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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.
- The effect of hypoxia and hyperoxia on the growth and metabolic rate of Rhinella marina tadpoles.
Schofield CB, White CR · The Journal of experimental biology · 2025-09 · open access
The gill-oxygen limitation theory (GOLT) hypothesises that specific growth rate slows as water-breathing ectotherms increase in size because their two-dimensional respiratory surfaces cannot keep up with the growth of their three-dimensional bodies. Thus, a declining relative oxygen supply causes…
- DNA metabarcoding analysis of stomach flushing contents reveals the exceptionally diverse diet of the golden alpine salamander.
Zanovello L, Polli F, Girardi M et al. · Scientific reports · 2025-09 · open access
- Meta-analysis finds large variation but no general patterns in the relationship between climate and parasitism in terrestrial animals.
Wolmuth-Gordon HS, Koricheva J, Brown MJF · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025-09 · open access
- Associations between skin bacteria and chytrid fungal infection in Asian amphibians.
Zhang J, Yang X, Harrison XA et al. · iScience · 2025-09 · open access
Identifying the generality of defensive symbionts and microbiome structures associated with pathogen infection across multiple hosts provides insights into understanding disease susceptibility and managing disease. The fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ( Bd ) infects amphibian skin (the…
- Projected contemporary habitat distribution and quality for wood turtles in the midwestern United States
Sara M. Spaid, Donald J. Brown, Joel L. Mota et al. · Journal of Wildlife Management · 2025-09
- Cryptic Ontogenetic Changes in the Ventral Coloration of a Color Polymorphic Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis).
Abalos J, Bartolomé A, de Lanuza GPI et al. · Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology · 2025-09 · open access
- Bite force variation in the European pond turtle: Role of morphology, strength, body condition and population of origin.
Maričić M, Bjelica V, Golubović A · Zoology (Jena, Germany) · 2025-09
- Correction: Lack of variations in the salamander chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans, at its alleged origin: Updating its Japanese distribution with new evidence.
González DL, Nishikawa K, Eto K et al. · PloS one · 2025-09 · open access
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- Anticipation of cyclical resource availability in the red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria): Implications for seed dispersal.
Soldati F, Burman OHP, John EA et al. · Learning & behavior · 2025-09 · open access
Many plant populations are dependent on animal-mediated seed dispersal; however, in the study of mutualistic processes, animals are generally thought of as unselective consumers. This approach is problematic as it does not consider the decisions of the foraging animals, and little attention is…
- The Influence of Diet on the Composition and Function of Gut Microbiota in Four Snake Species.
Song H, Li X, Luo J et al. · Ecology and evolution · 2025-09 · open access
Introduction The gut microbiota is the most important “microbial organ” in the animal organism and plays an important role in the digestion and absorption of nutrients in the host (Ahern et al. ; Hooper et al. ; Malmuthuge et al. ; O'Mahony et al. ; Sylvia et al. ). Thus, the gut microbiota may be…
- Anticancer Activity of Snake Venom Against Breast Cancer: A Scoping Review.
Kim EJ, Park JK, Sung SH et al. · Toxins · 2025-09 · open access
1. Introduction Breast cancer accounts for roughly 13% of all cancer diagnoses and remains the most common malignancy among women, with an estimated mortality rate of approximately 15%. Although early detection methods and treatment modalities—such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone therapy,…
- Does motilin primarily regulate gastrointestinal motility in fish?
Kitazawa T, Kaiya H, Zhang S · General and comparative endocrinology · 2025-09
- Assessment of haematological and biochemical parameters in captive green sea turtles ( Chelonia mydas ) before release.
Guo R, Zhu L, Zhai X et al. · Conservation physiology · 2025-09 · open access
The green sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas ), a globally endangered marine reptile, faces significant population declines due to anthropogenic and environmental pressures. Captive rehabilitation programs are critical for conservation, yet captivity-induced physiological deviations may compromise…
- City lizards are more social.
Maune AL, Wittenbreder T, Lisičić D et al. · Biology letters · 2025-09 · open access
Introduction Cities are major drivers of environmental change worldwide. Over half of the global human population currently lives in urban areas, a figure projected to increase to 68% by 2050, when the total population is also expected to reach 9.7 billion people. As urban areas expand alongside…
- Apterichtus kanniyakumari, a new species of finless snake eel (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the Arabian Sea.
Rasheeq A, Kodeeswaran P, Kathirvelpandian A et al. · Zootaxa · 2025-09
- Temperature drives the pace, not the price, of postprandial growth in Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus).
Last KB, Eriksen TB, Rindom E et al. · Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology · 2025-09 · open access
Body temperature influences all physiological processes in ectotherms, including the rise in metabolism upon feeding (SDA response). In reptiles, elevated temperatures increase the magnitude of the SDA response but shorten its duration with total energy expenditure remaining unaffected. Recent…
- Evolutionary increases in body size are linked to female pelvis evolution in response to habitat rather than reproduction.
Kenny LT, Rivera JA, Ronnebaum A et al. · Journal of anatomy · 2025-09
- Integrating ecological and community science data to understand patterns of colour polymorphism and social behaviour at the northern range limit of a plethodontid salamander.
McCormick A, Riley JL · PloS one · 2025-09 · open access
Traditionally, scientists have relied on ecological surveys to gain information about wildlife; however, community-science data has recently emerged as a valuable resource in organismal research. In this study, we conducted ecological surveys in 23 forests in New Brunswick, Canada and extracted…
- Endoparasites in yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus) in the wild through coproparasitological tools.
Mañez MB, Poch AAS, Lacunza J et al. · Parasitology international · 2025-09
- Are freshwater turtles macro-epibionts indicators of water quality of the streams where the turtles live?
Sánchez RM, Alcalde L · Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias · 2025-09
- Closer to the Heart: Cardiac Muscle Aerobic Capacity Correlates With Intraspecific Variation in Sprint Performance Rather Than Androgen Levels in the Neotropical Lizard Tropidurus catalanensis.
Lima WS, Giacometti D, Schaeffer PJ et al. · Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology · 2025-09 · open access
Assessments of the interplay between physiology and whole-organism performance are fundamental to understand how individuals function in different ecological contexts. Here, we investigated the relationship between locomotor performance, androgen levels, and metabolic capacity of muscle tissues in…
- Maternal Traits Are Associated With Hemolytic Capacity in Sea Turtle Hatchlings, Independently of Systemic Immune Stimuli.
Chávez-Salazar SN, Phillips-Farfán BV, Herrera-Vargas MA et al. · Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology · 2025-09
- Effect of habitat use and coadaptive responses on the thermal physiology of two related species of lizards living in high mountain environments.
Bautista-Del Moral A, Arenas-Moreno DM, Méndez-de la Cruz FR · Journal of thermal biology · 2025-09
- Poison frog chemical defences are influenced by environmental availability and dietary selectivity for ants.
Martin NA, Rodríguez C, Alvarez-Buylla A et al. · The Journal of animal ecology · 2025-09
- A fast on-site quarantine for the detection of amphibian infection of ranavirus.
Nguyen HMT, Lee NY · Analytica chimica acta · 2025-09
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