Current Herpetology in East Asia

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Morphology

• The Anatomy of the Nervous System of Eryx miliaris
  YAO Chongyong
• Innervation of Snake Pit Organ Membranes Mapped by Receptor Terminal Succinate Dehydrogenase Activity
  Richard C. GORIS, Tetsuo KADOTA and Reiji KISHIDA
• The Jaw Mechanics in the Heterodont Crocodilians
  Riosuke AOKI
• The Distribution of Melanosomes in the Skin of Reptiles
  Max MORI
• Ultrastructural Observations on the Embryonic Gonads in the Lizard, Takydromus tachydromoides
  Toshiki OKA

Chapter 2 Embryology & Physiology

• The Bological Observations and a Primary Study of Culture on Larvae of Megalobatrachus davidanus Blanchard
  LIU Guojun and TANG Huiling
• Stages in the Normal Development of the Chinese Mamushi (Agkistrodon blomhoffi brevicaudus)
  HUANG Meihua, CAO Yumin, ZHU Fengxue and QU Yunfang
• The incubation Period of Gekko japonicus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)
  Shoji TOKUNAGA
• Oxygen Consumption of Takydromus septentrionalis Eggs and Hatchlings
  WANG Peichao, JI Xiang and MA Wei
• Effects of Mammalian Gonadotropins on Follicular Development in the Japanese Mamushi Agkistrodon b. blomhoffii: Relationship between Follicular Size and Hormone Sensitivity
  Kiyoshi ISOGAWA, Sueo HIGASHIZONO, Akira MORIYA and Takamichi OKADA
• Variation of Blood Viscosity of Cobras between Pre-hibernation and Post-hibernation
  WU Ruimin
• Energy Metabolism of Alligator sinensis
  WANG Peichao, CHANG Jianhua, ZHU Benren and LI Zhongkui
• Arterial Chemoreceptor Area in a Chelonian
  Tatsumi KUSAKABE, Kazuo ISHII and Kosei ISHII

Chapter 3 Karyology

• Evolution of Chromosome 10 in Ten Pond-type Hynobius from Korea and Japan, with Comments on Phylogenetic Relationships
  Chikako IKEBE, Masaki KURO-O, Tatsumi OHHASHI, Hiroyuki YAMADA, ken-ichi AOKI and Sei-ichi KOHNO
• Analyses of Phylogenetic Relationships in the Genus Hynobius by Means of Chromosome Banding and Southern Blot Hybridization
  Masaki KURO-O, Chikako IKEBE, Reiko KATAKURA, Yasuhiro IZUMISAWA, and Sei-ichi KOHNO
• Comparative Karyology in Five Rare Species of Hynobiid Salamanders from Taiwan and Japan
  Koji IIZUKA and Masaichi KAKEGAWA
• Diversity of Karyotypes and Serum Proteins among Japanese Hynobiid Salamanders (Hynobius; Hynobiidae)
  Takeshi SETO
• The karyotypes of Six Species of Rana in China
  WU Guanfu, TAN Anming, and ZHEN Xiaomeng
• Karyological Studies on Some Philippine Frogs
  Mitsuru KURAMOTO
• Karyotypes of Japanese Species of the Genus Trimeresurus
  Michihisa TORIBA
• A Method for Preparation of Lacertilian Karyotypes in the Field
  Hidetoshi OTA

Chapter 4 Systematics

• The Method of Counting Costal Grooves
  Yasuchika MISAWA
• External Morphology in Two Morphotypes of the Siberian Salamander Salamandrella keyserlingii from Kushiro Marshland, Hokkaido
  Takehito UEDA and Shigehito NAKABAYASHI
• Hynobius nebulosus from Hiroshima Prefecture
  Hiroshi OKAWA and Taeko UTSUNOMIYA
• Morphology of Egg Sacs and Larvae Just After Hatching in Hynobius sonani and H. formosanus From Taiwan, with an Analysis of Skeltal Muscle Protein Compositions
  Masaichi KAKEGAWA, Koji IIZUKA and Shigeto KUZUMI
• Phyletic Position of Hynobius tokyoensis from Aichi Prefecture
  Sigeto KUZUMI and Masaichi KAKEGAWA
• Preliminary Study of Phylogeny in the Family Salamandridae: Allozyme Data
  Terutake HAYASHI and Masafumi MATSUI
• Microhyla inornata Boulenger, 1890 Found in Mainland China, with Its Karyotypic Report
  ZHAO Ermi
• Comparative Studies on Myosinogens and Isozymes among Some Anura in Hebei Province, China
  WANG Suan and QIN Shuzhen
• Notes on a Gekko population in the Danjo Group, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
  Showichi SENGOKU
• Classification of Agkistrodon halys in Northeast China
  JI Daming, WENG Shisheng and LIU Mingyu
• Cyclemys from Yunnan, a description of a New Species and a New Record to China (Testudinata: Emydidae)
  KOU Zhitong
• Studies on Genus Cuora of Testudoformes
  ZONG Yu and PAN Lei

Chapter 5 Biogeography & Faunistics

• Five Endemic Frog Species of the Ryukyu Archipelago
  Taeko UTSUNOMIYA
• Nematodes of Okinawan Amphibians and Their Host-Parasite Relationship
  Hideo HASEGAWA
• A Primary Study on the Amphibian Fauna and Geographic Division in Guizhou Province
  WEI Gang, CHEN Fuguan and LI Dejun
• A Review of the Geckos (Lacertilia: Reptilia) of the Ryukyu Archipelago and Taiwan
  Hidetoshi OTA
• Distribution of the Genus Eumeces (Scincidae: Lacertilia) in the Ryukyu Archipelago
  Masanao TOYAMA
• Snake Fauna of Sichuan Province
  SHi Yuanzhi and ZHAO Ermi
• A Servey of Reptiles in Leigongshan Area
  LI Dejun
• Biology of Caudata in eastern Asia
  Terutake HAYASHI and Masafumi MATSUI
• Zoogeography of Amphibians and Reptiles in East Asia
  Tsutomu HIKIDA, Hidetoshi OTA, Mitsuru KURAMOTO and Masanao TOYAMA

Chapter 6 Breeding Biology

• Cluch Size and Egg Size Variations in Salamanders: Traits of the Variations in Some Levels of Biological Organization
  Hisashi TAKAHASHI and Hisaaki IWASAWA
• Breeding Enviroment and Spawning of a Salamander, Hynobius retardatus, at the Foot of Hidaka Mountains, Hokkaido, Japan
  Takanori SATO
• Breeding Cycle of Onychodactylus japonicus on Mt. Hodatsu, with Special Reference to Biannual Spawning
  Yoshinori AKITA
• Sexual Size Dimorphism in a Japanese Stream-breeding Frog, Buergeria buergeri (Rhacophoridae, Amphibia)
  Kinji FUKUYAMA and Tamotsu KUSANO
• Breeding Activity of a Streem-Breeding Frog (Rana sp.)
  Tamotsu KUSANO and Kinji FUKUYAMA
• Breeding Ecology of a Japanese pond Frog, Rana p. porosa
  Ryohei SHIMOYAMA
• Breeding Strategy in the Japanese Common Toad, Bufo japonicus
  Masafumi MATSUI
• The Nesting Sites of Sea Turtles in the Ryukyu Archipelago and Taiwan
  Naoki KAMEZAKI
• Growth and Reproduction of the Gekkonid Lizard Eublepharis kuroiwae kuroiwae
  Satoshi TANAKA and Moritaka NISHIHIRA
• Spermatogenetic Cycle of the Japanese Skink Eumeces latiscutatus with Reference to Its Geographic Variation
  Masami HINOUE
• Reproductive Ecology of Japanese Lacertid Lizards
  Sen TAKENAKA

Chapter 7 Population & Community Ecology

• The Study of Growth in the Chinese Giant Salamander
  SONG Mingtao
• A Biological Survey of the Course of Growth of Deinagkistrodon acutus
  HUANG Jietang
• Longevity of Four Species of Japanese Snakes
  Hajime FUKADA
• Studies on Agkistrodon shedaoensis Ecology
  HUANG Mupeng
• On the Population Estimate of the Habu, Trimeresurus flavoviridis, by Removal Method with Traps
  Hitoshi SHIROMA
• Preliminary Observation on Trimeresurus okinavensis in the Field
  Hajime MORIGUCHI
• The Biology of Sea Snakes
  LIU Lingbing
• Food Habits in Four Species of Okinawan Frogs
  Isamu OKOCHI and Seiki KATSUREN
• Snakes as Paratenic Hosts of Feline Helminths
  Tohru FUKASE, Hiroshi ITAGAKI, Richard C. GORIS and Reiji KISHIDA
• Geographic Variation in Food Habitats, Body Size and Life History Traits of the Snakes on the Izu Islands
  Masami HASEGAWA and Hajime MORIGUCHI
• Food Habits of Snakes in East Asia: A Biogeographical Approach to Resource Partitioning
  Hajime MORIGUCHI, Masami HASEGAWA, Akira MORI and JI Daming

Chapter 8 Behavioral Biology

• Mating Strategy of Male Hynobius nebulosus (Amphibia: Hynobiidae)
  Kiyohiro TANAKA
• A Behavioral Study of the Japanese Five-lined Skink, Eumeces latiscutatus (Lacertilia: Scincidae)
  Tsutomu HIKIDA
• Behavioral Responses to An "Unpalatable" Prey, Rana rugosa (Anura: Amphibia), by Newborn Japanese Striped Snakes, Elaphe quadrivirgata
  Akira MORI
• Behavior of Habus in Choosing Egg-Laying Cavities
  Chokei YOSHIDA

Chapter 9 Snake Venom & Snake Bite

• Snake Bites in Okinawa Prefecture
  Yasutetsu ARAKI and Yasuhiro TOMIHARA
• An Investigation on Wuzhou's Snakebite Epidemiology During the 1973-1984 Period
  YU Peinan, TANG Aigun, LIANG Jihua, HUANG Quibiao and MO Fenjiao
• Survey of Epidemiology of Snake-Bite in Two Cities, Six Counies, 54 Towns and 153 Villages
  YU Peinan, TANG Zichi, YUE Shanyong, XIE Ruiguang, SHEN Bengnian, LU Xiaojing, YU Zaoqing and LI Lotan
• Limb Function Failure due to Mamushi Bite
  JIANG Jiandong
• Preparetion of Anti-Yamakagashi (Rhabdophis tigrinus) Antivenom and Its Application for the Treatment of Severe Bites
  Yoshio SAWAI, Yoshiharu KAWAMURA and Atsushi SAKAI
• Neurotoxins from the Venoms of Crotalid Snakes Collected in China
  ZHANG Jingkang
• Examples of Clothing for Protection from Bites of the Habu (Trimeresurusu)
  Masahiro NISHIMURA