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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.
- Predation risk in two Patagonian Liolaemus lizards: Similar escape behaviour in different environmental contexts
Castillo MC, Cruz FB, Stellatelli OA et al. · Behavioural processes · 2025-08
- Helminth fauna of the monocled cobra ( Naja kaouthia ) from central Thailand: community composition and taxonomic perspectives.
Ratnarathorn N, Thaenkham U, Chan AHE et al. · Parasitology · 2025-08 · open access
Introduction Rapid urbanization has intensified human–wildlife interactions, including those involving snakes, and has contributed to the growing popularity of exotic species introductions (Mendoza-Roldan et al.,; Ratnarathorn et al., ). Although snakes are inherently wild animals, several species…
- Antipredator responses of native amphibian tadpoles to the presence of invasive alien African clawed frogs
Colchen T, Pays O, Harmange C et al. · Animal Behaviour · 2025-08
- Predicting the potential distribution of the Gila Monster and evaluating the extent of protected natural areas for conservation
Gehman CS, Gienger CM · Journal for Nature Conservation · 2025-08
- Effects of Paramisgurnus dabryanus Density on the Growth Performance of Pelophylax nigromaculatus and the Soil Microbial Communities Within a Rice-Frog-Loach Integrated Aquaculture System.
Yu C, Li Y, Zhou Q et al. · Microorganisms · 2025-07 · open access
This investigation examines the influence of P. dabryanus density on the growth performance of P . nigromaculatus and the structural and functional dynamics of paddy soil microbial communities within a rice-frog-loach integrated aquaculture system. Field experiments were conducted with five density…
- Amphibians With Dermatological Disease: A Retrospective Study of 223 Cases at Five University Veterinary Teaching Hospitals (1986-2024).
Kaplan-Hsu A, Keller KA, Ossiboff R et al. · Veterinary dermatology · 2025-07
- Long-term salinity exposure reveals site-specific physiological and behavioural responses in coastal and inland toads.
Lorrain-Soligon L, Barrouillet L, Lourdais O et al. · The Journal of experimental biology · 2025-07
- Python cardiomyocytes store lipids to buffer against hyperlipidemia.
Tan Y, Peter AK, Ozeroff CD et al. · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025-07
- Niche Differences in Coexisting Species: Ecological Insights Into the Role of Activity Patterns, Space Use, and Environmental Preferences.
Reyes-Puig C, Enriquez-Urzelai U, Sillero N et al. · Ecology and evolution · 2025-07 · open access
Introduction For decades, the definition of the ecological niche has been a subject of debate among scientists (Grinnell ; Elton ; Hutchinson ,; Soberon and Peterson ; Sales et al. ). From Hutchinson's seminal contribution in 1978 to the most current, biogeographically driven views of Soberon and…
- Two novel rickettsiae (Candidatus Rickettsia isanensis and Candidatus Rickettsia ranongensis) and co-detections of bacteria and protozoa in Amblyomma ticks of reptiles from Thailand.
Hirunkanokpun S, Ahantarig A, Baimai V et al. · BMC microbiology · 2025-07 · open access
- Genotypic Discrimination of Chytrid Fungus Lineages in the Amphibian Trade.
Ribeiro LP, Rodriguez D, Dos Santos RC et al. · EcoHealth · 2025-07
- Fertilization in the African clawed frog , Xenopus laevis , requires an egg-derived PLC to signal the fast block to polyspermy.
Komondor KM, Sharp KG, Carlson AE · microPublication biology · 2025-07 · open access
Fertilization in Xenopus laevis triggers calcium release and membrane depolarization to activate the fast block to polyspermy. This depolarization requires phospholipase C (PLC) activity, but the identity and origin of the PLC remained unclear. We previously reported that PLCZ1 , which encodes the…
- Intestinal microbial dysbiosis under nitrite stress in juvenile three-keeled pond turtles, Mauremys reevesii.
Tang HB, Si YX, Li HD et al. · BMC microbiology · 2025-07 · open access
- Differential bioconcentration and depuration of diphenhydramine in Xenopus laevis tadpoles and frogs.
Kocour Kroupová H, Steinbach C, Pech M et al. · Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2025-07
- Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of Brucellosis in Wild and Domestic Birds: Unraveling the Complex Interplay of Transmission and Ecology (1970-2024).
Dadar M, Fakhri Y, Gharekhani J et al. · Current microbiology · 2025-07
- Intraspecific Variations in Ecomorphological Functional Traits of Montane Stream-Dwelling Frogs Were Driven by Their Microhabitat Conditions.
Peng X, Kang D, Chen G et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025-07 · open access
Understanding how habitat conditions drive morphological adaptations in animals is critical in ecology, yet amphibian studies remain limited. This study investigated intraspecific variation in ecomorphological traits of three montane stream-dwelling frogs ( Quasipaa boulengeri , Amolops sinensis ,…
- Haematology and plasma biochemistry reference intervals of Galapagos tortoises from Isabela Island.
Nieto-Claudín A, Palmer JL, Brenn-White M et al. · Conservation physiology · 2025-07 · open access
Wildlife health assessments including haematology and biochemistry parameters are essential to evaluating the well-being of free-living species. In Galapagos, the iconic giant tortoises still thrive in the archipelago despite anthropogenic pressures, with up to 13 extant species distributed across…
- The cascading impact of an invasive snake on arthropod communities
Julien C. Piquet, Borja Maestresalas, Marta López‐Darias · Ecological Processes · 2025-07 · open access
Abstract Background The depletion of birds and mammals by invasive snakes is known to trigger top-down trophic cascades in recipient ecosystems. However, the indirect effects of island reptile depletion by invasive snakes remain largely unexplored, despite reptiles being an integral component of…
- The paleoecology and taphonomy of a Santonian-Campanian (Upper Cretaceous) dinosaur-bearing vertebrate locality from Bulgaria: a window into an underexplored part of the Late Cretaceous European Archipelago.
Nikolov V, Pavlishina P, Dochev D et al. · Swiss journal of palaeontology · 2025-07 · open access
The Upper Cretaceous European vertebrate fossil record has improved significantly in the past three decades but there still remain chronostratigraphic and geographic gaps, which obscure our understanding of the paleobiogeography and evolution within the insular environments of the Late Cretaceous…
- Social dynamics and behavior of zoo-housed red-footed tortoises at different housing densities.
O'Brien SL, Diaz A, Cronin KA · Behavioural processes · 2025-07
- Cystic rete testis in a central bearded dragon (Pogonavitticeps).
Orantes GG, Foster RA, Cecil TR et al. · Journal of comparative pathology · 2025-07
- Cold-Induced Vomiting of a White-Tailed Deer ( Odocoileus virginianus ) by an Invasive Burmese Python ( Python bivittatus ) in Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida, USA.
Mangione TR, McCargar GS, Metcalf MF et al. · Ecology and evolution · 2025-07 · open access
The Burmese python ( Python bivittatus ) is native to Southeast Asia and has an established invasive population throughout South Florida. As part of the effort to understand invasive python biology and potential impacts to the native ecosystem, we have been using radio-telemetry to investigate…
- Conservation genetics of a freshwater turtle (Trachemys hartwegi) in a threatened riverine ecosystem.
Becerra E, Rodríguez López B, Borja M et al. · Molecular biology reports · 2025-07
- Exposure to Rice Straw Ash Alters Survival, Development and Microbial Diversity in Amphibian Tadpoles.
Tong Q, Pan YL, Fan QR et al. · Ecology and evolution · 2025-07 · open access
Introduction Amphibians, one of the world's most endangered animal species, are facing previously unprecedented survival challenges (Reid et al. ). Compared to birds and mammals, a significantly higher proportion of amphibian species (over 40%) are in danger of going extinct, according to data from…
- Establishment of aquatic Rio Cauca Caecilians, Typhlonectes natans (Fischer 1880) (Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae), in Florida, with notes on their relative abundance, distribution, and natural history
Coleman M. Sheehy, Robert Robins, David C. Blackburn et al. · Reptiles & Amphibians · 2025-07 · open access
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