The skull of the Turks and Caicos rock iguana, Cyclura carinata (Squamata: Iguanidae) [PDF]
PeerJWe provide a detailed and first description of the skull, hyoid apparatus, and trachea of the Turks and Caicos rock iguana, Cyclura carinata (Squamata: Iguanidae). Cyclura is a radiation of iguanas restricted to islands of the Caribbean Sea.
Chloe Lai, Simon G. Scarpetta
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Transcriptomic detection of Candidatus Allocryptoplasma (Anaplasmataceae) in Galápagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus, Iguanidae) [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Globally, the disease ecology of reptiles remains understudied, even for threatened and iconic species such as the Galápagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus).
Flora Uesseler +9 more
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Reevaluation of Hemoparasites in the Black Spiny-Tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) with the First Pathological and Molecular Characterizations of Lankesterella desseri n. sp. and Redescription of Hepatozoon gamezi [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2023 Hemoprotozoa are microorganisms that parasitize the blood and possess intricate life cycles. Despite the complexity of their nature, little is known about the biology of hemoprotozoa in reptilian hosts. In this study, we conducted disease surveillance on
Yen-Chi Chang +7 more
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Iguana insularis (Iguanidae) from the southern Lesser Antilles: An endemic lineage endangered by hybridization [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 The newly described horned iguana Iguana insularis from the southern Lesser Antilles is separated in two easily recognized subspecies: I. insularis sanctaluciae from St. Lucia and I. insularis insularis from the Grenadines.
Michel Breuil +11 more
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Osteologia do dermatocrânio e mandíbula de Iguana iguana iguana (Squamata: Iguanidae) [PDF]
Revista de Biologia Neotropical, 2016 O esqueleto dos animais fornece dados anatômicos que auxiliam no entendimento de suas características evolutivas. Objetivando subsidiar o conhecimento morfológico dos répteis, fornecemos uma descrição do dermatocrânio e mandíbula de Iguana iguana iguana ...
Fabiano Campos Lima +2 more
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Phylogeography and Prevalence of Hemoparasites (Apicomplexa: Eucoccidiorida) in Galápagos Marine Iguanas, Amblyrhynchus cristatus (Reptilia: Iguanidae). [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2022 Scheibel J +3 more
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Revista de Biologia Neotropical, 2023 A Coleção Etnográfica Awá-Guajá é constituída de uma assembleia faunística de vertebrados proveniente de depósitos de descarte da comunidade Awá-Guajá, localizada no estado do Maranhão. Estudos zoológicos e etnoecológicos com mamíferos, peixes e aves já
Camila da Silva Praita +3 more
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Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2021 Morunasaurus is a genus of Neotropical iguanid lizards of the family Hoplocercidae, inhabiting Central and northwestern South America. Their phylogenetic relationships are not completely clear but being presumably paraphyletic. Its type species, M. groi,
Juan Daniel Vásquez-Restrepo
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Squamate Reptiles from municipality of Barcarena and surroundings, state of Pará, north of Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2011 We present the first species list of squamate reptiles of the municipality of Barcarena and surroundings, in state of Pará, north of Brazil. The study area is dominated by secondary florest at different successional stages.
Fernanda Silva +5 more
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The skull bones of the Iguana iguana
Bioscience Journal, 2016 The iguanas (Iguana iguana) are animals that can reach up 110 cm. The crest of spines that is located at the its back long characterizes these animals. They live from Mexico to Central Brazil, in the Amazon, Cerrado, and Caatinga, they live in trees and
Rozana Cristina Arantes +4 more
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