Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Archive

Issue 2, Volume 2, Number 1 (2000), Madagascar

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Editorial

Words from the Editor. Craig Hassapakis. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 2(1):4 (e6).

Articles

Commentary on conservation of “Sokatra,” the radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata) of Madagascar. Ronald A. Nussbaum and Christopher J. Raxworthy. 2000. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 2(1):6-14 (e11). PDF

Extinction and extinction vulnerability of amphibians and reptiles in Madagascar. Christopher J. Raxworthy and Ronald A. Nussbaum. 2000. Extinction and extinction vulnerability of amphibians and reptiles in Madagascar. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 2(1):15-23 (e10). PDF

New data on the distribution, status, and biology of the New Caledonian giant geckos (Squamata: Diplodactylidae: Rhacodactylus spp.). Aaron M. Bauer and Ross A. Sadlier. 2000.  Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 2(1):24-29 (e7).

The United States role in the international live reptile trade. Craig M. Hoover. 2000.  Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 2(1):30-31 (e8).

Book reviews

Lizards of the Caribbean: Ecology, evolution and plate tectonics (Book Review). Brian A. Maurer. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 2(1):32 (e9).

Cover photo: C. J. Raxworthy. Standing’s day gecko Phelsuma standingi, at Zombitsy Forest, Southwest Madagascar. This species is restricted to deciduous dry forest, a habitat that is declining due to clearing for cattle grazing and agriculture. Uncontrolled grassland fires which, every year, burn the forest edge have scorched the tree stump. These day geckos have also had dramatic population declines due to overcollecting for the pet trade in some areas of its limited distribution.