko et al. 2011; Meshaka 2011). Unintentional introduc- On 14 December 2014, David Tobler obtained one . The Turtles Have Been Watching Me ........................................................................................................................ Eric Gangloff 238 tions result largely from individuals escaping from enclosures adult A. gracile (UF-Herpetology 174922; 5.8 cm SVL, or hitch-hiking inBOOK cargo orREVIEW on vehicles, whereas intentional 11.1 cm TL) from a Christmas tree lot at The Home Depot, . Threatened Amphibians of the World edited by S.N. Stuart, M. Hoffmann, J.S. Chanson, N.A. Cox, introductions occur primarilyR. Berridge, because P. Ramani, and a speciesB.E. Young is.............................................................................................................. perceived 3272 West Shaw Avenue, Fresno,Robert Powell Fresno 243 County, California to be of value to humans or from deliberately releasing sick (36.80954°N, 119.850770°W). On 6 February 2015, JML or unwanted animals, CONSERVATION including pets RESEARCH (Kraus REPORTS:2009; Krysko Summaries et of Publishedreceived Conservation one Research adult Reports A. gracile ................................. (UF-Herpetology 245 174919; 6.67 NATURAL HISTORY RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Reports on Natural History ................................. 247 al. 2011). In Florida, NEWBRIEFS most known ...................................................................................................................................................................................... introductions are directly cm SVL, 12.83 cm TL; Fig. 2) that 248 was recovered from a related to the pet trade, EDITORIAL but about INFORMATION 12% are related ..................................................................................................................................................... to the cargo box of pine boughs shipped to the Walter 251 Anderson Nursery, pathway (Krysko et FOCUSal. 2011). ON CONSERVATION In this paper,: A weProject report You Can the Support ...............................................................................................12755 Danielson Court, Poway, 252 San Diego County, introduction of the Northwestern Salamander, Ambystoma California, in mid-December (32.94015°N, 117.046631°W). gracile (Baird 1859), in Florida from Broward County, and The box was shipped from Hiawatha Evergreens, 681 East in California from Fresno and San Diego counties, via the Johns Prairie Road, Shelton, Mason County, Washington Front Cover. Shannon Plummer. Back Cover. Michael Kern cargo pathway. Totat et velleseque audant mo (47.24183°N,Totat et velleseque audant123.10382°W). mo For three consecutive years Ambystoma gracile is indigenousestibus to inveliquothe North velique American rerchil beginningestibus inveliquo in velique about rerchil 2000, A. gracile was found in Christmas erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus Cordillera of the Pacific Northwest.aut It dolor occurs apicto principally invere pe dolum west treesaut dolor at apicto The invere Home pe dolum Depot, 12185 Carmel Mountain Road, of the hydrologic crest of the Cascades,fugiatis includingmaionsequat eumque the Pacific Sanfugiatis Diego, maionsequat San eumqueDiego County, California (32.98467°N, Ranges and intervening lowlands,moditia from erere extremenonsedis ma sectiaturcoastal 117.07501°W),moditia erere nonsedis ma and sectia given- to a nearby pet store (J.M. Jones, ma derrovitae voluptam, as quos tur ma derrovitae voluptam, as southeastern Alaska, including Chichagofaccullabo. Island, southward, pers. comm.). Another A. gracile was collected in Santa including Vancouver Island, to Sonoma County in north- Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California in about 2009 western California (Duellman and Sweet 1999; Hoffman after falling out of a Christmas tree (S. Sweet, pers. comm.). et al. 2003; Shaffer 2005). This species may be paedomor- phic or metamorphose to terrestrial adults (Snyder 1956). Neotenic larvae may reach 105 mm snout-vent length (SVL) and are commonly found in coniferous forests and meadows (Hoffman et al. 2003). On 12 December 2014, Eli, Tommy, Anthony, and Erin Khouri collected one adult Ambystoma gracile (UF-Herpetology 174498; 7.8 cm SVL, 8.5 cm TL; Fig. 1) found in a Noble Fir (Abies procera) Christmas tree at their home in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida. Fig. 1. Northwestern Salamander, Ambystoma gracile (UF-Herpetology This tree originated in Oregon and was purchased from 174498), from Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida. Photograph Happy Holidays Christmas Trees, Fort Lauderdale, Broward Erin Khouri. Copyright © 2015. Michael R. Rochford. All rights reserved. 126 ROCHFORD