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Austral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 6, June 2026.Diet: The generalist canid exhibits a narrow niche breadth (0.12), consuming native plants (100% frequency) and animals (85%). Birds dominate animal prey (74%), peaking in the dry season, while Solanaceae plants dominate plant food (100%), peaking in the rainy season.
Aline Carneiro Veloso +4 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017 The greater green snake Cyclophiops major is a protected and colubrid species. Here, we investigated the complete mitochondrial genome of C. major. The genome is 17,217bp in size, including 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 control ...
Hongji Sun +6 more
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The wide gape of snakes: A comparison of the developing mandibular symphysis in sauropsids
Journal of Anatomy, Volume 248, Issue 6, Page 937-949, June 2026.Our analysis explores the adaptations at the mandibular symphysis required to allow extreme lower jaw mobility in macrostomate snakes taking a comparative approach. Abstract The origin and evolution of snakes has been marked by the acquisition of many morphological and functional novelties, one of which is the possession of a highly kinetic skull ...
Maricci Basa +3 more
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Fauna de ofidios (Reptilia, Serpentes) del yacimiento finimioceno de Algora (España)
Estudios Geologicos, 1985 Se estudian los restos de ofidios del Mioceno terminal (MN 13) de Algora (Guadalajara, España). Se han detectado las siguientes formas, Scolecophidia indet., Elaphe algorensis sp. nov. e Hispanophis coronelloideus gen. sp, nov. (Colubridae), Naja iberica
Z. Szyndlar
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Urban–Wild Interface Diversity: A Comprehensive Checklist of Herpetofauna of Guayaquil, Ecuador
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.Amphibians and reptiles in Guayaquil comprise multiple taxonomic orders and occur across conservation areas, forest remnants, and urban parks, including several endemic species and numerous taxa with type localities in the city. Although most species are globally classified as Least Concern, discrepancies between global and national threat assessments ...
Keyko Cruz‐García +3 more
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A Novel Multidisciplinary Approach for Reptile Movement and Behavior Analysis
Integrative Zoology, Volume 21, Issue 3, Page 468-484, May 2026.We present a novel multidisciplinary approach capable of advancing research on reptiles’ behavior. Our approach uses integrated tools and methods for the digitization, reconstruction, and visualization of reptiles and their behavior. We (i) record movement through tri‐axial accelerometers, video cameras, and motion capture systems; (ii) ground‐truth ...
Savvas Zotos +9 more
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2015 A study was conducted on the status and diversity of snakes of the Chittagong University Campus (CUC) between September 2013 and December 2014, and on preserved snake specimens of museums of CUC (Department of Zoology, University of Chittagong; Institute
M. F. Ahsan +2 more
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Conservation biogeography of the snake family Colubridae of China
, 2020 . The areal distribution of the snake family Colubridae in China was analyzed quantitatively with the aims of determining the zoogeographic regions, areas of endemism, priority areas for conservation and important environmental factors.
Youhua Chen, Romania Oradea
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Primer registro fósil de las familias Gekkonidae (Lacertilia) y Colubridae (Serpentes) en el Plioceno de Punta Nati (Menorca, Islas Baleares) [PDF]
, 2005 Es descriuen restes atribuïdes a les families Gekkonidae (Lacertilia) i Colubridae (Serpentes) del Pliocè de Punta Nati 2 i Punta Nati 13 (Menorca, Illes Balears). Als dos casos es tracta de les úniques citacions fòssils d'aquestes espècies anteriors a l'
Quintana, Josep +2 more
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Elevation, rather than land use, causes important dietary shifts in the Mediterranean golden eagle
Journal of Zoology, Volume 329, Issue 1, Page 25-37, May 2026.In an ever‐changing landscape, golden eagles in the Iberian Peninsula demonstrate remarkable dietary adaptability. We monitored 50 distinct breeding events over 4 years using camera traps, collecting over 520 000 images. Elevation, rather than land use, emerged as the main driver of prey composition: lagomorphs and columbiforms dominated at lower ...
D. Gambra +7 more
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