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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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Revista Científica de Ciencias Naturales y Ambientales, 2021 Se provee una definición y las características de las especies emblemáticas. De acuerdo con éstas, se presentan 27 taxa emblemáticas de la ciudad de Guayaquil y de la provincia del Guayas, en la costa de Ecuador, estas son: 14 especies de plantas ...
Xavier Cornejo
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A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Sinaloa, Mexico with a conservation status summary and comparisons with neighboring states [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2020 Sinaloa possesses a rich biota with unique characteristics due to its proximity to the northern deserts, the tropical lowlands of the south, and the temperate environments of the western slopes of the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico.
Julio A. Lemos-Espinal +1 more
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