caudataman
Member
- Joined
- Feb 6, 2001
- Messages
- 198
- Reaction score
- 14
- Points
- 18
- Location
- New York
- Country
- United States
- Display Name
- Brian
Greetings to all!
As you may have read already, John, Jenn, and Nate have graciously allowed me to succeed Mark Reid as administrator of the United States Caudate Registry. This is a project designed to offer caudate breeders and keepers in the United States a reference where they can list the species they keep and breed and be able to make contact with others to discuss husbandry techniques, information, and experiences. It is also a reference from which individuals might seek access to captive-bred newts and salamanders. It is not a bulletin board for the purchase, sale, or trade of wild caught animals! While wild caught animals may be listed on the registry, it is our hope that the information exchange will facilitate successful husbandry, which in turn, should hopefully result in captive breeding.
To introduce myself, I am Brian Sager, a caudate keeper and breeder for more than a dozen years. My interests are mainly in Salamandrids, Triturus and Tylototritons especially, though I have seen and/or kept many other species over the years. I have bred several species over the years and have been an early member of both Caudata.org and the USCR.
We have several new and exciting updates planned for the USCR and hope to make it a more prominent and helpful reference for its members and the caudate-keeping public a large. Here are a few updates planned so far...
1. Several commonly kept species that have known and available subspecies (such as Salamandra salamandra, Mesotriton alpestris, and Cynops ensicauda) have already been broken down further into the most recently accepted nomenclature. If you had previously listed these species and indicated the subspecies in your text area, I have taken the liberty to re-locate you in the correct subspecies area. All others are now grouped in an undefined species listing such as "Cynops eniscauda (sps.)". I encourage you to check your user account and update it when possible and notify me if something was missed or I goofed up. I've checked and re-checked to make sure that shouldn't happen, but sadly I'm still human and far from infallible.
2. John has been great enough to create a photo field for each species listing and in the coming months, I will be recruiting photos for each species listed. Photos will be sought with identification purposes in mind and I hope will be a great reference for all. CC and CO have many fantastic examples and I will be contacting those who have submitted photos to both for permission to use their work. If you think you have a photo that suits that purpose, PLEASE feel free to send it. I can be reached at admin--at--uscr.us (change the ---at-- for a @).
3. I will continue to recruit new members to join the USCR. Notably absent in the register are Neurergus kaiseri owners. There was quite a stir when this species came available in the US this spring and I would encourage those who risked the investment to join and compare notes. As you are aware, this is an extremely rare and valuable species, and shared information on both successes AND failures can only help us do a better job of helping this species survive. Certain Tylototritons are also under-represented, as are a number of native US species that I KNOW are being kept. Membership CAN BE anonymous (at least as anonymous as anything on the web can be), so if you don't want "activists" bombarding you, a simple pseudonym will work and your actual email address can be kept private though participating members can still send "blind" messages. Anyone harassing fellow members will be dealt with accordingly.
4. With increased participation, it is inevitable that new species will be added. Adding new species is quite easy and I'm happy to do it. I would caution those keeping animals that are clearly protected to carefully consider their actions. Species such as Andrias and California Tigers may be denied listing unless proof of legal ownership is provided. Species that are "new" or "extremely rare" may require some "proof of authenticity" (like a photo) to confirm that our records are consistant with the truth. I don't want eyeless axolotls confused with olms, or P. hongkongiensis passed for P. laoensis, be it mistakenly or purposefully. Sometimes this may get subjective and I will do my best to have all submissions fairly reviewed by knowledgeable people before anything is rejected.
5. I’d like to ask all current members to please revisit your account and update us on your newest developments and successes.
I would like to ask all of you to visit the site and let me know what you think, either here or privately. I am very open to suggestions that will improve what we seek to do and make the USCR a valuable tool for all. There are other ideas in the works to be announced in the future. Stay tuned…
All the best,
Brian Sager
Administrator
United States Caudate Registry
admin--at--uscr.us (change the ---at-- for a @)
As you may have read already, John, Jenn, and Nate have graciously allowed me to succeed Mark Reid as administrator of the United States Caudate Registry. This is a project designed to offer caudate breeders and keepers in the United States a reference where they can list the species they keep and breed and be able to make contact with others to discuss husbandry techniques, information, and experiences. It is also a reference from which individuals might seek access to captive-bred newts and salamanders. It is not a bulletin board for the purchase, sale, or trade of wild caught animals! While wild caught animals may be listed on the registry, it is our hope that the information exchange will facilitate successful husbandry, which in turn, should hopefully result in captive breeding.
To introduce myself, I am Brian Sager, a caudate keeper and breeder for more than a dozen years. My interests are mainly in Salamandrids, Triturus and Tylototritons especially, though I have seen and/or kept many other species over the years. I have bred several species over the years and have been an early member of both Caudata.org and the USCR.
We have several new and exciting updates planned for the USCR and hope to make it a more prominent and helpful reference for its members and the caudate-keeping public a large. Here are a few updates planned so far...
1. Several commonly kept species that have known and available subspecies (such as Salamandra salamandra, Mesotriton alpestris, and Cynops ensicauda) have already been broken down further into the most recently accepted nomenclature. If you had previously listed these species and indicated the subspecies in your text area, I have taken the liberty to re-locate you in the correct subspecies area. All others are now grouped in an undefined species listing such as "Cynops eniscauda (sps.)". I encourage you to check your user account and update it when possible and notify me if something was missed or I goofed up. I've checked and re-checked to make sure that shouldn't happen, but sadly I'm still human and far from infallible.
2. John has been great enough to create a photo field for each species listing and in the coming months, I will be recruiting photos for each species listed. Photos will be sought with identification purposes in mind and I hope will be a great reference for all. CC and CO have many fantastic examples and I will be contacting those who have submitted photos to both for permission to use their work. If you think you have a photo that suits that purpose, PLEASE feel free to send it. I can be reached at admin--at--uscr.us (change the ---at-- for a @).
3. I will continue to recruit new members to join the USCR. Notably absent in the register are Neurergus kaiseri owners. There was quite a stir when this species came available in the US this spring and I would encourage those who risked the investment to join and compare notes. As you are aware, this is an extremely rare and valuable species, and shared information on both successes AND failures can only help us do a better job of helping this species survive. Certain Tylototritons are also under-represented, as are a number of native US species that I KNOW are being kept. Membership CAN BE anonymous (at least as anonymous as anything on the web can be), so if you don't want "activists" bombarding you, a simple pseudonym will work and your actual email address can be kept private though participating members can still send "blind" messages. Anyone harassing fellow members will be dealt with accordingly.
4. With increased participation, it is inevitable that new species will be added. Adding new species is quite easy and I'm happy to do it. I would caution those keeping animals that are clearly protected to carefully consider their actions. Species such as Andrias and California Tigers may be denied listing unless proof of legal ownership is provided. Species that are "new" or "extremely rare" may require some "proof of authenticity" (like a photo) to confirm that our records are consistant with the truth. I don't want eyeless axolotls confused with olms, or P. hongkongiensis passed for P. laoensis, be it mistakenly or purposefully. Sometimes this may get subjective and I will do my best to have all submissions fairly reviewed by knowledgeable people before anything is rejected.
5. I’d like to ask all current members to please revisit your account and update us on your newest developments and successes.
I would like to ask all of you to visit the site and let me know what you think, either here or privately. I am very open to suggestions that will improve what we seek to do and make the USCR a valuable tool for all. There are other ideas in the works to be announced in the future. Stay tuned…
All the best,
Brian Sager
Administrator
United States Caudate Registry
admin--at--uscr.us (change the ---at-- for a @)
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