{"title":"Oviposition in the Lungless Salamander Onychodactylus japonicus Induced by Injection of Frog Pituitary and Commercial Gonadotropins","authors":"H. Iwasawa, Y. Kera","doi":"10.5358/HSJ1972.7.3_51","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5358/HSJ1972.7.3_51","url":null,"abstract":"If a proper dose of gonadotropic substances was injected, oviposition occurred on the 3rd or 4th day after injection. Administration of 500 IU of Puberogen (hCG, Sankyo Co. Ltd., Tokyo) is practical for inducing oviposition. Injection of fresh anterior pituitaries of adult Rana catesbeiana showed a lethal effect as well as an oviposition-inducing effect, e. g., one half of the animals injected with one pituitary died on the 4th day or later after the treatment. No difference in the death rate was recognized between the sexes. The lethal effect of acetone-dried pituitaries was less than 1/10 that of the fresh pituitaries. Therefore, administration of acetone-dried pituitaries is also practical. Serotropin (PMS, Teikoku Hormone Mfg. Co. Ltd., Tokyo) showed a similar oviposition-inducing potency similar to that of Puberogen, but it is rather expensive for practical use. The number of eggs laid by one female of this species was 2-20, 11 on the average.","PeriodicalId":348021,"journal":{"name":"Japanese journal of herpetology","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129717161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Longevity of a Japanese Rat Snake in Captivity","authors":"H. Fukada","doi":"10.5358/HSJ1972.8.2_56","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5358/HSJ1972.8.2_56","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":348021,"journal":{"name":"Japanese journal of herpetology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129257484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reproductive Behavior in the Japanese Salamander Hynobius retardatus","authors":"Takanori Sato","doi":"10.5358/HSJ1972.14.4_184","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5358/HSJ1972.14.4_184","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":348021,"journal":{"name":"Japanese journal of herpetology","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123999802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Genetic Relationships and Phylogeny of Papua New Guinean Hylid Frogs Elucidated by Allozyme Analysis","authors":"M. Sumida, A. Allison, M. Nishioka","doi":"10.5358/HSJ1972.17.4_164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5358/HSJ1972.17.4_164","url":null,"abstract":"To elucidate the evolutionary relationships of Papua New Guinean hylid frogs, we conducted an allozyme analysis using a total of 70 individuals from nine species of Litoria and two species of Nyctimystes. Fourteen enzymes extracted from skeletal muscles and livers were analyzed by starch-gel electrophoresis. These enzymes were encoded by genes at 20 presumptive loci. There were 3-11 phenotypes produced by 3-9 alleles at these loci. The mean proportion of heterozygous loci per individual, mean proportion of polymorphic loci per population, and mean number of alleles per locus in 11 species were 4.5%, 12.5%, and 1.14 on average, respectively. Genetic distances were 0.036 between two populations of L. infrafrenata; 0.248-1.849 (x=1.135) between nine species of the genus Litoria; and 1.703 between two species from the genus Nyctimystes. The intergeneric genetic distances were 1.551-2.877 (x=1.944) between Litoria and Nyctimystes. The UPGMA dendrogram and NJ tree showed the primary dichotomy of the Papua New Guinean hylids Nyctimystes and Litoria. Our distance data confirmed the presence of several sibling species of Litoria, which are similar to each other in external morphology; i. e., L. arfakiana and L. wollastoni, and L. contrastens and L. bicolor group sp.","PeriodicalId":348021,"journal":{"name":"Japanese journal of herpetology","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127747342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A New White-spotted Subspecies of Eumeces chinensis (Scincidae: Lacertilia) form Lutao Island, Taiwan","authors":"T. Hikida","doi":"10.5358/HSJ1972.12.3_119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5358/HSJ1972.12.3_119","url":null,"abstract":"A new subspecies, Eumeces chinensis leucostictus is described from Lutao, a small island east of Taiwan. This form differs from the other subspecies in a unique white-spotted dorsal pattern in juveniles and in a combination of several meristic characters.","PeriodicalId":348021,"journal":{"name":"Japanese journal of herpetology","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128134670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Electrophoretic Analysis of the Hemoglobin of Japanese Toads","authors":"M. Matsui, T. Satow","doi":"10.5358/hsj1972.7.1_15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5358/hsj1972.7.1_15","url":null,"abstract":"An electrophoretic analysis of the hemoglobin of Japanese toads, Bufo bufo japonicus, B. b, formosus, and B. torrenticola was made from the taxonomic point of view. B. torrenticola had one hemoglobin component, irrespective of age and sex, whereas B. b. formosus had two components, one of which is identical with that of B. torrenticola. The banding pattern of B. b. japonicus, showing either one or two hemoglobin components, is identical either with B. torrenticola or B. b. formosus, respectively. This variation in B. b. japonicus seems to indicate the existence of polymorphism within a population. Systematic relationships between these forms and European B. b, bufo were examined in the light of hemoglobin components and other non-biochemical evidences, and it was concluded that the Japanese group have diverged considerably from the European species. INTRODUCTION Biochemical approaches, when adopted in combination with other methods, can be useful in understanding the systematic relations of toads (Matsui, 1974). The most prevalent biochemical technique is the electrophoretic method, with which extensive comparative studies have been made on toads of the genus Bufo (Guttman, 1972). As to the Japanese toads, however, knowlede of biochemical variation among them is still very poor. In this paper will be reported the results of the electrophoretic analysis of the homoglobin of three forms of the Japanese toad. This study was made as a part of an allround investigation to clarify the phylogenetic relationships within Bufo bufo species group. MATERIALS AND METHODS The materials examined were 11 individuals of three forms of toads: the Japanese Japanese Journal of Herpetogy 7(1): 15-19. 1977.","PeriodicalId":348021,"journal":{"name":"Japanese journal of herpetology","volume":"75 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132128151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Thrush Trudus celaenops , as an Avian Predator of Juvenile Eumeces okadae on Miyake-Jima, Izu Islands","authors":"M. Hasegawa","doi":"10.5358/HSJ1972.13.3_65","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5358/HSJ1972.13.3_65","url":null,"abstract":"Avian predation upon the lizard Eumeces okadae was examined on Miyake-jima, a volcanic island free from native species of mammalian and ophidian predators. Trudus celaenops, a medium-sized insectivorus bird very abundant on the island, was suspected to be large enough to subdue juvenile lizards. Feeding experiments indicated that T. celaenops was a size-limited predator, capable of capturing E. okadae smaller than 48mm snout-vent length.","PeriodicalId":348021,"journal":{"name":"Japanese journal of herpetology","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130285415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Further Studies on Sperm Morphology of Japanese Salamanders, with Special Reference to Geographic and Individual Variation in Sperm Size","authors":"M. Kuramoto","doi":"10.5358/HSJ1972.17.1_1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5358/HSJ1972.17.1_1","url":null,"abstract":"Sperm shape and size of Hynobius takedai, H. lichenatus, H. retardatus, and H. stejnegeri were examined with light and scanning electron microscopy. Sperm shape is essentially identical with, and sperm length is within the range of, previously described hynobiid species. Remarkable geographic variations in sperm length were found in H. nebulosus and H. naevius of Kyushu, whereas sperm lengths in different populations of Cynops pyrrhogaster varied only slightly. Sperm length varied individually in all examined species, but the range of individual variations was limited as compared with the range of geographic variations. Interspecific variations in sperm length do not correlate with body size, testes size, clutch size, or egg diameter. Sperm size may be constrained by genome size, reproductive mode, phylogeny, etc., but the ralationships seems to be much more complicated in salamanders than in mammals, birds, or Drosophila.","PeriodicalId":348021,"journal":{"name":"Japanese journal of herpetology","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134510071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Heart Rate-Temperature Relationship in a Japanese Rat Snake","authors":"H. Fukada","doi":"10.5358/HSJ1972.10.1_1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5358/HSJ1972.10.1_1","url":null,"abstract":"From February to October, 1981, the heart rate of a Japanese rat snake , Elaphe climacophora, was measured with a clinic electrocardiograph. The ECG electrodes were made of fishhooks and attached subcutaneously. After attachment of leads the snake was put in a box covered with a black curtain and placed in a room without airconditioning . The body temperature was monitored with a thermistor thermometer, and ranged from 0 C in February to 33.5 C in July. Based on 22 data derived from 274 records , the smoothed curve follows the equation of T=-7.263+10.873 ln H (r=0.983) where T equals temperature and H equals heart beats per minute. The logarithmic regression was also proved in some other snakes for the heart rate-temperature relationship .","PeriodicalId":348021,"journal":{"name":"Japanese journal of herpetology","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131045081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}