Vol. 28 No. 3 (2021): Reptiles & Amphibians

The Variable Harlequin Toad (Atelopus varius) has suffered extensive declines in Panama and Costa Rica.
Of 169 previously documented populations, only seven are known to survive.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v28i3

Published: 2021-11-25

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The Editors of Reptiles & Amphibians
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Articles

Current status and natural history of the critically endangered Variable Harlequin Toad (Atelopus varius) in Costa Rica

Cesar Luis Barrio Amoros, Gerardo Chaves, Robert Puschendorf

374-388
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Dead snake! A strategy for survival: Thanatosis in some Panamanian snakes with a review of death-feigning in American snakes

Rogemif Fuentes Magallón; Melquiades Castillo, Edmundo Belton, Eduardo Zambrano, Helio Quintero-Arrieta, Abel Batista

389-396
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Distribution, habitat use, and nesting behavior of the King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) in the Trashigang Forest Division, Eastern Bhutan

Bal Krishna Koirala, Dawa Tshering

397-403
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Giant dwarfs: Very large giant tropes Tropidophis melanurus (Squamata: Tropidophiidae), and new maximum size records for the species

Tomás M. Rodríguez-Cabrera, Ernestol Morell Saval, Ramses Alonso Navarro, John Q. Piggot, Alejandro M. Rodríguez-González, Javier Torres

404-410
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Roads and railways: An emerging threat to the Mugger (Crocodylus palustris) populations of Gujarat, India

Raju Vyas; Vishal Mistry; Pranav Vaghasiya

411-416
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Notes

Predation on a McClung’s Philippine False Coralsnake, Hemibungarus mcclungi (Weigmann 1835), by a Giant Spiny Centipede, Scolopendra spinosissima Kraepelin 1903, on Luzon Island, The Philippines

Darrell Acuña; Niño Isagani; Kier Mitchel Pitogo

417-419
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Predation on a Bocage’s Wall Lizard (Podarcis bocagei) by a House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Cesar Ayres

420
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Underwater ingestion of a Common Asian Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) by a Checkered Keelback (Fowlea piscator), in an urban lake in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Sajib Biswas

421-422
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New records of Chirripo Glass Frog, Hyalinobatrachium chirripoi (Taylor, 1958) (Anura: Centrolenidae) from Alajuela and Heredia, Costa Rica

Jorge Campos-Villalobos, Gerald Pereira-Castillo, Andrey Solís-Mora, Max Elizondo-Castro

423-424
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Black-eye malformations in two herpetofaunal species from the Central Region and Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica

Javier E. Cortés Suárez, Christian G. Herrera Martínez, Álvaro A. Zamora Roda

425-427
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Road mortality of an endangered Tricarinate Hill Turtle, Melanochelys tricarinata (Blyth 1856)

Priyanka Das, Vishnu Sreedharan Nair

428-429
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Feeding biscuits to critically endangered Black Soft-Shelled Turtles (Nilssonia nigricans) in the Tripureswari Temple Pond, Tripura, India

Priyanka Das, Sreedharan Nair Vishnu

430-431
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Predation of Cuban Brown Anoles, Anolis sagrei (Squamata: Dactyloidae), by House Sparrows, Passer domesticus (Aves: Passeriformes), and an annotated list of lizards preyed upon by House Sparrows

Luis F. de Armas

432-434
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Predation by a Green Vinesnake, Oxybelis fulgidus (Squamata: Colubridae), on a Bridled Forest Gecko, Gonatodes humeralis (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae), in Colombia

Ronald Díaz-Flórez, Darío José Alarcón-Naforo

435-436
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New distribution and elevational records and intraspecific variation in the Assam Forest Frog, Hydrophylax leptoglossa (Cope 1868) (Anuran: Ranidae), in Mizoram, India

Lal Muansanga, Lal Duhzuali, Fanai Malsawmdawngliana, Vabeiryureilai Mathipi, Zothang Liana, H.T. Lalremsanga

437-439
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Albinism in a Monocled Cobra, Naja kaouthia (Lesson 1831), from northeastern India

Sourav Dutta, Monish Kumar Thapa, Hirakjyoti Das, Tilak Kumar Pradhan, Debajit Mahanta, Sanjib Deka

440-441
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First record of fluorescence in Colombian Long-tailed Snakes, (Enuliophis sclateri) (Squamata: Dipsadidae), from Panama

Rogemif Fuentes Magallón; Jesse Ashcroft, Helio Quintero-Arrieta, Aracelys De Gracia, Vicente Gálvez, Abel Batista

442-443
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A nonnative Black Spiny-tailed Iguana, Ctenosaura similis (Squamata: Iguanidae), preying on a native Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis (Mammalia: Sciuridae), in southern Florida

Andrew Furness

444-446
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Intertidal beach foraging by Black Spiny-tailed Iguanas (Ctenosaura similis) and Green Iguanas (Iguana iguana) in southern Florida

Andrew I. Furness

447-452
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An unusualy pale morph of the Common Indian Krait, (Bungarus caeruleus, Schneider 1801)

Rohit Ghadge, Mayur Adagale, Omkar Yadav

453
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An albino Spectacled Cobra, Naja naja (Linnaeus 1758), from southwestern Odisha, India

Biswajit Harpal, Shreya Ray, Mayank Shukla

454-455
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New size record and a second locality for the Pinar Del Rio Giant Blindsnake, Cubatyphlops golyathi (Squamata: Typhlopidae), with comments on its conservation status

Manuel Iturriaga, L. Yusnaviel García-Padrón

456-459
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Predation by an Ornate Flying Snake, Chrysopelea ornata (Colubridae) on an Indian Bark Gecko, Hemidactylus leschenaultii (Gekkonidae) in the Bonai Forest Division, Odisha, India

Anil Kumar Jena, Ritesh Suvankar Sahoo, Suraj Kumar Swain, Satyaranjan Behera, Prasad Kumar Dash, Shubhransu Nayak, Sanat Kumar

460-461
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Ophiophagous Combatants: Predation on a Kingsnake (Lampropeltis sp.) by a Coachwhip (Coluber flagellum) in the Sonoran Desert

Samantha L. Johnson, Brian R. Blais

462-464
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Observations of predation by an Indian Bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus) and a Banded Krait (Bungarus fasciatus)

Prasanna Kalita, Jyoti Kumar Das, Mrigen Mishra, Jayaditya Purkayastha

465-466
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Interspecific amplexus between a male Yang’s Frilled Treefrog, Kurixalus yangi Yu, Hui, Rao, and Yang 2018, and a female Brauer’s Brown Treefrog, Polypedates braueri (Vogt 1911), with recommendations for English common names

Lalnunhlua, Samuel Lalronunga, P.L. Lalsawmliana, C. Lalrinchhana, Esther Lalhmingliani

467-468
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A Common Bronzeback Treesnake, Dendrelaphis tristis (Daudin 1803), laying eggs in a fallen Baya Weaver’s, Ploceus philippinus (Linnaeus 1766), nest in Odisha, India

Sandipt Maharana, Swarup Fullonton, Shreya Pandey, Aurobindo Samal

469-470
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Notes on the distribution of the rare Indian Egg-eating Snake, Boiga westermanni (Reinhardt 1863)

Amit Manhas

471-474
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On the phylogeny of the Suffry Red-webbed Treefrog, Zhangixalus suffry (Bordoloi, Bortamuli, and Ohler 2007), with notes on distribution and comparisons with the Giant Treefrog, Zhangixalus smaragdinus (Blyth 1852), and other closely related species in Mizoram

Vabeiryureilai Mathipi, LH Laltlanhlui, Lal Biakzuala, Fanai Malsawmdawngliana, Lal Muansanga, HT Lalremsanga

475-479
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An amelanistic Red Cornsnake (Pantherophis guttatus) as a possible identity for an unusual road-killed snake discovered in Sydney, Australia

Matthew Mo, Elouise Mo

480-482
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Defensive behavior by a Villavicencio Coralsnake, Micrurus medemi Roze 1967 (Squamata: Elapidae), in Colombia

Alexandra Montoya Cruz; Didier Mancera-García; Ronald Díaz-Flórez

483-484
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Albinism and leucism in free-ranging snakes rescued in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, India

Soham Mukherjee, Ram Mohan

485-487
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A Beauty Snake, Elaphe taeniura (Cope 1861) (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae), from the Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India

Kirty Prosad Nath, Bikramjit Sinha

488-489
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Predation by a tarantula (Sericoplma immensum) on a Terciopelo (Bothrops asper) in Sierpe de Osa, Costa Rica

Raby Nuñez Escalante; Jared Moreno Chinchilla

490-491
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Predation on a Milky Treefrog (Trachycephalus “vermiculatus”) by a Fasciated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma fasciatum) in Rio San Pedrillo, Corcovado National Park, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Raby Nuñez Escalante, Isaac Pérez Acuña

492-493
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Record clutch size for an Indian Cobra, Naja naja (Linnaeus 1758)

Jafer Palot, Santhosh K.

494
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Predation on an Ornate Forest Toad, Rhinella ornata (Anura: Bufonidae), by a São Paulo Black Tarantula, Acanthoscurria cf. gomesiana (Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae)

Rafael Carlos Benetti Paredero

495-496
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First record of Dobson’s Burrowing Frog, Sphaerotheca dobsonii (Boulenger 1882), from The Dangs District, Gujarat, India

Dikansh S. Parmar

497-498
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Frog bites snake: A Robust Horned Frog (Megophrys robusta) bites a Himalayan Keelback (Herpetoreas platyceps) in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

Aditya Pradhan, Anil Pradhan

499-501
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Predation by a Black Mussurana, Clelia clelia (Daudin 1803) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae), on an Andean Lancehead, Bothrocophias andianus (Amaral 1923), in Bolivia

Oliver Quinteros, Rodrigo Aguayo

502-503
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Attempted predation by an Asian House Shrew, Suncus murinus (Linnaeus 1766), on an Indian Bullfrog, Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Daudin 1802), in Bangladesh

Md. Fazle Rabbe, Ripon Chandra Roy

504-505
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Death-feigning behavior by a Banded Racer, Platyceps plinii (Merrem 1820) (Squamata Colubridae)

Diptesh Ramani; Krunal Trivedi

506-507
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Westernmost record of the Spotted Red Trope, Tropidophis maculatus (Squamata: Tropidophiidae), with comments on the Tropidophis species assemblage from the Guanahacabibes Peninsula

Tomás M. Rodríguez-Cabrera, Roger A. Blanco Morciego

508-511
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New prey records for two snakes of the genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from urban habitats in La Habana, Cuba

Tomás M. Rodríguez-Cabrera, Alejandro Hernández Gómez

512-515
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Predation on murid rodents by the Giant Trope, Tropidophis melanurus (Squamata: Tropidophiidae), with comments on predation of mammals by snakes of the genus Tropidophis

Tomás M. Rodríguez-Cabrera, Ernesto Morell Savall, Alejandro M. Rodríguez-González, Alejandro Hernández Gómez, Javier Torres

516-519
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A hibernaculum of two Rhacophorid frog species from India

Bhaskar Saikia; Mostaque A. Laskar, Manisha Debnath, Hiramoni Das , Ilona Jacinta Kharkongor

520-524
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New data on reproduction of the Shaman Fringed-limbed Treefrog, Ecnomiohyla sukia Savage & Kubicki 2010 (Anura, Hylidae)

Stanley Salazar, Rosbil González, Cesar Luis Barrio Amoros

525-526
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Fatality of a Common Bronze-backed Treesnake, Dendrelaphis tristis (Daudin 1803), due to multiple Asian Honeybee (Apis cerana) stings in Odisha, India

Aurobindo Samal, Swarup Fullonton, Rudra Prasanna Mahapatra, Bhabani Sankar Patra

527-528
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Two merolepid (partially scaleless) Indian Cobras (Naja naja) from Maharashtra, India

Amit Sayyed, Rahul Shinde

529-530
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First account of a King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) eating a Black-tailed Trinket Snake (Coelognathus flavolineatus) on Havelock Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Nariman Vazifdar, Monowar Kalam Khalid

531-532
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Male-to-male combat in Andaman Island Grass Skinks, (Eutropis andamanensis) at Rangat, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Nariman Vazifdar, Monowar Alam Khalid, Amit Adhikari

533-534
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Attempted predation of an Andaman Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis andamanensis) by an Indian Bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus) on Havelock Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Nariman Vazifdar, Monowae Alam Khalid, Kaushik Lahon

535-536
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Anurophagy by an Indian Skipper Frog, Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (Schneider 1799) (Anura: Dicroglossidae)

Raju Vyas, Harshil Patel

537-538
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Indian Star Tortoise, Geochelone elegans (Schoepff,1795): an unusual color morph and the threat of roadkills in Gujarat, India

Raju Vyas, Mital Patel

539-540
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A freshwater crab (Barytelphusa cunicularis) feeding on Amboli Leaping Frog (Indirana chiravasi) larvae in Maharashtra, India

Omkar Yadav

541
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New records of the Bi-colored Frog, Clinotarsus curtipes (Jerdon 1853) (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae), from the northern Western Ghats, India

Omkar V. Yadav, Amrut R. Bhosale, Sujith V. Gopalan

542-545
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Land snails feeding on dead frogs

Omkar Yadav, Mayur Jadhav, Saurabh Kininge, Parashuram Bajantri, Amrut Bhosale

546-547
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Limb malformation in an Asian Common Toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider 1799) (Anura: Bufonidae), from Hong Kong

Ho Yuen Yeung, Jian-Huan Yang

548-549
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New localities and an elevational range extension of the Green-striped Glass Frog, Hyalinobatrachium talamancae Taylor 1952 (Anura: Centronelidae), in Costa Rica

Alvaro A. Zamora Roda, Christian G. Herrera Martínez; Félix Salazar

550-552
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Introduced Species

Westernmost record of the Brahminy Blindsnake, Virgotyphlops braminus (Squamata: Typhlodidae), in Cuba

Luis F. de Armas, Manuel Iturriaga

553-554
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Establishment of the introduced Brahminy Blindsnake (Indotyphlops braminus) on Abaco Island, The Bahamas, with notes on potential niche overlap with the native Cuban Brown Blindsnake (Typhlops lumbricalis)

Tyler DeVos; Sean Giery

555-557
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New distributional records for the Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus Duméril and Bibron 1851) in Palm Beach County, Florida

Edward F. Metzger III, Margaret E.C. Ginoza

558-559
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Husbandry

Green Iguanas (Iguana iguana) in mixed-species exhibits

Matthew Mo, Elouise Mo

560-574
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Book Reviews

The mysteries of reptilian social behavior Review of The Secret Social Lives of Reptiles by J. Sean Dody, Vladimir Dinets, and Gordon M. Burghardt

Robert Powell

575-577
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