Journal of Tropical Life Science : International Journal of Theoretical, Experimental, and Applied Life Sciences
Vol 7, No 2 (2017)

Microhabitat Assessment of Mangrove Pit Viper Cryptelytrops purpureomaculatus in Restricted Mangrove Area, Dumai, Riau Province, Sumatera

Kurniawan, Nia (Unknown)
Priambodo, Bagus (Unknown)
Nugraha, Fitra Arya Dwi (Unknown)
Maulidi, Andri (Unknown)
Kurnianto, Agung Sih (Unknown)

Article Info

Publish Date
09 Jun 2017

Abstract

Bandar Bakau is a mangrove conservation area with approximately 20 ha that preserves many kinds of fauna, including Mangrove Pit Viper Cryptelytrops purpureomaculatus. However, this species and its habitat are still poorly studied in Indonesia, particularly Sumatera island, despite it has a wide distribution in Southeast Asian countries. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the microhabitat of Mangrove Pit Viper C. purpureomaculatus that found at a restricted mangrove area in Dumai, Riau Province. Visual Encounter Survey (VES) and deep interview methods were used in this study. The survey found six individuals of C. purpureomaculatus that mostly basking on the Avicennia marina and artificial building. Although Bandar Bakau is a tourism object, but no snakebite cases were found.

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Journal of Tropical Life Science : International Journal of Theoretical, Experimental, and Applied Life Sciences
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Abbrev

jtrolis

Publisher

Universitas Brawijaya

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Environmental Science

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The Journal of Tropical Life Science (JTLS) provides publication of full-length papers, short communication and review articles describing of new finding or theory in living system, cells and molecular level in tropical life science and related areas. The journal publishes articles that report novel ...