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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.
- Cholangiocarcinoma in a central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps): A case report.
Mikiewicz M, Paździor-Czapula K, Otrocka-Domagała I · Australian veterinary journal · 2026-04
- Humoral immune responses differ according to antigen in Children’s pythons (Antaresia childreni)
Daniel R. Emanuel, Derek M. Benson, Dale F. DeNardo et al. · Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science · 2026-04 · open access
Humoral immunity provides a robust defense against pathogens through the production of antibodies with diverse functions, yet it remains poorly understood in ectotherms. In this study, we compared the extent and time course of the humoral immune response to two commonly used non-pathogenic antigens…
- CGS-BR: Construction and Benchmarking of a Respiratory Behavior Dataset for the Chinese Giant Salamander.
Mao D, Zhou Y, Wang M et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026-04 · open access
The Chinese giant salamander ( Andrias davidianus ) is a nationally protected species in China, and its respiratory behavior serves as a key indicator of its physiological state, health status, and biological rhythm. However, research on intelligent monitoring of its respiratory behavior remains…
- Intensive grazing by green turtles depletes seagrass meadows and constrains turtle growth in Kume Island, Japan.
Okuyama J, Nishizawa H, Sudo K et al. · Scientific reports · 2026-04 · open access
- Osteological differences in the humerus of loggerhead and green turtles.
Park IK, Yoon S, Lee HR et al. · PeerJ · 2026-04 · open access
Limbs are the principal locomotory structures in vertebrate body, closely related to the habitat use and locomotion strategies of the species. Sea turtles rely almost entirely on their fore flippers for aquatic locomotion. The humerus is the most crucial bone structure connecting the…
- Connecting habitats, boosting disease resistance: Spatial connectivity enhances amphibian microbiome defenses against fungal pathogen.
Medina D, Martins RA, Prist PR et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026-04 · open access
- Identification of Opportunistic Pathogens on the Skin of Salamanders for Use as Molecular Targets of a De Novo Design of Multitarget Anti- Bd Proteins.
Ramírez-Villarreal J, Álvarez-Martínez R · International journal of microbiology · 2026-04 · open access
1. Introduction In fungal diseases of wildlife, certain environmental factors have favored the proliferation of opportunistic pathogens. Examples, including white‐nose syndrome in bats and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ( Bd ) disease in amphibians, illustrate the seriousness of the problem. The…
- Wavelength-dependent sleep state manipulation using light pulses in Pogona vitticeps.
Albeck N, Shein-Idelson M · Communications biology · 2026-04 · open access
- Successful Application of Deep Learning to Biosecurity Surveillance: A Systematic Approach Using the Asian House Gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus as a Case Study.
deSouza AG, Coupland GT, Wong KW et al. · Ecology and evolution · 2026-04 · open access
AI-based solutions offer the potential for rapid taxonomic identification of species of biosecurity concern, enhanced global accessibility and time-saving in contrast to traditional taxonomic identification by humans. This study provides a systematic approach to the application of deep learning for…
- OPAL-Flow: Orientation-aware rice panicle detection and minute-scale anthesis rhythm identification under field conditions.
Zhang Y, Mu Y, Guo W et al. · Plant phenomics (Washington, D.C.) · 2026-04 · open access
- Herping the African Continent: Alien Amphibians and Reptiles in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Kopij G · Biology · 2026-04 · open access
Introduction of species represents today one of the most important problems of nature conservation. Special attention is paid to alien vascular plants and vertebrates. In the Afrotropical Region (sub-Saharan Africa), however, there is a lack of comprehensive review of alien amphibians and reptiles.…
- Combined effects of thifluzamide and lead at environmental concentrations on Xenopus laevis tadpoles: Phenotypic and multi-omics insights.
Chen S, Tian L, Ming R et al. · Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2026-04
- Non-lethal imaging and modeling approaches for estimating dry mass in aquatic larvae.
Granados Frias D, Akbari N, O'Connell LA et al. · PloS one · 2026-04 · open access
Body mass is crucial for scaling and comparing physiological rates. Specifically, dry body mass is important in determining an organism's metabolic rate since it excludes metabolically inactive water weight. While obtaining repeated measurements of body mass throughout an individual's lifetime is…
- HERPETOFAUNA DIVERSITY IN MID-SUCCESSIONAL FORESTS OF MT. BANAHAW DE LUCBAN, PHILIPPINES
Ronald C. Garcia, Amalia E. Almazol, Dennis E. Pulan et al. · BIOTROPIA · 2026-04 · open access
- Hydropower Operations Reduce Alluvial Nesting Habitat and Alter Riverine Turtle Population Demographics
Kayhan Ostovar, Larissa Saarel, Joanna-Lynn C. Borgogna et al. · River Research and Applications · 2026-04 · open access
- FIRST RECORD OF SALMONELLA PARATYPHI B IN A CAPTIVE CORN SNAKE IN BULGARIA – CASE REPORT
Betina Boneva–Marutsova · Trakia Journal of Sciences · 2026-04 · open access
- Retrospective Analysis of Hatchling Success From Chelonian Eggs at a North Carolina Wildlife Clinic 2010 to 2023.
Diehl CC, Hiser SA, Moon DD et al. · Zoo biology · 2026-04 · open access
The success rate of deposited and harvested chelonian hatchlings between 2010 and 2023 were retrospectively reviewed by the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine Turtle Rescue Team. These data were analyzed to determine factors that may influence hatchling success including…
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- The abdominal gland of the male red-bellied newt generates steroids that act synergistically with sodefrin as a courtship pheromone.
Toyoda F, Haraguchi S, Yamamoto K et al. · Physiology & behavior · 2026-04
- Cleland immunoblotting quantifies cysteine proteoform ensembles.
Cobley JN, Noble A, Guille M · Free radical biology & medicine · 2026-04 · open access
Cysteine oxidation generates biologically important proteoforms that are difficult to directly resolve using conventional immunoblot or peptide-based mass spectrometry workflows. For a protein containing R cysteine residues, the number of theoretical cysteine proteoforms expands exponentially…
- Correction: Li et al. Improved Chinese Giant Salamander Parental Care Behavior Detection Based on YOLOv8. Animals 2024, 14 , 2089.
Li Z, Luo S, Xiang J et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026-04 · open access
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- Diurnal variation of plasma corticosterone, glucose, and protein levels in captive rice field frog Hoplobatrachus rugulosus (Wiegmann, 1834).
Apibanpathomrat A, Khonsue W, Jantawongsri K et al. · General and comparative endocrinology · 2026-04
- Stage-dependent diet drives gut microbiome variations in the Chinese crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus)
Shiman Bi, Jun Li, Haiyang Gao et al. · Global Ecology and Conservation · 2026-04 · open access
- Mycobacterium ulcerans ecovar Liflandii infection in new host in a Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer).
Biácsi A, Bacsadi Á, Papp EÁ et al. · Acta veterinaria Hungarica · 2026-04
- Temperature variation and average temperature differ in their effects on body size and corticosterone across development in larval salamanders.
Earl SR, Ward RG, Klotz RE et al. · Journal of thermal biology · 2026-04
- An analysis of the bacterial and fungal diversity of the fecal material of gopher tortoises.
Vankoningsveld LMK, McLaughlin RW, Bevis DL · microPublication biology · 2026-04 · open access
The gopher tortoise ( Gopherus polyphemus ) is listed in the State of Florida as a threatened species. It is well known that the microbiota of the host is imperative to health promotion and disease mitigation. The diversity of the gut microbiota of the tortoise has not been extensively surveyed. In…
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