A small number of amphibians and reptiles collected by the Hokkaido University Expedition to Nepal Himalaya are examined. The collection includes seven species: Bufo melanostictus, B. himalayanus, Agama tuberculata, Calotes versicolor, Japalura tricarinata, Boiga cyanea and Trimeresurus albolabris. Of these, the record of Bufo himalayanus is the first for Kathmandu valley and that of Boiga cyanea is the second for Nepal

HIKIDA, Tsutomu

MATSUI, Masafumi

SENGOKU, Showichi

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Title The Amphibians and Reptiles Collected by the HokkaidoUniversity Expedition to Nepal HimalayaAuthor(s)MATSUI, Masafumi; HIKIDA, Tsutomu; SENGOKU,ShowichiCitationContributions from the Biological Laboratory, KyotoUniversity (1980), 26(1): 17-22Issue Date1980-08-16URL http://hdl.handle.net/2433/156022RightType Departmental Bulletin PaperTextversionpublisherKyoto UniversityContr. biol. Lab. K,yoto Uniw., Vol. 26, pp. 17-22 Issued 16 August 1980The Amphibians       Universityand Reptiles Collected by the HokkaidoExpedition to Nepal Himalayai)Masafumi MATsui, Tsutomu HiKiDA and Showichi SENGoKu                            Abstract   A small number of amphibians and reptiles collected by the Hokkaido UniversityExpedition to Nepal Himalaya are examined. The collection includes seven species:Bufo melanosticttts, B. himala2anus, Agama tuberculata, Calotes versicolor, Japalura tricarinata,Boiga cptanea and Trimeresurtts albolabris. Of these, the record of Bufo ltimalayanus is the firstfor Kathmandu valley and that of Boiga c.yanea is the second for Nepal.    A small collection of amphibians and reptiles made in Nepal by the HokkaidoUniversity Expedition 1968 was submitted to the authors for identification. Thecoliection is composed of 16 specimens, represented by two species oftoads, three speciesof lizards and two species ofsnakes. They are as given in the following Iines.Bufo melanostictus Schneider Fig. IA    1 male, Tatopani, N.W. of Pokhara, 1240m, 2 May; 1 male,Balaju, Kathmandu,1300 m, 4 April; 2 females, Godavari, S. of Kathmandu, 1600 m, 16June; 1 female,Ramche, N. ofTrisuli Bazar, 1670 m, 28 May.    The specimens were obtained from both near human habitations and evergreenbroad leaved forest. The top of dorsal warts is less spiny in the males than in thefemales. Black layers on nuptial pads are apparent in the males. Of the two adultfemales, one has ovaries with black ova, 1.1 mm in diameter, and the other has whiteovaries with a few immature dark ova. Although limited in number, the presentsamples seem to indicate that the body size (SVL, 57.0-67.8 mm in adult males and81.2-100.0 mm in adult females), is not markedly different from that ofsamples fromlower elevations: Yunnan, female 96 mm (Liu and Hu, 1961); Fukien, male 78 mm(Pope, 1931)s Thailand, male 71 mm, female 103 mm (Taylor, 1962); Borneo, male69 mm, female 75 mm (Inger, 1966).Bufo himalayanus GUnther Fig. IB    1 subadult female, Godavari, S. ofKathmandu, 1600 m, 16June.    The specimen, with SVL 54.2 mm, has white ovaries with small unpigmented ova.The present specimen from Godavari is probably the first record of the species from theKathmandu valley (see: Dubois, 1974).1) Scientific Results of Hokkaido University Expedition to the Himalaya. Zoology No. 8.18 M. MATsui, T. HrKmA & S. SENGOKUAFig.B1. Dorsal views ofhead ofBufo metanostictus (A, male. SVL 62.4 mm) andB. Iiimaia.?anus CB, subadult female, SVL 54,2 mm),Agama tuberculata Hardwicke and Gray Fig. 2A    2 males and 1 female, Dana, N.W. of Pokhara, 1024 m, 26 May.    The specimens were captured in the plateau near the Kali Gandak river. Thisspecies is endemic to Himalayan region and has distinct tympanums, depressed headand body. Tail is verticulated having the caudal segments composed of four whorlsof scales. Dorsal scales are kee]ed and upper head scales are feebly keeled. TheFig. 2, Dorsal vicw of A.gama tuberculata (A, male, SVL 132,6mm)   view of Catotes versicoior (B, female, SVL 1 l2.0).and lateralAmphibians and RePtilesfromTable 1Specimen No.NePal Himalaya. Measurements in mm of A,gama tubercttlata.           12   3Female 106. 0 176. 0*  52. 1  41. 2  24. 0  19. 9  48. 0  76. 219 Sex Snout to vent Tail Axilla to groin Snout to base of arm Snout to ear-opening Head width Forelimb Hindlimb'I Regenerated. 'Male132. 6125. 0* 60. 0 54. 8 31. 2 24. 5 62. 0 96. 4Male107. 0182. 0* 49. 0 43. 2 26. 2 21. 9 50. 2 79. 6males are adults having atrophied epididymides and their testes were small. Thefemale had four shelled eggs in each oviduct. Mean egg size was 18.0 mm Å~ 10.0 mm.All the specimens had regenerated tail.Calotes versicolor (Daudin) Fig. 2B    3 males and I female, Pokhara, 800 m, 17 May.    The specimens were captured around the cultivated land. This is a very commonspecies, ranging from Afghanistan, India and Ceylon east to Hongkong, Indo-China,Malaya and Sumatra. Dorsal scales are equal-sized, rather large, distinctly keeled andpointing backwards and upwards. The mid-body scale rows were variable in the fourspecimens (44, 46, 47, 48).       Table 2.Specimen No.SexSnout to ventTailAxilla to groinSnout to base of armSnout to ear-openingHead widthForelimbHindlimb* Broken.Measurements in mm of Calotes versicolor. 1Male 75. 6107. 0* 35. 0 28. 6 17. 7 14. 0 37. 2 5L 3 2Male 75. 8184. 0 35. 2 28. 7 17. 2 13. 6 34. 2 52. 3 3iMale 85. 6203. 0 44. 0 30. 8 20. 5 15. 8 44. 1 61.8  4Female 112. 0 155. 0*  54. 0  42. 0  26. 0  19. 8  46. 5  73. 0Japalura tricarinata (Blyth) Fig. 3A    1 female, Dunche, E. of Gosainkund, 3000 m, Date unknown.    The specimen was captured in an open grass field. This is a small terrestriallizard, endemic to the Himalayan high regions. It has distinct tympanums and indis-20 M. MATsul, T. HIKIDA & S. SENGoKutinct oblique fold in front ofshoulder, and body is not compressed. Dorsal scales areunequal. Nuchal ancl dorsal crests are continuous and reduced to a series of s)ightlyenlarged keeled scales. A serrated ridge running on each side ofthe neck is parallelingwith nuchal ridge. The female had two shelled eggs in each oviduct. iMeasurementsin mm: snout to vent, 50.7; tail, 107.0; axilla to groin, 25.7; snout to base of arm,20.0; head width, 10.9; snout to ear-opening, 13.0i forelimb, 22.3; hindlimb, 40.3.      tt tttttttt, tttm       ttttt.I:tt:tmtli     "za'me}' as'ment:"'"'i•-'va••xi-imtuta•aji,-,ny••II,l'tk"",asi•llS•/k/       ..,"fi•S:•i•:'e..ee.k' eeibe,ii:,:,i:,#,lit//ll•l,i:Åí,liii,lll:,I,l:,M•••$•ill,/L•isi,il,.Fig. 3. Dorsal view of JaPalura tricarinata (A, female, SVL 50.7 mm) and profiles   of Boiga c.vanea (B. female, SVL 805 mm) and Trimeresztnts alboiabris (C, male,   SVL 370 mm).Boiga cyanea (Dum6ril and Bibron) Fig. 3B    1 female, E undariiar, N. ofKathmandu, 1450 m, 7 August.    This species has been known from Darjeeling District, Assam, Burma, Thailand,Cambodia and Cochin-China (Smith, 1943; Taylor, 1965; Swan and Leviton, 1962),and its occurrence in Nepal was rather recently made clear (FIeming and Fleming,1973). The present specimen is the second record for Nepal.    Description.-Rostal wider than high, only a very small portion visible above;internasals distinctly wider than long; prefrontals wider than long, their commonsuture longer than that between internalsals; frontal shorter than its distance from tipof snout, shorter than parietals; nostril between two nasalss loreal longer than deep;preoculars large, reaching top of head but separated from frontal; two postoculars.                   Amphibians and RePtilesfrom NePal Himala2a 21Supralabials 9, 3rd, 4th and 5th bordering orbit; infralabials 10-11, five touchinganterior genials separated from one another by small scales. Scale fromula 21-21-15;body scales smooth, somewhat pointed behind; vertebrals longer than wide at mid-body. Ventrals 233; anal entire. Subcaudals 66. Climbing keel indistinct. Pupilvertical. Color in preservative: above uniform brown, below dull yellow orange,edges ofventrals obscurely flecked at anterior part ofthe body. Measurements in mm:snout to vent, 805; tail, 160.    Although the numbers of ventrals and subcaudals in the present specimen arefewer than those ofB. ayanea (ventrals 237-257 and subcaudals 12iF138; Smith, 1943),other scale characters agree with those ofthe latter species. The coloration, however,is different: while B. c2anea is reported to be uniform green above and yellowish creambelow in life, and its green changes to ultramarine in preservative (Taylor, 1965), thepresent specimen is brown above in preservative and is hardly considered to have beengreen in life. However, young B. cJanea, unlike adults, is brown above (Smith, !943),and the first specimen of the species for Neapl is also reported to have ferrunginousdorsum (Fleming and Fleming, 1973). Therefore, the coloration found in the presentspecimen might be within the range of variation or young coloration might have beenretained.Trimeresurus albotabris Gray Fig. 3C    1 male, Sundarljar, N. of Kathmandu, 1450 m, 7 August.    The specimen was captured around the cultivated land. A mouse (speciesunidentified) was found in the stomach. The tail tip was missing. Ventral, 166;subcaudal, 59+, partly entire. Scale formula: 25-21-17. Measurements in mm:snout to vent, 370; tail, 82+.                             Acknowledgement   The authors are indebted to Dr. Hisashi Abe of Hokkaido University for the loan of valuable col-lection made by him.                                  LiteratureDubois, A. 1974. Liste comment6e d'amphibiens r6colt6s au Nepal. Bull. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris.   S6r. 3. Zool. 143: 341-411.Fleming, R. L. Jr. and R. L. Fleming, Sr. 1973. Some snakes from Nepal. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc.   70: 426-437.Inger, R. F. 1966. The systematics and zoogeography of the amphibia of Borneo. Fieldiana Zool.   52: l-402.Liu, C. C. and S. C. Hu. 1961. Chinase tailless batrachians. Ka-sUe-chu-ban-sha, Peking.Pope, C. H. 1931. Notes on amphibians from Fukien, Hainan, and other parts of ahina. Bull. Amer.   Mus. Nat. Hist. 61: 397-611.Smith, M. A. 1943. Fauna of British India, Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. 3. Serpentes. Taylor and   Francis, London.Swan, L. W. and A. E. Leviton. 1962. The herpetology of Nepal: a history, check list, and zoogeo-   graphical analysis of the herpetofauna. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 32: 103-147.22 M. MATsul, T. HIKIDA & S. SENGoKuTaylor, E. H. 1962. The amphibian fauna of Thailand. Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 43: 265-599.         .1965. The serpents of Thailand and adjacent waters. Ibid. 45: 609-1096.Addresses of the authors :(Mr) Masafumi Matsui tvAKIi IEJS(Biological Laboratory, Yoshida College, Kyoto University geUt." asJlÅq:N]'=igrsutEEtze}E&SYoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, JAPAN 606 s--.asriiEff-LJ.atiN=JzXigasfftr(Mr) Tsutomu Hikida IEM esDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University JgeL.'asJJk(:"]}"=mu:paii=zzsttz:pt"tygOiwake-cho, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto,JAPAN 606 B=L.zzitiEff-L.iariltEIJIIe5)`HIJ(Mr) Showichi Sengoku IEM"Japan Wildlife Research Centre H zts nyliiElltzEIFzale YB 'Hongo 3-39-12, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN 113 MsTb.as S(Si.aZscas3-39-12

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