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Austin Herpetological Society Forums http://www.austinherpsociety.org/forum/ This is a discussion forum powered by vBulletin. To find out about vBulletin, go to http://www.vbulletin.com/ . en Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:11:30 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.austinherpsociety.org/forum/images/misc/rss.png Austin Herpetological Society Forums http://www.austinherpsociety.org/forum/ Crocodilian conservation efforts take a hit http://www.austinherpsociety.org/forum/showthread.php?1044-Crocodilian-conservation-efforts-take-a-hit&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:59:39 GMT Image: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs216.ash2/47967_10100312953635280_7940505_64355917_5656454_n.jpg Hey everyone, I had been...

Hey everyone,

I had been meaning to post something about a recent trip to Belize that I went on with my dad and brother. In short, it was amazing. We stayed at a place called ACES (American Crocodile Education Sanctuary), who relocate or keep problematic crocodiles which would normally have been shot by the Belize Forest Department. The work done by owners Vince and Cherie to educate and inform people about these creatures has been tremendous.

Unfortunately, yesterday I received word that ACES had been burned to the ground and that several of their captive crocodiles had been shot and killed by a group of locals. The cause of all this was suspicion that 2 local missing kids were fed to these crocs by the owners (who weren't even there at the time - they were removing problematic crocodiles in the northern part of the country). Attached is a link to their website and a couple more links to news elsewhere. I expect a larger story either tonight or tomorrow.

Just wanted to spread the news.

http://www.americancrocodilesanctuary.org/

http://www.belizeforum.com/belize/ub...=182542&page=1

http://sanpedrosun.blogspot.com/2010...destroyed.html

Drew Davis ]]> General Discussions drdavis http://www.austinherpsociety.org/forum/showthread.php?1044-Crocodilian-conservation-efforts-take-a-hit September 11, 2010 AHS Meeting Notice http://www.austinherpsociety.org/forum/showthread.php?1043-September-11-2010-AHS-Meeting-Notice&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:09:15 GMT Speaker: Dr. Anneliese Strunk

Topic: "Oncology in Reptiles, with details of a case of Chromatophoroma in a Bearded Dragon"

Location: Tim and Deb's house, see attachment for directions and contact information.

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Dr. Anneliese Strunk was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Texas A & M University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000.

She spent her first year out of school as an associate at Research Pet and Bird Hospital in Austin seeing small animal and exotic cases. Seeking advanced knowledge in Avian and Exotic Animal medicine, Dr. Strunk went on to complete an internship in Exotic Animal, Wildlife and Zoo Medicine at the University of Georgia in 2002, followed by a three-year residency in the Companion Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine Service at the University of California at Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital in 2005.

After completing her residency, Dr. Strunk moved across the country to help start the Avian and Exotics Department at Red Bank Veterinary Hospital in Tinton Falls, NJ. She saw primary care and referral avian and exotics cases as both an associate and department head until moving back home to Texas in August 2009.

Dr. Strunk is the author and co-author of a number of articles in both professional journals and national conference proceedings. Dr. Strunk has a strong research background, covering a variety of topics including avian clinical pathology and reptile ophthalmology.

She has presented her research and clinical case reports at national meetings of the Association of Avian Veterinarians and the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians. She enjoys giving presentations to referring veterinarians, clients, schools, as well as area pet clubs.

Dr. Strunk has a special interest in surgery, endoscopic techniques, small mammal dentistry, ophthalmology, and teaching.

Dr. Strunk shares her home with two African grey parrots (one Congo and one paraplegic Timneh), two ****atiels, a canary, mouse, red footed tortoise, Russian Tortoise, California king snake and seven cats (not to mention her dedicated, pet-loving husband, Shu).

Anneliese Strunk, DVM
Practice Limited to Avian and Exotic Medicine and Surgery
Research Blvd. Pet and Bird Hospital
11679 Research Blvd.
Austin, TX 78759
(512)258-2577

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We meet at 7pm for food/drink and socialize until 8 pm at which time our speaker gives their presentation. After the presentation we go back to socializing. We encourage everyone to bring side dishes, deserts (chocolate!), and BYOB. Alcohol is allowed in moderation!.

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A video of this meeting will be available on this forum.
Still photos may also be available. I will update this post with a link when they are uploaded.

Attached Files

timsHouse.pdf (8.3 KB)

]]> *AHS Monthly Meeting Notices - meetings are usually the 2nd Saturday of each month TheWillaWoman http://www.austinherpsociety.org/forum/showthread.php?1043-September-11-2010-AHS-Meeting-Notice 26 aug 2010 New Pigmy Salamander http://www.austinherpsociety.org/forum/showthread.php?1042-26-aug-2010-New-Pigmy-Salamander&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:47:19 GMT CNAH ANNOUNCEMENT The Center for North American Herpetology Lawrence, Kansas http://www.cnah.org 26 August 2010 TAXONOMIC REVISION OF... CNAH ANNOUNCEMENT
The Center for North American Herpetology
Lawrence, Kansas
http://www.cnah.org
26 August 2010

TAXONOMIC REVISION OF DESMOGNATHUS WRIGHTI (CAUDATA: PLETHODONTIDAE)

2010. Herpetologica 66(3): 283-295

Erica J. Crespi, Robert A. Browne & Leslie J. Rissler

Abstract: We revise the taxonomic status of Desmognathus wrighti, which occurs in the southern
Appalachians of western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, and southwest Virginia, USA, based on a
combination of genetic, ecological, and morphometric analyses. Previously, we reported fixed differences in
allozymic loci and mitochondrial DNA sequences between lineages geographically divided by the French
Broad River basin at the level of species divergence. Here, we show that these two lineages also differ in
ventral pigmentation and several measures of body size, including snout-vent length, body condition, and
head width. In addition, spatially explicit ecological-niche analyses of climate at more than 400 collection
localities spanning the range of D. wrighti indicate that the lineages separated by the French Broad River are
in unique environmental niche space. Ecological niche models resolved that population localities north of the
river were generally colder and drier than localities to the south, which suggests that divergent selection
pressures may exist, in addition to isolation by distance, to drive the diversification of these two lineages. The
name Desmognathus wrighti (King, 1936), for which the type locality is Mt. LeConte within the Great Smoky
Mountains, Tennessee, was retained for all populations south and west of the French Broad River, while the
name D. organi, with type locality at Whitetop Mountain, Virginia, was given to those populations north and
east of the river.

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A pdf of this article is available from the CNAH PDF Library at

http://www.cnah.org/cnah_pdf.asp

A color image of this new salamander may be viewed at

http://www.cnah.org/detail.asp?id=1409 ]]> CNAH Deb http://www.austinherpsociety.org/forum/showthread.php?1042-26-aug-2010-New-Pigmy-Salamander 25 aug 2010 Class Chelonia Unchanged http://www.austinherpsociety.org/forum/showthread.php?1041-25-aug-2010-Class-Chelonia-Unchanged&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:44:27 GMT CNAH ANNOUNCEMENT The Center for North American Herpetology Lawrence, Kansas http://www.cnah.org 25 August 2010 TIMING OF ORGANOGENESIS... CNAH ANNOUNCEMENT
The Center for North American Herpetology
Lawrence, Kansas
http://www.cnah.org
25 August 2010

TIMING OF ORGANOGENESIS SUPPORT BASAL POSITION OF TURTLES IN THE AMNIOTE TREE OF LIFE

2009. BMC Evolutionary Biology 9: 1-9

Ingmar Werneburg & Marcelo R Sánchez-Villagra

Abstract
Background: The phylogenetic position of turtles is the most disputed aspect in the reconstruction of the land vertebrate tree of life. This controversy has arisen after many different kinds and revisions of investigations of molecular and morphological data. Three main hypotheses
of living sister-groups of turtles have resulted from them: all reptiles, crocodiles + birds or squamates + tuatara. Although embryology has played a major role in morphological studies of vertebrate phylogeny, data on developmental timing have never been examined to explore and test
the alternative phylogenetic hypotheses. We conducted a comprehensive study of published and new embryological data comprising 15 turtle and eight tetrapod species belonging to other taxa, integrating for the first time data on the side-necked turtle clade.

Results: The timing of events in organogenesis of diverse character complexes in all body regions is not uniform across amniotes and can be analysed using a parsimony-based method. Changes in the relative timing of particular events diagnose many clades of amniotes and include a phylogenetic signal. A basal position of turtles to the living saurian clades is clearly supported by timing of organogenesis data.

Conclusion: The clear signal of a basal position of turtles provided by heterochronic data implies significant convergence in either molecular, adult morphological or developmental timing characters, as only one of the alternative solutions to the phylogenetic conundrum can be right.
The development of a standard reference series of embryological events in amniotes as presented here should enable future improvements and expansion of sampling and thus the examination of other hypotheses about phylogeny and patterns of the evolution of land vertebrate development.

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A pdf of this article is available from the CNAH PDF Library at

http://www.cnah.org/cnah_pdf.asp

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CNAH Note: Yet another paper that supports the sister position of turtles (Class Chelonia) to all other terrestrial vertebrate Classes (Mammalia, Reptilia, Eusuchia, and Aves).

***** ]]> CNAH Deb http://www.austinherpsociety.org/forum/showthread.php?1041-25-aug-2010-Class-Chelonia-Unchanged <![CDATA[19 aug 2010 Pennsylvania Lizard & Turtle DVD]]> http://www.austinherpsociety.org/forum/showthread.php?1040-19-aug-2010-Pennsylvania-Lizard-Turtle-DVD&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:41:21 GMT CNAH ANNOUNCEMENT The Center for North American Herpetology Lawrence, Kansas http://www.cnah.org 19 August 2010 DVDS OF THE HERPETOFAUNA OF... CNAH ANNOUNCEMENT
The Center for North American Herpetology
Lawrence, Kansas
http://www.cnah.org
19 August 2010

DVDS OF THE HERPETOFAUNA OF PENNSYLVANIA

NEW The Turtles and Lizards of Pennsylvania and the Northeast
(16 species of turtles, 5 species of lizards)

IN STOCK The Frogs, Toads, and Salamanders of Pennsylvania and the Northeast
(23 species of salamanders, 17 species of frogs and toads)

IN STOCK The Snakes of Pennsylvania and the Northeast
(21 species of snakes)

More than eighty species of amphibians, reptiles, and turtlkes are featured on the three DVD's in this series. This represents every species of amphibian, reptile, and turtle that has be reported for Pennsylvania. The detailed photography, which includes many close-ups, will show the important diagnostic features and the variations in color and pattern that are often found in a species. Educators, students, naturalists and herpetologists will find the programs helpful in identifying these fascinating and often misunderstood animals. Included with each DVD is a booklet containing information on the biology and the life history of each species, and a glossary.

The DVD's are $35.00 dollars each, or $95.00 dollars for the set of three DVDs. This includes first class postage, shipping and handling (Pennsylvania State & Local Sales Tax where applicable).

For more information on the programs or to order the DVDs, contact Tom Diez as listed below.

Tom Diez
Natural History Programs
P. O. Box 182
Oakmont, Pennsylvania 15139
(412) 828-8643
dieztnh4@comcast.net ]]> CNAH Deb http://www.austinherpsociety.org/forum/showthread.php?1040-19-aug-2010-Pennsylvania-Lizard-Turtle-DVD Baby Corns - line-bred for hot color $5 to AHS members http://www.austinherpsociety.org/forum/showthread.php?1039-Baby-Corns-line-bred-for-hot-color-5-to-AHS-members&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:40:58 GMT I've been line-breeding amel corns for intense color, and I have a few ready to go with 30 more assorted corns hatching now (possible caramels, ambers, butters, amels, snows, anerys). I'm only able to keep a few. If anyone is interested, I'll tote them along to the next meeting. ]]> Herp Classifieds Shaky http://www.austinherpsociety.org/forum/showthread.php?1039-Baby-Corns-line-bred-for-hot-color-5-to-AHS-members Babies for Sale http://www.austinherpsociety.org/forum/showthread.php?1038-Babies-for-Sale&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:04:46 GMT Babies for Sale Animals available for sale: Iran Jaya Blue Tongue Skinks, born July 2010:........................$75..........2 left North... Babies for Sale

Animals available for sale:

Iran Jaya Blue Tongue Skinks, born July 2010:........................$75..........2 left

North American Wood Turtles, hatched July 25th, 2010:..........$100.........5 left

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Prices do not include shipping.

Contact:
Deborah Sydney
512-863-5438
dsydney111@yahoo.com

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