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Hepatozoon caimani in Caiman crocodilus yacare (Crocodylia, Alligatoridae) from North Pantanal, Brazil [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2017 Hepatozoon species are the most common intracellular hemoparasite found in reptiles. Hepatozoon caimani, whose vectors are Culex mosquitoes, has been detected in a high prevalence among caimans in Brazil by blood smears examinations.
Andréa Bouer +10 more
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Temperature variation in nests of Caiman crocodilus (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae)
Acta Herpetologica, 2007 Caiman crocodilus is a widely distributed species in the Neotropics; however, studies of incubation temperatures in wildlife are uncommon. Incubation temperature in four nests of Caiman crocodilus were measured with a digital thermometer, in the National
Armando H. Escobedo Galván
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Trypanosoma sp. em jacaré, Caiman crocodilus yacare (Daudín, 1823) (Crocodilia: Alligatoridae)
Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 1990 Infecção natural por Trypanosoma sp. é descrita em jacaré, Caiman crododilus yacare (Crocodilia: Alligatoridae) em Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. O tripanosoma distingue-se de Trypanosoma grayi, do crocodilo Africano, Crocodilus niloticus (Crocodilia ...
Vânia Lúcia Brandão Nunes +1 more
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The first record of Purussaurus (Crocodylia, Alligatoridae) in the Late Miocene of Argentina
Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, 2023 : Herein we report the first record of Purussaurus Barbosa-Rodrigues, 1892 for the Neogene of Argentina. This genus is recorded in Miocene beds of different localities in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, and Perú, and includes at least three different ...
Paula Bona +5 more
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(crocodylia: alligatoridae) como consumidor oportunista de tortugas en su ambiente natural
Revista Colombiana de Ciencia Animal Recia, 2010 En el presente trabajo se hicieron observación de depredadores potenciales de quelonios existentes en el medio río Negro, municipio de Barcelos, Amazonas, Brasil.
JAIME DE LA OSSA, V +2 more
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Acta Herpetologica, 2021 Bone histology is an important tool for the interpretation of life patterns in animals of the past and extant fauna. The crocodylians have been studied as important inferential models for morphophysiological characteristics.
Paulo Mascarenhas-Junior +2 more
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Osteologia de Melanosuchus niger (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae) e a evidência evolutiva [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2016 RESUMO: O objetivo foi realizar a descrição anatômica do esqueleto de Melanosuchus niger, com o intuito de contribuir com informações evolutivas sobre a espécie. Utilizaram-se três espécimes adultos de M.
Lucélia G. Vieira +5 more
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Actualidades Biológicas, 2020 Caimans of the species Caiman latirostris, which are widely distributed in South America, are opportunistic predators. They show ontogenetic variation in diet, with young individuals initially feeding on invertebrates and then gradually adding ...
Rodney Murillo Peixoto-Couto +2 more
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Acta Biológica ColombianaPredation on bufonid toads can be perilous due to the presence of paratoid glands, which can poison and even lead to the death of the predator. Some crocodilians avoid contact with the toad’s poison or are probably tolerant to the venom of the toad ...
Murielly A. Coimbra +5 more
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Evolution of ancient satellite DNAs in extant alligators and caimans (Crocodylia, Reptilia). [PDF]
BMC BiolBackground Crocodilians are one of the oldest extant vertebrate lineages, exhibiting a combination of evolutionary success and morphological resilience that has persisted throughout the history of life on Earth.
Sales-Oliveira VC +10 more
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