Captive Management Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles

by Murphy, James; Adler, Kraig; Collins, Joseph T.

• ISBN13: 9780916984335
• ISBN10: 0916984338
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-05-01
• Publisher: Ssar Pubns

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
Introduction	p. 9
Patrons of This Volume	p. 13
The Remarkable Career of Roger Conant	p. 17
Captive Management and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles: An Introduction to the Symposium	p. 25
Conservation of Reptiles and Amphibians: A Global Perspective	p. 27
The Role of Zoos and Aquariums in Amphibian and Reptilian Conservation	p. 37
The Effects of Temperature on Captive Amphibians and Reptiles	p. 47
Light Requirements of Captive Amphibians and Reptiles	p. 53
Chemoreception in the Feeding Behavior of Reptiles: Considerations for Maintenance and Management	p. 61
The Nutrition of Carnivorous Reptiles	p. 71
The Nutrition of Herbivorous Reptiles	p. 83
Captive Maintenance and Lineage Senescence in Parthenogenetic Lizards (Family Teiidae)	p. 91
International Conservation and Captive Management of Tortoises	p. 99
Veterinary Procedures for the Acquisition and Release of Captive-Bred Herpetofauna	p. 109
Reproductive Patterns of Reptiles and Amphibians: Considerations for Captive Breeding and Conservation	p. 119
Complexity in the Control of Amphibian Reproduction: Reproductive Behavior and Physiology of a Salamander	p. 125
Considerations for Inducing Reproduction in Captive Reptiles	p. 133
An Ethological Approach to Reproductive Success in Reptiles	p. 147
Phenotypic Plasticity: Implications for Captive-Breeding and Conservation Programs	p. 175
Manipulations of Clutch and Offspring Size in Lizards: Mechanistic, Evolutionary, and Conservation Considerations	p. 183
The Importance of the Physical Environment for the Incubation of Reptilian Eggs	p. 195
Conservation of Commercially Important Reptiles Today: An Analysis Based on Crocodilians	p. 209
Caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) in Captivity	p. 223
Procedures for Setting Up and Maintaining a Salamander Colony	p. 229
Model Programs for Reproduction and Management: Ex Situ and In Situ Conservation of Toads of the Family Bufonidae	p. 243
Reproductive Strategies, Breeding, and Conservation of Tropical Frogs: Dart-Poison Frogs and Malagasy Poison Frogs	p. 255
Captive Management and Breeding of Dendrobatid and Neotropical Hylid Frogs at the National Aquarium in Baltimore	p. 267
Reproduction in Captive Neotropical Musk and Mud Turtles (Staurotypus Triporcatus, S. Salvinii, and Kinosternon scorpioides)	p. 275
Conservation Biology of Galapagos Reptiles: Twenty-Five Years of Successful Research and Management	p. 297
Husbandry of Captive Day Geckos (Phelsuma): Past, Present, and Future	p. 307
Long-Term Breeding Program with the Giant Day Gecko (Phelsuma Madagascariensis) at the National Zoological Park	p. 311
Husbandry and Reproduction of the Prehensile-Tailed Skink, Corucia Zebrata	p. 317
Old World Chameleons in Captivity: Growth, Maturity, and Reproduction of Malagasy Panther Chameleons (Chamaeleo Pardalis)	p. 323
Ecological and Nutritional Management of the Endangered Piebald Chuckwalla (Sauromalus Varius) in Captivity	p. 333
A Molecular Approach for Determining Genetic Variation in Captive and Natural Populations of the Piebald Chuckwalla (Sauromalus Varius)	p. 343
The Reproductive Management of the Insular Species of Epicrates (Serpentes: Boidae) in Captivity	p. 353
Husbandry of Long-Term Captive Populations of Boid Snakes (Epicrates, Corallus, and Chondropython)	p. 359
The Species Survival Plan for Crotalus Durissus Unicolor: A Multifaceted Approach to Conservation of an Insular Rattlesnake	p. 363
Artificial Refugia as a Habitat-Improvement Strategy for Snake Conservation	p. 369
The Contribution of Captive Management to the Conservation of Tuatara (Sphenodon) in New Zealand	p. 377
The Future Role of the Private Sector in Breeding Endangered Species	p. 387
Directions for Future Research at Academic Institutions	p. 391
Collection-Management, Captive-Breeding, and Conservation Programs in Zoo Herpetological Collections	p. 397
Techniques for the Capture and Restraint of Captive Crocodilians	p. 401
Index to Scientific Names	p. 407
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