scholarly journals Annotated checklist of the herpetofauna (Amphibia, Reptilia) of Lefkada Island (Ionian Islands, Greece)

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Sindaco ◽  
Roberta Rossi
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
Chelonia Mydas ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Additional Species ◽  
Testudo Graeca ◽  
Precise Locality ◽  
Lefkada Island ◽  
Rana Dalmatina ◽  
Annotated Checklist ◽  
Testudo Marginata

The island of Lefkada is a popular and easily accessible tourist destination; nevertheless, there is no comprehensive checklist of its interesting herpetofauna. Indeed, most records are old, scattered in different papers, and lacking precise locality data. In order to summarize the knowledge on the herpetofauna of the island, we critically reviewed literature, we looked for reliable records in the web and we carried out a field survey in May 2019. The herpetofauna of Lefkada amounts to 28 species (six amphibians and 22 reptiles). The occurrence of Testudo graeca on the island is considered unlikely, while an additional species, Testudo marginata, is here reported based on web sources. Among the species recorded on the island, 25 have been recently confirmed, two of them (Rana dalmatina and Anguis graeca) over a century. For three species (Lissotriton graecus, Chelonia mydas, and Podarcis tauricus) the last records date back to over 30 years ago.

Threats to Mediterranean (West Palaearctic) tortoises and their effects on wild populations: an overview

1984 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.R.K. Lambert
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Destruction ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Testudo Graeca ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
Bioclimatic Zone ◽  
Testudo Hermanni ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Touristic Development ◽  
Testudo Marginata ◽  
Animal Grazing

AbstractThe species and subspecies of W Palaearctic tortoises include six, which are widespread in southern Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, and four with restricted ranges in the Mediterranean region. The Central Asian Testudo (Agrionemys) horsfieldii GRAY overlaps with Testudo graeca zarudnyiNIKOLSKY in Iran and Afghanistan. The distributions of the remainder border the Mediterranean Sea. Their survival is threatened directly or indirectly by human activity over many years and include habitat destruction (urbanization, touristic development, road-building, scrubland fires and agriculture), bulk pet and food trade collection for export to NW Europe (Testudo graeca graeca L., Testudo graeca ibera PAL-LAS, Testudo hermanni hermanni GMELIN, T. (A.) horsfieldii and sometimes Testudo marginata SCHOEPFF), isolation of populations with restricted ranges (Testudo hermanni robertmertensiWERMUTH, Testudo (Pseudotestudo) kleinmanni LORTET, T. marginata and Testudo graeca floweri BODENHEIMER), and desertification, especially in the Saharan encroachment zone of northern Africa from wood burning, animal grazing and rainfall decrease (T. g. graeca and T. (P.) kleinmanni). A circum-Mediterranean investigation would establish the population status of all species and their habitats. Countries of the Council of Europe and European Economic Community by ratifying C.I.T.E.S. (Washington Convention 1973) have established the extent of the bulk trade. This should only be allowed in captive-bred animals which, like other domestic pets, could be commercially farmed, probably by necessity in the Mediterranean bioclimatic zone.

Further studies on Carrot virus Y: hosts, symptomatology, search for resistance, and tests for seed transmissibility

2005 ◽  
Vol 56 (8) ◽  
pp. 859 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. C. Jones ◽  
L. J. Smith ◽  
B. E. Gajda ◽  
T. N. Smith ◽  
L. J. Latham
Keyword(s):  
Host Species ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Systemic Infection ◽  
Seed Transmission ◽  
Anethum Graveolens ◽  
Additional Species ◽  
Wild Carrot ◽  
Natural Hosts ◽  
New Locations ◽  
Seed Transmissibility

Carrot virus Y (CarVY) was studied to provide information on its host range and symptoms, identify any alternative natural hosts and sources of host resistance in carrot germplasm, and determine whether it is seed-borne. Twenty-two species belonging to the Apiaceae were inoculated with CarVY by viruliferous aphids in the glasshouse. Systemic infection with CarVY developed in carrot itself, 4 other Daucus species, 5 herbs, 1 naturalised weed, and 2 Australian native plants. When 7 of these host species were exposed to infection in the field, all became infected systemically. In both glasshouse and field, the types of symptoms that developed in infected plants and their severity varied widely from host to host. Following inoculation with infective sap, the virus was detected in inoculated leaves of 1 additional species in the Apiacaeae, and 2 species of Chenopodiaceae. A field survey did not reveal any alternative hosts likely to be important as CarVY infection reservoirs. When 34 accessions of wild carrot germplasm and 16 of other Daucus spp. were inoculated with infective aphids, symptom severity varied widely among accessions but no source of extreme resistance to CarVY was found. Tests on seedlings grown from seed collected from individual infected plants or field plantings (most with CarVY incidences of >92%) of cultivated carrot (34 135 seeds), wild carrot (20 978 seeds), Anethum graveolens (22 921 seeds), and 3 other host species (3304 seeds) did not detect any seed transmission of CarVY. The implications of these results for control of the virus in carrot crops, minimising the losses it causes, and avoiding its introduction to new locations are discussed.

Blutreferenzwerte in Deutschland gehaltener europäischer Landschildkröten (Testudo spp.)

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (04) ◽  
pp. 268-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Holz ◽  
M. Fehr ◽  
K. A. Mathes
Keyword(s):  
Alkalische Phosphatase ◽  
Testudo Graeca ◽  
Klinische Relevanz ◽  
Testudo Hermanni ◽  
Testudo Marginata

Zusammenfassung Gegenstand und Ziel: Erstellung von 20 Blutparametern in Deutschland gehaltener mediterraner Landschildkröten und Vergleich der erhaltenen Parameter zwischen vier unterschiedlichen Landschildkrötenspezies. Material und Methoden: Bei 61 mediterranen, in Deutschland gehaltenen Landschildkröten wurden nach Blutentnahme aus der dorsalen Kokzygealvene hämatologische und blutchemische Referenzwerte von 20 Parametern erstellt. Die Untersuchung erstreckte sich auf Nachzuchttiere oder länger als drei Jahre im Besitz befindliche Tiere aus fünf kontrollierten Beständen. Alle Probanden wurden im Frühjahr bis Spätsommer im Freiland gehalten und hielten regelmäßig Winterschlaf. Die Fütterung der Schildkröten erfolgte ausschließlich mit pflanzlicher Kost. Die 61 klinisch unauffälligen Landschildkröten gehörten den Spezies Testudo marginata (Breitrandschildkröte; n = 16), Testudo graeca (Maurische Landschildkröte; n = 15), Testudo hermanni (Griechische Landschildkröte; n = 22) und Testudo horsfieldii (Russische Steppenschildkröte; n = 8) an. Ergebnisse: Median, Minimal- und Maximalwerte, sowie p-Werte wurden für Hämatokrit, Alanin-Aminotransferase, Aspartat-Aminotransferase, Glutamat-Dehydrogenase, alkalische Phosphatase, Kreatinkinase, Harnsäure, Harnstoff, Cholesterin, Glukose, Fruktosamin, Gesamtbilirubin, Gesamteiweiß, Albumin, Cholinesterase, Natrium, Kalium, Gesamtkalzium, ionisiertes Kalzium und anorganisches Phosphat ermittelt. Schlussfolgerung und klinische Relevanz: Bei 10 der untersuchten 20 Parameter konnten statistisch signifikante speziesspezifische Unterschiede festgestellt werden. Die Ergebnisse weisen darauf hin, dass bei der Interpretation der Blutparameter so genannter „mediterraner Landschildkröten” unbedingt eine Speziesdifferenzierung stattfinden sollte.

Epidemiology and biology of nematodofauna affecting Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca and Testudo marginata in Italy

2005 ◽  
Vol 98 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donato Traversa ◽  
Gioia Capelli ◽  
Raffaella Iorio ◽  
Salah Bouamer ◽  
Angelo Cameli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Testudo Graeca ◽  
Testudo Hermanni ◽  
Testudo Marginata

scholarly journals Annotated checklist for stony corals of American Sāmoa with reference to mesophotic depth records

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 849 ◽  
pp. 1-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony D. Montgomery ◽  
Douglas Fenner ◽  
Robert J. Toonen
Keyword(s):  
Coral Species ◽  
American Samoa ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Additional Species ◽  
Stony Corals ◽  
The Us ◽  
Candidate Species ◽  
Us Endangered Species Act ◽  
Annotated Checklist

An annotated checklist of the stony corals (Scleractinia, Milleporidae, Stylasteridae, and Helioporidae) of American Sāmoa is presented. A total of 377 valid species has been reported from American Sāmoa with 342 species considered either present (251) or possibly present (91). Of these 342 species, 66 have a recorded geographical range extension and 90 have been reported from mesophotic depths (30–150 m). Additionally, four new species records (AcanthastreasubechinataVeron, 2000,FavitesparaflexuosusVeron, 2000,EchinophylliaechinoporoidesVeron & Pichon, 1980,TurbinariairregularisBernard, 1896) are presented. Coral species of concern include species listed under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of threatened species. Approximately 17.5% of the species present or possibly present are categorized as threatened by IUCN compared to 27% of the species globally. American Sāmoa has seven ESA-listed or ESA candidate species, includingAcroporaglobiceps(Dana, 1846),AcroporajacquelineaeWallace, 1994,Acroporaretusa(Dana, 1846),Acroporaspeciosa(Quelch, 1886),Fimbriaphylliaparadivisa(Veron, 1990),Isoporacrateriformis(Gardiner, 1898), andPocilloporameandrinaDana, 1846. There are two additional species possibly present, i.e.,Pavonadiffluens(Lamarck, 1816) andPoritesnapoporaVeron, 2000.

Blister Beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) Occurring in Montana Alfalfa

1999 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue L. Blodgett ◽  
Patricia M. Denke
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Additional Species ◽  
Alfalfa Hay ◽  
Alfalfa Field ◽  
Important Pest ◽  
Label Information ◽  
Blister Beetle

Blister beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) may be an important pest of alfalfa that reduces the utility and value of forage rather than dry matter yield. Crop utility is compromised because of the threat of toxicity to livestock, particularly horses, if they are fed alfalfa hay that is contaminated with cantharidin. The chemical toxin, cantharidin, is contained in the hemolymph of blister beetles and may contaminate forage directly by beetles killed during harvest and incorporated into baled hay or indirectly by transfer of hemolymph from crushed beetles to forage. Risk of blister beetle contamination varies with blister beetle species and occurrence. Species composition and seasonal occurrence of blister beetles in Montana alfalfa was determined using two approaches: (1) archival information from pinned specimens maintained in the Montana Entomology Collection, and (2) a survey of alfalfa fields in Montana. Label information of museum specimens revealed Epicauta fabricii (LeConte), Epicauta pensylvanica (De Geer), Epicauta sericans LeConte, and Epicauta maculata (Say) had been collected or extracted from alfalfa. Four additional species, Lytta cyanipennis LeConte, Epicauta normaiis Werner, Epicauta ferruginea (Say), and Epicauta murina LeConte were collected during a 4-yr alfalfa field survey. All alfalfa cuttings in Montana potentially contain blister beetles with species composition changing throughout the growing season. However, blister beetle numbers were relatively low and no swarms were detected. Blister beetle species belonging to the Vittata Group, most frequently documented to cause horse death, were not found in the Montana Entomology Collection or collected during the field study. Risks of cantharidin contamination of baled alfalfa hay in Montana is low.

scholarly journals Short Communication: Note on the genus Dorstenia Plum. ex L. (Moraceae) in Java (Indonesia) and noteworthy information on the identity of D. bahiensis through ITS sequence

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arifin Surya Dwipa Irsyam ◽  
Muhammad Rifqi Hariri ◽  
PENIWIDIYANTI PENIWIDIYANTI ◽  
Rina Ratnasih Irwanto
Keyword(s):  
Internal Transcribed Spacer ◽  
Short Communication ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Its Sequence ◽  
Molecular Approach ◽  
Additional Species ◽  
Eastern Brazil ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Cultivated Plant ◽  
The Right

Abstract. Irsyam ASD, Hariri MR, Peniwidiyanti, Irwanto RR. 2021. Short Communication: Note on the genus Dorstenia Plum. ex L. (Moraceae) in Java (Indonesia) and noteworthy information on the identity of D. bahiensis through ITS sequence. Biodiversitas 22: 3358-3363. Dorstenia Plum. ex L. grouped within tribe Dorstenieae in the Moraceae. The genus comprises 105 species that are distributed in the African, Asian, and Neotropical regions. Previous studies showed that Java Island has only one species of Dorstenia, namely D. contrajerva L. This exotic species was introduced a long time ago and naturalized in Java. The field survey was carried out in Banten, Jakarta, West Java, and East Java. Herbarium study was also carried out in Herbarium Bogoriense and Herbarium Bandungense. There are two additional species from Java, D. bahiensis Klotzsch ex Fisch. and C.A. Mey. and D. foetida (Forssk.) Schweinf. Dorstenia bahiensis originated from Eastern Brazil and was found naturalized in Mekarwangi Village, Lembang, Bandung Barat regency, Indonesia. Dorstenia foetida is native to Africa and is only found as a popular cultivated plant. A molecular approach was carried out to provide the right identity of D. bahiensis because it has been mistakenly labeled as D. elata by a Javanese horticulturist. The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence separated and distinguished both D. bahiensis and D. elata into different clades, which makes the popular name for D. elata actually D. bahiensis. Based on this study, there are three species of exotic Dorstenia in Java. The descriptions, photographs, and further discussions are provided.

scholarly journals STRATEGI MENINGKATKAN JUMLAH PENGUNJUNG WISATA TAMAN BUAYA TANJUNG PASIR

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 2483
Author(s):  
Antonius Dwinarendra ◽  
Parino Rahardjo ◽  
Priyendiswara Agustina Bela
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
Theme Park ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Land Area ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Site Analysis ◽  
Benchmark Analysis ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Perception Analysis

 Crocodile Tourism Park has a land area of 5 hectares. This crocodile park is located in Tanjung Pasir tourist area, as a tourist destination in and around Kabupaten Tangerang. This crocodile park has been operating since 2005 owned by Lukman Arifin. This crocodile park is the only theme park of fauna and breeding, especially crocodile in Tangerang. This crocodile park is expected to be one of the new icons in Tanjung Pasir tourism area and become an educative amusement park. At the moment there are more than 400 crocodiles of new age hatch up to 70 years and in this crocodile park has a rare collection of albino crocodiles. In addition to seeing crocodiles in this crocodile park can also feed crocodiles. Once this crocodile park has various performances of crocodile, selling the knacks, but now stopped because of the visitors. This research aims to determine the potential and problems of the Tanjung Pasir Crocodile Park, which has an impact on visitors. Data collection is done by field survey, questionnaire scatter, interview, documentation and literature study. From analysis results conducted such as site and site analysis, benchmark analysis, visitor perception analysis and policy, resulted in strategy proposals such as from the start of physical repair, improvement of management, and proposed promotion of tourist parks. So visitors feel interested to visit. Keywords: crocodile park; strategy; visitors AbstrakTaman Wisata Buaya Tanjung Pasir memiliki luas lahan 5 hektare. Taman buaya ini berada di Kawasan Wisata Tanjung Pasir, sebagai destinasi wisata di Kabupaten Tangerang dan sekitarnya. Taman Buaya ini telah beroperasi sejak 2005 yang dimiliki oleh Lukman Arifin. Taman buaya ini merupakan satu – satunya taman hiburan fauna dan penangkaran khususnya buaya yang ada di Tangerang. Taman buaya ini diharapkan menjadi salah satu ikon baru di Kawasan Wisata Tanjung Pasir dan menjadi taman hiburan yang edukatif. Pada saat ini terdapat lebih dari 400 ekor buaya dari usia baru menetas sampai 70 tahun dan di taman buaya ini memiliki koleksi buaya albino yang terbilang langka. Selain melihat buaya di taman buaya ini juga dapat memberi makan buaya. Dahulu taman buaya ini memiliki berbagai pertunjukan pawang buaya, menjual pernak – pernik buaya, namun kini sudah berhenti karena sepinya pengunjung. Penelitian ini memiliki tujuan untuk mengetahui potensi dan masalah yang ada di Taman Buaya Tanjung Pasir yang berdampak pada sepinya pengunjung. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara survey lapangan, sebar kuisioner, wawancara, dokumentasi dan studi literature. Dari hasil analisis yang dilakukan seperti analisis lokasi dan tapak, analisis benchmark, analisis persepsi pengunjung dan kebijakan, dihasilkan usulan strategi seperti dari mulai perbaikan fisik, perbaikan menejemen, dan usulan promosi taman wisata. Sehingga pengunjung merasa tertarik untuk berkunjung. 

scholarly journals Born to be asocial: newly-hatched tortoises spontaneously avoid unfamiliar individuals

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabetta Versace ◽  
Silvia Damini ◽  
Matteo Caffini ◽  
Gionata Stancher
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Active Avoidance ◽  
Individual Recognition ◽  
Average Distance ◽  
Social Experience ◽  
Novel Environment ◽  
Testudo Graeca ◽  
Social Species ◽  
Testudo Marginata

ABSTRACTIndividual recognition is important for modulating social interactions but it is not clear to what extent this ability depends on experience gained through repeated interactions with different individuals. In wild tortoises, evidence of social interactions is limited to behaviours performed years after hatching, in the context of mating. To investigate the presence of abilities of individual recognition at the onset of life in tortoises, we used hatchlings of two species (Testudo marginata, Testudo graeca) reared with a single conspecific as unique social experience. When located in a novel environment together with the familiar conspecific, tortoises reached the average distance expected by random trajectories. On the contrary, tortoises tested with an unfamiliar conspecific first explored the mate, then actively kept a distance significantly larger than expected by chance. These results show spontaneous abilities of individual recognition in a non-social species at the onset of life, and active avoidance of unfamiliar conspecifics. We suggest that this predisposed behaviour might be adaptive for young tortoises’ dispersal.

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