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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.
- Paranazzamides A and B, new cyclic dipeptides containing a C7-prenylated tryptophan, produced by pathogenic reptile fungi Paranannizziopsis sp. UH-21.
Kobayashi K, Tejima R, Nagai K et al. · The Journal of antibiotics · 2024-05
- Feature: Visual Art, Jeffery Miller
Jeffery Miller · Insight Indiana University Medical Student Research Journal · 2024-05
- When aposematism is not enough: Exotic Rattus rattus shows no mercy for carcasses of Salamandra salamandra in insular populations.
Velo-Antón G · Ecology and evolution · 2024-05 · open access
Predator-prey interaction is a major force driving natural selection. Yet, the identification of species preying on, or consuming, aposematic species is largely unknown. Here, I conduct a study evaluating the role of the exotic Rattus rattus as a consumer and possible predator of the aposematic and…
- Mitochondrial function in skeletal muscle contributes to reproductive endothermy in tegu lizards (Salvator merianae).
Hervas LS, do Amaral-Silva L, Sartori MR et al. · Acta physiologica (Oxford, England) · 2024-05
- Nanoplastic pollution changes the intestinal microbiome but not the morphology or behavior of a freshwater turtle.
Gao S, Zhang S, Sun J et al. · The Science of the total environment · 2024-05
- Preliminary Results of Variation in Plasma Nacetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase Concentration among Bearded Dragons (Pogona vitticeps), Corn Snakes (Pantherophis guttatus), and Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta)
Bastien Rubin, Julie Pujol, Pauline Delnatte et al. · Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery · 2024-05
- Glutathione-Mediated Metal Tolerance in an Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis).
Webb RJ, Cuff C, Berger L · Environmental toxicology and chemistry · 2024-05 · open access
- Pharmacokinetics of tildipirosin in estuarine (Crocodylus porosus) and freshwater (Crocodylus siamensis) crocodiles.
Poapolathep S, Escudero E, Klangkaew N et al. · Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) · 2024-05
- Feral frogs, native newts, and chemical cues: identifying threats from and management opportunities for invasive African Clawed Frogs in Washington state.
Anderson D, Cervantez O, Bucciarelli GM et al. · PeerJ · 2024-05 · open access
Invasive species threaten biodiversity globally. Amphibians are one of the most threatened vertebrate taxa and are particularly sensitive to invasive species, including other amphibians. African clawed frogs ( Xenopus laevis ) are native to Southern Africa but have subsequently become invasive on…
- Corallus hortulanus testes histology: morphological and reproductive aspects.
Bento HJ, Ferreira A, Iglesias GA et al. · Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias · 2024-05 · open access
In general snakes show differentiate anatomical, biological and behavioral particularities compared to other species. Basic information about the snakes anatomy, physiology and reproductive biology is scarce in several species, making the reproduction a challenge. Thus, the present work aims to…
- Nutritional value of meat from selected neotropical reptiles
Eden Natalia John, Kegan Romelle Jones · Emerging Animal Species · 2024-05 · open access
This is the second part of a two-part review. The first part focused on the nutritive value of meat and meat products of selected neo-tropical mammals with the potential for domestication. The objective of this current review was to investigate the nutritional qualities and carcass traits of…
- Nile Monitor Distribution Models to Aid Regional Mitigation Efforts
Hannah R. Bevan, David G. Jenkins, Eric Suarez et al. · Journal of Herpetology · 2024-05
- Central African dwarf crocodiles found in syntopy are comparably divergent to South American dwarf caimans.
Gvoždík V, Dolinay M, Zassi-Boulou AG et al. · Biology letters · 2024-05
- Unresolved haemosporidia of the Australian skink, Egernia stokesii.
Zechmeisterová K, Gardner MG, Široký P · Parasitology research · 2024-05 · open access
The Australian skink Egernia stokesii had been recognised as a host of two species of Plasmodium, Plasmodium mackerrasae and P. circularis; nevertheless, molecular data are available for only a single haemosporidian species of this host. Its sequences are labelled as "Plasmodium sp." or "Plasmodium…
- Private Keeping of Dangerous Wild Animals in Great Britain.
Draper C, Lewis C, Jayson S et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024-05 · open access
We analysed the licences issued by British local government authorities under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976, which regulates the private keeping of wild animals categorised as "dangerous", to assess the scope and scale of private keeping of dangerous wild animals in Great Britain. Results are…
- Evaluation of Neoplasia, Treatments, and Survival in Lizard Species.
Willig F, Torpy FJ, Harrison SH et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024-05 · open access
1. Introduction Neoplasia in lizards has been extensively documented going back well into the previous century consisting of mostly single case reports and a handful of reviews. Neoplasia is common in lizards and a wide variety of neoplasms have been diagnosed. Similar to other taxa, various…
- The Metabolic Effort and Duration of Ecdysis in Timber Rattlesnakes: Implications for Time-Energy Budgets of Reptiles.
Carnes-Mason MD, Ortega J, Beaupre SJ · Ecological and evolutionary physiology · 2024-05
- Prediction of Potential Suitable Distribution Areas for an Endangered Salamander in China.
Tao J, Hu Y, Jiang J et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024-05 · open access
1. Introduction Understanding the effects of human-induced perturbations on biological diversity is one of the central concerns in modern ecology. During the past hundreds of years, human activities have dramatically changed the environment on Earth, in particular the climate, which has strongly…
- Canopy coverage, light, and moisture affect thermoregulatory trade-offs in an amphibian breeding habitat.
Spranger RR, Raffel TR, Sinervo BR · Journal of thermal biology · 2024-05 · open access
When amphibians thermoregulate, they face a fundamental trade-off between the ability to maintain activity and an increased rate of dehydration at higher temperatures. Canopy coverage affects both the thermal and hydric conditions of the environment and can therefore influence amphibian…
- Hydric physiology and ecology of a federally endangered desert lizard.
Weaver SJ, Axsom IJ, Peria L et al. · Conservation physiology · 2024-05 · open access
Introduction Desert animals live life at the extremes, experiencing severe temperatures and sparse water resources. To avoid such harsh conditions, animals can behaviourally buffer themselves by selecting favourable microhabitats and by limiting their activity to specific times of year or times of…
- Seasonality in Crotalus durissus venom.
Tasima LJ, Lima EOV, Hatakeyama DM et al. · Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology · 2024-05
- Elevated ammonia cues hatching in red-eyed treefrogs: A mechanism for escape from drying eggs.
Lisondro-Arosemena AK, Salazar-Nicholls MJ, Warkentin KM · Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution · 2024-05
- Sperm Incubation in Biggers-Whitten-Whittingham Medium Induces Capacitation-Related Changes in the Lizard Sceloporus torquatus .
Sánchez-Rivera UÁ, Cruz-Cano NB, Medrano A et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024-05 · open access
1. Introduction Ejaculated mammalian sperm are morphologically mature but functionally unable to fertilize. Sperm undergo biochemical and physiological changes to become capable of binding and interacting with the oocyte. These modifications include cholesterol efflux, increased membrane fluidity,…
- Snakes of Sudan: New Locality Records and an Update
Mohammed A. A. Abdelhameed, Ismail E. Ahmed, Zuheir Nour El Dayem Mahmoud · Book Publisher International (a part of SCIENCEDOMAIN International) · 2024-05
- Standard methods for marking caudate amphibians do not impair animal welfare over the short term: An experimental approach.
Daversa DR, Baxter E, Rosa GM et al. · Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2024-05 · open access
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