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van Schingen, Mona, Bernardes, Marta, Bonkowski, Michael ORCID: 0000-0003-2656-1183 and Ziegler, Thomas (2015). FIRST ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE ENDANGERED CROCODILE LIZARD, SHINISAURUS CROCODILURUS, AHL, 1930 IN VIETNAM: MICROHABITAT CHARACTERIZATION AND HABITAT SELECTION. Herpetol. Conserv. Biol., 10 (3). S. 948 - 959. CORVALLIS: HERPETOLOGICAL CONSERVATION & BIOLOGY. ISSN 1931-7603

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Abstract

The monotypic Crocodile Lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus) is a habitat specialist, adapted to headwaters of remote mountain streams within the tropical rainforests of southern China and northern Vietnam. Due to the anthropogenic pressures namely poaching for international pet trade and local consumption as well as habitat destruction, this living fossil is now at the brink of extinction. While research on natural history had already been conducted on Crocodile Lizards in China and relevant management programs have been established there, comparable knowledge is lacking for Crocodile Lizards in Vietnam. We provide the first comprehensive habitat characterization for Crocodile Lizards in Vietnam, which is essential for species conservation and the protection of remaining natural habitats. Our results showed that perch characterization was different between age classes, and between populations in China and Vietnam. Furthermore, our study found that Crocodile Lizards had specific needs of stream physiology and water quality. We found that few inhabited streams were affected by coal-mining activities in Vietnam, suggesting the importance of immediate measures to ensure habitat conservation of Crocodile Lizards.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code van Schingen, Mona UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bernardes, Marta UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bonkowski, Michael UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-2656-1183 UNSPECIFIED Ziegler, Thomas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-384627
Journal or Publication Title:	Herpetol. Conserv. Biol.
Volume:	10
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 948 - 959
Date:	2015
Publisher:	HERPETOLOGICAL CONSERVATION & BIOLOGY
Place of Publication:	CORVALLIS
ISSN:	1931-7603
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language LUOKENG NATURE-RESERVE; CONSERVATION; POPULATION; PERFORMANCE; MORPHOLOGY; PROJECTS Multiple languages Zoology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/38462