A Survey of Terrestrial Vertebrates of Tetepare Island, Solomon Islands, Including Six New Island Records

IF 0.7 4区生物学 Q4 MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Pacific Science Pub Date : 2023-04-26 DOI:10.2984/76.4.6

J. McCullough, L. Decicco, Mark W. Herr, Piokera S. Holland, D. Pikacha, T. Lavery, K. V. Olson, D. A. DeRaad, Ikuo G. Tigulu, X. M. Mapel, Luke B. Klicka, Roy Famoo, Jonathan Hobete, Lazarus Runi, Gloria Rusa, A. Tippet, D. Boseto, Rafe M. Brown, R. Moyle, Michael J. Andersen

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Abstract: The Solomon Islands host a diverse terrestrial vertebrate fauna which has played a formative role in the development of speciation theory. Yet, despite over a century of biological exploration in the region, there are many islands for which we have incomplete knowledge of the vertebrate fauna. In 2019, we spent 20 days on Tetepare Island in the Western Province, Solomon Islands. Tetepare has a long history of conservation action by local communities and it is now the largest uninhabited tropical island in the world. We recorded 57 species of birds, 13 mammals, 5 amphibians, and 21 reptiles. Of these, we documented six species for the first time on Tetepare by western scientists: one frog, three non-avian reptiles, and two mammals. These findings point to a continued need for basic biological inventory work to inform research, local conservation efforts, and to increase published knowledge of the biodiversity in the Solomon Islands.

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所罗门群岛Tetepare岛陆生脊椎动物调查，包括六个新的岛屿记录

摘要：所罗门群岛拥有丰富多样的陆生脊椎动物，在物种形成理论的发展中发挥了重要作用。然而，尽管该地区进行了一个多世纪的生物勘探，但我们对许多岛屿的脊椎动物动物群知之甚少。2019年，我们在所罗门群岛西部省的Tetepare岛度过了20天。Tetepare有着悠久的当地社区保护行动历史，现在是世界上最大的无人居住热带岛屿。我们记录了57种鸟类、13种哺乳动物、5种两栖动物和21种爬行动物。其中，西方科学家首次在Tetepare记录了六个物种：一种青蛙、三种非鸟类爬行动物和两种哺乳动物。这些发现表明，继续需要开展基本的生物清单工作，为研究、地方保护工作提供信息，并增加已发表的关于所罗门群岛生物多样性的知识。

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Pacific Science 生物-动物学

CiteScore

1.40

自引率

14.30%

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审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： Pacific Science: A Quarterly Devoted to the Biological and Physical Sciences of the Pacific Region The official journal of the Pacific Science Association. Appearing quarterly since 1947, Pacific Science is an international, multidisciplinary journal reporting research on the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific basin. It focuses on biogeography, ecology, evolution, geology and volcanology, oceanography, paleontology, and systematics. In addition to publishing original research, the journal features review articles providing a synthesis of current knowledge.