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Supporting the Sustainable Management of Amphibian and Reptile Biodiversity

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Issue 6 (Iran), Vol. 5(1). 2011. follow link

Issue 7 (Sri Lanka), Vol. 5 (2). 2011. follow link

Conservation Breeding Programs

Issue 8

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Volume 6. Number 1. 2012

Zoo based amphibian research and Conservation Breeding Programs (CBPs). Robert K Browne, Katja Wolfram, Gerardo Garcia, Mikhail F Bagaturov, Zjef JJM Pereboom. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 5(3):1-14(e28).

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Sedgewick County Zoo has been very successful at breeding the Critically Endangered Loristan Newt (Neurergus kaiser) and raising funds for in in range research in Iran

Summary: We explore “Zoo-based amphibian research and conservation breeding programs” through a literature review and a survey of research publication with public and subscription search engines. Amphibians are ideal candidates for zoo-based amphibian research and CBPs because of their generally small size, high fecundity, ease of husbandry, and amenability to the use of reproduction technologies. Zoo-based amphibian research and CBPs can include both in situ and ex situ components that offer excellent opportunities for publicity and education".

Conservation of cryptobranchids

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Volume 6. Number 2. 2012

Survey techniques for giant salamanders (Cryptobranchidae) and other aquatic Caudata. Robert K Browne, Hong Li, Dale McGinnity, Sumio Okada, Wang Zhenghuan, Catherine M Bodinof, Kelly J Irwin, Amy McMillan, Jeffrey T Briggler. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 5(4):1-16(e34).

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Summary: The fully aquatic Cryptobranchids are the world’s largest amphibiansand the three described species range from threatened to critically endangered. Cryptobranchids present particular survey challenges because of their large demographic variation in body size from 3 cm larvae to 1.5 m adults, and the wide variation in their habitats and microhabitats. We review and compare the types and applications of survey techniques for Cryptobranchids and other aquatic Caudata from a conservation and animal welfare perspective.

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