DESKRIPSI MORFOLOGI JENIS ULAR DAN KATAK PADA KAWASAN HUTAN PULAU MANSINAM

Penelitian ini dilakukan pada kawasan hutan Pulau Mansinam selama satu minggu dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui morfologi ular dan katak yang ditemukan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini ialah metode deskriptif dan teknik observasi lapang dan penemuan secara langsung dari jenis yang diteliti. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan terdapat 3 jenis ular dan 3 jenis katak yang ditemukan pada kawasan hutan Pulau Mansinam. Jenis-jenis tersebut ialah 3 dari kelas reptil: Laticauda colubrina, dari famili hydrophiidae, Stegonotus cuculatus dari famili colubridae, Candoia sp. dari famili boidae dan 3 dari kelas amfibi; Litoria infrafernata dari famili hylidae, Rana sp.dan platmantis papuaensis dari famili ranidae.

The terrestrial life of sea kraits: insights from a long-term study on two Laticauda species (Reptilia: Squamata: Elapidae) in the Andaman Islands, India

Sea kraits forage in water and return to land to digest their prey, mate, slough, and lay their eggs. The temporal terrestrial patterns in encounter rate and behaviour of two species of sea kraits Laticauda colubrina and L. laticaudata were studied over four years at the New Wandoor beach in the southern Andaman Islands. The encounter rate of L. colubrina was found to be 20 times higher than L. laticaudata, and sea kraits were observed to prefer the natural refuge that the microhabitat of uprooted trees provide. Additionally, nesting observations are presented that emphasize the need to promote the conservation of these crucial terrestrial habitats.

INVENTARISASI JENIS – JENIS ULAR YANG DITEMUKAN DI SEKITAR PANTAI MERTA SARI DAN PADANG GALAK

Sea snakes have a strong venom and when they bite can be fatal for humans, whereas snakes found in mangrove areas are weak venomous snakes and non-venomous snakes (McKay, 2006). The low understanding public aboutthe snakes has led to the assumption that any snakes found are dangerous, so research needs to be done in order to provide information on the types of venomous and non-venomous snakes present in coastal areas and around mangrove forest areas. This research was conducted from early January to the end of January located around Merta Sari Beach to Padang Galak. The method used is the method of cruising method is done by determining the habitat that is likely suitable for snake habitat (Asad et al., 2011). Data collected in the morning and at night, by capturing and identifying snakes found in situ refers to the snake identification titled '107+ Ular Indonesia' (Riza Marlon, 2014), and the book 'Reptiles and Amphibians in Bali 'By Mckay (2006). Based on the results of the study, snakes found around Merta Sari Beach and Padang Galak Beach numbered 61 individual snakes with two different families namely Colubridae and Elapidae. Snake species of the Colubridae family found are Dog-faced Water Snake (Cerberus rynchops) and the Elapidae family is the Erabu/Yellow-lipped Sea Krait (Laticauda colubrina) snake