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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.
- Urodele amphibian newt bridges the missing link in evo-devo of the pancreas.
Morozumi R, Okamoto K, Enomoto E et al. · Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists · 2025-01
- Survey of parasitic fauna data from wild animals through coproparasitological diagnosis in Southern Brazil.
Lignon JS, Pinto DM, Dos Santos TS et al. · BMC veterinary research · 2025-01 · open access
- Dietary Taurine Regulation of the Intestinal Microbiome in Chinese Stripe-Necked Turtle ( Mauremys sinensis ).
Yuan Y, Niu X, Hao C et al. · International journal of molecular sciences · 2025-01 · open access
1. Introduction Taurine, a sulfur-containing amino acid with a straightforward structure, is the most abundant in living organisms and is predominantly found in animal tissues and cells that make up the nervous, muscular, and glandular systems. In a previous study, the uptake and distribution of…
- Habitat Specificity and Phenotypic Variation in Mediterranean Salamanders (Genus Salamandra)
Daniel Escoriza, Jihène Ben Hassine · Herpetologica · 2025-01
- Anatomy of a Turtle Confiscation: What to Expect When You're Not Expecting and Recommendations for Improving Outcomes
Tracey D. Tuberville, Kurt A. Buhlmann, James W. Dillman et al. · Chelonian Conservation and Biology · 2025-01
- Contact zone of slow worms Anguis fragilis Linnaeus, 1758 and Anguis colchica (Nordmann, 1840) in Poland.
Skórzewski G, Borczyk B, Bury S et al. · PeerJ · 2025-01 · open access
Background Legless lizards, the slow worms of the genus Anguis, are forming secondary contact zones within their Europe-wide distribution. Methods We examined 35 populations of A. fragilis and A. colchica to identify the level of morphological and genetic divergence in Poland. We applied a…
- The role of vitamin D in slipped capital femoral epiphysis in children and adolescents: a retrospective case-control study.
Ning P, Lin S, Geng H et al. · Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025-01 · open access
Objective To explore the correlation between vitamin D levels, related endocrine/metabolic factors, and the risk of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) in children and adolescents, and to assess whether vitamin D levels are associated with SCFE severity. Methods A retrospective case-control…
- Habitat Partitioning Among Mediterranean Tortoises (Genus Testudo) in Response to Vegetation Seasonality
Daniel Escoriza, Oğuz Türkozan · Chelonian Conservation and Biology · 2025-01
- Global Testudo Trade: Update and Recent Trends
Iona Shearer, Oğuz Türkozan · Chelonian Conservation and Biology · 2025-01
- Investigating the motivations of repetitive barrier interactions in Pogona vitticeps
Melanie Denommé, Glenn J. Tattersall · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 2025-01 · open access
- Colostomies for two lizards with cloacal prolapse.
Takami Y, Une Y · The Journal of veterinary medical science · 2025-01 · open access
- Navigating new threats: Prey naïveté in native mammals.
McKee RK, Hart KM, Zeitoune S et al. · The Journal of animal ecology · 2025-01
- Performance of Three Portable Blood Glucose Meters in Inland Bearded Dragons (Pogona vitticeps)
Danielle K. Tarbert, Lisa Pacumio, Mélanie Ammersbach et al. · Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery · 2025-01
- Terrapene carolina major (Gulf Coast Box Turtle). Diet.
Andrew J. Heaton and Roy C. Lipscomb · Herpetological Review · 2025-01
- Sternotherus odoratus (Eastern Musk Turtle). Reproductive output.
Herpetological Review · 2025-01
- Human perturbations on animal social networks: implications on disease ecology
Kimberly Conteddu · Research Repository UCD (University College Dublin) · 2025-01 · open access
- Boa constrictor ortonii (Peruvian Coastal Boa/Orton’s Boa). Xanthism.
Michael Gulman · Herpetological Review · 2025-01
- Identification of a New Stage in Salamandra infraimmaculata Metamorphosis
Gad Degani · Open Journal of Animal Sciences · 2025-01 · open access
We examined various water bodies in which fire salamander (Salamandra infraimmaculata) larvae were growing and showed significant variation in growth rate and completion of metamorphosis depending on the habitat-seasonal pond, spring stream, or water hole. The phenomenon described herein involves…
- Potential Evolutionary Convergence in Trophic Adaptations of Two Booidean Snake Lineages as Evidenced by Skull Morphology.
Seneci L, Hall AS, Glaw F et al. · Journal of morphology · 2025-01
- Pituophis melanoleucus (Eastern Pinesnake). Transmitter retention.
Rulon W. Clark · Herpetological Review · 2025-01
- Ambystoma tigrinum (Eastern Tiger Salamander). Overwintering larvae.
Katherine L. Krynak · Herpetological Review · 2025-01
- Elaphe climacophora (Japanese Ratsnake). Diet.
Yash Nagwekar, Sanjay P. Wasake, Sangram Kamble, Nikhil Mohite, Vikas Mane, and Aniket R. Puram · Herpetological Review · 2025-01
- Passage of Angiostrongylus cantonensis through the trophic web: an experimental study on reptiles.
Anettová L, Šipková A, Velič V et al. · Parasitology · 2025-01 · open access
The rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a zoonotic metastrongyloid nematode, currently considered an emerging pathogen approaching Europe. In tropics and subtropics, it is an important food-borne neurotropic parasite of medical and veterinary importance. Sources of infection for mammals and…
- Understanding and predicting infection dynamics for an endangered amphibian using long-term surveys of wild and translocated frogs
Hammond TT, Backlin AR, Gallegos EA et al. · Biological Conservation. · 2025-01
- Functions and mechanisms of niche conformance in fire salamander larvae
Schulte, Laura · Publikationen an der Universität Bielefeld (Universität Bielefeld) · 2025-01 · open access
Climate change, habitat loss and pathogens are among the main drivers for biodiversity loss in our changing world. This becomes very noticeable in amphibian species, as they are dependent on precipitation and temperature and thus are in particular impacted by climate change. Extreme weather events…
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