Natural History of Curtis Island, Bass Strait - 4. The Reptiles of Curtis and Rodondo Islands [PDF]
, 1973 Four species of reptiles and details of their ecology are recorded from Curtis Island and three species from Rodondo lsland. Curtis and Rodondo Islands are situated in the deepest part of Bass Strait and were the first islands isolated after the most ...
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Object detection‐assisted workflow facilitates cryptic snake monitoring
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, Volume 11, Issue 5, Page 606-617, October 2025.Camera traps are powerful tools used to study animals. However, camera trap studies often produce large datasets requiring labor‐intensive classification. While many object detection models have been developed to facilitate image analysis, their efficacy when presented with novel species and systems is poorly understood.
Storm Miller +3 more
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EFFECTS OF SEX, ENVIRONMENT, AND CONDITION ON THE MUSKING BEHAVIOR OF SYMPATRIC GARTERSNAKES (THAMNOPHIS SPP.) [PDF]
, 2014 Despite an abundance of studies documenting antipredator and defensive behaviors of gartersnakes (genus Thamnophis), few have quantitatively examined musking, a widely utilized antipredator tactic.
Bertolatus, David +3 more
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Exploring gaps, biases, and research priorities in the evidence for reptile conservation actions
Conservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 5, October 2025.Abstract With over 21% of reptile species threatened with extinction, there is an urgent need to ensure conservation actions to protect and restore populations are informed by relevant, reliable evidence. We examined the geographic and taxonomic distribution of 707 studies that tested the effects of actions to conserve reptiles synthesized in ...
Oliver Speight +9 more
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A 140-year-old specimen from the southern Trans-Fly region of Papua New Guinea proves that the Eastern Brownsnake, Pseudonaja textilis, was not a wartime or post-war introduction (Serpentes, Elapidae, Hydrophiinae) [PDF]
, 2016 : The medically important Australian elapid Pseudonaja textilis was first documented for the island of New Guinea in the 1950s, when specimens from the northern coast of the Papuan Peninsula were collected and identified.
Doria, Giuliano +3 more
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Understanding Suitable Habitats and Anthropogenic Mortality Risks for King Cobras in Nepal
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 9, September 2025.The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), a vulnerable species, faces significant habitat loss and mortality risks in Nepal. Using ensemble modeling with 553 occurrence records, this study identified 23,702.62 km2 of suitable habitat, projecting up to 22% habitat loss by 2050 under SSP2‐4.5 climate scenarios.
Rishi Baral +11 more
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Saprolaelaps reticulatus nov. sp., eine neue Milbenart der Gattung Saprolaelaps Leitner, 1946 (Acari: Gamasida: Halolaelapidae) [PDF]
, 2010 Die Raubmilbe Saprolaelaps reticulatus nov. sp. wird beschrieben und differentialdiagnostisch von der nah verwandten Art Saprolaelaps areolatus Leitner, 1946 abgegrenzt.Themesostigmaticmite Saprolaelasps reticulatus nov. sp.
Blaszak, Czeslaw, Ehrnsberger, Rainer
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The venom gland transcriptome of the Desert Massasauga Rattlesnake (): towards an understanding of venom composition among advanced snakes (Superfamily Colubroidea) [PDF]
, 2007 BACKGROUND: Snake venoms are complex mixtures of pharmacologically active proteins and peptides which belong to a small number of superfamilies. Global cataloguing of the venom transcriptome facilitates the identification of new families of toxins as ...
Pahari, Susanta +2 more
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Epidermal scale growth, allometry and function in non‐avian dinosaurs and extant reptiles
Journal of Anatomy, Volume 247, Issue 2, Page 250-283, August 2025.Scale shapes in non‐avian dinosaurs and extant reptiles are mostly retained through growth. However, positive scale allometry and proportional differences in scale breadth are also detected, which are likely associated with changing body proportions. Based on their generally conserved morphology and impracticality for visual display, the enlarged size ...
Nathan James Enriquez +3 more
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New reports on parasitism by Haplometroides buccicola (Digenea, Plagiorchiidae) in Brazilian snakes
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2008 The occurrence of Haplometroides buccicola (Digenea, Plagiorchiidae) in the esophagus of two Brazilian snakes is reported in the present study. The trematodes were collected from one Micrurus corallinus (Elapidae) and one Phalotris lativittatus ...
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