Asian Herpetological Collection - IICT

Study Extent

Former Portuguese territories in Asia, namelly Macau, Timor and India.

Sampling

For Macau a detailed sampling description is provided by Dias, J.A.T.S., Mendes, L.F., Crawford-Cabral, Pinheiro, M., Mesquitela, L.M. & Burnay, L.P. (1994) Resultados das missões de estudo realizadas em Macau pelo Centro de Zoologia do IICT. I – Introdução e natureza dos trabalhos efectuados. Garcia de Orta, Série de Zoologia, Lisboa, 20 (1–2): 1–30. For India some sampling information is provided by Manaças, S. (1961) Notas Herpetológicas-India Portuguesa. Memórias da Junta de Investigação do Ultramar, 23 (2): 33–41. For Timor some sampling information is provided by Manaças, S. (1972) Estudo de alguns répteis e Díli (Timor Português). Garcia de Orta, Série de Zoologia, Lisboa, 1 (1): 1–4

Quality Control

Specimens were checked one by one. Taxonomic identification followed the most updated available bibliography. Locality, collector and collecting dates data were retrived from the original labels, publications and field notebooks.

Method steps

1. 1.

1. Reptilia
   rank: class
2. Amphibia
   rank: class
3. Squamata
   rank: order
4. Testudines
   rank: order
5. Anura
   rank: order
6. Urodela
   rank: order
7. Gekkonidae
   rank: family
8. Cylindrophiidae
   rank: family
9. Agamidae
   rank: family
10. Varanidae
    rank: family
11. Viperidae
    rank: family
12. Colubridae
    rank: family
13. Elapidae
    rank: family
14. Bufonidae
    rank: family
15. Dicroglossidae
    rank: family
16. Microhylidae
    rank: family
17. Rhacophoridae
    rank: family
18. Ranidae
    rank: family
19. Cryptobranchidae
    rank: family
20. Typhlopidae
    rank: family
21. Scincidae
    rank: family
22. Geomydidae
    rank: family
23. Andrias davidianus
    rank: species
24. Andrias
    rank: genus
25. Bungarus
    rank: genus
26. Calotes
    rank: genus
27. Cylindrophis
    rank: genus
28. Dendrelaphis
    rank: genus
29. Draco
    rank: genus
30. Duttaphrynus
    rank: genus
31. Fejervarya
    rank: genus
32. Gekko
    rank: genus
33. Hemidactylus
    rank: genus
34. Hoplobatrachus
    rank: genus
35. Indotyphlops
    rank: genus
36. Kaloula
    rank: genus
37. Laticauda
    rank: genus
38. Leiolepis
    rank: genus
39. Lycodon
    rank: genus
40. Lygossoma
    rank: genus
41. Mauremys
    rank: genus
42. Microhyla
    rank: genus
43. Ophiophagus
    rank: genus
44. Polypedates
    rank: genus
45. Ptyas
    rank: genus
46. Scincella
    rank: genus
47. Sylvirana
    rank: genus
48. Trimeresurus
    rank: genus
49. Varanus
    rank: genus
50. Xenochrophis
    rank: genus
51. Bungarus multicinctus
    rank: species
52. Calotes versicolor
    rank: species
53. Cylindrophis boulengeri
    rank: species
54. Draco timorensis
    rank: species
55. Duttaphrynus melanostictus
    rank: species
56. Fejervarya limnocharis
    rank: species
57. Gekko chinensis
    rank: species
58. Gekko gecko
    rank: species
59. Hemidactylus bowringii
    rank: species
60. Hemidactylus brookii
    rank: species
61. Hemidactylus frenatus
    rank: species
62. Hemidactylus garnotii
    rank: species
63. Hoplobatrachus rugulosus
    rank: species
64. Hoplobatrachus trigerinus
    rank: species
65. Indotyphlops braminus
    rank: species
66. Kaloula pulchra
    rank: species
67. Laticauda colubrina
    rank: species
68. Leiolepis reevesii
    rank: species
69. Lycodon subcinctus
    rank: species
70. Lygossoma punctata
    rank: species
71. Mauremys reevesii
    rank: species
72. Microhyla ornata
    rank: species
73. Microhyla pulchra
    rank: species
74. Polypedates megacephalus
    rank: species
75. Ptyas korros
    rank: species
76. Ptyas mucosa
    rank: species
77. Scincella reevesii
    rank: species
78. Sylvirana guentheri
    rank: species
79. Trimeresurus albolabris
    rank: species
80. Trimeresurus insularis
    rank: species
81. Varanus timorensis
    rank: species
82. Xenochrophis pisctor
    rank: species
83. Dendrelaphis inornatus timorensis
    rank: subspecies

The former Portuguese oveseas territories in Macau (People’s Republic of China), Timor Loro Sae (East-Timor), Republic of India.