Turks Island Boa (Epicrates chrysogaster) Case Study
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Continent: North America
Country: Turks and Caicos Islands
Grant Amount: $5,000
Awarded Date: August 11, 2010
Assessing the population status of the unlisted Turks Island Boa
Prior to our studies which began in 2007, almost nothing was known about the ecology or status of the Turks Island Boa (Epicrates c. chrysogaster). We have since initiated a long-term study of these snakes in the Turks and Caicos. We have captured over 350 individuals from 5 islands and published three scientific articles and one book chapter from this work.
Please look for the following articles regarding this project, or email me for a PDF.
Reynolds, R.G. and G.P. Gerber. In Press. Ecology and conservation of the endemic Turks Island Boa (Epicrates c. chrysogaster: Serpentes: Boidae) on Big Ambergris Cay. Journal of Herpetology.
Reynolds, R.G. Epicrates chrysogaster. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 898.1.
Reynolds, R.G., G.P. Gerber, and B.M. Fitzpatrick. In Press. Unexpected shallow genetic divergence in Turks Island Boas (Epicrates c. chrysogaster) reveals single evolutionary significant unit for conservation. Herpetologica.
Reynolds, R.G. 2011. Status, conservation, and introduction of amphibians and reptiles in the Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies, p. 377-406. In: A. Hailey, B.S. Wilson, and J.A. Horrocks (eds.). Conservation of Caribbean Island Herpetofaunas, vol. II: Regional Accounts of the West Indies. Brill, Netherlands.
Franz, R.A., S.D. Buckner, and R.G. Reynolds. In Review. Bahama Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands. In: R. Powell and R.W. Henderson (Eds.). Island Lists of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History.
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