Collaborative Research: Biotic Inventory of the Reptiles and Amphibians of Sulawesi, Indonesia

合作研究：印度尼西亚苏拉威西岛爬行动物和两栖动物的生物清查该项目将记录印度尼西亚苏拉威西岛爬行动物和两栖动物的生物多样性。这个岛是瓦拉卡的一部分，瓦拉卡是国际保护组织列出的25个生物多样性“热点”之一。爬行动物和两栖动物仍然鲜为人知，因为该地区很少受到关注。最近的一项调查显示，已知的两栖动物种类增加了一倍，有理由相信本地物种的数量将再次增加一倍。该项目是由德克萨斯大学、路易斯安那州立大学、万隆理工学院、印度尼西亚大学和波哥大动物博物馆合作开展的。共同调查人员和他们的印度尼西亚合作者将在三年内调查苏拉威西岛选定的森林地区。选定的地点允许在旱季和雨季对苏拉威西岛的四个分支以及岛屿的中心进行彻底的采样。通过强调海拔样带，这些站点也最大限度地提高了采样植被类型的多样性。除了标本，收集还将包括蛙叫声、用于DNA分析的组织样本、照片以及广泛的栖息地和生态数据。选定的内寄生虫和外寄生虫也将取样。这项合作包括一个培训项目，向印尼学生介绍生物多样性研究的方法，包括计算机编目、标本保存和实地调查。苏拉威西岛在生物地理学历史上的重要性怎么强调都不为过。华莱士试图了解北部的婆罗洲和苏拉威西岛以及南部的巴厘岛和龙目岛之间的动物断裂，由此诞生了生物地理学领域。关于该地区地质历史的最新知识已经开始阐明在形成生物地理格局中，变异和分散的互补作用。该项目收集的数据将为东南亚这一地质最复杂地区的爬行动物及其多样性的精细生物地理研究奠定基础。这些信息对于该区域资源的管理和保护决策至关重要。

Collaborative Research: Biotic Inventory of the Reptiles and Amphibians of Sulawesi, IndonesiaThis project will document the biodiversity of the reptile and amphibian fauna of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The island is part of Wallacea, a region that is one of 25 biodiversity "hotspots" listed by Conservation International. The reptiles and amphibians remain poorly known because the area has received very little attention. A recent survey has doubled the known species of amphibians and there is reason to believe that the number of indigenous species will double againThis project is a collaboration between the University of Texas, Louisiana State University, the Bandung Institute of Technology, the University of Indonesia and the Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense. The co-investigators and their Indonesian collaborators will survey selected forested regions of Sulawesi over three years. Sites were selected to allow thorough sampling of the four arms of Sulawesi as well as the island's central core, in both dry and wet seasons. By emphasizing elevational transects, the sites also maximize the diversity of sampled vegetational types. In addition to specimens, collections will include frog calls, tissue samples for DNA analysis, photographs, and extensive habitat and ecological data. Selected endoparasites and ectoparasites will be sampled also. This collaboration includes a training program that will introduce Indonesian students to methods of biodiversity study, including computer cataloguing, specimen preservation, and field inventory. The significance of Sulawesi's role in the history of biogeography cannot be overstated. The field of biogeography was born from Wallace's attempts to understand faunal breaks between Borneo and Sulawesi in the north and Bali and Lombok in the south. Recent knowledge about the region's geological history has begun to illuminate the complementary roles of vicariance and dispersal in shaping biogeographic patterns. The data collected during the course of this project will be the foundation for fine-scale biogeographical studies of the Southeast Asian herpetofauna and its diversification in one of the geologically most complex regions. This information is crucial for decisions about management and conservation of resources in this region.