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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.
- Analgesic efficacy of hydromorphone in American alligators ( Alligator mississippiensis ).
Henke SE, Wester DB, Eversole CB et al. · Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025-02 · open access
Background American alligators ( Alligator mississippiensis ) are maintained in zoos, aquaria, and farms for educational, research, and production purposes. The standard of veterinary medical care and welfare for captive reptiles requires managing pain and discomfort under conditions deemed painful…
- First identification of a patent pentastomid pulmonary ( Raillietiella orientalis ) infection in a captive Meller's chameleon ( Trioceros melleri ) in Germany.
Sapion-Miranda P, Ebmer D, Kniha E et al. · International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2025-02 · open access
Introduction Reptiles in captivity are susceptible to various endoparasitic infections, including pentastomiasis. Pentastomids are endoparasitic arthropods residing as adults in the respiratory tracts, primarily in the lungs of vertebrates, acting as definitive hosts (DH), with most of them being…
- Host life stage susceptibility to the chytrid fungus in a Neotropical torrent frog.
Ernetti JR, Prado JS, Toledo LF · Fungal biology · 2025-02
- Energyscapes pinpoint marine megafauna feeding hotspots in the Mediterranean.
Lambert C, Broderick AC, Beton D et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025-02 · open access
- The ketamine chameleon: history, pharmacology, and the contested value of experience.
Diep D, de la Salle S, Thibault Lévesque J et al. · Expert review of clinical pharmacology · 2025-02
- Solvent Dehydration and Low Temperature Vacuum Drying for SEM Imaging of Pre-Hatching Frog Embryos.
Zurita-Paredes D, Flores-Bolaños D, Vizuete K et al. · Journal of morphology · 2025-02
- Hidden Armour: The Passive Protective Function of Caudal Osteoderms in Snakes.
Frýdlová P, Dudák J, Tymlová V et al. · Journal of morphology · 2025-02 · open access
Introduction Dermal bony plates, or osteoderms (ODs), are calcified organs formed during the ontogeny directly within the skin (Gadow ; Francillon‐Vieillot et al. ). They were described in the majority of extinct (stem‐amniotes, nonavian dinosaurs, archosaurs) as well as extant (amphibians,…
- Developing flow cytometry for precise evaluation of amphibian sperm viability: technical report.
Jacobs L, Hammond T, Calatayud N et al. · Reproduction, fertility, and development · 2025-02
- Quantitative support for the benefits of proactive management for wildlife disease control
Bletz MC, Grant EHC, DiRenzo G · Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology · 2025-02
- Small RNA sequencing highlights a potential regulatory network mediated by Gecko miRNA affecting the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Li Z, Zhao J, Lu L et al. · Advances in clinical and experimental medicine : official organ Wroclaw Medical University · 2025-02 · open access
Background Gecko has been widely documented in Chinese scientific literature as an anti-tumor agent for various illnesses for thousands of years, and more recently, it has been examined for its anti-tumor effects on several cancers. The effect of Gecko microRNAs (miRNAs) on hepatocellular carcinoma…
- Habitat conservation enhances the resilience of the lizard Liolaemus cuyumhue to high summer temperatures.
Brizio MV, Cabezas-Cartes F, Avila LJ et al. · Scientific reports · 2025-02 · open access
- Thermal biology of Indian rock pythons in tropical India.
Vishnu CS, Ramesh C, Jacob M et al. · Zoology (Jena, Germany) · 2025-02
- Assessment of feeding grounds for loggerhead and green turtles in Korean water through stranding and bycatch data
Park IK, Park D, Kim IH · Biological Conservation. · 2025-02
- The overlooked shadow killer: Elizabethkingia anophelis as a potent pathogen in American bullfrogs (Aquarana catesbeiana)
Liu C, Lin H, Ma J et al. · Aquaculture. · 2025-02
- Review of the Acanthocephalans of Turtles: Diversity, Distribution, and Turtle Host–Parasite Associations
Koch RW, Bolek MG · Comparative Parasitology · 2025-02
- Yawning and Its Temperature-Dependent Modulation in Leopard Geckos.
Kotake KT, Yamaguchi ST, Mukai Y et al. · Zoological science · 2025-02
- Vertebrates in trade that pose high invasion risk to the United States
Daniel WM, Sofaer HR, Jarnevich CS et al. · Biological Conservation. · 2025-02
- The Limits of the Metapopulation: Lineage Fragmentation in a Widespread Terrestrial Salamander (Plethodon cinereus).
Waldron BP, Watts EF, Morgan DJ et al. · Systematic biology · 2025-02
- Risk Assessment Arising from the Exposure of Terrestrial Vertebrates to Soil Contamination: Learning from Field Lizards of the Podarcis Genus.
Scudiero R, Chianese T, Cretì P et al. · Journal of xenobiotics · 2025-02 · open access
1. Introduction Potentially harmful elements are continuously released into the environment. Although all environmental compartments (air, water, and soil) can be contaminated, for many years, greater attention has been paid to the aquatic compartment. Water is the destination of contaminants…
- Revealing the biological features of the axolotl pancreas as a new research model.
Ma H, Peng G, Hu Y et al. · Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025-01 · open access
Introduction The pancreas plays a crucial role in digestion and blood glucose regulation. Current animal models, primarily mice and zebrafish, have limited the exploration of pancreatic biology from an evolutionary-developmental perspective. Tetrapod vertebrate axolotl ( Ambystoma mexicanum )…
- Revisiting the Energetics Hypothesis: Accelerometry Reveals Hidden Variation in the Movement Behavior of Snakes with Differing Foraging Modes
William L. Tillett, Elizabeth J. Noble, John R. Powers et al. · Herpetologica · 2025-01
- Intraspecific interactions and thermal refuge availability interactively influence ectotherm thermoregulation but not energy dynamics.
Adams DR, Gifford ME · Journal of thermal biology · 2025-01
- Diet of the lesser-grison, Galictis cuja (Mammalia, Carnivora): a review and new data from the Brazilian semiarid Caatinga.
Queiros A, Cabral S, Guimarães T et al. · Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia · 2025-01 · open access
The lesser-grison (Galictis cuja) is a mustelid native to South America with an wide, but its diet remains poorly understood. The present study combines published data with new information on the diet of G. cuja from the semiarid Caatinga ecoregion, based on the analysis of the stomach contents of…
- Risk Assessment During Nest Defense Against Three Simulated Predators by Female Northern House Wrens ( Troglodytes aedon ).
Eggleston RC, Fornara JH, Davis KM et al. · Ecology and evolution · 2025-01 · open access
Offspring predation is one of the greatest obstacles to an organism's reproductive success, but parents vary in the strength of their response to potential predators. One explanation for this variable investment is that defending current offspring has the potential to lower future reproductive…
- Amphibian cellular immune response to chytridiomycosis at metamorphic climax.
Humphries JE, Hicks A, Lanctôt C et al. · Immunologic research · 2025-01 · open access
Introduction The fungal disease chytridiomycosis (caused by the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, hereafter Bd ) is a primary contributor to the declines observed in amphibian species globally. Chytridiomycosis is the greatest infectious disease threat to vertebrate biodiversity,…
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