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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.
- Potentially Zoonotic Bacteria in Exotic Freshwater Turtles from the Canary Islands (Spain).
Pino-Vera R, Abreu-Acosta N, Afonso O et al. · Biology · 2025-12 · open access
The pond slider ( Trachemys scripta ) is native to the southeastern United States but has been introduced all around the world, including to the Canary Islands (Spain), along with other less-common exotic freshwater turtles such as Graptemys pseudogeographica , Mauremys spp., and Pseudemys…
- Imprints of Land Use History on the Cutaneous Microbiota of Mexican Cloud Forest Salamanders.
Soto-Pozos ÁF, Rebollar EA, Rovito SM et al. · Microbial ecology · 2025-12 · open access
The cloud forest harbors the highest amphibian diversity in Mexico, particularly among plethodontid salamanders. However, the expansion of agricultural and cattle ranching activities has significantly impacted this ecosystem and their native species. Beyond direct effects on cloud forest-dwelling…
- New record and diet of a poorly known frog, Amolops daorum (Amphibia, Anura) from Vietnam.
Pham AV, Pham CT, Nguyen TQ et al. · ZooKeys · 2025-12 · open access
As a result of our field surveys, a new population of the Dao Frog, Amolops daorum (Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Ho, 2003), was found in Son La Province, northern Vietnam, and its identification was based on molecular and morphological analyses. To date, knowledge about the natural history of…
- Try before you buy: Preferences for naturalistic-style enclosures are influenced by experience in bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps)
Melanie Denommé, Glenn J. Tattersall · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 2025-12 · open access
- Liver-specific enhancers evolved from independent episodes of MITE domestication in Xenopus tropicalis.
Rojas J, Castillo H, Mundaca M et al. · Mobile DNA · 2025-12 · open access
- Snakes among citizens: distribution and ecology of the Aesculapian snake, Zamenis longissimus (Laurenti, 1768) in Bratislava revealed by citizen science.
Marko Š, Rusinko A, Barka M et al. · BMC ecology and evolution · 2025-12 · open access
- An application of finite element analysis predicts unique temperatures and fates for flatback sea turtle embryos.
Gammon M, Fossette S, Karrech A et al. · The Journal of experimental biology · 2025-12 · open access
Incubation temperatures within sea turtle nests are governed by complex abiotic and biotic interactions. Established methods for estimating these temperatures include deploying temperature loggers at standard nest depths or using models to predict sand temperature. While these approaches capture…
- The role of wild vertebrates in seed dispersal and conservation of Butia odorata (Arecaceae), an endangered palm in Southern Brazil
Günter Timm Beskow, Gustavo Crizel Gomes, Thales Castilhos de Freitas et al. · Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment · 2025-12
- Perspectives on the Effect of Incubation Temperature on Pine Snake Hatchlings
Joanna Burger · Ethology · 2025-12 · open access
ABSTRACT The effects of incubation temperature on sex in sea turtles and other reptiles have long been known, but behavioral and morphological effects were unknown. I summarize and synthesize experiments in Northern pine snakes ( Pituophis melanoleucus ) nesting in the New Jersey Pine Barrens that…
- A new species of Cnemaspis (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Temburong District, Brunei Darussalam .
Kurita T, Kojima Y, Nishikawa K et al. · Zootaxa · 2025-12
- Tiliquin lizards as a model vertebrate system for understanding the emergence of societies
Martin J. Whiting, Geoffrey M. While · Animal Behaviour · 2025-12 · open access
The Tiliquini skinks are a clade of lizards that include multiple species that live in long-lasting, territorial groups. Memberships among group-living species range from simple nuclear families to larger, more complex groups containing multiple generations of offspring and sometimes, unrelated…
- Dehydration alters sprint speed capacity more than maximal endurance in a terrestrial lizard.
Le Galliard JF, Sagot G, Delmotte M et al. · The Journal of experimental biology · 2025-12
- Metabolic modulation by antibiotic levofloxacin alters Cis-bifenthrin-induced neurotoxicity in amphibian tadpoles.
Ma Y, Liu T, Huang L et al. · Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2025-12 · open access
Synthetic pyrethroids (SPs) and fluoroquinolones (FQs) are widely detected in aquatic environments and food chains, raising growing concern over their combined toxicity. However, the interaction between antibiotics and pesticides, particularly through host metabolism and microbiota, remains poorly…
- GNAI1 missense mutations associated with a neurodevelopmental syndrome modify Gα i1 function.
Fritsche M, Picozzi G, Nyman T et al. · Science signaling · 2025-12
- Environmental Suitability of the Sicilian Pond Turtle ( Emys trinacris ): An Approach Based on Bioclimatic and Environmental Variables for the Conservation of Sicilian Endemism.
Lo Valvo M, Orecchio G, Barone MC et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025-12 · open access
Emys trinacris , the Sicilian pond turtle, is a species endemic to the island of Sicily. Despite its global and Italian distribution aligning, E. trinacris is classified as "Data Deficient" by the IUCN Red List, but "Endangered" on the Italian Red List, due to threats from habitat destruction,…
- Conspecific oophagy by an invasive Argentine Black-and-white Tegu (Salvator merianae) in Florida, United States
Maria Ojeda, Michelle C. Bassis, Eric Suarez et al. · Reptiles & Amphibians · 2025-12 · open access
- The physiological functions of OPN5m.
Ma J, Rahaman SM, Ohmura Y et al. · Eye and vision (London, England) · 2025-12 · open access
Background For most species, photoreception, which is the sensing of environmental light conditions, provides crucial information necessary for health and survival. Photoreception involves an image-forming vision system as well as a variety of non-image-forming physiological processes including…
- Understanding Stress and Immunity in Amphibians: Corticosterone, Hormonal Interactions, and Conservation Implications.
Assis VR, Titon SCM · Integrative and comparative biology · 2025-12
- Sexual selection's role in the persistence of polymorphism in an aposematic signal.
González-Santoro M, Sudekum HJ, Murphy SN et al. · Evolution; international journal of organic evolution · 2025-12 · open access
- Lizard and Snake Tongues as Muscular Hydrostats: Morphology, Function, and Diversity.
Schwenk K · Integrative and comparative biology · 2025-12
- Control performance of the Extended Amphibian Metamorphosis Assay with the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis.
Coady KK, Gao Z, Lagadic L et al. · Environmental toxicology and chemistry · 2025-12 · open access
The Amphibian Metamorphosis Assay (AMA) was established as a standardized test guideline with the primary purpose of evaluating test materials for potential endocrine activity in the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis of developing African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis). The Extended Amphibian…
- Feeding ecology of six sympatric hylids (anura, hylidae) in a seasonally floodable environment in the brazilian Amazon.
Monteiro EF, Mourão JB, Martins IG et al. · Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias · 2025-12
- Comparing Functional Immune Responses in Three Aquatic Turtle Species.
Davis IV, Terry J, Neuman-Lee LA · Integrative and comparative biology · 2025-12
- Functional dietary specialization and unique biomechanical trade-offs underpin phenotypic evolution in the snake jaw system.
Stanton RM, Ryerson WG, Dillman CB · Biological journal of the Linnean Society. Linnean Society of London · 2025-12
- The gecko's last dance: Aegaeobuthus gibbosus (Brullé, 1832) (Scorpiones: Buthidae) prey on Mediodactylus kotschyi (Steindacher, 1870) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in Greece
Karavatsou F, Christopoulos A, Deimezis-Tsikoutas A et al. · The Journal of Arachnology · 2025-12
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