standardization of records keeping in indian zoos - Central Zoo ...
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Picture 22: Mark<strong>in</strong>g position <strong>in</strong> a salamander<br />
Picture 23:This frog tagged as a tadpole reta<strong>in</strong>ed it‟s VIE tags through metamorphosis. Photo courtesy<br />
<strong>of</strong> S. Hopk<strong>in</strong>s<br />
Picture 24: Photo courtesy K. Kendall, Alberta Fish and Wildlife Division<br />
Some amphibians lack septa between the sk<strong>in</strong> and underly<strong>in</strong>g tissue. VIE tags <strong>in</strong>jected <strong>in</strong>to<br />
these animalscan therefore migrate from the orig<strong>in</strong>al tagg<strong>in</strong>glocation, mak<strong>in</strong>g it impossible to<br />
use those tagg<strong>in</strong>glocations to create <strong>in</strong>dividual codes. In such cases, the use <strong>of</strong> Visible Implant<br />
Alpha tags is recommended.<br />
Representatives <strong>of</strong> all the follow<strong>in</strong>g families have been successfully tagged with VIE;<br />
Amphibians<br />
Ambystomatidae<br />
Ascaphidae<br />
Caeciliidae – caecelians<br />
Hylidae – tree frogs<br />
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