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Herpetological Review 46(2)

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Herpetological Review 46(2)

Contents:

Adams, Ronald and Brian I. Crother. 2015. Pantherophis spiloides (gray ratsnake), Agkistrodon piscivorus (cottonmouth), Coluber constrictor (North American racer), Thamnophis proximus (western ribbonsnake) aggregation behavior. Herpetological Review. 46 (2): 276. [ronald.adams@selu.edu]

Adcock, Zachary C., Andrew R. Maclaren, Shawn F. McCracken and Michael R. J. Forstner. 2015. Geographic Distribution: Sceloporus consobrinus (prairie lizard). Herpetological Review. 46 (2): 218.

Allaback, Mark L., David M. Laabs, Jeff Alvarez and Julie Andersen. 2015. Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia (San Francisco gartersnake) upland habitat use. Herpetological Review. 46 (2): 278. [markallaback@sbcglobal.net]

Angeli, Nicole Frances, Kristina Chyn and Kaycee Faunce. 2015. Ameiva exsul (Puerto Rican ground lizard) reproduction. Herpetological Review. 46 (2): 249-250. [nangeli@tamu.edu]

Annable, Terence J. and Dean C. Metcalfe. 2015. Eulamprus quoyii (eastern water skink) cannibalism. Herpetological Review. 46 (2): 256-257. [dean_metcalfe@yahoo.com.au]

Antelo, Rafael and Andy Moorwood. 2015. Crocodylus intermedius (Orinoco crocodile) parental behavior. Herpetological Review. 46 (2): 206-207. [rantelo78@gmail.com]

Ariano-Sánchez, Daniel. 2015. Geographic Distribution: Tantilla vermiformis (Hallowell’s centipede snake). Herpetological Review. 46 (2): 221-222.

Astroza, Margarita Ruiz de Gamboa and Marcos Ferrù Gonzaliz. 2015. Geographic Distribution: Liolaemus nigromaculatus (many-spotted tree iguana). Herpetological Review. 46 (2): 217.

Augustine, Lauren, Kyle MIller and Gordon M. Burghardt. 2015. Crocodylus rhombifer (Cuban crocodile) play behavior. Herpetological Review. 46 (2): 208-209. [augustinel@si.edu]

Augustine, Lauren, Robin L. Saunders, Karissa Pryes, Matthew J. Evans and Kim Lovich. 2015. Crocodylus rhombifer (Cuban crocodile) aggressive behavior. Herpetological Review. 46 (2): 207-208. [augustinel@si.edu]

Call for Symposia – Proposals due 31 July 2015 for WCH8 Hanzhou, China

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The 8th World Congress of Herpetology (WCH8) will be held 15-21 August 2016 in Hangzhou, China. The Organizing Committee is currently inviting proposals for symposia at WCH8. Each symposium will last two hours, with eight 15-min presentations.

If you are interested in organizing a symposium, please submit your proposal via email no later than 31 July 2015 to the following e-mail addresses:
Professor Xiang Ji, Nanjing Normal University
xiangji150@hotmail.com/ jixiang@njnu.edu.cn

Dr. Hong Li, Nanjing Normal University
njlihong@outlook.com/ njlihong@163.com

The proposal should include:

  • The title of the proposed symposium
  • Names of the organizers and their affiliations
  • A brief description of the theme
  • A tentative list of speakers

All proposals will be evaluated by the Scientific Program Committee chaired by Professor Ya-Ping Zhang, and up to 30 will be selected based on scientific merit and the timeliness of the
topic. The selected symposium will be announced by 31 August 2015.

For more information about the 2016 congress (WCH8), please visit the website at:
http://www.wch2016hangzhou.com

Best regards,
Xiang Ji
Professor in Ecology & Zoology
President, Chinese Herpetological Society
Secretary General Elect, World Congress of Herpetology
Chair, Local Organizing Committee for WCH8
Nanjing Normal University, China

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Gans Collections and Charitable Fund

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The private foundation established by the late Carl Gans is continuing his legacy in herpetology and biology through the dissemination of his works and offering grants to students within his fields of study.

The fund has announced that it will support two types of awards available to both graduate and undergraduate students who are attending this summer’s Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles meeting at the University of Kansas (30 July – 3 August 2015). The award types are: registration awards, which will cover the full student registration fee of US $150, and travel awards, which will support student travel expenses. All students are eligible for both awards, regardless of nationality. Applicants must present a paper (oral or poster) at the meeting within the broad spectrum of research conducted by Gans on the biology of reptiles and amphibians to be eligible. The application deadline for both awards is 15 February 2015. See here for more information: http://carlgans.org/grants/

Professor Gans was considered one of the preeminent specialists on the biology of reptiles and made contributions to their systematics, comparative and functional morphology, physiology, biomechanics, and behavior in over 600 publications. The fund consists of a Board of Trustees led by Leo Gans, Dr. Ronald Gans, and Eva Lynn Gans, and a Scientific Advisory Board, which is under the direction of Drs. Kraig Adler, Aaron Bauer, Amos Bouskila, Herb Rosenberg, and Linda Trueb.

From the 2010 obituary in Herpetological Review by Kraig Adler

Carl Gans in 1997 holding a Shingleback Skink (Tiliqua rugosa), taken from the 2010 obituary in Herpetological Review by Kraig Adler

The Gans Collections and Charitable Fund has recently published Gans’ Biology of the Reptilia series online, freely available at carlgans.org. The series consists of 22 volumes and approximately 14,000 pages, covering the morphology, behavior, development, ecology, neurology, and physiology of reptiles. The webpage provides the complete table of contents and index of the series, as well as direct access to the full content of every volume. The Fund hopes that access to this valuable resource will enable and inspire further study in these fields.

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New SSAR Officers Elected for 2015

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The following new officers were elected for 2015:

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President Elect – Rick Shine

 

 

New Board Members:
Kim Lovich (2018, Conservation)
Robin Andrews (2018, Regular)
Emily Taylor (2018, Regular)
Tony Gamble (2018, Member-at-Large)

New Committee Chairs:
Jeremy Feinberg has replaced Dawn Wilson as Student Participation Committee Chair
Jeff Ettling has replaced Marina Gerson and Ann Paterson as Membership Committee Chair

Congratulations to our new President-Elect, Board Members and Committee Chairs!

Joint Society Letter to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

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–Joint Society Letter to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service–

The Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the Herpetologists’ League, and the Canadian Herpetological Society have submitted a joint letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in response to recent discoveries that Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans could have a significant effect upon some North American salamander species.

That letter is here: Letter to USFWS

For more information, you can also read an op-ed in the New York Times by Karen Lips and Joe Mendelson or the recent study published in Science.

SSAR Bloggers Wanted!

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For the SSAR website, we are always seeking people who will create new blog posts, including SSAR relevant news items such as job openings, new interesting herpetology related publications, SSAR-specific society updates, herpetology-focused meetings (or on talks presented at general meetings that focused on herpetology), and other fun herp facts or videos. Writing blog posts will give people an opportunity to be involved with SSAR and is a perfect opportunity for undergraduates and graduate students, but it’s open to anyone who is interested in contributing. If you would like to contribute blog posts to the SSAR website, please send us an e-mail, and we can provide you with additional information.

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