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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.
- Histomorphological characterization of major tissues and organ systems in neotenic Ambystoma mexicanum.
Zapata-Cardona J, Lopez-Carvallo AM, Carbonell-Medina B · Acta histochemica · 2026-08 · open access
- Predator hunting modes induce varied selection pressures on prey personality.
McKee RK, Miller S, Keiser CN et al. · Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology · 2026-08 · open access
Consistent individual differences in animal behavior-ie, personalities-have been documented in many taxa to have important fitness consequences in the context of predator-prey interactions. Multiple mechanisms have been suggested to maintain variation in prey personality traits, including…
- Marking methods for tracking and recapturing snakes around the world: An integrative review.
Barbosa VDN, Amaral JMDS, Garda AA et al. · Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias · 2026-08
- Plastic debris as ecological drivers of green turtle microbiome and their connectivity with antibiotic resistance genes.
Berbeti Rangel F, de Jesus HE, Santos KPD et al. · Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2026-08 · open access
Plastic pollution in oceans threatens marine life not only through ingestion and entanglement but also as a surface for microbial colonization, harboring potential pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Sea turtles, particularly green turtles (Chelonia mydas), are susceptible to plastic…
- Pasteurella Empyema as a Complication of Postoperative Pleural Effusion Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG).
Ahmad Z, Sandhu M, Patel M et al. · Cureus · 2026-08 · open access
A 60-year-old male with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and prior lung malignancy with radiation therapy presented with progressive dyspnea status post coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) five weeks postoperative. Initial workup demonstrated bilateral pleural effusions…
- Effects of Hemoparasites and Ticks on Hematologic Response in Wild Black Spiny-Tailed Iguanas (Ctenosaura similis, Squamata: Iguanidae) From Costa Rica.
Arguedas R, Ovares L, Valverde I et al. · Veterinary clinical pathology · 2026-08
- Unraveling the exposure pathways and toxicity mechanisms of representative systemic insecticides in amphibians.
Lu Y, Wang Y, Hu Z et al. · Journal of hazardous materials · 2026-08
- Responses to operant conditioning in the corn snake, Pantherophis guttatus, using olfactory and visual stimuli
Adam Green, Liam Andersen, Anna Berenguer et al. · Animal Cognition · 2026-08 · open access
Abstract Operant conditioning experiments have shown that a broad variety of animal species reliably form associations between a reinforced cue and the consequences of choosing it. Once established, these associations can serve as a basis for assessing behavioral flexibility, the ability to alter…
- Thermoregulatory accuracy in Liolaemus lutzae: do sex and age influence thermoregulatory effectiveness?
Nogueira-Costa P, Almeida-Santos P, Moura Militão C et al. · Journal of thermal biology · 2026-08
- Constitutively active glucagon receptor (GCGR) physiologically regulates body temperature in lizards.
Liu S, Ren Q, Lai S et al. · Science advances · 2026-08 · open access
Endotherms use complex internal mechanisms to maintain a steady body temperature, whereas ectotherms rely on environmental factors and behaviors for thermoregulation. Certain ectothermic animals, like some lizards, can also physiologically regulate their body temperature to some extent, with…
- Molecular investigation of tick-borne pathogens in Ixodes ricinus feeding on lizards in the Central Pyrenees, Spain.
Soares SM, Sánchez-Sánchez M, Rodríguez-Pastor R et al. · Parasitology research · 2026-08 · open access
Ixodes ricinus is the most widespread tick species in Europe, parasitizing a broad range of vertebrate hosts, including reptiles. However, the role of lizards in the ecology of tick-borne pathogens remains poorly understood. This study investigated tick infestation levels and the occurrence of…
- Effect of exposure to extreme temperatures on fertility of males of the eurythermic lizard Barisia imbricata.
Cadena-Velázquez A, Arenas-Ríos E, García Aguayo A et al. · Journal of thermal biology · 2026-08
- Effects of Size, Body Mass and Body Condition on Tonic Immobility Occurrence in Lissotriton vulgaris .
Lukanov S, Dyugmedzhiev A, Slavchev M et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026-08 · open access
Tonic immobility is a state of natural paralysis that species across the animal kingdom exhibit as an instinctive response to an external threat. In ectotherms, it has been linked with temperature, but the effects of individual size, body mass and body condition are still poorly understood. We…
- A novel assessment tool to measure thermal variability on sea turtle nesting beaches.
Laloë JO, Stokes HJ, Esteban N et al. · Journal of thermal biology · 2026-08
- Optimizing the hybridization chain reaction-fluorescence in situ hybridization (HCR-FISH) protocol for Pleurodeles waltl.
Rebull SM, Bendezu-Sayas S, Grajales-Esquivel E et al. · Experimental eye research · 2026-08 · open access
- The Impact of Death Feigning Behaviour on the Survival of Grass Snake ( Natrix natrix ): A Study with Plasticine Models.
Gedai Z, Szép D, Purger JJ · Biology · 2026-08 · open access
Death feigning (thanatosis) is the antipredator behaviour of grass snake ( Natrix natrix ) which can contribute to its survival. Since this is difficult to study under natural conditions, in our experiment we used four types of plasticine models of grass snake to mimic its different behaviour…
- Tackling aging and chronic disease: How space exploration and the 'chameleon effect' of pharmaceuticals can lead the way.
Kern C, Woods T, Siew K · Experimental physiology · 2026-08 · open access
NECROSIS VERSUS PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH Cells are the core building blocks of life. Their death can be either a carefully orchestrated process to maintain survival (programmed cell death) or the defining driver of biological degeneration (necrosis). Necrosis is distinct from programmed forms of cell…
- Wild chelonians as pets in Brazil: biological profiles and social drivers.
Gomes PS, Rocha SB, Grou CEV et al. · Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias · 2026-08
- Three millennia of lizard and snake consumption by Natufian foragers.
Lev M, Weinstein-Evron M, Yeshurun R · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026-08 · open access
Squamate (lizard and snake) exploitation provides a rarely documented window into human dietary flexibility at the end of the Pleistocene. This study analyzes over three millennia of squamate remains from el-Wad Terrace (Israel), revealing that large-bodied snakes and lizards formed a substantial…
- Chinese giant salamander ( Andrias davidianus ) skin-derived collagen peptides counteract UVB-induced skin photoaging through the miR-4521/EGFR/MAPK signaling axis.
Zhou Y, Xu W, Valacchi G et al. · Food & function · 2026-08
- Integration of Electromagnetic Field simulation and Axial Scalable Context Adaptive Frilled Lizard Reverse Graph Attention networks framework for high-fidelity non-ionizing brain tumor imaging.
Shiva Kumar B, Raja Sekhar Reddy B, G M et al. · Electromagnetic biology and medicine · 2026-08
- The over-designed limb: Skeletal robustness and locomotor adaptation in terrestrial and freshwater turtles.
Slongo Sobron JM, Cointry GR, Capozza RF et al. · Journal of anatomy · 2026-08
- Automated Acoustic Recogniser Reveals Spatial Variation in Seasonal Calling of the Range-Restricted Magnificent Broodfrog ( Pseudophryne covacevichae ).
Rush ER, Edwards W, Schwarzkopf L et al. · Ecology and evolution · 2026-08 · open access
Frog species worldwide are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and are the most endangered vertebrate group. To identify and mitigate impacts, it is necessary to have a method to monitor activity, particularly breeding activity, to detect changes over time. To this end, this…
- Follicular Growth Evaluation, Oviposition and Egg Hatching in the Ball Python ( Python regius ).
Rota A, Lorini M, Filippo F et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026-08 · open access
Reproductive performance and follicular dynamics in captive female ball pythons ( Python regius ) were investigated to evaluate reproductive efficiency, assess the usefulness of ultrasonography, and examine the relationship between follicular size and ovulation timing. Reproductive parameters…
- FANCJ and RTEL1 facilitate pre-replication complex disassembly following replisome collision.
Cameron G, Negi S, Sato K et al. · Cell reports · 2026-08 · open access
At the onset of eukaryotic DNA replication, double hexamers of MCM2-7 are assembled into inactive pre-replication complexes (pre-RCs) at replication origins. An excess of pre-RCs is loaded onto DNA, but only a fraction becomes activated to form CMG helicases when origins fire. The replisome, built…
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