Crocker Range National Park, Sabah, as a refuge for Borneo’s montane herpetofauna [PDF]
, 2006 Crocker Range National Park in Sabah (East Malaysia), northern Borneo, is an exceptional area for herpetological diversity. Inventories of the Park are incomplete, but show high diversity, as well as regional endemicity shared with the adjacent and more ...
Das, Indraneil
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Hidden influence of fire on locally rare and cryptic reptile species. [PDF]
EcologyAbstract Fire responses in animal communities have been well studied, but little is known about the effects of fire on rare species due to limitations in data and modeling frameworks. Using a suite of methods to account for rarity, dominance, and incomplete sampling, we aimed to determine how post‐fire succession influenced locally rare and cryptic ...
Smith AL, Lim ASY.
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In vivo cranial bone strain and bite force in the agamid lizard Uromastyx geyri [PDF]
, 2014 In vivo bone strain data are the most direct evidence of deformation and strain regimes in the vertebrate cranium during feeding and can provide important insights into skull morphology.
Evans, S. E. +5 more
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Molecular Phylogeny of the Genus Acanthosaura (Agamidae)
Current herpetology, 2004 A 900bp fragment of mitochondrial cytochrome b was sequenced from 63 specimens of the arboreal agamid lizard genus Acanthosaura from Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand and Malaysia, representing all four currently recognized species. A hypothesis of maternal relationships was generated based on a maximum parsimony analysis of 44 different ...
SVETLANA KALYABINA-HAUF +8 more
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Metabolic characteristics and response to high altitude in Phrynocephalus erythrurus (Lacertilia: Agamidae), a lizard dwell at altitudes higher than any other living lizards in the world. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Metabolic response to high altitude remains poorly explored in reptiles. In the present study, the metabolic characteristics of Phrynocephaluserythrurus (Lacertilia: Agamidae), which inhabits high altitudes (4500 m) and Phrynocephalusprzewalskii ...
Xiaolong Tang +9 more
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Molecular Evaluation of Phylogenetic Significances in the Highly Divergent Karyotypes of the Genus Gonocephalus (Reptilia: Agamidae) from Tropical Asia [PDF]
, 2002 The Oriental large-bodied crested dragons of the genusGonocephalusare known to includetwo distinct karyomorphs. To evaluate their phylogenetic significances, we conducted phylogenetic analysesof the genus together with other agamid genera on the basis of
Hikida Tsutomu +5 more
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Notes on the lizard’s fauna of Sistan region in eastern Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2018 To evaluate the lizard fauna of the Sistan region, field work was conducted from 2014 to 2015 in five sampling locations as Zabol, Zahak, Hirmand, Nimrooz and Hamoon towns. Field work was done during both day and night at all sites.
Nasser Sanchooli
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Keanekaragaman Jenis Reptil Ordo Squamata Dikawasan Hutan Lindung Gunung Semahung Desa Sebatih Kecamatan Sengah Temila Kabupaten Landak [PDF]
, 2015 Reptiles are one species of fauna mostly found in West Kalimantan. This research aims to investigate kinds of squamates living in the area of Semahung mountain protected forest in Sebatih village in Sengah Temila sub-district in Landak district.
Amri, S. (Syaiful) +2 more
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Reptiles Fauna of Sabzevar, Northeastern Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2016 The reptile's fauna of Sabzevar was investigated during 10 years (2003-2013). In total 43 species belonging to 29 genera, 13families and two orders (Squamata and Testudines) were collected and identified.
Reza Nasrabadi +3 more
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Journal of Developmental Biology, 2021 We present a review of the data on the intervertebral autotomy and regeneration of agamid lizards based on an analysis of information obtained over a 35-year period after the publication of thorough reviews (Arnold, 1984, 1988 and Bellairs, Bryant, 1985).
Natalia Borisovna Ananjeva +2 more
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