Clarification of the species composition of the herpetofauna of the Far Eastern Marine Reserve. I.V. MASLOVA, I.V. KARTAVTSEVA

Abstract

Clarification of the species composition of the herpetofauna of the Far Eastern Marine Reserve. I.V. MASLOVA, I.V.  KARTAVTSEVA (Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, FEB RAS, Vladivostok).

The species composition of the herpetofauna of the Far Eastern Marine Biosphere Reserve was revised. The clarification of locality of the Mongolian tode (Strauchbufo raddei) was made. It was argued that the Asiatic tode (Bufo gargarizans) but not S. raddei inhabits the Stenina Island, as previously thought. To confirm the location of the last species in the area of the regional protected natural sanctuary “Golubiny Utes”, it is recommended to conduct additional research in this area. The Amur grass lizard (Takydromus amurensis) has been excluded from the species list. New information about expansion of certain species of herpetofauna in the South of Primorsky Krai, including the dark-spotted frog (Pelophylax nigromaculatus) in the Furugelm Island and the black-banded sea krait (Pseudolaticauda semifasciata) in the coastal waters of the Preobrazheniye urban-type settlement in Lazovsky District was reported. The updated list of amphibians and reptiles of the Reserve with modern taxonomic names that correspond to leading
international databases has been compiled. For the first time, B. gargarizans caught on Stenina Island was karyotyped
on the Islands and in the Russian Far East. While studying the chromosomal sets (2n = 22) of this species, it was found
that bone marrow was highly infected with Trypanosoma.