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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.
- Ups and downs of fossorial life: migration restlessness and geotaxis may explain overwintering emergence in the spotted salamander.
Giacometti D, Moldowan PD, Tattersall GJ · The Journal of experimental biology · 2024-10 · open access
To decide whether to remain underground or to emerge from overwintering, fossorial ectotherms simultaneously process environmental, gravitational and circannual migratory cues. Here, we provide an experimental framework to study the behaviour of fossorial ectotherms during soil temperature…
- Molecular detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Chytridiomycota) and culturable skin bacteria associated with three critically endangered species of Atelopus (Anura: Bufonidae) in Ecuador.
Yánez Galarza JK, Riascos-Flores L, Naranjo-Briceño L et al. · PeerJ · 2024-10 · open access
Introduction A lethal fungal panzootic has devastated the three orders of amphibians (Anura, Urodela, and Gymnophiona) worldwide, causing massive mortality events. This decline is primarily attributed to the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Bd is the most recognized species related to…
- First photon-counting detector computed tomography in the living crocodile: a 3D-Imaging study with special reference to amphibious hearing.
Melkersson KG, Li H, Rask-Andersen H · Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024-10 · open access
Background Crocodiles are semi-aquatic animals well adapted to hear both on land and under water. Currently, there is limited information on how their amphibious hearing is accomplished. Here, we describe, for the first time, the ear anatomy in the living crocodile using photon-counting detector…
- Salmonella bovismorbificans abscess masking a primary testicular tumour in the retroperitoneum - A case report.
Fitzgerald M, Kamath S · International journal of surgery case reports · 2024-10 · open access
- Metabolic Compensation Associated With Digestion in Response to the Latitudinal Thermal Environment Across Populations of the Prairie Lizard (Sceloporus consobrinus).
Haussmann BD, Hegdahl TR, Robbins TR · Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology · 2024-10 · open access
- Predicted Occurrence of Eastern Newts (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens) across the Northeastern United States
Pekurny, Evan H. Campbell Grant, Brittany A. Mosher · Herpetologica · 2024-10
- Environmental associations of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, the causative agent of ophidiomycosis in snakes.
Friedeman N, Carter E, Kingsbury BA et al. · PloS one · 2024-10
- Developmental Thermal Reaction Norms of Leatherback Marine Turtles at Nesting Beaches.
Girondot M, Krueger CJ, Cléomène C et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024-10 · open access
Accurate scientific information is critical for undertaking appropriate conservation and management practices for imperiled species. One source of concern is that research findings might vary for non-biological reasons, including experimental design and analytical methods. To illustrate, we provide…
- Prehatch Calls and Coordinated Birth in Turtles.
Jorgewich-Cohen G, Wheatley M, Gaspar LP et al. · Ecology and evolution · 2024-10 · open access
Hatching synchronisation is widespread in oviparous taxa. It has been demonstrated that many species use sounds to coordinate synchronous hatching, being widespread among archosaurs (birds and crocodilians). Recent studies have shown that some turtle species produce vocalisations from within the…
- Potency of Herpetofauna in Tanjung Puting National Park, SPTN I Pembuang Hulu and SPTN III Tanjung Harapan
Iman Akbar Muhtianda, Anxious Yoga Perdana, Dela Valenia Januarisa · Konservasi Hayati · 2024-10 · open access
- Influence of habitat utilization strategies on trace element signatures in egg contents of green turtles nesting on Xisha Islands, South China Sea.
Jian L, Li X, Zheng X et al. · The Science of the total environment · 2024-10
- Landscape Heterogeneity and Environmental Dynamics Improve Predictions of Establishment Success of Colonising Small Founding Populations.
Pili AN, Schumaker NH, Camacho-Cervantes M et al. · Evolutionary applications · 2024-10 · open access
In long-distance dispersal events, colonising species typically begin with a small number of founding individuals. A growing body of research suggests that establishment success of small founding populations can be determined by the context of the colonisation event and the new environment. Here,…
- Stress levels, hematological condition, and productivity of plasma-producing horses used for snake antivenom manufacture: A comparison of two industrial bleeding methods.
Arias-Esquivel AM, Moscoso E, Umaña D et al. · Toxicon: X · 2024-10 · open access
Introduction Snakebite envenomation is an important public health concern that affects millions of people and domestic animals worldwide, especially in rural regions of sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The mainstay in the therapy of snakebite envenomation is the prompt administration of…
- Skin Bacterial and Fungal Microbiome Responses to Diet Supplementation and Rewilding in the Critically Endangered Southern Corroboree Frog.
Risely A, Byrne PG, Hunter DA et al. · Molecular ecology · 2024-10 · open access
Introduction The skin acts as a vital barrier against pathogens and hosts diverse bacteria, fungi, eukaryotes, and viruses crucial for skin homeostasis and defence (Flowers and Grice ). Despite its importance, the skin microbiome is less explored compared to the gut microbiome, with limited…
- Altitude and ground brightness explain interpopulation variation in dorsal coloration in a lizard.
Cuervo JJ, Durán-García MC, Belliure J · Current zoology · 2024-10 · open access
- Physiologically based toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic (PBTK-TD) modelling of cis-bifenthrin in Carassius auratus and Xenopus laevis accounting for reproductive toxicity.
Du G, Qian Z, Huang L et al. · Environmental research · 2024-10
- PREDATION OF THE GREEN IGUANA Iguana iguana (SQUAMATA: IGUANIDAE) BY THE RUFOUS MOTMOT Baryphthengus martii (CORACIIFORMES: MOMOTIDAE), COSTA RICA.
Sergio A. Villegas-Retana, Luis Enrique Fernández Sanchéz · Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología · 2024-10 · open access
- Life on both environment in semi-aquatic frogs: Impact of aquatic microplastic (MP) from MP enrichment to growth, immune function and physiological stress.
Park JK, Lee JE, Do Y · Chemosphere · 2024-10
- Adaptation of skin structures to environmental variations in anurans from southern and southwestern China.
Cao L, Liao W, Yuan L et al. · Integrative zoology · 2024-10
- Cooperative and Solitary Mobbing to Defend Offspring in Wild Gray Mouse Lemurs, Microcebus murinus
Sacha C. Engelhardt, Claudia Fichtel, Peter M. Kappeler · Ethology · 2024-10 · open access
- Distribution and Abundance of Wildlife Roadkills in Jengka, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia
Nur Ezzaty Farhana Hamzah, Khairunnisa Shahrum Nizam, Nabilah Zainol et al. · Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences · 2024-10 · open access
- Species Checklist and Diversity of the Herpetofauna of Tun Razak Agricultural Research Center, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia
Fashrul Idzry Aieziq Nazri, Farah Ayuni Farinordin, Nur Aina Afiqah Alias et al. · Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences · 2024-10 · open access
- Reproductive Management of Reptiles.
Knotek Z · The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice · 2024-10
- Exploring elbow kinematics in the central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) using XROMM: Implications for the role of forearm long-axis rotation in non-avian reptile posture and mobility.
Bonnan MF, Crisp LM, Barton A et al. · Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2024-10
- Juvenile agile frogs spatially avoid ranavirus-infected conspecifics.
Herczeg D, Horváth G, Bókony V et al. · Scientific reports · 2024-10 · open access
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