Amfibi dan Reptil di Lereng Selatan Gunung Api Merapi Sebelum Erupsi 2010
Merapi is known as one of the most active volcano in Indonesia. The eruption in October - November 2010 devastated almost all the herpetofauna habitat in southern slope of Mount Merapi within the radius of I5 km. The southern slope was known as the primary habitat of herpetofauna in Yogyakarta. The...
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Fakultas Biologi Universitas Gadjah Mada
2011
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| Summary: | Merapi is known as one of the most active volcano in Indonesia. The eruption in October - November 2010 devastated almost all the herpetofauna habitat in southern slope of Mount Merapi within the radius of I5 km. The
southern slope was known as the primary habitat of herpetofauna in Yogyakarta. The secondary forest area was
known to be the most suitable habitat for herpetofauna. Research to enlist amphibians and reptiles in the area has
been done by Eprilurahman and Muharromi in 2008. They reported 20 species of amphibians and reptiles in
southern slope of Merapi. They were 9 species of amphibians and 11 species of reptiles. The amphibians were belong
to Family of Ranidae, Bufonidae, Rhacophoridae and Megophryidae. Meanwhile, the reptile were member of
Viperidae, Scincidae, Gekkonidae, and Agamidae family. After 2008, the research was continued in 2009 and 2010
and significantly added I8 new recorded species to the list. The new recorded species consisted of 3 species of
Rhacophoridae, 1 species of Megophryidae, 10 species of Colubridae, 1 species of Scincidae, 1 species of Agamidae,
and 2 species of Gekkonidae.
Keywords : Diversity, Amphibians, Reptiles, Merapi, Eruption |
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