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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.
- Mercury biomagnification in the food chain of a piscivorous turtle species (Testudines: Chelidae: Chelus fimbriata) in the Central Amazon, Brazil.
Cunha FAG, Forsberg BR, Vogt RC et al. · Ecotoxicology (London, England) · 2024-05
- Ground Reaction Forces and Energy Exchange During Underwater Walking.
Gamel KM, Pinti S, Astley HC · Integrative organismal biology (Oxford, England) · 2024-05 · open access
Underwater walking was a crucial step in the evolutionary transition from water to land. Underwater walkers use fins and/or limbs to interact with the benthic substrate and produce propulsive forces. The dynamics of underwater walking remain poorly understood due to the lack of a sufficiently…
- Paedomorphosis and retention of juvenile diet lead speciation in a group of Neotropical snakes (Colubroides-Philodryadini).
Chuliver M, Scanferla A · Scientific reports · 2024-05 · open access
Dipsadidae is one of the largest clades of extant reptiles, showing an impressive morphological and ecological diversity. Despite this fact, the developmental processes behind its diversity are still largely unknown. In this study, we used 3D reconstructions based on micro-CT data and geometric…
- Sexual Size Dimorphism in Multiple Traits: An Integrative Perspective in Several Anuran Species
Javier Goldberg, Sergio Naretto, Fernando José Carezzano et al. · Journal of Herpetology · 2024-05
- Morphological Diversity of Turtle Hyoid Apparatus is Linked to Feeding Behavior.
Jorgewich-Cohen G, Werneburg I, Jobbins M et al. · Integrative organismal biology (Oxford, England) · 2024-05 · open access
Introduction The hyoid apparatus (or hypobranchial apparatus) present in modern tetrapods is partly homologous to the visceral skeleton of fishes and plays a fundamental role in the lives of these animals. Many functions of the hyoid apparatus, including its role in feeding, breathing, and sound…
- The Asian Water Monitor, Varanus salvator : An Introduction to its Non-Breeding Ethology
Anusua Pal, Arijit Chatterjee · Hamadryad · 2024-05
- Environmental RNA can distinguish life stages in amphibian populations
Parsley MB, Goldberg CS · Molecular Ecology Resources. · 2024-05
- Frequency-dependent temporary threshold shifts in the Eastern painted turtle (Chrysemys picta picta).
Salas AK, Capuano AM, Harms CA et al. · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2024-05
- Systematic evaluation of the influence of Taq enzyme choice and amplification conditions on targeted environmental DNA assay performance and detection in field samples
Neha Acharya‐Patel, Emma T. Groenwold, Michael J. Allison et al. · Environmental DNA · 2024-05 · open access
- The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the dominant predator of lizard models in a semi‐arid landscape, and predation risk is reduced by vegetation cover
Braun S, Ritchie EG, Doherty TS et al. · Austral Ecology. · 2024-05
- Protocol for the controlled reproduction of the edible frog Aubria subsigillata in aquaculture hatcheries in the Republic of Benin.
Gansa HAC, Akélé GD, Agadjihouèdé H · Reproduction, fertility, and development · 2024-05
- Reproductive cycles of two island pitvipers species (Serpentes, Viperidae) determined by ultrasonography and radiography.
Garcia VC, Almeida-Santos SM · Anatomia, histologia, embryologia · 2024-05
- Food preference for native and invasive prey in the naive lancehead pitviper
Alves‐Nunes JM, Fellone A, Marques OAV · Biotropica. · 2024-05
- Variability of Seasonal Trophic Niche in Two Sympatric Salamanders: Italian Cave Salamanders and Fire Salamanders
Fabio Cianferoni, Milos Di Gregorio, Claudia Corti et al. · Herpetologica · 2024-05
- Variable effects of captivity on microbiomes in populations of IUCN-endangered Blanding's turtles (Emydoidea blandingii).
Jenkins L, McKnight DT, Parks M et al. · Journal of applied microbiology · 2024-05
- Survival and behavior of Mojave desert tortoises head‐started with and without outdoor rearing
Glass MS, Todd BD, Buhlmann KA et al. · journal of wildlife management · 2024-05 · open access
- An efficient densenet-based deep learning model for Big-4 snake species classification.
Naz H, Chamola R, Sarafraz J et al. · Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology · 2024-05
- Therapeutic interventions using the peritoneal and coelomic cavity in dogs, cats, and exotic pets.
Noriega JR, Thomovsky EJ · Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association · 2024-04 · open access
- Embryonic development of the scorpion mud turtle ( Kinosternon scorpioides ) bred in captivity.
Araujo LPF, Viana DC, Tchaika L et al. · Open veterinary journal · 2024-04 · open access
- Detection of Pathogenic Leptospira in Captive Chelonians ( Kinosternon scorpioides -Linnaeus, 1766) in the Brazilian Amazon.
Freitas RS, Rocha KS, Monteiro LH et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024-04 · open access
1. Introduction Leptospirosis is an important anthropozoonosis for public health because its epidemiological chain involves bacteria, hosts, and the environment. Despite being a zoonosis with a global impact, its severity is underestimated in Brazil due to the incorrect completion of disease…
- High-resolution climate data reveal an increasing risk of warming-driven activity restriction for diurnal and nocturnal lizards.
Dufour PC, Tsang TPN, Alston N et al. · Ecology and evolution · 2024-04 · open access
INTRODUCTION Ectotherms are sensitive to climate change, as their performance is directly impacted by environmental temperature. Indeed, some lizard species have already undergone local extirpations due to the direct and indirect effects of temperature (Belasen et al., ; Sinervo et al., ). The…
- Fine-scale foraging ecology and habitat use of sympatric green and hawksbill turtles in the Western Indian ocean.
Sanchez CL, Casale P, Bunbury N et al. · Marine environmental research · 2024-04
- Features of topography and macroscopic structure of the digestive organs of the Yemeni chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus)
М. М. Kushch, Serhii Skachko, Iryna Fesenko et al. · Ukrainian journal of veterinary sciences · 2024-04 · open access
The relevance of this study is conditioned by the lack of detailed information on the structure and topography of the digestive organs of the Yemeni chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus). The purpose of this study was to find out the specific features of changes in body weight, topography, and…
- Assessing the impact of antiviral drugs commonly utilized during the COVID-19 pandemic on the embryonic development of Xenopus laevis.
Laçin C, Turhan DO, Güngördü A · Journal of hazardous materials · 2024-04
- Pathogenic Potential of Opportunistic Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated from the Cloacal Microbiota of Free-Living Reptile Hosts Originating from Bulgaria.
Lazarkevich I, Engibarov S, Mitova S et al. · Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024-04 · open access
1. Introduction Reptiles are known to be asymptomatic carriers of various pathogens, such as viruses, protozoa, fungi, parasites, and, most often, bacteria, that in certain cases could be transmitted to other animals and humans. The most common bacterial zoonoses whose vectors appear to be reptiles…
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