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Diversity of Saurian fauna in the Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India

Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2016
The present report provides knowledge about the diversity of Saurian fauna in the Buldhana district of the Indian state of Maharashtra as a model geographic area to promote conservation management.
Prasanna S. Joshi, Vasudha T. Tantarpale
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Comparison of Three Sympatric Desert Lizards: Digestive Tract Structure, Digestive Enzyme Activities, Gut Microbiota, and Metabolites

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We performed 16S rDNA sequencing and metabolite profiling for three sympatric lizard species—Teratoscincus roborowskii, Phrynocephalus axillaris, and Eremias roborowskii—and compared their goblet cell and enzyme activities in the digestive tract. Our study suggests that the dietary niche may promote divergence or convergence of microbiota across host ...
Yi Yang, Ziyi Wang, Ruichen Wu
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Dynamics of a temperate grassland reptile community in the mid-north of South Australia [PDF]

, 2014
Published version of the paper reproduced here with permission from the Royal Society of South Australia.Temperate native grasslands are listed as a critically endangered ecological community in South Australia, yet very little is known about the ...
Bull, Christopher Michael, Fenner, Aaron, Pelgrim, K, Schofield, Julie Anne   +3 more
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Refining the Vertebrate Mitochondrial 12S rRNA Secondary Structure by Comparative Analysis

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This flowchart outlines the comprehensive workflow of the study, integrating diverse bioinformatics tools (e.g., NCBI2GO, SSU‐align, bpRNA) and their sequential interactions. Key steps, such as data preprocessing, structural prediction, and evolutionary analysis, are depicted with their respective outputs (e.g., standardized records, consensus ...
Fengxia Li, Gengyun Niu, Renzeng Du, Kun Wan, David Roy Smith, Meicai Wei, Haihe Shi   +6 more
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Island‐restricted reptiles are more threatened but less studied than their mainland counterparts

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Reptiles are highly diverse on islands, yet there is no comprehensive overview of island‐restricted reptiles (IRRs) regarding their distribution, threat status, and research efforts. Our assessment revealed that despite IRRs comprising nearly a quarter of global reptile species and 30.8% being threatened, only 7.2% of the literature focuses on them ...
Sara F. Nunes, Kane Powell, Phoebe Griffith, Miguel A. Carretero, Rui Rebelo, Mar Cabeza, Ricardo Rocha   +6 more
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The ecological associations of surface-dwelling lizards in Qom Province in the Northwest of Central Plateau of Iran. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
We used pitfall trapping to investigate the effects of elevation, plant density and soil structure on species diversity and the impact of these habitat factors on lizard habitat selectivity in the Qom Province in the Central Plateau of Iran. From a total
Mehregan Ebrahimi, Mehregan Ebrahimi, Faraham Ahmadzadeh, Hossein Mostafavi, Aahmad Reza Mehrabian, Asghar Abdoli, Abdolrasoul Salman Mahini   +6 more
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Evolutionary analysis of mitochondrially encoded proteins of toad-headed lizards, Phrynocephalus, along an altitudinal gradient. [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: Animals living at high altitude must adapt to environments with hypoxia and low temperatures, but relatively little is known about underlying genetic changes.
A Hassanin, A Malhotra, A Stamatakis, AC Dalziel, AF Bennett, CA Wise, CC Wilson, CD Meiklejohn, D Mishmar, E Ruizpesini, FD Rocco, FR Da, GM Suel, Haojie Tong, HD Marshall, HE Morales, J Melo-Ferreira, J Zhang, JL Elson, JP Dekker, JS Moilanen, L Yu, LA Kelley, LA Sazanov, LI Grossman, Lixun Zhang, M Dan, M Pabijan, MR Garvin, P Liao, P Liò, Richard P. Brown, RM Zink, S Subramanian, S Woolley, Sen Song, SP Soltoff, SW Lockless, T Kivisild, T Zhou, TM Finch, X Tang, Y Luo, YT Jin, YT Jin, YT Jin, YT Jin, YT Jin, YT Jin, YT Jin, Yuanting Jin, Yubin Wo, Z Yang, Z Yang, ZH Yang   +54 more
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The local paleoenvironment of Kalavan‐2 based on small‐vertebrate remains and its implications for human‐environment‐dynamics between 60 and 35 ka in the Armenian Highlands

Journal of Quaternary Science, Volume 41, Issue 1, Page 153-177, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Kalavan‐2, a high‐altitude (∼1640 m a.s.l.) open‐air site in Armenia, preserves stratified Middle Paleolithic occupations with a rich small‐vertebrate record. Luminescence dating has placed site formation between ~60 and 45 ka, but without independent chronological control of the microvertebrate accumulation.
Dominik L. Rogall, Monika V. Knul, Hugues‐Alexandre Blain, Boris Gasparyan, Ariel Malinsky‐Buller   +4 more
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Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia—Biogeography, Conservation Priority Areas, and Potentials for “One Plan Approach” Conservation Measures 埃塞俄比亚的两栖爬行动物——生物地理学、保育优先区及“一体化方案”保育措施的潜力

Integrative Conservation, Volume 4, Issue 3, Page 442-463, September 2025.
In this study, we analyze the conservation status of Ethiopia's amphibian and reptile diversity in terms of coverage with protected areas and global representation in conservation breeding facilities. We identify conservation gaps and suggest priorities for improvement.
Kolja Sperling, Helen Isselhard, Thomas Ziegler, Dennis Rödder   +3 more
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The primary structure of three hemoglobin chains from the indigo snake (Drymarchon corais erebennus, Serpentes): First evidence for αD chains and two β chain types in snakes [PDF]

, 2002
The hemoglobin of the indigo snake (Drymarchon corais erebennus, Colubrinae) consists of two components, HbA and HbD, in the ratio of 1:1. They differ in both their alpha and beta chains.
Abbasi A., Abbasi A., Begg G., Bonilla G.O., Braunitzer G., Brown J.L., Cadle J.E., Chapman B.S., De Smet W.H.O., Focesi, Focesi, Friedman M., Fushitani K., Hewick R.M., Hiebl I., Kleinschmidt T., Lottspeich F., Matsuura M.S.A., Matsuura M.S.A., Naqui S., Oberthuer W., Oyama S. Jr., Ruecknagel K.P.   +22 more
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