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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.
- Role of Trachemys scripta elegans in polystome (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea, Polystomatidae) spillover and spillback following the trade of freshwater turtles in southern Europe and North America.
Verneau O, Quinn D, Smith KG et al. · Parasite (Paris, France) · 2025-05 · open access
The red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied, 1938), has been introduced worldwide, partly because of the exotic pet trade in the 1980s and 1990s. When T. s. elegans is released or escapes into natural environments, it often establishes new feral populations due to its tolerance for a…
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- Case Report: Oral fecal microbiota transplantation in a Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise ( Testudo graeca ) suffering from chronic gastrointestinal disease-procedure, clinical outcome and follow-up.
Hetterich J, Pees M · Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025-05 · open access
Introduction Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is the process of transferring fecal microbiota from a healthy donor into the gastrointestinal tract of a recipient. Although many mechanisms of FMT are still not completely understood at present, it has been described that the treatment of…
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Olivier Verneau, Dennis Quinn, Kevin G. Smith et al. · Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) · 2025-05
- Nuclear Assembly in Giant Unilamellar Vesicles Encapsulating Xenopus Egg Extract.
Takamori S, Mimura H, Osaki T et al. · Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2025-05 · open access
- Effects of Sample Storage Conditions and Individual Characteristics on Innate Immune Assays in Box Turtles.
Kay TM, Johnson BD, Glore DA et al. · Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology · 2025-05
- Influence of semicircular canal morphology on the VOR and swimming activity in larval amphibians: a comparative study in Xenopus and axolotl.
Schneider-Soupiadis P, Forsthofer M, Schneider-Soupiadis F et al. · Frontiers in neurology · 2025-05 · open access
Gaze stabilization and locomotion rely often on an accurate sensory detection of head movements by the vestibular system. A functional relationship between vestibular sensitivity, locomotor skills and semicircular canal morphology has been suspected in vertebrates as an adaptation to…
- Independent and interactive effects of disease and methylmercury on demographic rates across multiple amphibian populations.
Kain MP, Hossack BR, Smalling KL et al. · Scientific reports · 2025-05 · open access
Introduction Infectious diseases, whether alone or in conjunction with other stressors such as habitat loss and environmental contaminants, remain a growing threat to global biodiversity,. Effects from pathogens are often most detectable during epizootic stages characterized by high transmission,…
- Spatial analysis of vehicular trauma and identification of hotspots in North Carolina chelonians
Aswini Cherukuri, Alexandra Sack, Gregory A. Lewbart · Journal of Wildlife Management · 2025-05 · open access
- Devoted motherhood in snakes; a Diamond Python ( Morelia spilota ) continues parental care of eggs despite repeated disturbance
Chris Williams, Richard Shine · Australian Zoologist · 2025-05
- Long-term Spatial Ecology of Three Long-lived Turtles
H. Patrick Roberts, Lisabeth L. Willey, Michael T. Jones et al. · Northeastern Naturalist · 2025-05
- Relationship between joint shape and function as revealed through ex vivo XROMM.
Brocklehurst RJ, Fahn-Lai L, Biewener A et al. · The Journal of experimental biology · 2025-05
- Shell colouration is associated with sex, boldness, and innate immunity in wild adult eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina)
Clinton Warren, Matthew Klukowski · Amphibia-Reptilia · 2025-05
- Retrospective Analysis of Isoflurane Anesthesia–Associated Mortality in Inland Bearded Dragons (Pogona vitticeps) from 2002 to 2022: 40 Cases
Amanda L. Day, H. Nicole Trenholme, Danielle E. Strahl-Heldreth et al. · Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery · 2025-05
- Biology and Conservation of Emydine Turtles: Introduction
Michael T. Jones, Lisabeth L. Willey, H. Patrick Roberts · Northeastern Naturalist · 2025-05
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Angela E. Douglas · Cornell University Press eBooks · 2025-05
- Multidimensional analyses of reptile assemblages: insights from phylogenetic, functional, and taxonomic diversity.
Vicenzi N, Novillo A, Solano-Iguaran JJ et al. · Current zoology · 2025-05 · open access
- Diversity of Species and Morphometrics of Reptiles (Order Squamata) in The Utilization Block of The Kerandangan Tourism Area
Nuzul Rizki Ramadhan, Maiser Syaputra, Endah Wahyuningsih · JURNAL BIOLOGI TROPIS · 2025-05 · open access
This study aims to identify and analyze the diversity of reptiles from the order Squamata in the Kerandangan Nature Tourism Park, West Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia, which has various habitat types, namely garden, secondary forest, riparian, and ecotone, influencing the…
- Hematologic values in Brazilian Boa constrictor snake
Marthin Raboch Lempek, Renato Florio Yabiku, Thiago Freitas Ferreira et al. · Journal of Agricultural Sciences Research (2764-0973) · 2025-05
- Helminth parasites of terrestrial and freshwater chelonians in the Neotropical region: Biogeographic distribution and new record for Phrynops geoffroanus (Schweigger, 1812) (Testudines: Chelidae) in the Brazilian semi-arid region.
Izidro de Brito PH, Figueiredo Lacerda AC · Journal of helminthology · 2025-05
- Skin microbiomes of frogs vary among body regions, revealing differences that reflect known patterns of chytrid infection.
Ghose SL, Eisen JA · Frontiers in microbiology · 2025-05 · open access
Introduction Communities of microbes associated with multicellular organisms, also known as microbiomes, can play a significant role in the health and disease of their hosts. We are interested here in the skin-associated microbiome of frogs and the roles it may play in frog health. In general, the…
- The gut-liver axis plays a limited role in mediating the liver's heat susceptibility of Chinese giant salamander.
Zhai R, Zhao C, Chang L et al. · BMC genomics · 2025-05 · open access
- T- and B-cell lymphomas in 2 captive green tree pythons.
Pagliarani S, Haydock L, Susta L et al. · Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2025-05 · open access
Two captive 19-y-old green tree pythons ( Morelia viridis ), a male and a female, were diagnosed with lymphoma. At autopsy, the female was in poor body condition and had an extensive subcutaneous soft tissue mass along the ribs. The mass was composed of numerous neoplastic round cells that were…
- Effects of ultraviolet radiation on the activity, survival, and growth of the critically endangered northern corroboree frog.
McFadden MS, Silla AJ, Kelleher SR et al. · Biology open · 2025-05 · open access
Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is known to have lethal and sublethal impacts on amphibians, yet effects on anuran growth, development and behaviour remain understudied. As the global amphibian extinction crisis worsens, and more species enter conservation breeding programs (CBPs), there is a growing…
- Reduced thermoregulatory ability contributes to increased mortality in urban box turtles (Terrapene spp.).
Uiterwaal SF, Palmer JL, Farook S et al. · Journal of thermal biology · 2025-05 · open access
- Factorial scope of ingestion and the potential functional response of puff adders (Bitis arietans) to high prey abundance.
Alexander GJ · Scientific reports · 2025-05 · open access
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