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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.
- Identification and Characterization of Static Craniofacial Defects in Pre-Metamorphic Xenopus laevis Tadpoles.
Jones E, Fonticella JM, McLaughlin KA · Journal of developmental biology · 2025-07 · open access
Craniofacial development is a complex, highly conserved process involving multiple tissue types and molecular pathways, with perturbations resulting in congenital defects that often require invasive surgical interventions to correct. Remarkably, some species, such as Xenopus laevis , can correct…
- An LC-MS/MS-based approach for monitoring monoaminergic status in lizard brains: method development and real-samples application.
Šikić D, Turković L, Malev O et al. · Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2025-07
- Laparoscopic Anatomy of the Coelomic Cavity Organs in Female Red-Eared Slider ( Trachemys scripta Elegans ).
Pedram S, Zehtabvar O, Rostami A et al. · Veterinary medicine international · 2025-07 · open access
Background: Turtles are one of the oldest reptiles and have evolved about 200 million years ago. One of them is the red-eared slider ( Trachemys scripta ). These freshwater turtles are native to the southern United States and northern Mexico. However, they have become popular pets in Iran and many…
- Streptozotocin induced hyperglycemia in the axolotl.
Sørensen PL, Dittrich A, Lauridsen H · Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists · 2025-07 · open access
Background Diabetes is a group of diseases characterized by loss of β cell mass and/or function, resulting in hyperglycemia. With no established curative treatment, this has initiated research in β cell regeneration. Current animal models have either limited regenerative capacity (mice) or small…
- Bearded Dragon Activity Recognition Pipeline: An AI-Based Approach to Behavioural Monitoring
Arsen Yermukan, Machado, Pedro, Feliciano Pedro Francisco Domingos et al. · Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository) · 2025-07
- The earliest known fungal-induced biomineralization in fossil bones and its role in the marine ecosystem.
Han F, Sullivan C, Yang H et al. · Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025-07
- Surgical pelvic limb amputation and tarsorrhaphy in an American Toad (Bufo americanus)
Chloe R. Dupleix, Samantha J. Sander · Wildlife Rehabilitation Bulletin · 2025-07 · open access
- Lizard Thermal Physiology Drives Abundance Peaks along Climate Gradients but Only Weakly Predicts Distributional Limits.
Lange ZK, Bodensteiner BL, Nicholson DJ et al. · The American naturalist · 2025-07
- The thermal dependence of metabolism in three sea turtle species and the effects of activity.
Enstipp MR, Plot V, Ciccione S et al. · The Journal of experimental biology · 2025-07
- Effects of Substrate Provision and Associated Cleaning Practices on Welfare Indicators in Eastern Long-Nosed Vipers (Vipera ammodytes meridionalis) During Growth and Development.
Powell DM, Augustine L, Edes AN et al. · Zoo biology · 2025-07
- Estrogen receptor and temperature independently influence sex determination in the red-eared slider turtle.
Wang X, Ding Z, Wu P et al. · Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025-07 · open access
In reptiles with temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), including the red-eared slider turtle Trachemys scripta elegans , female sex determination is sensitive to estrogen. However, the underlying molecular mechanism by which estrogen facilitates ovarian development remains unclear in TSD.…
- Leveraging Multi-Level Biomarkers Using Machine Learning: Identifying Physiological and Skin Microbial Dynamics in Bd-Resistant Amphibians.
Park JK, Lee JE, Do Y · Integrative zoology · 2025-07
- New approaches for capturing and estimating variation in complex animal color patterns from digital photographs: application to the Eastern Box Turtle ( Terrapene carolina ).
Maki E, Glimm T, Pramanik P et al. · PeerJ · 2025-07 · open access
INTRODUCTION Animal color and color pattern are fundamental traits in ecology and evolution, frequently implicated in communication among individuals of the same species, sexual selection, anti-predator strategies, and thermoregulation. Consequently, they often undergo strong selective pressures.…
- Offensive and Defensive Exploitation of Ants by Termitophagous Spiders (Araneae: Zodariidae).
Pekár S, Gajski D, Šedo O et al. · Integrative zoology · 2025-07
- Thermal mismatch models derived from occurrence data predict pathogen prevalence in frogs.
Duncan RP, Scheele BC, Clulow S · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025-07 · open access
- An Overlooked Habitat-Dependent Link Between Metabolism and Water Loss in Reptiles.
Dubiner S, Meiri S, Levin E · Integrative zoology · 2025-07 · open access
Maintaining the body's water balance is crucial for function and survival in all animals. Humidity conditions vary between different habitats and greatly affect an animal's evaporative water loss (EWL). Species inhabiting arid regions have adaptions to minimize water loss, which those adapted to…
- Quantifying costs and benefits of alternative overwintering strategies in a southeastern population of timber rattlesnakes ( Crotalus horridus ).
Powers JR, Stubbs AA, Mead AJ et al. · Current zoology · 2025-07 · open access
- Proximate composition of wild meats present in traditional food systems of the Brazilian Amazon.
Lima E Silva TDO, Matias ACN, Jacob de Menezes Neto E et al. · PloS one · 2025-07 · open access
The Amazon region, renowned for its rich biodiversity, is home to indigenous and riverside populations that maintain an intrinsic relationship with the forest, playing a crucial role in the local ecological balance. The diet of this population, based on fish and wild meat, is essential for their…
- Neurotoxic effects of Cis-bifenthrin on microbe-gut-brain axis: Disruption of neurolipid balance in Xenopus laevis.
Li M, Li C, He M et al. · Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2025-07 · open access
The neurotoxic effects of cis-bifenthrin (cis-BF) on amphibians and its molecular mechanisms are unclear despite its common presence in aquatic environments. In present study, female Xenopus laevis were subjected to a three-month treatment with environmentally relevant concentrations of 60 and 300…
- Longitudinal and cross-sectional study of Chlamydia serpentis in captive snakes: Insights from two successive outbreaks in a zoological institution.
Pierre H, Rachid A, Gregory J et al. · Veterinary microbiology · 2025-07 · open access
Among the Chlamydia species known to infect snakes, C. serpentis is a recently described pathogen. A first outbreak of C. serpentis in the snake collection of a zoological institution was documented in 2018. In 2023, a wild-caught asp viper (Vipera aspis) tested positive by PCR for C. serpentis,…
- The impact of size and ontogeny on suction feeding kinematics in the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum).
Toussaint-Lardé I, Louppe V, Sanchez-Garrido F et al. · Biology open · 2025-07 · open access
Size impacts all aspects of life in animals. Not only does it impact metabolism and physiology, it also affects movements, resulting in different selective pressures on animals of diverse sizes. However, beyond size, differences in developmental stage may also impact movements due to the maturation…
- Identification of Simultaneous Occurrence of Amphibian Chytrid Fungi and Ranavirus in South Korea.
Lee JE, Park YJ, Kwon MG et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025-07 · open access
1. Introduction Amphibians are currently experiencing one of the most severe extinction events in vertebrate history. Particularly, large-scale pandemics such as those caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ( Bd ), an amphibian chytrid fungus, and ranavirus (RV), a member of the Iridoviridae…
- Early-life exposure to heat wave induces carry-over effects on oxidative status and behaviour in an amphibian.
Messina S, Canestrelli D, Screpanti L et al. · Journal of thermal biology · 2025-07 · open access
Climate change is making heat waves (HWs) more frequent and intense. These periods of abnormally elevated temperatures pose serious challenges to the life of organisms, particularly of those with limited thermoregulation abilities like amphibians. How early-life stress impacts the phenotype after…
- Adaptive Emergence Patterns of Spot-Tailed Earless Lizards: Influence of UV Light and Temperature on Diel Activity.
Rangel ED, Moeller CA, Ayala RA et al. · Ecology and evolution · 2025-07 · open access
We examined the emergence behavior of spot-tailed earless lizards (STEL; Holbrookia lacerata and H. subcaudalis ). Using controlled laboratory and seminatural experiments, we evaluated the effects of UV light, visible light, temperature, and prey activity on STEL emergence timing. Our results…
- Comparative Analysis of Heat Exposure-Induced Molecular Changes in Two Turtle Species with Contrasting Thermal Adaptations.
Hong J, Gao Y, Li J et al. · Integrative zoology · 2025-07 · open access
Global climate change has heightened heat stress, threatening amphibian and reptile survival, including turtles. Although turtle species vary in heat tolerance, the molecular mechanisms behind these differences are not well understood. This study aimed to identify differentially expressed genes…
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