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Systematic status of the rare Himalayan wolf snake Lycodon mackinnoni Wall 1906 (Serpentes: Colubridae)
No full textNawani, Swati, Deepak, V., Gautam, Kumudani Bala, Gupta, Sandeep Kumar, Boruah, Bitupan, Das, Abhijit (2021): Systematic status of the rare Himalayan wolf snake Lycodon mackinnoni Wall 1906 (Serpentes: Colubridae). Zootaxa 4966 (3): 305-320, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.3.
FIGURE 1 in Systematic status of the rare Himalayan wolf snake Lycodon mackinnoni Wall 1906 (Serpentes: Colubridae)
No full textFIGURE 1. Distributional map of Lycodon mackinnoni based on published records and the present study. (See Appendix 1 for locality records).Published as part of Nawani, Swati, Deepak, V., Gautam, Kumudani Bala, Gupta, Sandeep Kumar, Boruah, Bitupan & Das, Abhijit, 2021, Systematic status of the rare Himalayan wolf snake Lycodon mackinnoni Wall 1906 (Serpentes: Colubridae), pp. 305-320 in Zootaxa 4966 (3) on page 307, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4966.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/473666
FIGURE 8B in Identification of anuran species diversity of the Panna Tiger Reserve, Central India, using an integrated approach
No full textFIGURE 8B. Maximum Likelihood tree based on the 16S mitochondrial DNA dataset (nodes having>50% bootstrap values are shown) of genera B. Sphaerotheca (Red colour indicates sequences generated in this study).Published as part of Prasad, Vishal Kumar, Gautam, Kumudani Bala, Gupta, Sandeep Kumar, Murthy, R. Sreenivasa, Ramesh, K., Shinde, Ajinkya Duttatray & Das, Abhijit, 2020, Identification of anuran species diversity of the Panna Tiger Reserve, Central India, using an integrated approach, pp. 450-476 in Zootaxa 4851 (3) on page 466, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4851.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/448723
Hoplobatrachus crassus
No full textHoplobatrachus crassus (Jerdon) (Fig 4H) Specimens examined: one male (WIIAD 252) and one individual (sex undetermined, WIIAD 068). Morphological features: A male with 70.2 mm SVL and one individual (unknown sex) SVL 92.9 mm; robust body; head longer than wide; snout obtusely pointed in dorsal view; tympanum distinct and nearly ¾ of the diameter of eye, supratympanic fold present; dorsal skin glandular with 5–6 broken longitudinal ridges; finger tips without discs, relative length of fingers IV <II <I <III; toes tips slightly rounded, relative toes length 1<2<3<5<4, Webbing fully developed in feet (I0–¼ II0–1/3 III0–1/3IV1/3–0V), distinct shovel shaped inner metatarsal tubercle. Coloration in life: Dorsum uniform grey with plump black spots; hind limbs cross-barred with dark grey bands; upper and lower jaws with dark bands; vocal sac blackish (calling males; unlike H. tigerinus), throat and gular region spotted with grey; ventral sides of body pale white. Remark: Uncommon, recorded from two ranges in PTR. Sighted in waterlogged open grasslands after heavy rains in July.Published as part of Prasad, Vishal Kumar, Gautam, Kumudani Bala, Gupta, Sandeep Kumar, Murthy, R. Sreenivasa, Ramesh, K., Shinde, Ajinkya Duttatray & Das, Abhijit, 2020, Identification of anuran species diversity of the Panna Tiger Reserve, Central India, using an integrated approach, pp. 450-476 in Zootaxa 4851 (3) on pages 459-460, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4851.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/448723
Uperodon variegatus
No full textUperodon variegatus (Stoliczkia) (Fig 4N) Specimen examined: one female (WIIAD 291). Morphological features: A female SVL 31.3 mm; body slender; head small and slightly wider than long; snout rounded to nearly truncated in dorsal view; tympanum hidden, supratympanic fold present; dorsum skin smooth; tips of fingers truncated, fingers relative length I <II <IV <III; tips of toes slightly truncated, relative length of toes 1<2<5<3<4, webbing absent in toes, inner metatarsal tubercle distinct. Coloration in life: Dorsal surface of dorsum and limbs dark brown with irregular golden dots and marks; dorsal surface between of nose and eyelids predominantly spotted with golden color; ventral side of body dull white. Remark: A female was recorded at night from agricultural fields near Amanganj (Panna district) in July 2019. Chandra & Gajbe (2005) had mentioned its presence in Madhya Pradesh without any precise locality. This study provides first confirmed record of U. variegatus from Madhya Pradesh. PTR represents its northernmost range.Published as part of Prasad, Vishal Kumar, Gautam, Kumudani Bala, Gupta, Sandeep Kumar, Murthy, R. Sreenivasa, Ramesh, K., Shinde, Ajinkya Duttatray & Das, Abhijit, 2020, Identification of anuran species diversity of the Panna Tiger Reserve, Central India, using an integrated approach, pp. 450-476 in Zootaxa 4851 (3) on page 462, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4851.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/448723
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Duttaphrynus stomaticus
No full textDuttaphrynus stomaticus (Lütken) (Fig 4C) Specimen examined: one male (WIIAD 651). Morphological characters: Adult male SVL 47.5 mm (n=1); head is wider than long; parotid glands elongated and flat; snout obtuse in lateral view; tympanum prominent, slightly more than half the diameter of eye; skin lacks horny warts, speculated on top and warty on lateral and hind side of body; fore limbs moderate and stout; fingers free of web, relative length of fingers II <IV <I <III; toes scarcely webbed, relative length of toes 1<2<5<3<4, inner metatarsal tubercle with sharp edges. Calling males had single subgular and highly distensible vocal sac. Coloration in life: Dorsum grey to olive brown with mixed grey blotches; upper lips white; upper surface of fore and hind limbs brown with light grey bands; fingertips black; ventral side of body pale white. Vocal sac of calling males was white to yellowish. Bioacoustics: 30 advertisement calls from three males were analysed. Males were calling near the bank of puddles and calls were recorded between 22:30–00:30 hours in July (calling site air temperature was between 26.1°C–29.5°C). Single type pulsatile advertisement calls were delivered in mostly regular intervals. D. stomaticus had notes within call (sub unit of call) and had pulses within notes. This acoustic character was absent in other sympatric Duttaphrynus species found in PTR. The mean call duration was 259.6 ± 41.33 ms (169–351 ms) and mean note duration 25.47 ± 4.49 ms (21–34 ms). Mean pulse rate was 98.88 ± 8.09 pulses/s (83.33–114.16 pulses/s) with mean number of pulses 25.57 ± 4.26 (16–35) per call. The mean dominant frequency was 2571.07 ± 183.11 Hz (2411.70–2885.40 Hz). Remark: Common in PTR landscape. Breeding and egg laying (strings of eggs) were seen in seasonal shallow puddles in agricultural fields in July.Published as part of Prasad, Vishal Kumar, Gautam, Kumudani Bala, Gupta, Sandeep Kumar, Murthy, R. Sreenivasa, Ramesh, K., Shinde, Ajinkya Duttatray & Das, Abhijit, 2020, Identification of anuran species diversity of the Panna Tiger Reserve, Central India, using an integrated approach, pp. 450-476 in Zootaxa 4851 (3) on page 457, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4851.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/448723
Hoplobatrachus tigerinus
No full textHoplobatrachus tigerinus (Daudin) (Fig 4I) Specimens examined: one adult male (WIIAD 228). Morphological features: An adult male, SVL 153.9 mm; body large and stout; head marginally longer than wide; snout obtusely pointed in dorsal view and projecting beyond mouth; tympanum distinct, nearly equal to the diameter of eye, prominent supratympanic fold; arms short and strong; dorsal skin glandular with broken longitudinal ridges; finger tips without discs, relative length of fingers II <IV <I <III; toes nearly full webbed, webbing formula I0–0II0–½ III½–½ IV ½–½V), relative toes length 1<2<3<5<4, inner metatarsal tubercle present. Coloration in life: Adult male pale brown or greyish (lemon yellowish during breeding season) with dark plump spots on dorsum; prominent greenish or pale yellowish stripe from behind the eye to the groin; a white streak on upper jaw; hind limbs cross-barred with four prominent bands; ventral sides pale white. Males had distinct blue paired subgular vocal sac which is likely to be an optical cue for attraction of females (Gomez et al. 2009; Fig 4I). Bioacoustics: We analysed 50 advertisement calls from five males of H. tigerinus. The males were recorded calling between 23:30–03:00 hours in July and site air temperature was between 26°C–28.5°C. The mean call duration of analysed calls was 235.30 ± 48.65 ms (181–430 ms). Recorded mean pulse rate was 76.92 ± 5.32 pulses/s (61.82–87.18 pulses/s) with 17.36 ± 2.88 pulses (13–29 pulses) delivered per call. The mean dominant frequency was 1819.14 ± 388.87 Hz (1205.90–2239.50 Hz). Remark: A common anuran in PTR. Observed breeding in seasonal water puddles in agricultural fields and waterlogged open grasslands in early July.Published as part of Prasad, Vishal Kumar, Gautam, Kumudani Bala, Gupta, Sandeep Kumar, Murthy, R. Sreenivasa, Ramesh, K., Shinde, Ajinkya Duttatray & Das, Abhijit, 2020, Identification of anuran species diversity of the Panna Tiger Reserve, Central India, using an integrated approach, pp. 450-476 in Zootaxa 4851 (3) on page 460, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4851.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/448723
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