Luis Fernández, Guadalupe Contrera, Julieta Andreoli Bize
Trichomycterus puna, new species, is described from a small tributary of the Corral Blanco in Catamarca Province, Argentina, as part of an ongoing systematic study of the genus Trichomycterus from the High Andean Plateau or Altiplano-Puna drainages of the southern Central Andes. The new species is distinguished from congeners by the following characters: the odontodes embedded in thick integument that covers interopercle, the premaxillary bone smaller than maxilla, the presence of sesamoid supraorbital with lateral process, the supraorbital sensory pore s3 present, the discontinuous supraorbital sensory canal, 2–3 premaxillary tooth rows, the uniformly dark pigmentation on the trunk, 15 precaudal vertebrae, the skin of trunk with minute thread-like papillae, 7–8 pectoral-fin rays, 9–12 dorsal procurrent caudal-fin rays, 10–11 ventral procurrent caudal-fin rays, the distally unbranched barbels, the wider interorbital distance, 16 pairs of ribs, the first dorsal-fin pterygiophore inserting on vertebra 18, and the first anal-fin pterygiophore inserting on vertebra 21. It closely resembles T. alterus, T. belensis, T. boylei, and T. ramosus from the Puna region. Trichomycterus belensis and T. catamarcensis are recorded from new localities over 3,400 m elevation.
{"title":"New Species of Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from Wetlands of High Elevation of Argentina, with Notes on the T. alterus Species-Complex","authors":"Luis Fernández, Guadalupe Contrera, Julieta Andreoli Bize","doi":"10.1643/i2022074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1643/i2022074","url":null,"abstract":"Trichomycterus puna, new species, is described from a small tributary of the Corral Blanco in Catamarca Province, Argentina, as part of an ongoing systematic study of the genus Trichomycterus from the High Andean Plateau or Altiplano-Puna drainages of the southern Central Andes. The new species is distinguished from congeners by the following characters: the odontodes embedded in thick integument that covers interopercle, the premaxillary bone smaller than maxilla, the presence of sesamoid supraorbital with lateral process, the supraorbital sensory pore s3 present, the discontinuous supraorbital sensory canal, 2–3 premaxillary tooth rows, the uniformly dark pigmentation on the trunk, 15 precaudal vertebrae, the skin of trunk with minute thread-like papillae, 7–8 pectoral-fin rays, 9–12 dorsal procurrent caudal-fin rays, 10–11 ventral procurrent caudal-fin rays, the distally unbranched barbels, the wider interorbital distance, 16 pairs of ribs, the first dorsal-fin pterygiophore inserting on vertebra 18, and the first anal-fin pterygiophore inserting on vertebra 21. It closely resembles T. alterus, T. belensis, T. boylei, and T. ramosus from the Puna region. Trichomycterus belensis and T. catamarcensis are recorded from new localities over 3,400 m elevation.","PeriodicalId":29892,"journal":{"name":"Ichthyology and Herpetology","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136254998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. S. Cicchino, C. M. Martinez, W. C. Funk, B. R. Forester
Morphological variation is often maintained by complex and interrelated factors, complicating the identification of underlying drivers. Tadpole oral morphology is one such trait that may be driven by the independent and interacting effects of the environment and variation in developmental processes. Although many studies have investigated tadpole oral morphological diversity among species, few have sought to understand the drivers that underlie intraspecific variation. In this study, we investigated potential drivers of labial tooth number variation among populations of two species of tailed frogs, the Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog (Ascaphus montanus) and the Coastal Tailed Frog (A. truei). We counted labial teeth from 240 tadpoles collected across elevation (both species) and latitudinal (A. truei) gradients, providing a natural temperature gradient. We tested the effects of developmental stage and local temperature conditions on labial tooth number. We found that labial tooth number variation was independently affected by both developmental stage and local temperature, as well as the interacting effects of these two variables (pseudo-R2 5 67–77%). Our results also uncovered consistent patterns in labial tooth row formula across the ranges of both species; however, tadpoles of A. truei from northern British Columbia had a unique bifurcation of a posterior tooth row. This study highlights the diversity in intraspecific tadpole oral morphology and the interacting processes that drive it.
{"title":"Temperature and Development Drive Variation in Oral Morphology among Tailed Frog (Ascaphus spp.) Populations","authors":"A. S. Cicchino, C. M. Martinez, W. C. Funk, B. R. Forester","doi":"10.1643/h2022084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1643/h2022084","url":null,"abstract":"Morphological variation is often maintained by complex and interrelated factors, complicating the identification of underlying drivers. Tadpole oral morphology is one such trait that may be driven by the independent and interacting effects of the environment and variation in developmental processes. Although many studies have investigated tadpole oral morphological diversity among species, few have sought to understand the drivers that underlie intraspecific variation. In this study, we investigated potential drivers of labial tooth number variation among populations of two species of tailed frogs, the Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog (Ascaphus montanus) and the Coastal Tailed Frog (A. truei). We counted labial teeth from 240 tadpoles collected across elevation (both species) and latitudinal (A. truei) gradients, providing a natural temperature gradient. We tested the effects of developmental stage and local temperature conditions on labial tooth number. We found that labial tooth number variation was independently affected by both developmental stage and local temperature, as well as the interacting effects of these two variables (pseudo-R2 5 67–77%). Our results also uncovered consistent patterns in labial tooth row formula across the ranges of both species; however, tadpoles of A. truei from northern British Columbia had a unique bifurcation of a posterior tooth row. This study highlights the diversity in intraspecific tadpole oral morphology and the interacting processes that drive it.","PeriodicalId":29892,"journal":{"name":"Ichthyology and Herpetology","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135477369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Since its description, Axelrodia lindeae has always been referred to as morphologically distinct from the remaining species of Axelrodia, with some authors questioning the monophyletic status of the genus. After a comprehensive analysis of representatives of Axelrodia, a new genus represented by A. lindeae as type species, plus two additional new species, is herein proposed. Besides its unique color pattern, characterized by two conspicuous midlateral stripes, the new genus is differentiated from the remaining characid genera by the dentary tooth row, implanted internally, and by the presence of a pseudotympanum crossed by a bundle of epaxialis musculature at its dorsal portion, dividing the pseudotympanum into two muscle hiatuses. Additionally, the phylogenetic relationships between the new genus and Axelrodia among the Characidae are presented.
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Dakota S. Radford, Anthony P. Porreca, Cassi J. Moody-Carpenter, Kathryn A. Muller, Devon B. Keeney, Robert E. Colombo
Widespread losses in river connectivity and habitat degradation have led to rapid declines in migratory freshwater fishes. Large, connected tributary systems are likely critical to the conservation of fluvial species when they provide access to life-cycle-dependent habitats. The Blue Sucker (Cycleptus elongatus) is a large-bodied migratory catostomid, endemic to the large rivers of North America and declining in abundance across much of its range. Blue Suckers occupying the Wabash River (Illinois/Indiana, USA), a large tributary within the Mississippi River basin, may be one of few remaining robust populations of this species. To understand the characteristics of a successful Blue Sucker population, we analyzed data from ten years of electrofishing surveys conducted in the lower Wabash River (2010–2019, n = 563 Blue Suckers). We found Blue Sucker presence probability increased at sites with snags and with increasing surface water velocity. The length–weight regression was comparable to other populations, and the mean relative weight was 94.27. Maturation was estimated to occur at a minimum of 422 mm total length, around 2–3 years of age. We found support for variable individual spawning preparedness evidenced by inconsistent gonadal development among pre-winter adults and found support for intermittent reproductive success evidenced by a multi-modal population age structure. Genetic analysis supported the presence of a panmictic population throughout the Wabash River system, with no barrier to separate this population from the greater Mississippi River basin metapopulation. The effective population size was estimated to be 632.8 (95% CI = 318.4–4,492.2), indicating the population is not at immediate risk of inbreeding depression but should continue to be monitored. The characteristics of this resilient lower Wabash River Blue Sucker population can inform the management and conservation of this imperiled species throughout its range.
{"title":"Demographics, Reproductive Characteristics, and Genetic Connectivity of Blue Suckers (Cycleptus elongatus) in a Large Tributary","authors":"Dakota S. Radford, Anthony P. Porreca, Cassi J. Moody-Carpenter, Kathryn A. Muller, Devon B. Keeney, Robert E. Colombo","doi":"10.1643/i2022042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1643/i2022042","url":null,"abstract":"Widespread losses in river connectivity and habitat degradation have led to rapid declines in migratory freshwater fishes. Large, connected tributary systems are likely critical to the conservation of fluvial species when they provide access to life-cycle-dependent habitats. The Blue Sucker (Cycleptus elongatus) is a large-bodied migratory catostomid, endemic to the large rivers of North America and declining in abundance across much of its range. Blue Suckers occupying the Wabash River (Illinois/Indiana, USA), a large tributary within the Mississippi River basin, may be one of few remaining robust populations of this species. To understand the characteristics of a successful Blue Sucker population, we analyzed data from ten years of electrofishing surveys conducted in the lower Wabash River (2010–2019, n = 563 Blue Suckers). We found Blue Sucker presence probability increased at sites with snags and with increasing surface water velocity. The length–weight regression was comparable to other populations, and the mean relative weight was 94.27. Maturation was estimated to occur at a minimum of 422 mm total length, around 2–3 years of age. We found support for variable individual spawning preparedness evidenced by inconsistent gonadal development among pre-winter adults and found support for intermittent reproductive success evidenced by a multi-modal population age structure. Genetic analysis supported the presence of a panmictic population throughout the Wabash River system, with no barrier to separate this population from the greater Mississippi River basin metapopulation. The effective population size was estimated to be 632.8 (95% CI = 318.4–4,492.2), indicating the population is not at immediate risk of inbreeding depression but should continue to be monitored. The characteristics of this resilient lower Wabash River Blue Sucker population can inform the management and conservation of this imperiled species throughout its range.","PeriodicalId":29892,"journal":{"name":"Ichthyology and Herpetology","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134884034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Australian species of the cirrhilabrin labrid genus Paracheilinus are reviewed. Four species of Paracheilinus are reported from Australian waters: P. amanda, new species, from Flora, Holmes, and Osprey Reefs, Coral Sea, off northeast Queensland, and Harrier Reef, Great Barrier Reef; P. filamentosus from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef; P. flavianalis from Evans and Flinders Shoals, Timor Sea, off northeast Darwin, Northern Territory, and Ashmore, Scott, Seringapatam, and Hibernia Reefs in the north-western shelf of Western Australia; and P. nursalim from Flinders Shoal, Timor Sea, off northern Darwin, Northern Territory. Paracheilinus amanda, new species, has previously been confused for P. rubricaudalis from Melanesia, but molecular analysis of mitochondrial COI recovers both species as reciprocally monophyletic lineages, differing from each other by 1–1.2% in genetic distance. They further differ in aspects of live coloration of terminal phase (TP) males. Both species are allopatric and do not overlap in distribution. The new species is described on the basis of six specimens: the holotype and two paratypes from Harrier Reef, Great Barrier Reef, one paratype from Flora Reef, Coral Sea, and from two paratypes collected off Hula in southern Papua New Guinea, along the north-western margin of the Coral Sea. The discovery of P. nursalim in Australia represents a new and significant range extension from previous locality records of West Papua and Ambon Bay. Paracheilinus is rediagnosed, and keys, diagnoses, photographs, and Australian distribution records are presented for all species herein.
{"title":"Review of Australian Species of Paracheilinus Fourmanoir (Teleostei: Labridae), with Description of a New Species from the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea","authors":"Yi-Kai Tea, Fenton Walsh","doi":"10.1643/i2023019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1643/i2023019","url":null,"abstract":"Australian species of the cirrhilabrin labrid genus Paracheilinus are reviewed. Four species of Paracheilinus are reported from Australian waters: P. amanda, new species, from Flora, Holmes, and Osprey Reefs, Coral Sea, off northeast Queensland, and Harrier Reef, Great Barrier Reef; P. filamentosus from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef; P. flavianalis from Evans and Flinders Shoals, Timor Sea, off northeast Darwin, Northern Territory, and Ashmore, Scott, Seringapatam, and Hibernia Reefs in the north-western shelf of Western Australia; and P. nursalim from Flinders Shoal, Timor Sea, off northern Darwin, Northern Territory. Paracheilinus amanda, new species, has previously been confused for P. rubricaudalis from Melanesia, but molecular analysis of mitochondrial COI recovers both species as reciprocally monophyletic lineages, differing from each other by 1–1.2% in genetic distance. They further differ in aspects of live coloration of terminal phase (TP) males. Both species are allopatric and do not overlap in distribution. The new species is described on the basis of six specimens: the holotype and two paratypes from Harrier Reef, Great Barrier Reef, one paratype from Flora Reef, Coral Sea, and from two paratypes collected off Hula in southern Papua New Guinea, along the north-western margin of the Coral Sea. The discovery of P. nursalim in Australia represents a new and significant range extension from previous locality records of West Papua and Ambon Bay. Paracheilinus is rediagnosed, and keys, diagnoses, photographs, and Australian distribution records are presented for all species herein.","PeriodicalId":29892,"journal":{"name":"Ichthyology and Herpetology","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134914043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SCIENTIST SPOTLIGHTS","authors":"Joshua O. Rivera","doi":"10.1643/t2023027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1643/t2023027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29892,"journal":{"name":"Ichthyology and Herpetology","volume":"111 1","pages":"329 - 330"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49266386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Alfred Wallace Ebeling (1931–2022)","authors":"R. Bray, G. Cailliet, D. Reed","doi":"10.1643/t2023029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1643/t2023029","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29892,"journal":{"name":"Ichthyology and Herpetology","volume":"111 1","pages":"335 - 342"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45320145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D ONALD A. THOMSON, Professor Emeritus of the University of Arizona, enjoyed saying he was a marine scientist and ichthyologist in the Sonoran Desert. Those dissonant images invariably opened conversations revealing Don’s passion for marine science and his research program of over 40 years in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez). Don produced major contributions to knowledge about the ecology and ichthyofauna of the Gulf. He published more than 37 scientific papers and book chapters, but many who travel to the Gulf know of him primarily from the Tide Calendar of the Northern Gulf of California, which he produced annually from 1967 to 1994 (later produced by CEDO, the Centro Intercultural de Estudios de Desiertos y Océanos), or by his two books on the fishes of Gulf of California. His Reef Fishes of the Sea of Cortez, published in 1979 by John Wiley and Sons with Lloyd Findley and Alex Kerstitch (revised and republished by the University of Texas Press in 2000), remains the definitive reference on rocky-bottom fishes in the Sea of Cortez. It was preceded by the Gulf of California Fishwatcher’s Guide, with Nonie McKibbin (1976, 1978), a modest 79-page paperback with precise line drawings beautifully illustrated by Jenean Thomson, his wife. This first-ever field guide to Gulf fishes was self-published by Golden Puffer Press, sold out of his home, and marketed mostly by word-of-mouth; it nevertheless gained wide popularity and went through several printings. Its 209 species included the fishes most likely to be encountered by fishers and divers on near-shore rocky and sandy bottoms and in the tide pools of the northern Gulf. The Guide was significant in its time because it facilitated research and detailed observation of fishes and encouraged conversation among students, sport divers, and fishermen. Likely tattered, it can still be found in many personal libraries, having earned its place there as a repository of treasured memories. In addition to Don’s two books on Sea of Cortez fishes, his research papers ranged from: faunal biodiversity studies (e.g., Brusca and Thomson, 1977, the first faunal inventory of the Pulmo Reefs); predator–prey studies (e.g., Dungan et al., 1982); environmental impacts (e.g., Thomson et al., 1969; Robinson and Thomson, 1992); fish ecology (e.g., Thomson and Lehner, 1976; Thomson and Gilligan, 1983, 2002; Kotrschal and Thomson, 1986); fish taxonomy (e.g., Thomson and Eger, 1966; Moffat and Thomson, 1975); and behavioral biology of spawning in the Gulf Grunion, Leuresthes sardina (e.g., Reynolds and Thomson, 1974, 1979; Reynolds et al., 1976; Thomson and Muench, 1976). This scholarship grew from research based on extensive field work to investigate and document the ecology and biodiversity of fishes in an area poorly known and sparsely represented in natural history collections. As curator of the University of Arizona Fish Collection, he greatly expanded its holdings during his tenure. In 2021, the collection included mo
亚利桑那大学名誉教授D ONALD A.THOMSON很喜欢说自己是索诺兰沙漠的海洋科学家和鱼类学家。这些不和谐的图像总是开启对话，揭示了唐对海洋科学的热情，以及他在加利福尼亚湾（科尔特斯海）40多年的研究计划。唐对海湾生态和鱼类区系的知识做出了重大贡献。他发表了超过37篇科学论文和书籍章节，但许多前往墨西哥湾的人主要从1967年至1994年他每年出版的《加利福尼亚湾北部潮汐日历》（后来由CEDO、Desiertos y Océanos跨文化研究中心出版）或他关于加利福尼亚湾鱼类的两本书中了解他。约翰·威利父子与劳埃德·芬德利和亚历克斯·克斯蒂奇于1979年出版的《科尔特斯海的珊瑚礁鱼类》（2000年由德克萨斯大学出版社修订和再版）仍然是关于科尔特斯海岩石底鱼类的权威参考。在此之前，诺尼·麦基宾（Nonie McKibbin，19761978）出版了《加利福尼亚湾鱼类观察者指南》（Gulf of California Fishwatcher’s Guide），这是一本79页的普通平装书，有精确的线条图，由他的妻子杰恩·汤姆森（Jenean Thomson）绘制精美的插图。这本有史以来第一本海湾鱼类野外指南由Golden Puffer出版社自行出版，在他家里销售一空，主要靠口碑营销；尽管如此，它还是广受欢迎，并经过了几次印刷。它的209种鱼类包括渔民和潜水员最有可能在近海岩石和沙质海底以及海湾北部的潮池中遇到的鱼类。该指南在当时意义重大，因为它促进了对鱼类的研究和详细观察，并鼓励学生、运动潜水员和渔民之间的对话。它可能已经破旧不堪，但仍然可以在许多个人图书馆中找到，因为它在那里赢得了宝贵记忆库的地位。除了唐关于科尔特斯海鱼类的两本书外，他的研究论文还包括：动物多样性研究（例如，Brusca和Thomson，1977年，普尔莫礁的第一份动物名录）；捕食者-猎物研究（例如，Dungan等人，1982年）；环境影响（例如，Thomson等人，1969年；Robinson和Thomson，1992年）；鱼类生态学（例如，Thomson和Lehner，1976；Thomson和Gilligan，19832002；Kotschal和Thomson，1986）；鱼类分类学（例如，Thomson和Eger，1966年；Moffat和Thomson，1975年）；以及在Grunion湾、Leuresthes sardina产卵的行为生物学（例如，Reynolds和Thomson，19741979；Reynoldes等人，1976年；Thomson和Muench，1976年）。这项奖学金源于基于广泛实地工作的研究，旨在调查和记录一个鲜为人知且在自然史收藏中很少有代表性的地区的鱼类生态和生物多样性。作为亚利桑那大学鱼类收藏馆的馆长，他在任期内大幅扩大了收藏。2021年，该藏品包括代表950多个物种的12000多个拍品和1925年至1998年间采集的约17.5万个标本。然而，大多数藏品（约75%）是在1964年至1978年间完成的，这一时期与唐专注于记录科尔特斯海鱼类动物群的努力相对应。现任馆长Peter N.Reinthal博士将鱼类收藏的地理覆盖范围描述为主要是加利福尼亚湾和墨西哥热带东太平洋的邻近地区，其中有大量来自亚利桑那州和墨西哥西北部的淡水鱼类。大多数代表了整个海湾的岩石底部、近海栖息地样本，来自大陆和下加利福尼亚海岸以及海湾岛屿。在较小程度上，它包括围网和近岸和近海软底拖网样本中的鱼类。这些藏品为海洋生态系统提供了一个有价值的“未来”快照。大约1999年，唐在亚利桑那大学的办公室里。照片由Richard Brusca拍摄。
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Amphibians and Reptiles of Wisconsin. Joshua M. Kapfer and Donald J. Brown (Eds.). 2022. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299335205. xxi þ 1175 p. $74.95 (hardcover).—When Amphibians and Reptiles of Wisconsin arrived, I was surprised by the weight of the box. Upon opening the box, I was looking at the largest single-volume state guide to amphibians and reptiles ever produced. The only larger guide is the three-volume Ohio series (Pfingsten et al., 2013; Davis et al., 2021). This is the first major work on Wisconsin’s herpetofauna since Natural History of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Wisconsin (Vogt, 1981), and it exceeds the length of that book by more than 900 pages! None of the guides to adjoining states, including Minnesota (Moriarty and Hall, 2014), Illinois (Phillips et al., 2022), Iowa (LeClere, 2013), or Michigan (Holman, 2012), comes close to the breadth and depth of herpetological information covered in this book. Wisconsin is in the Midwest portion of the United States in the Great Lakes region and near the Canadian border. This latitude, and the corresponding climate (long, cold winters), partially explain the relatively low amphibian and reptile diversity (54 species) relative to southern states, where the herpetological species richness can be considerably higher (e.g., the similarly sized state of Georgia has 170 species; Jensen et al., 2008). Kapfer and Brown assembled the knowledge and experience of 52 contributors, including most active herpetologists and conservation biologists in Wisconsin, and several from other states. The contributions ranged from co-authoring one to many species accounts plus natural history notes and introductory chapters. Co-editor Kapfer racked up the most contributions, which might be expected given his long and varied experiences conducting field work in Wisconsin, including his graduate studies. Co-editor Brown took the lead in writing and coordinating the turtle accounts, the reptile group he focused on for his graduate and postdoctoral research. Andrew Badje and Bob Hay stand out among the list of contributors. They have been involved in amphibian and reptile field research and conservation in Wisconsin for many years. Erik Wild produced the excellent, life-like images (colored pencil and pen and ink drawings) for the keys and throughout the book. The book is divided into eight preliminary chapters including: Introduction; Systematics and Classification; Some Prominent Figures in Wisconsin Herpetology; Past, Present, and Potential Future Landscapes of Wisconsin, with Emphasis on Amphibian and Reptile Distributions; Amphibians and Reptiles in Wisconsin Plant Communities; Introduction to Conservation and Management of Wisconsin’s Amphibians and Reptiles; Identification Keys for Amphibians and Reptiles in Wisconsin; and Introduction to Species Accounts. The introductory chapters are well done and provide a good background to the history and habitats of the state. The Systematics and Classifica
威斯康星州的两栖动物和爬行动物。乔舒亚M.卡普弗和唐纳德J.布朗(编)。2022. 威斯康星大学出版社。ISBN 9780299335205。Xxi + 1175 p. 74.95美元(精装)。当威斯康辛州的两栖和爬行动物协会到达时，我被箱子的重量吓了一跳。打开盒子，我看到的是有史以来最大的单卷两栖动物和爬行动物州指南。唯一较大的指南是三卷本的Ohio系列(Pfingsten et al.， 2013;Davis等人，2021)。这是自《威斯康辛州两栖动物和爬行动物自然史》(Vogt, 1981)以来第一部关于威斯康辛州爬行动物的主要著作，它比那本书多出900多页!包括明尼苏达州(Moriarty and Hall, 2014)、伊利诺伊州(Phillips et al.， 2022)、爱荷华州(LeClere, 2013)或密歇根州(Holman, 2012)在内的毗邻州的指南，都没有接近本书所涵盖的爬虫学信息的广度和深度。威斯康星州位于美国中西部的五大湖地区，靠近加拿大边境。这个纬度和相应的气候(漫长而寒冷的冬季)部分解释了与南方各州相比，两栖动物和爬行动物的多样性相对较低(54种)，而南方各州的爬行动物物种丰富度可能相当高(例如，面积相似的乔治亚州有170种;Jensen et al.， 2008)。卡普弗和布朗汇集了52位贡献者的知识和经验，其中包括威斯康星州最活跃的爬虫学家和保护生物学家，以及来自其他州的几位。贡献范围从共同撰写一个到多个物种，加上自然历史笔记和介绍性章节。联合编辑卡普弗尔贡献最多，考虑到他在威斯康辛州长期从事各种实地工作的经历，包括他的研究生学习，这是意料之中的。共同编辑布朗带头撰写和协调了海龟的账目，他的研究生和博士后研究重点是爬行动物群体。Andrew Badje和Bob Hay在贡献者名单中脱颖而出。他们多年来一直在威斯康星州从事两栖动物和爬行动物的实地研究和保护工作。埃里克·怀尔德为钥匙和整本书制作了出色的、栩栩如生的图像(彩色铅笔、钢笔和水墨画)。全书分为八个初步章节，包括:绪论;系统分类;威斯康星州爬行动物学界的一些杰出人物威斯康星州过去、现在和潜在的未来景观，重点是两栖动物和爬行动物的分布威斯康星州植物群落中的两栖动物和爬行动物威斯康星州两栖动物和爬行动物保护与管理概论威斯康星州两栖动物和爬行动物的识别键《物种概论》。导论章节做得很好，为国家的历史和栖息地提供了很好的背景。系统分类一章是在大多数地区指南中找不到的。这一章解释了物种是如何关联和分类的，但作者没有描述围绕几个两栖动物和爬行动物群体使用学名的争议。书中使用的科学和常用名称遵循克罗瑟(2017)，但没有给出为什么这个列表被使用在最近的列表或原始文献上的原因。栖息地在两章中从两个角度进行了描述，一个是关于生态省，另一个是关于植物群落，显示了欧洲前和现在的植被，突出了自然群落因农业和发展而遭受的主要损失(图11;28页)。作者描述了气候和发展将如何改变现在和未来的景观，从而影响该州爬行动物的分布。植物群落这一章描述了18个群落，利用它们的物种，以及由于人类的转换，它们在景观上的流行程度的变化。我发现保护章节是最重要的。它是对爬行动物和两栖动物的关注、实践和政策的一个很好的总结，特别是在威斯康星州。这种程度的信息在区域性著作中通常是找不到的。虽然作者并不能回答所有的问题，但他们确实展示了为保护和恢复两栖动物和爬行动物种群而进行的广泛研究。所描述的做法适用于整个中西部和五大湖地区。钥匙很好用，Wild的小而详细的插图是一个很好的补充，因为它们突出了不同的特征。将先前发布的密钥信息整合到一个包含密钥中，是对先前爬虫学家的工作的认可。在两栖动物键中包括幼虫和幼崽是Vogt(1981)和大多数地区野外指南中没有发现的一个很好的补充。 比较威斯康星州发现的所有蛇的相对成年尺寸的图(图57;第132页)是一个有益的补充。不幸的是，测量值应该以厘米为单位，但却以毫米为单位。该图也没有指定这些是总长度还是svl。这本书(713页)的主要内容是18种两栖动物和36种爬行动物。每一份报告都以一张物种在自然界(或自然环境中)的彩色照片和一张县级州地图开始，地图上显示了有担保和无担保的记录(类似于卡斯珀1996年的风格)。将它们分开绘制，将鼓励爬虫学家保存凭证(标本或照片)，以便更好地描述它们的分布，以进行保护工作。使用以国家为基础的地图，而不是详细的点图，可能有助于保护那些遭受过度采集或偷猎的物种。北美人
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