Current Herpetology in East Asia

Proceedings of the Second Japan-China Herpetological Symposium Kyoto, July 1988
Eds. by M. MATSUI, T. HIKIDA, and R. C. GORIS

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Chapter 1 Morphology

The Anatomy of the Nervous System of Eryx miliaris
YAO Chongyong
Innervation of Snake Pit Organ Membranes Mapped by Receptor Terminal Succinate Dehydrogenase Activity
Richard C. GORIS, Tetsuo KADOTA and Reiji KISHIDA
The Jaw Mechanics in the Heterodont Crocodilians
Riosuke AOKI
The Distribution of Melanosomes in the Skin of Reptiles
Max MORI
Ultrastructural Observations on the Embryonic Gonads in the Lizard, Takydromus tachydromoides
Toshiki OKA

Chapter 2 Embryology & Physiology

The Biological Observations and a Primary Study of Culture on Larvae of Megalobatrachus davidanus Blanchard
LIU Guojun and TANG Huiling
Stages in the Normal Development of the Chinese Mamushi (Agkistrodon blomhoffi brevicaudus)
HUANG Meihua, CAO Yumin, ZHU Fengxue and QU Yunfang
The incubation Period of Gekko japonicus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)
Shoji TOKUNAGA
Oxygen Consumption of Takydromus septentrionalis Eggs and Hatchlings
WANG Peichao, JI Xiang and MA Wei
Effects of Mammalian Gonadotropins on Follicular Development in the Japanese Mamushi Agkistrodon b. blomhoffii: Relationship between Follicular Size and Hormone Sensitivity
Kiyoshi ISOGAWA, Sueo HIGASHIZONO, Akira MORIYA and Takamichi OKADA
Variation of Blood Viscosity of Cobras between Pre-hibernation and Post-hibernation
WU Ruimin
Energy Metabolism of Alligator sinensis
WANG Peichao, CHANG Jianhua, ZHU Benren and LI Zhongkui
Arterial Chemoreceptor Area in a Chelonian
Tatsumi KUSAKABE, Kazuo ISHII and Kosei ISHII

Chapter 3 Karyology

Evolution of Chromosome 10 in Ten Pond-type Hynobius from Korea and Japan, with Comments on Phylogenetic Relationships
Chikako IKEBE, Masaki KURO-O, Tatsumi OHHASHI, Hiroyuki YAMADA, ken-ichi AOKI and Sei-ichi KOHNO
Analyses of Phylogenetic Relationships in the Genus Hynobius by Means of Chromosome Banding and Southern Blot Hybridization
Masaki KURO-O, Chikako IKEBE, Reiko KATAKURA, Yasuhiro IZUMISAWA, and Sei-ichi KOHNO
Comparative Karyology in Five Rare Species of Hynobiid Salamanders from Taiwan and Japan
Koji IIZUKA and Masaichi KAKEGAWA
Diversity of Karyotypes and Serum Proteins among Japanese Hynobiid Salamanders (Hynobius; Hynobiidae)
Takeshi SETO
The karyotypes of Six Species of Rana in China
WU Guanfu, TAN Anming, and ZHEN Xiaomeng
Karyological Studies on Some Philippine Frogs
Mitsuru KURAMOTO
Karyotypes of Japanese Species of the Genus Trimeresurus
Michihisa TORIBA
A Method for Preparation of Lacertilian Karyotypes in the Field
Hidetoshi OTA

Chapter 4 Systematics

The Method of Counting Costal Grooves
Yasuchika MISAWA
External Morphology in Two Morphotypes of the Siberian Salamander Salamandrella keyserlingii from Kushiro Marshland, Hokkaido
Takehito UEDA and Shigehito NAKABAYASHI
Hynobius nebulosus from Hiroshima Prefecture
Hiroshi OKAWA and Taeko UTSUNOMIYA
Morphology of Egg Sacs and Larvae Just After Hatching in Hynobius sonani and H. formosanus From Taiwan, with an Analysis of Skeltal Muscle Protein Compositions
Masaichi KAKEGAWA, Koji IIZUKA and Shigeto KUZUMI
Phyletic Position of Hynobius tokyoensis from Aichi Prefecture
Sigeto KUZUMI and Masaichi KAKEGAWA
Preliminary Study of Phylogeny in the Family Salamandridae: Allozyme Data
Terutake HAYASHI and Masafumi MATSUI
Microhyla inornata Boulenger, 1890 Found in Mainland China, with Its Karyotypic Report
ZHAO Ermi
Comparative Studies on Myosinogens and Isozymes among Some Anura in Hebei Province, China
WANG Suan and QIN Shuzhen
Notes on a Gekko population in the Danjo Group, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Showichi SENGOKU
Classification of Agkistrodon halys in Northeast China
JI Daming, WENG Shisheng and LIU Mingyu
Cyclemys from Yunnan, a description of a New Species and a New Record to China (Testudinata: Emydidae)
KOU Zhitong
Studies on Genus Cuora of Testudoformes
ZONG Yu and PAN Lei

Chapter 5 Biogeography & Faunistics

Five Endemic Frog Species of the Ryukyu Archipelago
Taeko UTSUNOMIYA
Nematodes of Okinawan Amphibians and Their Host-Parasite Relationship
Hideo HASEGAWA
A Primary Study on the Amphibian Fauna and Geographic Division in Guizhou Province
WEI Gang, CHEN Fuguan and LI Dejun
A Review of the Geckos (Lacertilia: Reptilia) of the Ryukyu Archipelago and Taiwan
Hidetoshi OTA
Distribution of the Genus Eumeces (Scincidae: Lacertilia) in the Ryukyu Archipelago
Masanao TOYAMA
Snake Fauna of Sichuan Province
SHi Yuanzhi and ZHAO Ermi
A Servey of Reptiles in Leigongshan Area
LI Dejun
Biology of Caudata in eastern Asia
Terutake HAYASHI and Masafumi MATSUI
Zoogeography of Amphibians and Reptiles in East Asia
Tsutomu HIKIDA, Hidetoshi OTA, Mitsuru KURAMOTO and Masanao TOYAMA

Chapter 6 Breeding Biology

Cluch Size and Egg Size Variations in Salamanders: Traits of the Variations in Some Levels of Biological Organization
Hisashi TAKAHASHI and Hisaaki IWASAWA
Breeding Enviroment and Spawning of a Salamander, Hynobius retardatus, at the Foot of Hidaka Mountains, Hokkaido, Japan
Takanori SATO
Breeding Cycle of Onychodactylus japonicus on Mt. Hodatsu, with Special Reference to Biannual Spawning
Yoshinori AKITA
Sexual Size Dimorphism in a Japanese Stream-breeding Frog, Buergeria buergeri (Rhacophoridae, Amphibia)
Kinji FUKUYAMA and Tamotsu KUSANO
Breeding Activity of a Streem-Breeding Frog (Rana sp.)
Tamotsu KUSANO and Kinji FUKUYAMA
Breeding Ecology of a Japanese pond Frog, Rana p. porosa
Ryohei SHIMOYAMA
Breeding Strategy in the Japanese Common Toad, Bufo japonicus
Masafumi MATSUI
The Nesting Sites of Sea Turtles in the Ryukyu Archipelago and Taiwan
Naoki KAMEZAKI
Growth and Reproduction of the Gekkonid Lizard Eublepharis kuroiwae kuroiwae
Satoshi TANAKA and Moritaka NISHIHIRA
Spermatogenetic Cycle of the Japanese Skink Eumeces latiscutatus with Reference to Its Geographic Variation
Masami HINOUE
Reproductive Ecology of Japanese Lacertid Lizards
Sen TAKENAKA

Chapter 7 Population & Community Ecology

The Study of Growth in the Chinese Giant Salamander
SONG Mingtao
A Biological Survey of the Course of Growth of Deinagkistrodon acutus
HUANG Jietang
Longevity of Four Species of Japanese Snakes
Hajime FUKADA
Studies on Agkistrodon shedaoensis Ecology
HUANG Mupeng
On the Population Estimate of the Habu, Trimeresurus flavoviridis, by Removal Method with Traps
Hitoshi SHIROMA
Preliminary Observation on Trimeresurus okinavensis in the Field
Hajime MORIGUCHI
The Biology of Sea Snakes
LIU Lingbing
Food Habits in Four Species of Okinawan Frogs
Isamu OKOCHI and Seiki KATSUREN
Snakes as Paratenic Hosts of Feline Helminths
Tohru FUKASE, Hiroshi ITAGAKI, Richard C. GORIS and Reiji KISHIDA
Geographic Variation in Food Habitats, Body Size and Life History Traits of the Snakes on the Izu Islands
Masami HASEGAWA and Hajime MORIGUCHI
Food Habits of Snakes in East Asia: A Biogeographical Approach to Resource Partitioning
Hajime MORIGUCHI, Masami HASEGAWA, Akira MORI and JI Daming

Chapter 8 Behavioral Biology

Mating Strategy of Male Hynobius nebulosus (Amphibia: Hynobiidae)
Kiyohiro TANAKA
A Behavioral Study of the Japanese Five-lined Skink, Eumeces latiscutatus (Lacertilia: Scincidae)
Tsutomu HIKIDA
Behavioral Responses to An "Unpalatable" Prey, Rana rugosa (Anura: Amphibia), by Newborn Japanese Striped Snakes, Elaphe quadrivirgata
Akira MORI
Behavior of Habus in Choosing Egg-Laying Cavities
Chokei YOSHIDA

Chapter 9 Snake Venom & Snake Bite

Snake Bites in Okinawa Prefecture
Yasutetsu ARAKI and Yasuhiro TOMIHARA
An Investigation on Wuzhou's Snakebite Epidemiology During the 1973-1984 Period
YU Peinan, TANG Aigun, LIANG Jihua, HUANG Quibiao and MO Fenjiao
Survey of Epidemiology of Snake-Bite in Two Cities, Six Counies, 54 Towns and 153 Villages
YU Peinan, TANG Zichi, YUE Shanyong, XIE Ruiguang, SHEN Bengnian, LU Xiaojing, YU Zaoqing and LI Lotan
Limb Function Failure due to Mamushi Bite
JIANG Jiandong
Preparetion of Anti-Yamakagashi (Rhabdophis tigrinus) Antivenom and Its Application for the Treatment of Severe Bites
Yoshio SAWAI, Yoshiharu KAWAMURA and Atsushi SAKAI
Neurotoxins from the Venoms of Crotalid Snakes Collected in China
ZHANG Jingkang
Examples of Clothing for Protection from Bites of the Habu (Trimeresurusu)
Masahiro NISHIMURA