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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.
- Bioaccumulation of metals and metalloids in caudal tips of snakes from the Southern Pantanal.
Quintela FM, Mendes V, Santana DJ et al. · Ecotoxicology (London, England) · 2026-01
- Intensity of host nest defense against parasites does not change with different breeding stages.
Yan H, Wang L, Liang W · Behavioural processes · 2026-01
- Multiple approaches to meso- and macroplastics and the food habitat of the green turtle, Chelonia mydas , in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan.
Fujitani T, Ena S, Hosoya T et al. · PeerJ · 2026-01 · open access
This study integrated genetic, isotopic, and plastic analyses to investigate the diet and plastic ingestion of adult green turtles living in the waters around the Ogasawara Islands. Micro-, meso-, and macroplastics were found in the gut contents of 7 of the 10 individuals examined. A total of 92…
- Simvastatin Improves the High-Fat-Diet-Induced Metabolic Disorder in Juvenile Chinese Giant Salamander ( Andrias davidianus ) Through Inhibiting Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Enhancing Mitochondrial Function.
Wang Y, Chen J, Dong Y et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026-01 · open access
In order to deeply understand the potential mechanisms underlying the metabolic disorders of Chinese giant salamander ( Andrias davidianus ), a total of two feeding trials were conducted in the present study. For experiment I, the diets containing five graded levels of lipids at 32.8, 58.7, 87.9,…
- A new pan-shinisaur lizard (Anguimorpha) from the lower Campanian of Villeveyrac (Hérault, France)
Olivier Jansen, Marc Augé, Géraldine Garcia et al. · Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology · 2026-01
- Citizen science records of Australian water dragons (Agamidae, Intellagama lesueurii ) in South Australia
Matthew Mo, Elouise Mo · Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia · 2026-01
- Sex-specific functional evolution of Dmrt1 in African clawed frogs (Xenopus), and the importance of genetic tipping points in developmental biology.
Kukoly LM, Porter SR, Jordan DC et al. · PLoS genetics · 2026-01 · open access
The doublesex and mab-3 related transcription factor 1 (dmrt1) plays a crucial role in metazoan sexual differentiation. This gene, or its paralogs, independently became triggers for sex determination several times, including in the tetraploid African clawed frog Xenopus laevis. To explore…
- Detection of Hexametra angusticaecoides (Nematoda: Ascarididae) in Italian bats: a squamate-associated nematode in mammals.
Fagundes-Moreira R, Mendoza-Roldan JA, Mori E et al. · International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2026-01 · open access
- An undescribed nematode (Cystoopsidae) from a Boa constrictor Linnaeus (Serpentes: Booidae) collected in Amazonia, Peru
Víctor Puicón, Lesley R. Smales, Alicia López F. et al. · Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia · 2026-01
- Origin and global spread of an endemic chytrid fungus lineage linked to the bullfrog trade
Ribeiro LP, Ernetti JR, Ruggeri J et al. · Biological Conservation. · 2026-01
- Middle Holocene Herpetofauna and Paleogeographic Conditions Based on Fossil Remains from Medvezhiy Klyk Cave (Lozovy Ridge, Southern Sikhote-Alin, Primorsky Krai, Russia)
Viatcheslav Yu. Ratnikov, Irina Vladimirovna Maslova, Омелько Валерия Евгеньевна et al. · Asian Herpetological Research · 2026-01
- Online pet markets: extent and risks of trade in alien reptiles and amphibians
Naomi W. Thunnissen, Fabian Helsloot, Frank P. L. Collas et al. · Management of Biological Invasions · 2026-01 · open access
The international pet trade is a major pathway for the introduction of invasive alien reptiles and amphibians.However, little is known about which species are currently offered online and what risks they pose to biodiversity, ecosystems, and human health.This study focuses on the Dutch online pet…
- On Purity: Notes from America's Long Trails
Mikaela E Osler · Fourth Genre Explorations in Nonfiction · 2026-01
- FracFeed: Global database of the fraction of feeding predators.
Novak M, Foust P, Hennessey S et al. · Ecology · 2026-01
- Sacred snakes: Fungal screening of the snakes collected for the Festa dei Serpari in Cocullo, Italy.
Miglianti M, Mendoza-Roldan JA, Danesi P et al. · Medical mycology · 2026-01
- Development and morphological evaluation of a formalin-free anatomical preservation technique for reptile cadavers
Samantha Jardón-Xicoténcatl, Carlos Gerardo García-Tovar, Juan Ocampo-López et al. · Open Veterinary Journal · 2026-01 · open access
- Candidate genes underlying hypomelanistic morphs in squamate reptiles.
Beaudier P, Ullate-Agote A, Tzika AC · Genetics · 2026-01 · open access
Introduction The coloration of skin appendages plays an important role in the individual's interactions with its environment through the colors and patterns displayed. These characteristics enable intra- and inter-species communication, such as recognition, sexual status, aposematism, camouflage,…
- Parallel Morphological and Functional Development in the Xenopus Retinotectal System.
Li VJ, Foubert D, Schohl A et al. · Developmental neurobiology · 2026-01 · open access
- Protected areas serve as climate refugia by reducing thermal stress in lizards
Anderson RO, Chapple DG · Biological Conservation. · 2026-01
- Partner cues and individual variation underlie sex-reversed parental care in poison frogs.
Moss JB, Winter BM, Westrick SE et al. · Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2026-01 · open access
Flexible parental care strategies are widespread in nature and factor into conflict between the sexes and the realization of sex roles. While adaptive explanations abound, the mechanisms underlying flexible 'sex-reversal' of care are less clear. We enlist a biparental frog (Ranitomeya imitator)…
- The fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis drives the relationship between environmental and amphibian skin microbiota.
Bouchali R, Sentenac H, Schmeller DS et al. · ISME communications · 2026-01 · open access
Microbial coalescence is a key process driving the assembly of communities when diverse compartments of ecosystems meet. Coalescence is likely involved in structuring amphibian skin microbiota, which play a crucial role in host immunity, but whose environmental microbial sources remain unknown.…
- Xenopus laevis Egg Extracts.
Passaretti P, Gambus A · Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026-01
- Identification and Characterization of Scutavirus testudinidalpha3 Infection in Captive Elongated Tortoises (Indotestudo elongata).
Wang HY, Liu SH, Huang WH et al. · Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2026-01 · open access
Scutavirus testudinidalpha3, formerly Testudinid alphaherpesvirus 3 or testudinid herpesvirus (TeHV)-3, is a highly contagious herpesvirus that has been reported in multiple testudinid species, causing acute stomatitis-rhinitis complex in affected animals or establishing latent infections in…
- The lizard microbiome: patterns, drivers, and functional implications.
Williams CE, Lopez Tacoaman YF, Fontaine SS et al. · FEMS microbiology letters · 2026-01
- Clinical Anatomy, Physiology, and Common Diseases of the Pancreas in Exotic Pets.
Di Girolamo N · The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice · 2026-01
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