A new species of Enyalioides (Iguanidae: Hoplocercinae) from southwestern Ecuador [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2008 We describe a new species of Enyalioides from lowland cloud forests in southwestern Ecuador. This represents the third species in the genus known to occur west of the Andes in South America; the other two species are E. heterolepis and E.
Omar Torres-Carvajal +4 more
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Pulmonary development in Squamata: Insights from embryonic studies using micro-CT. [PDF]
Dev DynAbstract Background Pulmonary development in tetrapods is a complex process, especially within squamates, where single‐chambered, transitional, and multi‐chambered lungs can be found in adult animals. While the embryological development of the respiratory system of lizards and snakes was studied in a number of species between the 1830s and 1940s, the ...
Champini BG +3 more
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Descripciones de nuevos Iguanidae del género Liolaemus
Acta Zoológica Lilloana, 1986 Se describen cuatro especies de Liolaemus, la primera, L, salinicola sp. n., pertenece al subgénero Ortholaemus; es el más grande de todos y probablemente endémico alrededor de la marisma de Pipanaco (Prov. de Catamarca, Argentina).
R. F. Laurent
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Lizards and amphisbaenians (Reptilia, Squamata) from the middle Eocene of Mazaterón (Soria, Spain). [PDF]
Anat Rec (Hoboken)Abstract The assemblage of lizards and amphisbaenians (Reptilia, Squamata) from the middle Eocene locality of Mazaterón (Spain) is described. Considering the rather limited material available for the study, the assemblage shows a moderate diversity with eight taxa corresponding to five different families.
Bolet A.
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Urban-Wild Interface Diversity: A Comprehensive Checklist of Herpetofauna of Guayaquil, Ecuador. [PDF]
Ecol EvolAmphibians 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 ...
Cruz-García K +3 more
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La utilización de órganos de Anolis SP como bioindicadores de contaminación
Ciencia y Sociedad, 1997 En el presente trabajo se describe la contaminación atmosférica por plomo y se estudia la posibilidad del uso de la especie del suborden Sauria, familia Iguanidae, género Anolis como bioindicador de contaminación.
Marina Valera Regús
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Sepsis by Plesiomonas shigelloides, Citrobacter freundii and Aeromonas jandaei in a green iguana (Iguana iguana) [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira: Iguanids are susceptible to several bacterial infections, especially those caused by Gram-negative bacteria. The development of these diseases in reptiles is related to management, inadequate sanitary conditions, and immunosuppression.
Gabriel F. Paranhos +8 more
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Squamata reptiles of a fragment of tropical dry forest in northwestern Venezuela (Lake Maracaibo region) [PDF]
Check List, 2012 We present a commented taxonomic list of the reptiles found during herpetological surveys carried out in an isolated fragment of tropical dry forest located in the municipality of San Francisco, Zulia state, northwestern Venezuela between January ...
Junior Larreal +3 more
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Chromosome number in the lizard genus Uta (family Iguanidae) [PDF]
Chromosoma, 1968 A chromosome number of 34 (12 macro- and 22 microchromosomes) was found to be characteristic of the bone marrow in 47 animals including males from the species Uta antiquus, and both males and females from the following species and subspecies: Uta stansburiana stansburiana, Uta stansburiana stejnegeri, Uta stansburiana elegans, Uta stansburiana klauberi,
Pennock, Lewis A. +2 more
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Reptilia, Squamata, Iguanidae, Stenocercus humeralis Gunther, 1859: first country record, Peru [PDF]
Check List, 2010 The current work provides the first country record of Stenocercus humeralis in Peru. This new record extends the known species’ distribution ca.
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