Teppei JONO

Associate Professor

Ph. D. 

 

Laboratory of Ethology, Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University

 

Oiwake-cho, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502 Japan

E-mail mjusinondo(at)gmail.com

 

Research Gate

Research Interests

Animal communication

Speciation and maintenance of species diversity 

Evolution of diversity in signals

Reproductive character displacement 

Ecological & behabioral adaptation to urban environment

Herpetology

Geckology

Publications

29.  Okamoto, K., Jono, T. in press. Feeding behavior on honeydew excreted by the leucaena psyllid, Heteropsylla cubana, by the Hokou Gecko, Gekko hokouensis, on Iriomote Island, Japan. Herpetology Notes.

28.  Okamoto, K., Jono, T., and Toda, M. 2021. Number of oviposition, oviposition interval, and period of sperm storage in Gekko hokouensis and G. yakuensis under captivity. Akamata 30: 21-25.

27.  Jono, T. and Denda, T. 2020. A case of feeding on a fruit of Morus australis by an Okinawa gecko, Gekko sp. (in Japanese). Akamata 29:1–4.

26.  Nishikawa, K., Sanamxay, D., Kurita, T., Hibino, M., Jono, T. and Nguyen, T. T. 2020. A new and highest record of Tylototriton notialis (Amphibia: Urodela: Salamandridae). Academia Journal of Biology 42(4): 135–137.

25.  Piao, Y., Chen, Z., Wu, Y., Shi, S, Takeuchi, H. Jono, T., Fukuda, M., Mori, A., Tang, Y., Chen, Q., and Ding, L. 2020. A New species of the genus Rhabdophis Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Colubridae) in southwestern Sichuan, China. Asian Herpetological Research 11(2): 95-107.

24.  Yoshida, T., Ujiie, R., Savitzky, A. H., Jono, T., Inoue, T., Yoshinaga, N., Aburaya, S., Aoki, W., Takeuchi, H., Ding, L., Chen, Q., Cao, C., Tsai, T-S., de Silva, A., Mahaulpatha, D., Nguyen, T. T., Tang, Y., Mori, N. and Mori, A. 2020. Dramatic dietary shift maintains sequestered toxins in a chemically defended vertebrate predator. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America117(11): 5964-5969 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1919065117. 

23.  Jono, T., Kojima, Y. and Mizuno, T. 2019. Novel cooperative antipredator tactics of an ant specialized against a snake. Royal Society Open Science 6(8): 190283.

22.  Takeuchi, H., Savitzky, A. H., Ding, L., de Silva, A., Das, I., Nguyen, T. T., Tsai, T.-S., Jono, T., Zhu, G.-X., Mahaulpatha, D., Tang, Y. and Mori, A. 2018. Evolution of nuchal glands, unusual defensive organs of Asian natricine snakes (Serpentes: Colubridae), inferred from a molecular phylogeny. Ecology and Evolution 8(20): 10219–10232.

21.  Okamoto, K., Jono, T., Ota, H. and Toda, M. 2017. First record of the common house gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus, from Takarajima Island of the Tokara Group, Ryukyu Archipelago (in Japanese). Akamata (27): 4751.

20.  Tokuyama, T., Toju, H., and Jono, T. 2017. Predation of two species of Gekko by Huntsman spider Heteropoda venatoria (in Japanese). Akamata (27): 2124.

19.  Toda, M. and Jono, T. 2017. Observation of geckos in Okinawajima under extraordinary cole weather in the winter of 2016 (in Japanese). Akamata (27): 712.

18.  Rakotoarison, A., Scherz, D. M., Glaw, F., Köhler, J., Andoreone, F., Franzen, M., Glos, J., Hawlitschek, O., Jono, T., Mori, A., Ndriantsoa, H. S., Raminosoa, R. N., Riemann, C. J., Rödel, M.-O., Rosa, M. G., Vieites, R. D., Crottini, A., and Vences, M. 2017. Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology 67(3):271398.

17.  Jono, T. 2016. Observations of breeding behavior of Gekko hokouensis and G. vertebralis in captivity (in Japanese). Akamata 26: 1115.

16.  Mori, A., Jono, T., Takeuchi, H., and Das, I. 2016. Rhabdophis conspicillatus (Red-bellied keelback): Morphology. Herpetological Review 47(3): 482483. 

15.  Mori, A., Jono, T., Takeuchi, H., Ding, L., de Silva, A., Mahaulpatha, D. and Tang, Y. 2016. Morphology of the nucho-dorsal glands and related defensive displays in three species of Asian natricine snakes. Journal of Zoology 300(2016): 1826.

14.  Jono, T. 2016. Absence of temporal pattern in courtship signals suggests loss of species recognition in gecko lizards. Evolutionary Ecology 30(4): 583600.

13.  Miralles, A., Jono, T., Mori, A., Gandola, R., Erens, J., Köhler, J., Glaw, F. and Vences, M. 2016. A new perspective on the reduction of cephalic scales in fossorial legless skinks (Squamata, Scincidae). Zoologica Scripta 45(4): 380393.

12.  Mori, A., Jono, T., Ding, L., Zhu, G-X., Wang, J., Shi, H-T. and Tang, Y. 2016. Discovery of nucho-dorsal glands in Rhabdophis adleri. Current Herpetology 35(1): 5358.

11.  Chen, J., Jono, T., Cui, J., Yue, X., and Tang, Y. 2016. The acoustic properties of low intensity vocalizations match hearing sensitivity in the webbed-toed gecko, Gekko subpalmatus. Plos ONE 11(1): e0146677.

10.  Jono, T., Ding, L., Kaito, T., Tang, Y. and Toda, M. 2015. Reevaluation of the taxonomic status of a poorly known gecko, Gekko liboensis (Reptilia: Squamata). Asian Herpetological Research 6(3): 229236.

9.  Jono, T.Bauer, M. A., Brennan, I. and Mori, A. 2015. New species of Blaesodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Tsingy karstic outcrops in Ankarana National Park, northern Madagascar. Zootaxa 3980(3): 406416.

8.  Jono, T. 2015. Feeding behavior on tree sap and planthopper-derived honeydew by a fish-scale gecko (Geckolepis sp.) in a dry forest of Madagascar. Current Herpetology 34(1): 8588.

7.  Jono, T., Nishikawa, K., Ding, L. and Tang, Y. 2014. Geographic distribution: Paramesotriton hongkongensis (Hongkong warty newt). Herpetological Review 45(4): 651.

6.  Tawa, Y., Jono, T. and Numata, H. 2014. Circadian and temperature control of activity in Schlegel's Japanese gecko, Gekko japonicus (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae). Current Herpetology 33(2): 18.

5.  Jono, T., Kawamura, T. and Koda, R. 2013. Invasion of Yakushima Island, Japan, by the subtropical lizard Japalura polygonata polygonata (Squamata: Agamidae). Current Herpetology 32(2): 142149.

4.  Murai, S., Jono, T. and Hongo, Y. 2013. Gekko japonicus (Japanese gecko): sap feeding. Herpetological Review 44(2): 323324.

3.  Mochida, K. and Jono, T. 2012. Field observations and laboratory experiments of aposematic behaviour in the sword-tailed newt, Cynops ensicauda (in Japanese). Akamata 23: 2124.

2.  Jono, T. and Inui, Y. 2012. Secret calls from under the eaves: acoustic behavior of the Japanese 

house gecko, Gekko japonicus. Copeia 2012: 145149.

1.  Jono, T. 2008. An observation of nectar feeding by the mourning gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris, from Yanahajima Island of Izena Village, Ryukyu Archipelago (in Japanese). Akamata 19: 911.

Education

2012  Doctor of Science, Zoology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

           Supervisor: Dr. Mori, A. (Kyoto University)

2009  Master of Science, Zoology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

           Supervisor: Dr. Mori, A. (Kyoto University)

2007  Bachelor of Education, Biology, Osaka Kyoiku University, Osaka, Japan

Teaching Experience

April, 2022-March, 2023 Associate Professor of Human Environmental Studies, Hiroshima Shudo University

April, 2020-March, 2022 Assistant Professor of Human Environmental Studies, Hiroshima Shudo University

October, 2018-March, 2019 Lacturer of Biology, University of the Ryukyus

April, 2018 Lacturer of Ecology, University of the Ryukyus

April-August, 2013 Lecturer of Biology, Kyoto College of Health and Hygiene

November, 2012 Lecturer of Behavioral Ecology, Aichi University of Education

September, 2012 Lecturer in Yakushima Fieldwork Course, Kyoto University

April-July, 2010  Teaching Assistant, Kyoto Gakuen University

April-July, 2009  Teaching Assistant, Kyoto Gakuen University

Research Experience

19. Feb, 2020 Fieldwork on snakes at Bandung, Jawa, Indonesia 

18. Sep, 2019 Fieldwork on geckos at central Vietnam

17. Sep, 2019 Fieldwork on reptiles at Yunnan, China

16. Jun, 2019 Fieldwork on reptiles at Chongqing, China

15. Sep, 2018. Fieldwork on reptiles at Yunnan, China

14. May~June, 2018 Fieldwork on reptiles at Laos

13. Mar, 2017~ Fieldwork on geckos at Mazu Group and Taiwan Island, Taiwan

12. Aug, 2017 and Aug, 2018 Behavioral fieldwork on geckos at Borneo, Malaysia

11. Apr, 2016~ Fieldwork on geckos at several islands in southern Japan

10. July, 2015. Fieldwork on reptiles at Guangdong and Fujian, China

9. June, 2015. Field work on geckos at northern Vietnam

8. April, 2015. Field work on reptiles at Hainan Island and Guangdong, China

7. August, 2014 Field work on reptiles and amphibians at Guizhou and Guanxi, China

6. June-July, 2014 Field work on reptiles and amphibians at Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi and Beijing, China

5. April, 2014 Field work on reptiles and amphibians at Guangdong, China

4. September, 2013 Field work on reptiles at Sichuan, China

3. December, 2009-February, 2010; November, 2010-February, 2011; December, 2012-February, 2013; January-March, 2014 (for total 12 months) Behavioral field work on reptiles in Madagascar

2. 2007-2012 Behavioral field work on Gekko species at Nansei Islands, Japan.

1. 2006-present Behavioral experiment on Gekko species at Japan and China

 

Grants and Fellowships

2018~2019  University of the Ryukyus Research Project Promotion Grant (Strategic Research Grant)

2017~2020  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Wakate B from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

2016~2019  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

2016~2019  Research Fellowship for Young Scientists from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

2015~2016  The Collaborative Research of Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus

2014~2016  The Research Fund of National Natural Science Foundation of China for International Young Scientists

2013~2015  The Fellowship for Young International Scientists of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

2013  The Kyoto University Research Funds for Young Scientists (Start-up) FY 2013

2011~2013  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

2011~2013  Research Fellowship for Young Scientists from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Awards

March, 2019 JSBBA2019 Selected Presentation 

March, 2017 ESJ64 English Presentation Award

March, 2012 ESJ56 Best Poster Prize in Behavior

Professional Memberships