Notities over de Esculaapslang de natuur en het terrarium - Lacerta
Notities over de Esculaapslang de natuur en het terrarium - Lacerta
Notities over de Esculaapslang de natuur en het terrarium - Lacerta
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Jong<strong>en</strong> van Elaphe I. longissima.<br />
170<br />
TER AFSLUITING<br />
Zoals is geblek<strong>en</strong> is <strong>de</strong> <strong>Esculaapslang</strong><br />
e<strong>en</strong> makkelijk te verzorg<strong>en</strong> slang die<br />
ook bij <strong>het</strong> nakwek<strong>en</strong> ge<strong>en</strong> problem<strong>en</strong><br />
zal gev<strong>en</strong>. Ik hoop dan ook dat bij e<strong>en</strong><br />
groot aantal reptiel<strong>en</strong>liefuebbers <strong>de</strong> interesse<br />
voor <strong>de</strong>ze slang is gewekt. In<br />
Ne<strong>de</strong>rland loopt <strong>het</strong> aantal gehou<strong>de</strong>n<br />
dier<strong>en</strong> sterk terug. Bov<strong>en</strong>di<strong>en</strong> valt <strong>het</strong><br />
aantal nagekweekte dier<strong>en</strong> teg<strong>en</strong>.<br />
Omdat <strong>de</strong> <strong>Esculaapslang</strong> in <strong>de</strong> Ian<strong>de</strong>n<br />
waar zij voorkomt is beschermd, is <strong>het</strong><br />
naar mijn m<strong>en</strong>ing zaak om <strong>de</strong> nu in gevang<strong>en</strong>schap<br />
gehou<strong>de</strong>n 'populatie' in<br />
stand te hou<strong>de</strong>n <strong>en</strong> zo mogelijk uit te<br />
brei<strong>de</strong>n door <strong>het</strong> nakwek<strong>en</strong> nog meer te<br />
stimuler<strong>en</strong>. Het ligt in <strong>de</strong> verwachting<br />
dat <strong>het</strong> hou<strong>de</strong>n van reptiel<strong>en</strong> afkomstig<br />
uit Europa ook in Ne<strong>de</strong>rland zal wor<strong>de</strong>n<br />
verbo<strong>de</strong>n met uitzon<strong>de</strong>ring van <strong>de</strong> reeds<br />
in gevang<strong>en</strong>schap gehou<strong>de</strong>n dier<strong>en</strong> <strong>en</strong><br />
<strong>de</strong> nakweek ervan. E<strong>en</strong> maatregel <strong>over</strong>ig<strong>en</strong>s<br />
waar ik achter zou staan.<br />
NOTES ON ELAPHE LONGISSIMA ; FROM<br />
THE LITERATURE AND THE FfELD,<br />
AND TN CAPTIVITY<br />
Data on Elaphe /ongissima (Laur<strong>en</strong>ti, 1768)<br />
were collected from the literature and from<br />
personal field and captive observations.<br />
Three subspecies have be<strong>en</strong> <strong>de</strong>termined: £. I.<br />
longissima, E. /ongissima romana <strong>en</strong> E.longissima<br />
ssp. Their respective distribution, biotope<br />
and life style are discussed. A fourth<br />
subspecies, Elaphe I. persica, has be<strong>en</strong> reclassified<br />
as an in<strong>de</strong>p<strong>en</strong><strong>de</strong>nt species. The erroneous<br />
m<strong>en</strong>tion in some of the li terature of<br />
£/aphe I. rechingeri as a subspecies is discussed.<br />
£. longissima was observed during holidays<br />
of the author <strong>over</strong> a period of five years<br />
from May 1990 to May 1994 in the Dorotheer<br />
Wald to the south of Vi<strong>en</strong>na (Austria) where it<br />
was found in the shrubs and along the bor<strong>de</strong>r<br />
of the wood. Most animals were found in 30 to<br />
40 em high grass. They were usually spotted<br />
betwe<strong>en</strong> 10.30 and 12.00. No animals were<br />
se<strong>en</strong> wh<strong>en</strong> the temperature rose above 25°C.<br />
Most were se<strong>en</strong> on days with half or light<br />
cloud c<strong>over</strong>.<br />
The author kept three animals, one male (born<br />
1989) and two females (born 1990) in a terra-<br />
Foto: C.M. Langeveld<br />
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