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Newly published papers on reptiles and amphibians from the HerpAtlas research library, updated automatically. Browse by animal on the species pages.
- Trends in Reptile Holdings Across UK Zoos: Identification of the Factors Responsible for Declining Numbers of Venomous Snake.
Sparrow L, Gill I, Michaels CJ et al. · Zoo biology · 2024-09 · open access
Zoos are under increasing pressure to strategically manage their collections to maximize visitor attendance, financial income, and their contribution to conservation. As a result, the compositions of zoo collections are undergoing significant changes. Many zoos are keeping fewer species and…
- Health risks associated with the consumption of sea turtles: A review of chelonitoxism incidents and the presumed responsible phycotoxins.
Semmouri I, Janssen CR, Asselman J · The Science of the total environment · 2024-09
- Identification and Characterization of Novel Serpentoviruses in Viperid and Elapid Snakes.
Tillis SB, Chaney SB, Crouch EEV et al. · Viruses · 2024-09 · open access
Viruses in the subfamily Serpentovirinae (order Nidovirales , family Tobaniviridae ) can cause significant morbidity and mortality in captive snakes, but documented infections have been limited to snakes of the Boidae , Colubridae , Homalopsidae , and Pythonidae families. Infections can either be…
- Twenty-eight new and significant departmental reptile records for Paraguay
Paul Smith, José Maciel, Mikel Redin Hurtado et al. · Acta Zoológica Lilloana · 2024-09 · open access
- Practical, effective and safer: Placing traps above ground is an improved capture method for the critically endangered ngwayir (western ringtail possum; Pseudocheirus occidentalis ).
Corsetti S, Yokochi K, Webb E et al. · Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2024-09 · open access
Introduction Human actions and developments often negatively impact the welfare of wildlife both directly and indirectly (e.g. hunting, motor vehicle collisions, habitat destruction) and, for many wildlife species, accumulation of these impacts can place the entire population or species at risk of…
- Assessment of Vitellogenin Synthesis in Salvator merianae as a Biomarker of Exposure to Xenoestrogens in Terrestrial Ecosystems
Olga Luz Sánchez-Loria, María Valeria García-Valdez, Marcela Beatriz Hernández · Acta Zoológica Lilloana · 2024-09 · open access
- Parasites of reptiles in Iran (1922-2023): A literature review.
Sazmand A, Miadfar M, Deak G et al. · International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2024-09 · open access
Background Reptiles are among the most diverse groups of animals that inhabit almost all continents and environments. This class of animals includes about 1200 genera, and more than 11,000 species mainly within four orders i.e. Squamata (lizards, snakes, and worm-lizards), Testudines (turtles and…
- Quantifying the importance of ontogeny and prey type in modeling top-down and bottom-up effects of an ectothermic predator.
Nafus MG, Gray LN · Scientific reports · 2024-09 · open access
- Small population size and possible extirpation of the threatened Malagasy poison frog Mantella cowanii .
Edmonds D, Andriantsimanarilafy RR, Crottini A et al. · PeerJ · 2024-09 · open access
Amphibians are experiencing severe population declines, requiring targeted conservation action for the most threatened species and habitats. Unfortunately, we do not know the basic demographic traits of most species, which hinders population recovery efforts. We studied one of Madagascar's most…
- Classification of sex-dependent specific behaviours by tri-axial acceleration in the tegu lizard Salvator merianae.
Guadalupe-Silva A, Zena LA, Hervas LS et al. · Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology · 2024-09
- Helminths of free-ranging dogs and cats in an urban natural reserve in Mexico City and their potential risk as zoonotic agents.
Camacho-Giles V, Hortelano-Moncada Y, Torres-Carrera G et al. · PloS one · 2024-09 · open access
Introduction The Reserva Ecológica del Pedregal de San Ángel (REPSA) belongs to the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). REPSA is a large-natural ecosystem completely surrounded by urban development within one of the largest and most densely inhabited cities of the world: Mexico City.…
- How life became colourful: colour vision, aposematism, sexual selection, flowers, and fruits.
Wiens JJ, Emberts Z · Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2024-09
- Trismus in cold-stunned Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) and loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles.
Strobel MM, Tuxbury KA, Cavin JM et al. · American journal of veterinary research · 2024-09 · open access
- ASCARIDOSIS IN CAPTIVE RETICULATED PYTHON (PYTHON RETICULATUS)
TAIWO, V.,O., O.O. ALAKA, N.A. SADIQ et al. · African Journal of Biomedical Research · 2024-09 · open access
Two captive reticulated pythons, Python reticulatus, in the Zoological Gardens, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria died and were submitted for necropsy at the Diagnostic Laboratory of the Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Ibadan. Both pythons had been infected with Ascaridia…
- Cytome analysis (micronuclei and nuclear anomalies) in bioindication of environmental pollution in animals with nuclear erythrocytes.
Cherednichenko O, Magda I, Nuraliyev S et al. · Heliyon · 2024-09 · open access
- Carapace Morphology Variations in Captive Tortoises: Insights from Three-Dimensional Analysis.
Eravci Yalin E, Gündemir O, Günay E et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024-09 · open access
1. Introduction Tortoises, classified under the family Testudinidae, are a diverse group of reptiles encompassing 60 living species distributed across a wide geographical range. Their habitats span various terrestrial environments, ranging from coastal plains to arid deserts and lush tropical…
- From Skin to Gut: Understanding Microbial Diversity in Rana amurensis and R. dybowskii.
Yang MH, Liu H, Wang H et al. · Current microbiology · 2024-09
- Bactericidal ability of target acidic phospholipids and phagocytosis of CDC42 GTPase-mediated cytoskeletal rearrangement underlie functional conservation of CXCL12 in vertebrates.
Zhang Y, Xia N, Hu Y et al. · Science China. Life sciences · 2024-09
- Jenis dan Sebaran Reptil di Sungai Salawai Negeri Sawai Kecamatan Seram Utara Kabupaten Maluku Tengah
Edo Vasko Sitohang, Eernytwati Badaruddin, Andre Tuhumury · Jurnal Agrosilvopasture-Tech · 2024-09 · open access
- Stereoselective toxicity: Investigating the adverse effects of benzovindiflupyr on Xenopus laevis tadpoles.
Chen Y, Yu X, Chen S et al. · Journal of hazardous materials · 2024-09
- Guatemalan beaded lizards (Helodermatidae: Heloderma charlesbogerti) navigate and follow a scent trail in maze tasks.
Haseltine EL, Englund MD, Weed JL et al. · Journal of comparative psychology (Washington, D.C. : 1983) · 2024-09
- Detection of parasitic forms in feces of Chelonoidis carbonarius (Linnaeus, 1766) from Brazilian Cerrado.
da Silva LF, Dorr AP, de Barros Silva VL et al. · Veterinary research communications · 2024-09
- Empirical evidence for the extent of spatial and temporal thermal variation on sea turtle nesting beaches.
Stokes HJ, Laloë JO, Esteban N et al. · Journal of thermal biology · 2024-09 · open access
- Synovial myxoma with cyst formation in the hip joint of a central bearded dragon.
Rasper-Hössinger M, Kunze PE, Schmid D et al. · Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2024-09 · open access
Degenerative bone lesions are rarely described in reptiles and belong mainly to the broad spectrum of metabolic bone diseases. Here we describe a 7-y-old female central bearded dragon ( Pogona vitticeps ) with a complex unilateral neoplastic lesion in the hip joint. The animal was presented because…
- Development of a rapid and reliable surveillance method for Ornithodoros turicata americanus in gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) burrows in the southeastern United States.
Canino N, Torhorst C, Botero-Cañola S et al. · Medical and veterinary entomology · 2024-09 · open access
INTRODUCTION Soft ticks belonging to the genus Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae) serve as vectors for various pathogens that impact both humans and animals globally. In Africa and Europe, Ornithodoros ticks are involved in the transmission of African swine fever virus (ASFV), a pathogen that impacts…
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