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- Reptile species classification using Swin Transformers for biodiversity conservation in the Canary Islands
Ruymán Hernández-López, F. Delgado, Sergio Celada-Bernal et al. · The Visual Computer · 2026-05 · open access
Abstract The Canary Islands, internationally recognized as a biodiversity hot spot, possess unique ecological characteristics including endemic reptile species that face substantial threats from invasive alien species. Particularly, concerning is the California kingsnake ( Lampropeltis californiae…
- Towards the design of a selective trap for an invasive snake.
López-Darias M, Saavedra Bolaños JF, Sánchez Rivero JM et al. · Journal of environmental management · 2026-05 · open access
- Shelter and microhabitat use by an invasive snake: Control implications
Borja Maestresalas, Julien C. Piquet, Marta López‐Darias · Global Ecology and Conservation · 2026-01 · open access
- Zoonotic bacteria in invasive California Kingsnake Lampropeltis californiae from Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.
Pino-Vera R, Abreu-Acosta N, Foronda P · PloS one · 2025-10 · open access
Introduction Invasive species can spread pathogens to newly colonised areas and indirectly affect animals and humans. In the Canary Islands territory (Spain), the California kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae) is one of the most relevant invasive species because its predatory habits, however,…
- The cascading impact of an invasive snake on arthropod communities
Julien C. Piquet, Borja Maestresalas, Marta López‐Darias · Ecological Processes · 2025-07 · open access
Abstract Background The depletion of birds and mammals by invasive snakes is known to trigger top-down trophic cascades in recipient ecosystems. However, the indirect effects of island reptile depletion by invasive snakes remain largely unexplored, despite reptiles being an integral component of…
- Validation of eDNA methods for managing the terrestrial invasive snake Lampropeltis californiae on the Canary Islands.
López-González M, Piquet JC, Maestresalas B et al. · Scientific reports · 2025-04 · open access
Invasive snakes are among the most challenging invaders worldwide due to their exceptionally low detection rate and grave ecological impacts. Environmental DNA (eDNA) has emerged as a promising tool to improve invasive snake detection and enhancing management programs, yet its application to…
- AN INVESTIGATION OF AN AMYLOID-LIKE DEPOSITION DISORDER IN REPTILES.
Gilbert S, Pacheco R, Armien AG et al. · Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians · 2025-03
- Temperature as an effective biosecurity tool against invasive snakes.
Piquet JC, Maestresalas B, López-Darias M · Journal of thermal biology · 2024-09 · open access
- Helicosporidium sp. infection in a California kingsnake ( Lampropeltis californiae ): Spillover of a pathogen of invertebrates to a vertebrate host.
Asin J, Childress AL, Dervas E et al. · Veterinary pathology · 2024-06 · open access
Helicosporidium is a genus of nonphotosynthetic, green algae in the family Chlorellaceae , closely related to Prototheca . It is a known pathogen of invertebrates, and its occurrence in vertebrates has not been documented. A captive, 10-month-old, male, albino California kingsnake ( Lampropeltis…
- Lampropeltis californiae (California Kingsnake). Predation.
Kevin P. Durso, Richard Stolpe, and Andrew M. Durso · Herpetological Review · 2024-01
- An open dataset of anticoagulant rodenticides in liver samples from California kingsnakes and raptors in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain).
Martín-Cruz B, Rial-Berriel C, Acosta-Dacal A et al. · Data in brief · 2023-12 · open access
- Welcome to Paradise
Natalie M. Claunch, Keara L. Clancy, Madison E. A. Harman et al. · 2023-11
- Potential exposure of native wildlife to anticoagulant rodenticides in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain): Evidence from residue analysis of the invasive California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae).
Martín-Cruz B, Cecchetti M, Simbaña-Rivera K et al. · The Science of the total environment · 2023-11 · open access
- One Health Approach: Invasive California Kingsnake ( Lampropeltis californiae ) as an Important Source of Antimicrobial Drug-Resistant Salmonella Clones on Gran Canaria Island.
Santana-Hernández KM, Rodríguez-Ponce E, Medina IR et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023-05 · open access
1. Introduction The Canary Islands are considered a hotspot of Atlantic biodiversity due to their strategic geographical location, volcanic origin, and close contact with Africa and Europe. This archipelago has a great diversity of endemic reptiles that form a large part of its terrestrial fauna.…
- Spatial ecology to strengthen invasive snake management on islands.
Maestresalas B, Piquet JC, López-Darias M · Scientific reports · 2023-04 · open access
Knowledge on the spatial ecology of invasive predators positively contributes to optimizing their management, especially when involving cryptic and secretive species, such as snakes. However, this information is lacking for most invasive snakes, particularly on islands, where they are known to…
- Lampropeltis californiae (California Kingsnake). Diet.
Matt D’agrosa, Jeanfrançois Cornuaille, and Melodie Gosset · Herpetological Review · 2023-01
- Coupling phenotypic changes to extinction and survival in an endemic prey community threatened by an invasive snake.
Piquet JC, Maestresalas B, López-Darias M · Scientific reports · 2022-10 · open access
Introduction Ecological novelty produced by invasive predators is leading to the reconfiguration of predator–prey systems worldwide, with major consequences for prey population dynamics, and evolution –. Impacts upon native prey depend on the strength of predation pressure, as well as on prey…
- Sarcocystis sp. infection (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) in invasive California kingsnake Lampropeltis californiae (Serpentes: Colubridae) in Gran Canaria.
Santana-Hernández KM, Javorská K, Rodríguez-Ponce E et al. · Parasitology · 2022-06 · open access
Invasive species pose a threat not only to biodiversity because they displace or compete with native fauna, but also because of the pathogens they can host. The Canary Islands are an Atlantic biodiversity hotspot threatened by increasing numbers of invasive species, including the California…
- Invasive snake causes massive reduction of all endemic herpetofauna on Gran Canaria.
Piquet JC, López-Darias M · Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2021-12
- Reproductive plasticity as an advantage of snakes during island invasion
Samuel Fisher, Robert Nathan Fisher, Sophie E. Alcaraz et al. · Conservation Science and Practice · 2021-10 · open access
Abstract Most invasive species are not studied during their initial colonization of ecosystems to which they were recently introduced. Rather, research is typically performed after invasive species are well established and causing harm to the native biodiversity. Thus, novel adaptations of invasive…
- The Triumph of Trauma: Tarantino Style
Samantha Van Zandt · Film Matters · 2021-09
- Dispersion of adeleid oocysts by vertebrates in Gran Canaria, Spain: report and literature review.
Santana-Hernández KM, Priestnall SL, Modrý D et al. · Parasitology · 2021-07 · open access
Within the family Adeleidae, Adelina spp. belong to a group of arthropod pathogens. These parasites have been reported to have a wide geographic distribution, however, there are no reports of these protists in the Canary Islands, Spain. One of the peculiarities of the life cycle of Adelina spp. is…
- Could climate change benefit invasive snakes? Modelling the potential distribution of the California Kingsnake in the Canary Islands.
Piquet JC, Warren DL, Saavedra Bolaños JF et al. · Journal of environmental management · 2021-06 · open access
- Parasitological findings in the invasive California kingsnake ( Lampropeltis californiae ) in Gran Canaria, Spain.
Santana-Hernández KM, Orós J, Priestnall SL et al. · Parasitology · 2021-06 · open access
Introduction Gran Canaria is an Atlantic island of the Canarian archipelago (27°57′31″N, 15°35′33″W), which belongs to Spanish Macaronesia. The island has a land area of just 1560 km 2 but reaches 1956 m at the highest point and contains a very diverse ecosystem for its relatively small size.…
- NCOS News - June 2021
Ryan Clark, Lisa Stratton · eScholarship (California Digital Library) · 2021-06
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