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IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS • 19(2):138–141 • JUNE 2012 P eople discover their real calling in life at different stages and ages. Joe was quite young when he felt compelled to pursue a career in herpetology, although with just an asso- ciate degree the prospects were murky—but Joe was not one to take no for an answer. At age 19, he joined the Ohio Herpetological Society and was subsequently a major con- tributor in its transformation into the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). In 1968, Joe arrived at the University of Kansas Museum of Natural History’s Divisions of Herpetology and Ichthyology, hired by curators William E. Duellman and Frank B. Cross to be Vertebrate Preparator—a job title these days more accurately known as Collection Manager. Work on that first book gave Joe the opportunity to develop further another interest at which he excelled—her- petological photography. That, combined with his writing talent, played an important role in his career. When Ashton arrived, he quickly enlisted Daryl Karns and Museum artist/exhibits director Thomas Swearingen to produce an abbreviated guide to amphibians and reptiles (Karns et al. 1974) suitable for use in the Museum’s Summer Workshops for Young People. That soon was followed by another title (Cross and Collins 1975), and Joe’s path was set. While Joe’s writing was fully supported by Humphrey, who quickly came to realize that these books and the live exhibits were highly beneficial to the Museum’s outreach and public image (especially with a State Legislature not always supportive of higher education), the time needed to gather information, draft, and finish a publication inevitably con- flicted with the time available for the collection-oriented duties Joe had been hired to do. In the tight budget times that then prevailed, creating additional positions simply was not feasible, nor did some in the Museum feel that would be appropriate, even if funds became available. Joe ultimately did serve as editor of the Museum’s scientific publications from 1981 until his retirement in 1997, when he was recognized by The University of Kansas as Herpetologist Emeritus. Also, in 1979, Joe had received the university’s Unclassified Employee of the Year Award in recognition of his many contributions. Humphrey’s retirement and the hiring of a new Director changed the Museum’s emphasis on this form of outreach. OBITUARY IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS CONSERVATION AND NATURAL HISTORY WWW.IRCF.ORG/REPTILESANDAMPHIBIANSJOURNAL Joseph T. Collins 1939–2012 1 George R. Pisani 1 and Robert Powell 2 1 Kansas Biological Survey, 2101 Constant Ave. Lawrence, KS 66047 ([email protected]) 2 Department of Biology, Avila University, Kansas City, MO 64145 ([email protected]) I arrived at the University of Kansas Natural History Museum in January 1970, by chance renting an apartment down the block from Joe (who at the time went by Tom). We had much in common, with interests in North American herpetology, mine restricted to snakes and his more broad. As our interactions and friendship grew, I remarked on the paucity of public education efforts at the Museum; only one person at that time did their best to do some school programs. This immediately clicked with Joe and was to become his principal niche—presenting his favorite animals to the general public. He was a superb wordsmith, meticulous, and with excellent organizational skills, qualities that allowed him to interpret the natural world in a manner to which the lay public readily responded. As we began to collaborate on public education exhibits of live vertebrates and invertebrates displayed on the Museum’s 6th floor, to host school groups in the Museum, and take youngsters on field trips, Joe’s vision gelled. The arrival (also from Ohio) of Ray Ashton at the Museum, formally hired as Director of Public Education, completed our small nucleus of herpe- tological educators. So, as I muddled along in a graduate program, Joe began rewriting (encouraged by Herpetology Curator William E. Duellman and Museum Director Philip Humphrey) the out-of-date and out-of-print guide to the Kansas herpetofauna. That book (Collins 1974) was dedicated “To my parents, to Corson [Hirschfeld, an Ohio buddy], and to the people of Kansas.” My copy is inscribed: “To George Pisani with my deepest appreciation for your help in making this book possible.” GRP 138 1 Reprinted with permission from Copeia 2012:351–354.
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Peoplediscovertheirrealcallinginlifeatdifferentstagesandages.Joewasquiteyoungwhenhefeltcompelledto
pursueacareerinherpetology,althoughwithjustanasso-ciatedegree theprospectsweremurky—but Joewasnotonetotakenoforananswer.Atage19,hejoinedtheOhioHerpetologicalSocietyandwassubsequentlyamajorcon-tributorinitstransformationintotheSocietyfortheStudyofAmphibiansandReptiles(SSAR).In1968,JoearrivedattheUniversityofKansasMuseumofNaturalHistory’sDivisionsofHerpetologyandIchthyology,hiredbycuratorsWilliamE.DuellmanandFrankB.CrosstobeVertebratePreparator—ajobtitlethesedaysmoreaccuratelyknownasCollectionManager. Workonthat firstbookgaveJoe theopportunity todevelopfurtheranotherinterestatwhichheexcelled—her-petologicalphotography.That,combinedwithhiswritingtalent,playedanimportantroleinhiscareer. WhenAshtonarrived,hequicklyenlistedDarylKarnsandMuseumartist/exhibitsdirectorThomasSwearingentoproduceanabbreviatedguidetoamphibiansandreptiles
(Karnsetal.1974)suitableforuseintheMuseum’sSummerWorkshopsforYoungPeople.Thatsoonwasfollowedbyanothertitle(CrossandCollins1975),andJoe’spathwasset. WhileJoe’swritingwasfullysupportedbyHumphrey,whoquicklycametorealizethatthesebooksandtheliveexhibitswerehighlybeneficialtotheMuseum’soutreachandpublicimage(especiallywithaStateLegislaturenotalwayssupportiveofhighereducation),thetimeneededtogatherinformation,draft,andfinishapublicationinevitablycon-flictedwith the timeavailable for thecollection-orienteddutiesJoehadbeenhiredtodo.Inthetightbudgettimesthatthenprevailed,creatingadditionalpositionssimplywasnotfeasible,nordidsomeintheMuseumfeelthatwouldbeappropriate,eveniffundsbecameavailable.JoeultimatelydidserveaseditoroftheMuseum’sscientificpublicationsfrom1981untilhisretirementin1997,whenhewasrecognizedbyTheUniversityofKansasasHerpetologistEmeritus.Also,in1979,Joehadreceivedtheuniversity’sUnclassifiedEmployeeoftheYearAwardinrecognitionofhismanycontributions. Humphrey’sretirementandthehiringofanewDirectorchangedtheMuseum’semphasisonthisformofoutreach.
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Chasing Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi) in Wisconsin: On the Road to Understanding the Ecology and Conservation of the Midwest’s Giant Serpent ...................... Joshua M. Kapfer 190
The Shared History of Treeboas (Corallus grenadensis) and Humans on Grenada: A Hypothetical Excursion ............................................................................................................................Robert W. Henderson 198
R E S E A R C H A R T I C L E S
The Texas Horned Lizard in Central and Western Texas ....................... Emily Henry, Jason Brewer, Krista Mougey, and Gad Perry 204 The Knight Anole (Anolis equestris) in Florida
.............................................Brian J. Camposano, Kenneth L. Krysko, Kevin M. Enge, Ellen M. Donlan, and Michael Granatosky 212
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World’s Mammals in Crisis ............................................................................................................................................................. 220 More Than Mammals ...................................................................................................................................................................... 223 The “Dow Jones Index” of Biodiversity ........................................................................................................................................... 225
H U S B A N D R Y
Captive Care of the Central Netted Dragon ....................................................................................................... Shannon Plummer 226
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Kraig Adler: A Lifetime Promoting Herpetology ................................................................................................ Michael L. Treglia 234
C O M M E N T A R Y
The Turtles Have Been Watching Me ........................................................................................................................ Eric Gangloff 238
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Threatened Amphibians of the World edited by S.N. Stuart, M. Hoffmann, J.S. Chanson, N.A. Cox, R. Berridge, P. Ramani, and B.E. Young .............................................................................................................. Robert Powell 243
CONSERVATION RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Conservation Research Reports ................................. 245 NATURAL HISTORY RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Reports on Natural History ................................. 247 NEWBRIEFS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 248 EDITORIAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 251 FOCUS ON CONSERVATION: A Project You Can Support ............................................................................................... 252
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GeorgeR.Pisani1andRobertPowell2
1KansasBiologicalSurvey,2101ConstantAve.Lawrence,KS66047([email protected])2DepartmentofBiology,AvilaUniversity,KansasCity,MO64145([email protected])
IarrivedattheUniversityofKansasNaturalHistoryMuseuminJanuary1970,bychancerentinganapartmentdowntheblockfromJoe(whoatthetimewentbyTom).Wehadmuchincommon,withinterestsinNorthAmericanherpetology,minerestrictedtosnakesandhismorebroad.Asourinteractionsandfriendshipgrew,IremarkedonthepaucityofpubliceducationeffortsattheMuseum;onlyonepersonatthattimedidtheirbesttodosomeschoolprograms.ThisimmediatelyclickedwithJoeandwastobecomehisprincipalniche—presentinghisfavoriteanimalstothegeneralpublic.Hewasasuperbwordsmith,meticulous,andwithexcellentorganizationalskills,qualitiesthatallowedhimtointerpretthenaturalworldinamannertowhichthelaypublicreadilyresponded. AswebegantocollaborateonpubliceducationexhibitsoflivevertebratesandinvertebratesdisplayedontheMuseum’s6thfloor,tohostschoolgroupsintheMuseum,andtakeyoungstersonfieldtrips,Joe’svisiongelled.Thearrival(alsofromOhio)ofRayAshtonattheMuseum,formallyhiredasDirectorofPublicEducation,completedoursmallnucleusofherpe-tologicaleducators. So,asImuddledalonginagraduateprogram,Joebeganrewriting(encouragedbyHerpetologyCuratorWilliamE.DuellmanandMuseumDirectorPhilipHumphrey)theout-of-dateandout-of-printguidetotheKansasherpetofauna.Thatbook(Collins1974)wasdedicated“Tomyparents,toCorson[Hirschfeld,anOhiobuddy],andtothepeopleofKansas.”Mycopyisinscribed:“ToGeorgePisaniwithmydeepestappreciationforyourhelpinmakingthisbookpossible.”
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Inthefallof1997,JoechosetoretireandpursuehisloveofwritingandillustratingbooksandpocketguidesontheherpetologyandnaturalhistoryofKansas.InthishewasablyassistedbyhiswifeSuzanne,whoseexceptionaltalentsasaphotographer(Joefrequentlydescribedherimagesas“exqui-site”)addedimmenselytotheirmanycollaborativeefforts,mostrecentlyanewandgreatlyimprovedguidetotheKansasherpetofauna(Collinsetal.2010). The year his first book was published (1974) alsomarkedthesecondofJoe’smajorinitiatives—thefoundingoftheKansasHerpetologicalSociety(KHS).Atthetime,Kansashadnocomparablegroup,andsothiswasadenovoeffort.Regionalsocietieshadvaryingdegreesofsuccess,andJoe’swishwasfortheKHStohavethesuccessoftheOhioHerpetologicalSociety(whichhadmorphedintotheSSAR)ortheChicagoHerpetologicalSociety.Usingtheby-lawsandorganizationalstructureoftheSSARasamodel,Joeorga-nizedasmallnucleusoflocalpersons,andsetinmotionwhattodayisoneofthenation’smostvibrantregionalsocieties.KHSannualactivitiesrangefromfieldtripsthatspot-censusherpetofaunainvariousKansasphysiographicregions(essen-tiallyherpetological“bioblitzes”)toanannualmeetingfea-turingafullrangeoforiginalresearchpresentationsandsocialevents.WithJoe’sencouragementandorganizationalhelp,alleventsarewellattendedbyherpetologistsofallinterestlevels
(hobbyistthroughuniversityandagencyresearch),oftenfromadjacentstatesaswellasafewmoredistant. Thefieldtrips(whichJoeandSuzannealwaysattended),inadditiontoservingassocialoutings,havedocumentedspe-ciesnewtotheKansasherpetofaunaandresultedinmanyrefinementsofknownspecies’distributions.Oneofthemostsignificantvaluesofthetripsistointroduceyoungstersandaccompanyingparentstothescienceofherpetology,andtoinstillinthemagrowingsenseofaconservationethic(thevast majority of specimens are simply recorded, photo-graphed,andreleasedwherecaught).Thismixofneophytesandexperiencedscientistshassetanumberofpeopleontheirprofessionalpathstohigherdegrees. In the late 1980s, impressed by Joe’s herpetologicalwriting,RogerConantbegantocollaboratewithhimasacoauthoroftherenownedPetersonGuidetoeasternNorthAmericanamphibiansandreptiles.The3rdeditionoftheGuidewasjointlyauthored(ConantandCollins1991),andConantintendedtogroomJoeashissuccessor,beginningwitha4thedition,despitedifferencesofopinionregardingthestatusofsometaxa.Unfortunately,beforethosewereresolved, disagreements over retaining Isabelle Conant’sdrawingsorsubstitutingSuzanneCollins’sphotographsinthenexteditionledtoapartingofways.Roger’sdeathin2003precludedanyresolution.
JoeCollinsonaKansasHerpetologicalSocietyfieldtripconvincingayoungsterthathewon’tletanyCopperheadsharmher.PhotographbyGeorgeR.Pisani.
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Athirdmajorinitiativedatedto1994,longbeforemostofusappreciatedthedegreetowhichthenewdigitalagewouldaffecthowweconductourbusiness.JoeandSuzanneestablishedTheCenterforNorthAmericanAmphibiansandReptiles(CNAAR)asanot-for-profitfoundation.Thenamewaschangedin2000toTheCenterforNorthAmericanHerpetology(CNAH),primarilytoreflectJoe’sviewthatamphibians,turtles,“reptiles”(=lepidosaurians),andcroco-diliansareequivalenttaxonomicgroupings.Thefoundation’swebsiteissubtitled“TheAcademicPortaltoNorthAmericanHerpetology,”whichatfirstglanceseemsabitpretentious—however,CNAHdoesfillthatrole. WithJoe’svisionandthewebdesignskillsofTravisW.Taggart(SternbergMuseumandFortHays[Kansas]StateUniversity),CNAH(http://www.cnah.org/)hasgrowntobeauniqueoutletforeverythingpertainingtoNorthAmericanherpetology,availabletoallatnocostandrequiringnopass-wordforfullaccess.CNAHfeaturesanextensivePDFlibrary(filesprovidedbyauthors),adirectoryofherpetologists(thoseelectingtoincludetheirowndata),employmentopportuni-ties,meetingscalendar,andlinkstoherpetologicalwebsites,societies,academicinstitutions,onlinecollections,andstateandprovincialchecklists.Regularlyemailedupdatestoalarge
databaseofherpetologistshaveincludedannouncementsofnewfindings,requestsforinformationormaterialsforongo-ingresearch,obituariesofherpetologists,andnoticesofmeet-ings,positionsforherpetologists,andnewpublications.FewherpetologistshaveremaineduntouchedbyCNAH,andagrowingnumberofushaveavailedourselvesofitsservices.TheCNAHwebsiteistrulydistinctive,andfollowingJoe’sdeathwasdescribedbyaknowledgeableMidwesternmam-malogistas“themostorganized,bestdevelopedspecialtywebsiteforanyvertebrategroup.” Similarlyaheadofitsday,butultimatelylesssuccessful,wasContemporaryHerpetology(CH),apparentlythefirstefforttoestablishanopen-accessonlineherpetologicaljournal.Joe,alongwithJeffreyDemuth,TravisTaggart,andthelateJoeSlowinski,whoservedasthejournal’sfirsteditor,foundedCHin1997.Althoughcurrentlyinactive,CHblazedthewayforsubsequentonlineeffortsandpresagedtheincreasinglygreaterwebpresenceofallherpetologicalsocietiesandjournals. Sadly, other initiatives ultimately became divisive.Beginningin1977,CollinschairedaSSARcommittee(cur-rentlyajointcommitteeofSSAR,ASIH,andHL)assignedthetaskofgeneratingalistofstandardizedEnglishnamesforU.S.taxa.Thisledtotwoco-authorededitions(Collins
JoeintroducesagroupoffascinatedyoungsterstosnakesattheTopekaZoo.PhotographbyLarryMiller,KansasHeritagePhotography.
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et al. 1978, 1982) and two additional editions (Collins1990,1997)of“StandardCommonandCurrentScientificNames,”allpublishedasHerpetologicalCircularsbySSARandcurrentlymaintainedelectronicallyathttp://www.ssar-herps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php.In1997,SSARofficially recognizedCollins’syearsof service toherpeto-logicalstudies,whichalsoincludedCNAH.Subsequently,however,disagreementsbetweenJoeandtheSSARoverhowtoproceedledtothepublicationofcompeting5thand6theditionsofthecommonnameslists,oneset(CollinsandTaggart2002,2009)publishedbyCNAHandtheother,bytheSSARcommittee(Crother2008andcitationstherein)andpublishedbySSAR.Theinitialdisputesledtofurtherunpleasantness,whichsunderedrelationships,includingsomethathadlastedmanydecades.AllwastemporarilysetasidewhenJoewashonoredasoneofitsfoundingmembersbytheSSARatthe50thanniversarycelebrationin2007,butmanyissuesremainedunresolved. Joe,likemanyofus,wasquiteopinionated.Althoughheneverpromotedanideathatdidn’thaveafirmbasisinreality,hismotivesvaried.Someissueswereveryimportanttohimandhedefendedthemvigorouslyagainstdetractors.Others,however,werenot somuch intended to changepeople’sviewsastotriggerinvestigationsintoquestionsforwhichJoewantedanswers.Forexample,Joegenerated(Collins1991)alistofU.S.taxathenrecognizedatthesubspecificlevelthat,becauseofallopatrycombinedwithdiagnosablecharacters,couldhavebeen(andsometimesshouldhavebeen)grantedstatusasfullspecies.Intheinterveningyears,someofthosetaxahavebeenelevated,somesunkintosynonymy,andsomeremainsubspecies.Joereallydidn’tcare.Hemaintainedthathejustwantedsomeonetogeneratetheevidenceneededtoclarifyeachsituation.That’snottosay,however,thathehadnotanticipatedtheuproarhecausedinsomecircles,orthathedidn’tenjoyit.Whencommentingonfolkswhosereac-tionswerejustshortofapoplectic,he’dsaysomethingtotheeffectthathewashappytoprovidetheimpetusittooktogetsomeonelookingataparticulargroup—andthenhe’dchortleinhisowninimitableway. Unfortunately,folkswhodidn’tknowhimwellorwhodidn’t(orwouldn’t)differentiatebetweenthereallyimpor-tantideasandeffortstospurresearchneverrealizedthatJoewasnearlyalwaysquitewillingtoagreetodisagree—whichisnottosaythathe’deverletupinhiseffortstoconvertyoutohiswayofthinking. AtamemorialcelebrationforJosephT.Collins,heldatTheUniversityofKansasUnionadjacenttotheMuseumofNaturalHistoryonFebruary5thandattendedbyover200peoplerepresentingacademiaandthegeneralpublic,tworecurrentthemesemerged:Joe’sloveofallthingsherpeto-logical(butespeciallysnakes)andhisabilitytoengagepeopleinthatpassion.Joewasgenerouswithhistime,anddevoted
muchofittoeffortstorecruityoungpeopletothediscipline.Hetreatedeachperson,regardlessofage,withrespect,andacknowledgedthevalueofthatperson’scontributionsinawaythatmadetherecipientofhisattentionproud.Hemen-toredanumberofindividuals,someofwhomarenowprofes-sionalsintheirownright.SeveralspokeaboutKHSfieldtrips,duringwhichyoungsterswouldbringtheirdiscoveriestoJoe.WhetheraspeciesnewtothestateorafewDiadophisinabag,Joewouldprovidealittlecontextalongwithencour-agement.Everyoneleftsuchencounterswithsmilesontheirfaces. FailingtoacknowledgethatJoemadeanumberofcon-troversialdecisionsduringhisherpetologicalcareerwouldbeintellectuallydishonest.Somehavebeenmorecontroversialthanothers,andafewhavebeen,shallwesay,incendiary—andcosthimfriendshipsthathadbeenbuiltoverdecades.Takeninsumtotal,however,Joe’scontributionstothefieldsof herpetological conservation,Kansasherpetology, pro-fessionalinformationexchange,andmentoringthosewhofollowusintoherpetologicalresearchandconservationareunmatchedbyfew,ifany,others.Onecouldnotaskformoreofalegacyinthefieldheloved.
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