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Squamata reptiles of a fragment of tropical dry forest in northwestern Venezuela (Lake Maracaibo region) [PDF]
Check List, 2012 We present a commented taxonomic list of the reptiles found during herpetological surveys carried out in an isolated fragment of tropical dry forest located in the municipality of San Francisco, Zulia state, northwestern Venezuela between January ...
Junior Larreal +3 more
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Diversity and Distributions, Volume 31, Issue 3, March 2025.ABSTRACT Aim Macroscale biodiversity inferences are critical for spatial conservation planning, yet they are affected by the limitations of global datasets and the paucity of genetic data. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive sampling campaign and explored how biodiversity shortfalls impact spatial diversity metrics across a mid‐altitude desert ...
André Vicente Liz +10 more
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Mandibular osteosynthesis in a Boa constrictor snake
Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2014 Nowadays are observed an increase in the finding of certain wild animals in urban areas, due to environmental changes caused by deforestation and economic use of natural areas.
Jorge Luiz Costa Castro +9 more
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The snake fauna of Ilam Province, southwestern Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2010 Ilam Province in southwest Iran possesses varied climatic and geographical conditions leading to rich biodiversity. An investigating of the status of snakes in the province was carried out from June 2005 to March 2010.
B. Fathnia +3 more
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Trophic Ecology of the Cuban Boa, Chilabothrus angulifer (Boidae)
Reptiles & Amphibians, 2020 The Cuban Boa (Chilabothrus angulifer) is a top terrestrial predator in Cuba. References to prey species consumed by this boa date to when the first Europeans arrived in the region more than 500 years ago. However, long-term studies on its trophic ecology do not exist.
Tomás M. Rodríguez-Cabrera +3 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 1, January 2025.We provide boundaries of the Sierra Madre Oriental in Mexico through a multi‐taxa endemicity analysis. ABSTRACT The Sierra Madre Oriental (SMO) is a significant mountain range and one of Mexico's 14 biogeographical provinces. Its delimitation has been debated.
Irene Goyenechea Mayer‐Goyenechea +5 more
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Widespread recombination, reassortment, and transmission of unbalanced compound viral genotypes in natural arenavirus infections. [PDF]
, 2015 Arenaviruses are one of the largest families of human hemorrhagic fever viruses and are known to infect both mammals and snakes. Arenaviruses package a large (L) and small (S) genome segment in their virions.
Chang, Li-Wen +13 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 11, November 2024.A tetraplex digital PCR assay was developed for four invasive snake species in the Florida Everglades. This assay is a resource that will be used in eDNA monitoring of these invasive species. ABSTRACT Florida, USA is a hotspot of biological invasions with over 500 non‐native species reported. Reptiles encompass most of the non‐native wildlife with over
Melissa A. Miller +7 more
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How anatomy influences measurements of snakes
Journal of Morphology, Volume 285, Issue 8, August 2024.The anatomy of snakes compromises the precision and accuracy of measurements of their trunk and head. The trunk vertebral column has many synovial intervertebral joints, each capable of limited compression and extension, making a single, exact resting state unlikely.
David Cundall +2 more
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Composição e história natural das serpentes de Cerrado de Itirapina, São Paulo, sudeste do Brasil [PDF]
, 2008 Neotropical snake assemblages present high species richness and complex structures. The Cerrado is the second largest biome in Brazil, and was included among the 25 World's biodiversity hotspots.
MARQUES, Otavio Augusto Vuolo +2 more
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