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Buckneretal.(2012)compiledanexhaustivelistofbothnativeandnon-nativeamphibiansandreptilesinThe
Bahamas, and Turks and Caicos Islands. Subsequently,Kryskoetal.(2012)confirmedtheidentificationofthenon-
nativeSoutheasternFive-linedSkink(Plestiodon inexpectatusTaylor1932)onGrandBahamaIsland,andGiery(2013)added thenon-nativeCornSnake (Pantherophis guttatus(Linnaeus1766))aslikelyestablishedonGreatAbacoIsland.
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
F E A T U R E A R T I C L E S
Chasing Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi) in Wisconsin: On the Road to Understanding the Ecology and Conservation of the Midwest’s Giant Serpent ...................... Joshua M. Kapfer 190
The Shared History of Treeboas (Corallus grenadensis) and Humans on Grenada: A Hypothetical Excursion ............................................................................................................................Robert W. Henderson 198
R E S E A R C H A R T I C L E S
The Texas Horned Lizard in Central and Western Texas ....................... Emily Henry, Jason Brewer, Krista Mougey, and Gad Perry 204 The Knight Anole (Anolis equestris) in Florida
.............................................Brian J. Camposano, Kenneth L. Krysko, Kevin M. Enge, Ellen M. Donlan, and Michael Granatosky 212
C O N S E R V A T I O N A L E R T
World’s Mammals in Crisis ............................................................................................................................................................. 220 More Than Mammals ...................................................................................................................................................................... 223 The “Dow Jones Index” of Biodiversity ........................................................................................................................................... 225
H U S B A N D R Y
Captive Care of the Central Netted Dragon ....................................................................................................... Shannon Plummer 226
P R O F I L E
Kraig Adler: A Lifetime Promoting Herpetology ................................................................................................ Michael L. Treglia 234
C O M M E N T A R Y
The Turtles Have Been Watching Me ........................................................................................................................ Eric Gangloff 238
B O O K R E V I E W
Threatened Amphibians of the World edited by S.N. Stuart, M. Hoffmann, J.S. Chanson, N.A. Cox, R. Berridge, P. Ramani, and B.E. Young .............................................................................................................. Robert Powell 243
CONSERVATION RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Conservation Research Reports ................................. 245 NATURAL HISTORY RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Reports on Natural History ................................. 247 NEWBRIEFS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 248 EDITORIAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 251 FOCUS ON CONSERVATION: A Project You Can Support ............................................................................................... 252
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New Island Records for Amphibians and Reptiles on the Little Bahama Bank,
Commonwealth of The BahamasKennethL.Krysko1,DavidW.Steadman2,JimI.Mead3,NancyA.Albury4,ClaudiaA.MacKenzie-Krysko1,andSandraL.Swift3
1FloridaMuseumofNaturalHistory,DivisionofHerpetology,1659MuseumRoad,UniversityofFlorida,Gainesville,Florida,32611USA([email protected])2FloridaMuseumofNaturalHistory,DivisionofOrnithology,1659MuseumRoad,UniversityofFlorida,Gainesville,Florida,32611USA([email protected])
3DepartmentofGeosciencesandDonSundquistCenterofExcellenceinPaleontology,EastTennesseeStateUniversity,JohnsonCity,Tennessee,37614USA([email protected])
4TheNationalMuseumofTheBahamas([email protected])
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Fig. 1.Non-nativeRed-earedSlider(Trachemys scripta elegans) in situatOwanta’sPond,MarshHarbour,GreatAbacoIsland,on11November2012.PhotographbyKennethL.Krysko.
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In this paper, we document eight additional new islandrecordsandprovideanomenclaturalcorrectionforamphib-iansandreptilesonGreatAbacoanditssatelliteislands. Our records are the first for Hemidactylus mabouia,Trachemys scripta elegans, andT. terrapen fromtheLittleBahamasBank,althoughtheseandallotherspeciesmen-tionedareknownfromotherislandsintheBahamas.
Great Abaco Island.—On 6 November 2012, KLK,DWS, JIM, and SLS collected two Tropical HouseGeckos,Hemidactylus mabouia (MoreaudeJonnès1818)(UF-Herpetology 168826 and 168830), at Friends oftheEnvironment, 1ConservationWay,MarshHarbour(26.53154°N, 77.05847°W; Datum WGS84). On 7November2012,KLK,DWS,JIM,andSLScollectedfourH. mabouia(UF-Herpetology168846–168849)atCherokeeSound(26.28418°N,77.05377°W),andoneH. mabouia(UF-Herpetology168844)atLittleHarbour(26.32356°N,77.00368°W).On11November2012,KLK,DWS,JIM,andSLScollectedanon-nativeRed-earedSlider,Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied-Neuwied 1838)(UF-Herpetology168894;Fig. 1), and apresumablynon-native Jamaican
Slider, T. terrapen (Bonnaterre 1789)(UF-Herpetology168893; Fig. 2), at Owanta’s Pond, Marsh Harbour(26.52365°N,77.06645°W).
Elbow Cay.—On15October2010,OliviaPattersoncol-lectedapresumablynativeBrownBlindSnake,Typhlops lum-bricalis(Linnaeus1758)(UF-Herpetology169218),inHopeTown(26.52745°N,76.96507°W).
Man-O-War Cay.—On11November2012,NAAcollectedfournativeCubanTreefrogtadpoles,Osteopilus septentriona-lis (DumérilandBibron1841)(UF-Herpetology169068),andanativeNorthernCurly-tailedLizard,Leiocephalus cari-natusGray1827(UF-Herpetology169220),onBallFieldRoad(26.59733°N,77.0034°W).On9and11November2012,KLK,NAA, andCAMK, collected three andoneHemidactylus mabouia(UF-Herpetology168871–168873,and169219,respectively)onBallFieldRoad(26.59733°N,77.0034°W).On8August2006,MamieAlburycollectedapresumablynativeBrownBlindsnake,Typhlops lumbricalis (UF-Herpetology156842),onBallFieldRoad(26.59733°N,77.0034°W).
Fig. 2.Non-nativeJamaicanSlider(Trachemys terrapen)in situatOwanta’sPond,MarshHarbour,GreatAbacoIsland,on11November2012.PhotographbyKennethL.Krysko.
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Sandy Cay.—On1December2010,LloydWilliamsphoto-graphedanativeAbacoIslandBoa,Chilabothrus exsulNetting
and Goin 1944 (photographic voucher UF-Herpetology163248;Fig.3),onSandyCay(26.58366°N,77.00708°W).ThegenericnamewaschangedrecentlyfromEpicratesbasedonmolecularanalyses(Reynoldsetal.2013).
Buckneretal.(2012)reportedthefossilChilabothrus striatusfromGreatAbacoIsland;thespeciesepithetshouldbecor-rectedtoC. exsul.
AcknowledgmentsWeareextremelythankfultoOliviaPattersonandLloydWilliamsforhelpwithfieldwork;DavidL.Reed,LucetaHanna,andSimeonPinderforTheBahamasDepartmentof Agriculture (Permit #4/2012); Stacy Lubin-Gray andPhilipS.WeechforTheBahamasEnvironment,Science&Technology(BEST)permit;RobertPowellforreviewingadraftofthisarticle;andtheNationalScienceFoundation(grantBCS-1118369toDWS)forfunding.
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CaicosIslands,pp.93–110.In:R.PowellandR.W.Henderson(eds.),IslandListsofWestIndianAmphibiansandReptiles.Florida Museum of Natural History Bulletin51:85–166.
Giery,S.T.2013.FirstrecordsofRedCornsnakes(Pantherophis guttatus)fromAbacoIsland,TheBahamas,andnotesontheircurrentdistributioninthegreaterCaribbeanregion.Reptiles & Amphibians20:36–39.
Krysko, K.L., N.A. Albury, and D.W. Steadman. 2012. Confirmation ofthe Southeastern Five-lined Skink, Plestiodon inexpectatus Taylor 1932(Scincidae),onGrandBahamasIsland,CommonwealthofTheBahamas.Reptiles & Amphibians19:126–127.
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Fig. 3.NativeAbacoIslandBoa(Chilabothrus exsul;UF-Herpetology163248)in situonSandyCay,GreatAbacoIsland,on1December2010.PhotographbyLloydWilliams.
