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Current State of Conservation Knowledge on Threatened Amphibian Species in Peru [PDF]
, 2008 This study documents the current state of conservation knowledge on threatened amphibian species in Peru. Following the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classification system, we considered species in the following categories ...
Angulo, Ariande +26 more
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An overview of the postcranial osteology of caecilians (Gymnophiona, Lissamphibia)
The Anatomical Record, Volume 309, Issue 3, Page 674-699, March 2026.Abstract Caecilians comprise a relatively small (~220 species) group (Gymnophiona) of snake‐like or worm‐like, mostly tropical amphibians. Most adult caecilians are fossorial, although some species may live in aquatic or semi‐aquatic environments, either as larvae or adults.
Rodolfo Otávio Santos +2 more
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Foliage insect diversity in dry eucalypt forests in eastern Tasmania [PDF]
, 2002 Species numbers and composition of the insect fauna occurring on trees and shrubs were studied in dry eucalypt forests in eastern Tasmania over nine years.
Bashford, R +3 more
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Journal of Pineal Research, Volume 78, Issue 2, March 2026.ABSTRACT Circadian rhythm alignment depends on environmental light detection via opsins. Pinopsin, originally identified in the pineal organ of birds and later in amphibian pineal complex and eyes, may play a role in this process, though its function has not been genetically tested.
Neda Heshami +4 more
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Occurrence of Chromosomal Polymorphism in a Striped Ichthyophid Caecilian (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) from Western Ghats of India [PDF]
, 2014 Mitotic and meiotic chromosomes prepared from specimens of Ichthyophis italics tricolor collected from either side of Palghat Gap from three different locations of Western Ghats revealed a diploid number (2n=42-44) with Fundamental Number (62-64 ...
Venu Govindappa, .
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Amphibians of São Paulo State, Brazil: state-of-art and perspectives [PDF]
, 2011 The last list of species of the state of São Paulo State was updated and totaled 236 species of amphibians, 230 of which are anurans and six are caecilians.
Alexandrino, João +7 more
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Detecting mass mortality events in wildlife populations
Conservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 1, February 2026.Abstract Reports in the literature of mass mortality events (MMEs) involving diverse animal taxa are increasing. Yet, many likely go unobserved due to imperfect detection and infrequent sampling. MMEs involving small, cryptic species, for instance, can be difficult to detect even during the event, and degradation and scavenging of carcasses can make ...
Jesse L. Brunner, Justin M. Calabrese
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Systematic Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 1, January‐March 2026.Genomic data support the definition of a new elateroid family, Badmaateridae fam. nov., with Badmaater chilensis gen. nov. sp. nov. as the only representative. Badmaateridae is sister to an extensive clade containing fireflies, soldier beetles, net‐winged beetles and click beetles.
Vasily V. Grebennikov +5 more
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Microanatomy of Dermal Roofing Bones in the Skull of Pipoid Frogs
Journal of Morphology, Volume 286, Issue 12, December 2025.The cranial bone microanatomy in extant and extinct aquatic pipoids and phylogenetically distant aquatic anurans were analyzed. Micro‐CT data revealed no significant differences in bone thickness and cross‐sectional area among groups, that present similar aquatic lifestyles.
Tomás Fornari, Johannes Müller
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Field notes on findings of threatened amphibian species in the central mountain range of western Panama [PDF]
, 2012 During field work along a transect in the Cordillera Central of western Panama between 2008 and 2010, we detected several populations of amphibian species which are considered as “Endangered” or “Critically Endangered” by the IUCN.
Carrizo, Arcadio +5 more
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