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Cryptic diversity in the common flap-necked chameleon Chamaeleo dilepis in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Devon C Main --- Centre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation, South Africa Bettine Jansen van Vuuren --- Centre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation, South Africa Krystal A Tolley --- Centre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation, South AfricaThe spatial genetic structure of a species, and whether distinct genetic lineages are present, is strongly influenced by their biology and habitat requirements. Given habitat specificity and low vagility, many herpetofaunal species are reservoirs for high levels of cryptic diversity;... -
African Journal of Herpetology: Bibliography and taxonomic discoveries of the past ten years
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Jens Reissig --- Ultimate Creatures, South AfricaDuring the past ten years, the African Journal of Herpetology has published various papers regarding African Herpetology from all corners of the African continent. The journal is published twice per annum with an average of six articles per issue. Below... -
Biodiversity hotspot revisited: reptile and amphibian assemblages of the Uluguru Mountain Forest Reserves, south-eastern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Felix J Mkonyi --- Dar es Salaam University College of Education, TanzaniaAlthough the knowledge about the Tanzanian reptiles and amphibians has drastically increased in recent years, the knowledge on the amphibian and reptile fauna of the remaining forest reserves of the Uluguru Mountains (UMs) is only partially known. Amphibians and reptiles... -
Herpetofaunal utilisation of riparian buffer zones in an agricultural landscape near Mtunzini, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Bryan Maritz --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa GrahamJ. Alexander --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaWe measured herpetofaunal species richness and abundance in riparian and non‐riparian habitats of an agriculture‐dominated landscape to compare herpetofaunal utilisation of these two habitat types. Riparian areas hosted higher mean species richness and abundance than non‐riparian areas. Riparian and non‐riparian... -
Breaking ground: Quantitative fossorial herpetofaunal ecology in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Bryan Maritz --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa GrahamJ. Alexander --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaBasic ecological data are lacking for many species of herpetofauna, particularly fossorial species. Quantitative analyses of the factors that may influence the occurrence of fossorial herpetofaunal species are rare, with minimal work conducted in southern Africa. We mapped the absolute... -
A targeted survey for the Durban Dwarf Burrowing Skink Scelotes inornatus (Smith 1849) at Bluff Nature Reserve and Treasure Beach in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with notes on sympatric herpetofauna
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: AJ Armstrong --- Biodiversity Research & Assessment, South Africa PR Jordaan --- African Ecological Conservation Projects, South AfricaA survey for the Critically Endangered Durban Dwarf Burrowing Skink Scelotes inornatus (Smith 1849) was conducted in two protected areas in Durban, South Africa, in August and September 2021. Twelve sites, each encompassing a combination of vegetation type, elevation, slope...