Amfibi dan Reptil di Lereng Selatan Gunung Api Merapi Sebelum Erupsi 2010

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Eprilurahman, Rury, Kusuma, Kukuh Indra
• التنسيق: مقال PeerReviewed
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: Fakultas Biologi Universitas Gadjah Mada 2011
• الموضوعات: Biological Sciences; Zoology
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://repository.ugm.ac.id/134887/1/Eprilurahman%20dan%20Kusuma%202011%20Herpetofauna%20Merapi%20sebelum%202010.PDF; https://repository.ugm.ac.id/134887/; http://berkalabiologi.com
• المؤسسة: Universitas Gadjah Mada

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