广西元宝山自然保护区爬行动物资源调查

2009年3～8月,对广西元宝山自然保护区的爬行动物资源进行了调查.结果表明:该保护区爬行动物物种多样性丰富,现已记录爬行动物41种,隶属32属11科3目:动物地理区划属东洋界华中区西部山地高原亚区黔桂湘低山丘陵省,区系组成以华南区物种和华中区与华南区共有种为主.根据资源现状提出了保护对策.     

甘肃马鬃山发现新疆岩蜥

2014年夏,在甘肃省肃北县马鬃山镇进行了野生动物资源调查,于明水村采集到8号鬣蜥科(Agamidae)爬行动物标本,经鉴定为新疆岩蜥阿尔泰亚种(Laudakia stoliczkana altaica),为新疆岩蜥在甘肃省的首次纪录。通过形态特征、生态习性及地理分布对其与新疆岩蜥指名亚种(Laudakia stoliczkana stoliczkana)和塔里木岩蜥(Laudakia tarimensis)做了对比研究,发现其尾部每3环1节(仅基部2~3节为4环1节),栖息生境为干燥裸露的石山,分布于天山山脉以北至阿尔泰山、戈壁阿尔泰山周缘,与另外两者明显不同。最后对新疆岩蜥物种分化的原因和分布界线进行了讨论。     

IMAGING DIAGNOSIS – SEMINOMA CAUSING LIVER COMPRESSION IN A SPUR‐THIGHED TORTOISE (TESTUDO GRAECA)

A 13‐year‐old male spur‐thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) was presented with anorexia, apathy, and prolapse of penile tissue. Ultrasonography revealed a large heterogeneous mass in the coelomic cavity, and fine‐needle aspiration demonstrated sperm. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a sharply defined mass originating from the left testis. Appearance and signal intensities were similar to those reported in testicular neoplasms in humans, in particular sharing similarities with seminomas. Necropsy results and histopathological findings were consistent with a seminoma. To the authors’ knowledge this is the first report of the diagnosis of testicular neoplasia in a reptile using imaging techniques.     

湖南雪峰山国家森林公园两栖爬行动物资源调查

2007—2008年期间,对湖南雪峰山国家森林公园的两栖爬行动物资源进行了实地调查。调查结果表明:雪峰山国家森林公园现有两栖动物2目7科20种,爬行动物2目10科38种。其中国家Ⅱ级保护动物1种;"三有"保护动物57种;湖南省地方重点保护动物51种。另外,还发现湖南省爬行动物新记录属及新记录种一个——广西棱蜥。     

广西田阳敢壮山两栖爬行动物资源调查及保护

2004至2005年对田阳敢壮山地区的两栖爬行动物资源进行了调查,结果表明:该地共有两栖爬行动物27种,其中两栖动物11种,隶属于5属4科1目,爬行动物16种,隶属于10属8科2目.区系特点为:物种组成较丰富;华中-华南区种类丰富;区系组成较简单,以东洋型和南中国型为主;特有种所占比例较低.提出在开发旅游资源的同时,加强对该地两栖爬行动物物种多样性及其生境的保护,合理利用两栖爬行动物资源,同时加强对乌龟、中华鳖、眼镜蛇等的人工驯化等保护对策.     

威远江自然保护区两栖爬行类动物资源及区系特点

2006年10月与2005年5月对威远江自然保护区进行了综合科学考察,结果共记录到两栖爬行类动物40种,其中两栖类动物18种隶属于1目7科13属;爬行类动物22种,隶属于1目2亚目7科18属.两栖爬行类动物中,国家Ⅰ级保护动物有圆鼻巨蜥1种,国家Ⅱ级保护动物有红瘰疣螈1种;云南省省级保护动物有眼镜蛇和眼镜王蛇2种;云南省有益的和有重要经济及科学研究价值的动物有金环蛇、银环蛇、黑眉锦蛇3种;列入ICUN"濒危"物种有圆鼻巨蜥1种;区系成分是东洋界华南区和西南区物种,具有典型的过渡性.     

Hypokalaemic myopathy in Burmese kittens

AIM: To describe the microscopic and immunohistochemical findings in a case of pulmonary hyalohyphomycosis in a Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempi).

METHODS: Samples of lung, liver and kidney from a stranded, dead Kemp's ridley sea turtle were routinely processed for histopathological studies. Two monoclonal antibodies that reacted specifically with antigens of Aspergillus spp and the Mucorales (Zygomycetes) group, and a panel of polyclonal antibodies raised against Aspergillus fumigatus, Candida albicans, Geotrichum candidum, Fusarium solani, and Scedosporium apiospermum were used for immunohistochemical or immunofluorescence staining.

RESULTS: Histologically, a severe multifocal granulomatous pneumonia associated with fungal infection was diagnosed. All hyphae were identified as Fusarium spp because a strong and uniform reactivity was obtained only with a heterologously-absorbed polyclonal antibody raised against somatic antigens of Fusarium solani.

CONCLUSIONS: Fusarium spp should be included in the differential diagnosis of mycotic pneumonia in Kemp's ridley sea turtles.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This is the first report of a pulmonary mycotic infection in a sea turtle diagnosed using immunohistochemistry. Wildlife rehabilitators and pathologists should be aware of the availability of immunohistochemical techniques for identifying fungi in sea turtles.     

Alfaxalone anaesthesia in the green iguana (Iguana iguana)

ObjectiveTo characterise the anaesthetic effects of alfaxalone administered intramuscularly (IM) at 10, 20, and 30 mg kg^?1.Study designProspective, randomized cross-over study.AnimalsTen juvenile green iguanas (Iguana iguana) of mean body weight (±SD) 480 ± 134 g.MethodsAlfaxalone was administered IM in the triceps of both thoracic limbs. Times for anaesthetic induction, plateau and recovery periods were recorded. Skeletal muscle tone of the jaw, neck, thoracic limbs, pelvic limbs, and tail was scored. The palpebral, corneal and righting reflexes, and the response to painful stimuli were also assessed. Pulse rate and respiratory rate were recorded. Comparisons between different dosages and over time were made using anova.ResultsTimes are given for 10, 20 and 30 mg kg^?1 dosages respectively: mean time to maximal effect was 7.7 ± 2.2, 5.4 ± 1.7 and 3.9 ± 1.2 minutes; duration of the plateau phase was 11.3 ± 3.8, 22.1 ± 6.5 and 39.1 ± 11.5 minutes; recovery time was 10 ± 2.4, 17.5 ± 8.6 and 25 ± 7.1 minutes; and total anaesthetic duration was 29 ± 35.7, 45 ± 8.2 and 68 ± 9.8 minutes. Endotracheal intubation was possible in 40% of the subjects given 10 mg kg^?1 and in 100% subjects given both 20 and 30 mg kg^?1. Loss of response to a painful stimulus was seen in 0/10, 8/10 and 9/10 animals at 10, 20, and 30 mg kg^?1 respectively. There was an initial dose-dependent depression of respiration followed by a significant increase in frequency over time. In contrast, pulse rates decreased by 20% over the duration of the anaesthetic events.Conclusions and clinical relevanceIntramuscular administration of alfaxalone is a simple, rapid and reliable means of achieving relatively brief sedation or anaesthesia in healthy green iguanas. A dosage of 10 mg kg^?1 provides light sedation, appropriate for examination and venipuncture; 20 mg kg^?1 provides a level suitable for minor procedures or for endotracheal intubation and supplementation with inhalational anaesthesia; 30 mg kg^?1 produces an anaesthetic plane suitable for surgical procedures of limited duration (up to 40 minutes).