Amphibian and reptile diversity of Peleng Island, Banggai Kepulauan, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

Riyanto, Awal; Rahmadi, Cahyo

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“…Several studies on herpetofauna species diversity in the south-east Asian region have already been completed, including works in the Philippines (Diesmos et al 2015;Gojo-Cruz et al 2019;Clores et al 2021), Malaysia (Shahrudin et al 2011;Munisamy et al 2020;Onn and Ahmad 2021), Indo-china (Bain and Hurley 2011), and Indonesia (Noberio et al 2015;Cahyadi and Arifin 2019;Dharma and Meitiyani 2019;Irwanto et al 2019;Leo et al 2020;Milto and Lukin 2020;Nurhayat et al 2020;Amarasinghe et al 2021;Riyanto and Rahmadi 2021). These past studies only focused on herpetofauna distribution and diversity in the Indonesian rainforest area.…”

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Revealing herpetofauna diversity at Brantas River, East Java Indonesia: Evidence of decreasing populations

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Abstract. Rohman F, Priambodo B, Akhsani F, Rahayu SE, Wangkulang S, Kundariati M. 2022. Revealing herpetofauna diversity at Brantas River, East Java, Indonesia: Evidence of decreasing populations. Biodiversitas 23: 1475-1481. Conservation planning is very important to preserve nature and ecosystems. Based on this, exploration and species inventory in nature need to be carried out. Group of animals that have an important role in the environment is herpetofauna. This study aims to reveal the abundance, evenness, and richness of herpetofauna in Brantas River's streams connection. This study uses the Visual Encounter Surveys (VES) sampling method at 8 points located in Blitar, Tulungagung, Malang, Mojokerto, Kediri, and Batu City, East Java, Indonesia. The results showed that the diversity index (H') 1 < 2, 3959 < 3, with the criteria for the diversity index being moderate. The value of e is 0.74 > 0.6, which means high species uniformity. Specific richness has a value of 4.53 which means in the moderate category. There were 12 species of amphibians and 14 reptile species. Five species are of low-risk status with decreasing population in nature and two species is of vulnerable status. Species in the declining category are Odorrana hosii, Limnonectes microdiscus Wijayarana masonii, Leptobrachium hasseltii, and Philautus aurifasciatus. Species in the vulnerable category are Microhyla orientalis and Gonocephalus kuhlii. Species in the declining category require attention from conservation efforts because their presence is important in various aspects of the ecosystem, such as the food chain, bioindicators, and natural enemies.

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Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution

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Lim

2023

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Given Singapore’s location at the confluence of important maritime trading routes, and that it was established as a British East India Company trading post in 1819, it is unsurprising that Singapore has become one of the centres of natural history collecting and research in Southeast Asia. Despite its small size, Singapore is home to a diverse herpetofauna assemblage and boasts a rich herpetological history. The first systematic studies of Singapore’s herpetofauna (within the Linnaean binomial framework) date back to Stamford Raffles and the naturalists hired by him who first came to the island in 1819. Specimens that were collected during and after this time were deposited in museums worldwide. Over time, 39 species from Singapore were described as new to science. Due to the entrepôt nature of Singapore with its associated purchasing and trading of specimens (both alive and dead), poor record-keeping, and human introductions, numerous extraneous species from outside of Singapore were reported to occur on the island. Such issues have left a complicated legacy of ambiguous records and taxonomic complications concerning the identity of Singapore’s species-rich herpetofauna, many of which were only resolved in the past 30–40 years. By compiling a comprehensive collection of records and publications relating to the herpetofauna of Singapore, we construct an updated and more accurate listing of the herpetofauna of Singapore. Our investigation culminated in the evaluation of 309 species, in which we compiled a final species checklist recognising 166 species (149 native and 17 non-native established species). Among the 149 native species are two caecilians, 24 frogs, one crocodilian, 13 turtles (three visitors), 34 lizards, and 75 snakes. Of the 17 non-native species are five frogs, four turtles, six lizards, and two snakes. The remaining 143 species represent species to be excluded from Singapore’s herpetofauna species checklist. For each of the 309 species examined, we provide species accounts and explanatory annotations. Furthermore, we discuss Singapore’s herpetofauna from a historical and conservation perspective. Immediate deforestation and nationwide urbanisation following colonisation completely eliminated many species from throughout much of the country and restricted them to small, degraded forest patches. We hope this publication highlights the importance of publishing observations and serves as a valuable resource to future researchers, naturalists, biological consultants, and policy makers in initiating studies on species ecology, distribution, status, and promoting conservation efforts to safeguard Singapore’s herpetofauna.

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Amphibian and reptile diversity of Peleng Island, Banggai Kepulauan, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Revealing herpetofauna diversity at Brantas River, East Java Indonesia: Evidence of decreasing populations

Revealing herpetofauna diversity at Brantas River, East Java Indonesia: Evidence of decreasing populations

Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution

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