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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.
- Ovivorous Opportunities: Predation Events During Nest Guarding in a Freshwater Fish Species.
Studden BM, Fernandes T, McMeans B · Ecology and evolution · 2025-03 · open access
The construction and defense of nests leading up to and following spawning is widespread across freshwater fishes. Despite the known role of nesting in sexual selection and the establishment of social hierarchy, how nesting and nest guarding behavior may shape predation risk for both offspring and…
- Assessing Potential Reservoir of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in the Oral Microbiota of Captive Burmese and Royal Pythons.
Marques I, Pinto AR, Martins JJ et al. · Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025-03 · open access
The oral microbiota has a diversity of microorganisms that together maintain the homeostasis of the oral cavity. Disruptions in the balance of these microbial populations can lead to the development of oral and dental diseases. To characterize the normal oral microbiota of captive ophidians,…
- Identification of sex-biased and gonadal developmental miRNAs during critical windows of early gonadal differentiation in the Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus).
Yang S, Wang X, Yang H et al. · BMC genomics · 2025-03 · open access
- Retama Raetam's In-Vitro Acaricidal Action on The Hyalommaaegyptium Tick, Infecting Testudo Graeca Turtles in The Southern Algeria District of Laghouat
Mohamed El-Amine Benhassine, Rachid Chaibi, Lamine Hamida · Revista Electronica de Veterinaria · 2025-03 · open access
This research develops the narrative on investigating the efficacy of the plant extracts of Retama raetam that is essential in treating the tick, Hyalommaaegyptium, developing in Testudo graeca. These Tortoise species lives in the Laghouat region of Southern Algeria.Various extracting solvents are…
- Craniorachischisis Totalis: A Detailed Case Report.
Biswas S, Joy P, Gaikwad M et al. · Iranian journal of child neurology · 2025-03 · open access
- Behavioral Syndromes Across Time and Space in a Long‐Lived Turtle
Daniel F. Hughes, Kaylyn Hobelman, Abigail Trautman et al. · Ethology · 2025-03
- Varanid Teeth Asymmetry and Correlation to Body Size.
Sion G, D'Amore DC · Journal of developmental biology · 2025-03 · open access
Stressors such as injuries, embryonic instability during development, and higher levels of stress hormones such as testosterone can result in increases in fluctuating asymmetry in reptiles and other vertebrates. Digit asymmetry, digit ratio variability, and skull trait asymmetry such as eye and jaw…
- Programming of pluripotency and the germ line co-evolved from a Nanog ancestor.
Crowley D, Simpson L, Chatfield J et al. · Cell reports · 2025-03 · open access
Francois Jacob proposed that evolutionary novelty arises through incremental tinkering with pre-existing genetic mechanisms. Vertebrate evolution was predicated on pluripotency, the ability of embryonic cells to form somatic germ layers and primordial germ cells (PGCs). The origins of pluripotency…
- Surgical incisions in sea turtles have a moderately high complication occurrence but heal well with appropriate management: 70 incisions for 52 turtles (2008-2024).
Coderre F, Rockwell K, Tuxbury KA et al. · Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association · 2025-03 · open access
- A new species of Lepidodactylus (Gekkonidae) from Misima Island, Papua New Guinea.
Oliver PM, Richards SJ · Zootaxa · 2025-03
- Calibration of Low-Cost LoRaWAN-Based IoT Air Quality Monitors Using the Super Learner Ensemble: A Case Study for Accurate Particulate Matter Measurement.
Balagopal G, Wijeratne L, Waczak J et al. · Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025-03 · open access
This study calibrates an affordable, solar-powered LoRaWAN air quality monitoring prototype using the research-grade Palas Fidas Frog sensor. Motivated by the need for sustainable air quality monitoring in smart city initiatives, this work integrates low-cost, self-sustaining sensors with…
- Snake Fungal Disease (Ophidiomycosis) in Northern Pine Snakes ( Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus ) in New Jersey: Variations by Year, Sex, and Morphological Sampling Site.
Burger J, Jeitner C, Zappalorti RT et al. · Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025-03 · open access
Ophidiomyces ophidiicola , the fungus causing Snake Fungal Disease (SFD) or ophidiomycosis, is prevalent in North American snakes and can have deleterious population effects. Northern pine snakes ( Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus ) in New Jersey often test positive for ophidiomycosis. In this…
- Microclimatic changes caused by plant invasions and warming: uncovering thermal costs and benefits to a tortoise.
Garcia RA, Clusella-Trullas S · Conservation physiology · 2025-03 · open access
Introduction Making accurate predictions for species conservation requires explicit incorporation of microhabitat data at spatio-temporal scales relevant to the species’ body size and ecological preferences (,; Potter et al., 2013;; ). Ectothermic animals are especially reliant on fine-grained…
- Adeno-associated viruses for efficient gene expression in the axolotl nervous system.
Lust K, Tanaka EM · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025-03 · open access
- A Comparison of the Effects of Habitat Type and Human Influence on Occupancy of Freshwater Turtles in the Mississippi Embayment
Rowland Fournier, Joshua R. Ennen, Philip R. Gould et al. · Wildlife Letters · 2025-03 · open access
ABSTRACT Freshwater turtles are highly diverse in the southeastern United States, yet few studies document how diversity is distributed in agricultural and rural landscapes. Furthermore, most previous work did not compare distributions between pond and river habitats with potential differences in…
- Identification of antimicrobial peptides from the Ambystoma mexicanum displaying antibacterial and antitumor activity.
Dastagir N, Liebsch C, Kutz J et al. · PloS one · 2025-03 · open access
Antibiotic resistance is a significant healthcare concern. Therefore, identifying target molecules that can serve as antibiotic substitutes is crucial. Among the promising candidates are antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). AMPs are defense mechanisms of the innate immune system which exist in almost all…
- Serological Distribution of Salmonella enterica subsp. Isolated from Feces of Domesticated Crested Gecko ( Correlophus ciliates ) in Busan Province, South Korea.
Bae IK, Park YK, Park SH et al. · Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025-03 · open access
Geckos are often considered to be reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens. This study was conducted to describe the prevalence and characteristics of pathogens isolated from fecal samples of crested geckos in South Korea. A total of 76 fecal samples were collected from 76 domesticated crested geckos in…
- Blood and cloacal microbiome profile of captive green turtles (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata): Water quality and conservation implications.
Ching XL, Samsol S, Rusli MU et al. · Chemosphere · 2025-03
- Adaptive divergence in diets between the sexes in a tropical snake (Stegonotus australis, Colubridae).
Brown GP, Madsen T, Shine R · Oecologia · 2025-03 · open access
Males and females within a population may differ in dietary composition either as a non-adaptive consequence of sexual dimorphism, or because specific food types enhance fitness more in one sex than the other. To test between those two explanations, we can ask whether the consumption of a food type…
- Ecosurveillance reveals subtle metabolic effects on the non-native cane toad (Rhinella marina) from low levels of accumulated environmental per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Lettoof DC, Suzuki M, Nilsson S et al. · Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2025-03 · open access
- The Use of Cognition by Amphibians Confronting Environmental Change: Examples from the Behavioral Ecology of Crawfish Frogs ( Rana areolata ).
Lannoo MJ, Stiles RM · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025-03 · open access
Amphibian conservation concerns frequently center on the idea of 'saving' them, with the underlying assumption they are the passive victims of anthropogenic environmental change. But this approach ignores the physiological, biochemical, and behavioral flexibility amphibians have employed since they…
- Boldness and learning in an active foraging lizard.
Rangel-Patiño CA, Mastachi-Loza CA, Carmen-Cristóbal JM et al. · Behavioural processes · 2025-03
- Infection intensity and severity of Ranavirus transmission in juvenile wood frogs.
Rayle MR, Brunner JL, Dahrouge NC et al. · Oecologia · 2025-03 · open access
- Why Are Some Snakes More Terrifying and What Is Behind the Fear?
Frynta D, Janovcová M, Elmi HSA et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025-03 · open access
1.1. Snakes as Ancestral and Still Relevant Fear-Eliciting Stimuli for Humans Snakes are highly salient stimuli that evoke fear and, in some cases, phobias in humans. Since the innate fear of snakes is also well-documented in many other primates, it is hypothesized that this fear arose due to…
- Plasma steroid hormones concentrations and their relevance in the reproductive cycle of female Mountain Horned Lizard, Phrynosoma orbiculare.
Hernández-Hernández LE, Sánchez-Manjarrez D, Hernández-Gallegos O et al. · Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology · 2025-03
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