Herpetofauna community structure and distribution of Watu Joglo cave area, Gunung Kidul, Special Region of Yogyakarta

Khadija Lung Ayu,Donan Satria Yudha,Alfonsus Toribio Eko Saputro,Nishfi Laila Maghfiroh,Muhammad Haekal,Afghan Azka Falah,A Setiawan Achmadi,A Qodri,E Dwijayanti,Rusdianto Rusdianto,A.S Nurinsiyah,A Setyo Budi,D.C Murniati,A Elang N.H,Encilia Encilia,S Anita

doi:10.1051/bioconf/20201900008

Abstract

Watu Joglo is one of the caves located in the row of the Sewu mountains, Gunung Kidul, Special Regency of Yogyakarta. Watu Joglo has various suitable microhabitats for herpetofauna. So far, the study about herpetofauna’s community structure and distribution has not been carried out in Watu Joglo. This study aimed to study and map the diversity, richness, evenness, and distribution of herpetofauna in Watu Joglo. Herpetofauna’s data sampling was carried out for three days. The study was conducted on 6-8 April 2018. The data of herpetofauna community were analyzed with Shannon-Wiener diversity index, Margalef richness index, and Pielou Evenness Index. The data of herpetofauna distribution were mapped and analyzed with Avenza and ArcGis. Based on the research conducted, we found 11 species of herpetofauna which consisted of five species from Ordo Anura, four species from Subordo Lacertilia, and two species from Subordo Serpentes. Herpetofauna in Watu Joglo was widely distributed around the river. According to diversity analysis, Watu Joglo has moderate diversity index, 1.667. Besides, Watu Joglo has high evenness index which is 0.85 but low richness index which is 2.83.

Highlights

Herpetofauna plays important parts in the food web, energy flow, ecosystem balance, and sustainability
The decline of herpetofauna population is caused by various factors, such as climate change, exploitation, disease outbreaks, species introduction, environmental pollution, to habitat destruction [3,4]
Data on herpetofauna and the distribution of herpetofauna can be used as a baseline to determine the status of herpetofauna populations and as a reference for sustainable environmental management

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Introduction

Herpetofauna plays important parts in the food web, energy flow, ecosystem balance, and sustainability. Today the herpetofauna population tends to decline. The decline of herpetofauna population is caused by various factors, such as climate change, exploitation, disease outbreaks, species introduction, environmental pollution, to habitat destruction [3,4]. Various efforts can be made to conserve herpetofauna. One of the herpetofauna conservation efforts that can be done is to make an inventory of the herpetofauna community (such as diversity, richness, and evenness) and distribution of herpetofauna. Data on herpetofauna and the distribution of herpetofauna can be used as a baseline to determine the status of herpetofauna populations and as a reference for sustainable environmental management. Data on herpetofauna diversity and distribution will provide a better understanding on herpetofauna community’s microhabitat use and ecology, which can be used as a reference in herpetofauna community conservation

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