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Revealing hidden biodiversity: Novel insights on reptile and amphibian distribution in western Ecuador

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2024.
We present notable distributional updates for 14 species from western Ecuador (seven amphibians and seven reptiles). Abstract We present notable distributional updates for 14 species from western Ecuador (seven amphibians and seven reptiles). Our findings include the northernmost confirmed sighting of Pristimantis kuri and the southernmost documented ...
Keyko Cruz‐García   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temporada e turno de vocalização de Leptodactylus natalensis Lutz, 1930 (Amphibia, Anura) na mata atlântica de Pernambuco, Brasil

open access: yesPapéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2009
A atividade de vocalização de uma população de Leptodactylus natalensis foi monitorada em uma poça temporária entre novembro/2002 e outubro/2004. A poça está situada em um fragmento de Mata Atlântica conhecido como Refúgio Ecológico Charles Darwin ...
Fabiana Oliveira de Amorim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unleashing diversity through flexibility: The evolutionary journey of sex chromosomes in amphibians and reptiles

open access: yesJournal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology, Volume 341, Issue 3, Page 230-241, April 1, 2024.
Sex determination systems have greatly diversified between amphibians and reptiles. In this review, we discuss the diversity of sex chromosomes in amphibians and reptiles resulted from comparative analyses of chromosome homology of sex chromosomes in amphibians and reptiles reported so far, using the genome of the chicken, which is thought to resemble ...
Yoshinobu Uno, Kazumi Matsubara
wiley   +1 more source

Arboreal or terrestrial: Oviposition site of Zhangixalus frogs affects the thermal function of foam nests

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2024.
Some foam nesting anuran has oviposition site plasticity. We revealed that arboreal or terrestrial site use affects the thermal function of the foam nests in Zhangixalus arboreus. Such a site depending on thermal function may relate to the evolution of oviposition site use.
Yukio Ichioka, Hisashi Kajimura
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative cytogenetics of Physalaemus albifrons and Physalaemus cuvieri species groups (Anura, Leptodactylidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Recently, Physalaemus albifrons (Spix, 1824) was relocated from the Physalaemus cuvieri group to the same group as Physalaemus biligonigerus (Cope, 1861), Physalaemus marmoratus (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862) and Physalaemus santafecinus Barrio, 1965.
Baldo, Juan Diego   +8 more
core   +4 more sources

Scanning electron microscopy of the oral apparatus and buccopharyngeal cavity of Atelognathus salai larvae (Anura, Neobatrachia) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The aim of this study is to describe the horny structures of the buccal apparatus and buccopharyngeal cavity of A. salai by means ofscanning electron microscopy (SEM), and to compare them to those of the other known species of Atelognathus and related ...
Carmen A. Úbeda   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Feeding habits of the frog Pleurodema diplolistris (Anura, Leptodactylidae) in Quaternary sand dunes of the Middle Rio São Francisco, Bahia, Brazil [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
In this work, we investigate the feeding habits of Pleurodema diplolistris, the most abundant anuran species of the São Francisco sand dunes, during a period of slightly over one year. The fieldwork was undertaken during four excursions to a sand dune in
José Wellington Alves dos Santos   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

A new species of rainfrog of the Eleutherodactylusmilesi species group (Amphibia: Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Guatemala

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2000
A new rainfrog of the Eleutherodactylus milesi group is described from the Sierra de Xucaneb, Guatemala. It is compared to the other 11 upland species from southern Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras referred to the group.
Jay M Savage
doaj  

Eleutherodactylus planirostris [PDF]

open access: yes, 1974
Number of Pages: 4Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Schwartz, Albert
core   +1 more source

Larvas de Telmatobius (Anura: Leptodactylidae) de la provincia de Tucumán (Argentina)

open access: yesActa Zoológica Lilloana, 1984
Se describen las larvas de tres taxones de Telmatobius (T. laticeps, T. hauthali pisanoi y T. ceiorum) de Tucumán, Argentina, mostrando las mejores diferencias biométricas, ilustradas con diagramas de dispersión. También se realizan caracterizaciones de
E. O. Lavilla
doaj  

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