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The complete mitochondrial genome of the tartar Sand Boa Eryx tataricus

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
Eryx is a genus of snakes belonging to the family Boidae. In this study, the mitochondrial genome sequence of Eryx tataricus was generated using a PacBio RSII DNA sequencer employing the single molecule, real-time sequencing technology.
Xiuli Sun, Yaping Li, Jia Liu, Jun Sheng
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Blood biochemical profile of Boa constrictor in captivity [PDF]

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
Boa constrictor snakes are among the most commercialized unconventional domestic animals in Brazil, following a global trend. Veterinary clinics are undergoing a transformation, requiring more specialized knowledge in specific areas.
M.R. Lempek, R.M.F. Yabiku, P.B.U. Fernandes, M.M. Melo   +3 more
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Next-generation sequencing yields a complete mitochondrial genome of the Tartar sand boa (Eryx tataricus) from Junggar Basin

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020
The viviparous Tartar sand boa, Eryx tataricus, is a widespread species in arid Central Asia. A complete mitochondrial genome of one individual from Junggar Basin in Northwest China was determined by next-generation sequencing.
Bo Cai, Xianguang Guo, Zhaobin Song, Jianping Jiang   +3 more
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Haematological reference of snakes: Amazon tree boa (Corallus hortulanus, Linnaeus, 1758) and Burmenese Python (Python bivittatus, Kuhl, 1820) in captive

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
Hematology has become important for making clinical diagnoses in snakes because maintenance techniques in captivity have been improving and increasing their life expectancy.
A.E. Quadrini, V.C. Garcia, B.C. Freire, M.F.M. Martins   +3 more
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Boidae Gray 1825

, 2011
BOIDAE gen. et sp. indet. MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 3 cervical vertebrae (BSPG 1997 XIII 514-516); 2 trunk vertebrae (BSPG 1997 XIII 517, 518). LOCALITY. — Griesbeckerzell 1a. DESCRIPTION Cervical and trunk vertebrae Vertebrae are too fragmentarily preserved to allow for a more precise determination.
Ivanov, Martin, Böhme, Madelaine
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Snakes from the Atlantic Rainforest area of Serra do Mendanha, in Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil: a first approximation to the taxocenosis composition

Brazilian Journal of Biology
We studied the species composition of the snake community of Serra do Mendanha, in Rio de Janeiro state, Southeastern Brazil, with an effort of 800 hours/man in different habitats, including undisturbed forest, secondary forest, areas under regeneration,
JAL. Pontes, JP. Figueiredo, RC. Pontes, CFD. Rocha   +3 more
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Reptiles, Squamata, Parque Natural Municipal da Taquara, municipality of Duque de Caxias, state of Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil [PDF]

Check List, 2010
Herein we report a list of the reptiles from Parque Natural Municipal da Taquara, municipality of Duque deCaxias, state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil, an area situated in the Atlantic Rainforest Domain.
Salles, R. O. L., Weber, L. N., Silva-Soares, T.   +2 more
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Synapsids and sensitivity: Broad survey of tetrapod trigeminal canal morphology supports an evolutionary trend of increasing facial tactile specialization in the mammal lineage

The Anatomical Record, Volume 309, Issue 4, Page 864-911, April 2026.
Abstract The trigeminus nerve (cranial nerve V) is a large and significant conduit of sensory information from the face to the brain, with its three branches extending over the head to innervate a wide variety of integumentary sensory receptors, primarily tactile.
Juri A. Miyamae, Julien Benoit, Irina Ruf, Zoleka Sibiya, Bhart‐Anjan S. Bhullar   +4 more
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Twenty-eight new and significant departmental reptile records for Paraguay

Acta Zoológica Lilloana
Twenty-eight new distribution records are reported for twenty-seven species of Paraguayan reptiles. Ten of these species are considered threatened at the national level (6 EN, 2 VU, 2 DD).
Paul Smith, José Maciel, Mikel Redin Hurtado, Sergio Galeano, Nicole Stepan, Jean-Paul Brouard, Sergio D. Ríos, Marcela Ferreira Riveros, Rebecca L. Smith, Matthew Owen, Harald Nicolay, Roberto Derna, Alvaro Vera Burró, Tito Lahaye, Pier Cacciali   +14 more
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The Case of the Missing Green Iguana Predators: Reviews of Ecological Literature Should Go Beyond Google Scholar

The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, Volume 107, Issue 2, April 2026.
Abstract Knowing about species interactions is essential for ecological research, conservation efforts, resource management, and maintaining healthy ecosystems, but many of these, such as reports of predation, may not always be published in easily located resources—if they are published at all.
Matthijs P. van den Burg, Hinrich Kaiser
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