Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2022 In temperate, polar and montane environments, ectotherms must find ways to endure throughout the coldest months of the year. Lizards search for microsites where temperatures remain warm or alter their biochemical balance to tolerate freezing or avoid it ...
NICOLÁS R. CECCHETTO +3 more
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Captivity Influences Gut Microbiota in Crocodile Lizards (Shinisaurus crocodilurus)
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Captivity is an important measure for conservation of an endangered species, and it is becoming a hot topic in conservation biology, which integrates gut microbiota and endangered species management in captivity.
Guo Tang +7 more
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Malignant ovarian dysgerminoma in a 16-year-old leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius)
Veterinární Medicína, 2023 The 16-year-old female leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) was presented with distended coelom and cachexia. Examination of the faecal sample ruled out the presence of protozoan parasites.
H Zborilova +5 more
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First record of Ptychoglossus brevifrontalis Boulenger, 1912 (Squamata, Alopoglossidae) in French Guiana [PDF]
Check List, 2020 One specimen of Ptychoglossus brevifrontalis Boulenger, 1912 was found during a field survey in the core area of the Amazonian National Park of French Guiana in the southern part of the country.
Maël Dewynter +3 more
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Helminthologia, 2021 Studies that seek to understand which factors influence the patterns of infection in the lizard Coleodactylus meridionalis are non-existent. In this way, we recorded the infection rates for these lizards from three different sized fragments of the ...
Teixeira A. A. M. +6 more
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Distribution and ecological aspects of Anolis (Squamata, Dactyloidae) on the main campus of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic [PDF]
Check List, 2020 We document four species of Anolis from the main campus of Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo: Anolis distichus (Cope, 1891), A. cybotes (Cope, 1862), A. porcatus Gray, 1840 and A. sagrei Duméril & Bibron, 1837.
Joel Andrés Rojas-González +4 more
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THE ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF HABITAT AND MICROHABITAT USE IN LIZARDS:: A REVIEW [PDF]
, 2001 We review the ecological consequences of habitat and microhabitat use in lizards. Different habitats have different biotic and abiotic properties and thus are likely to have different consequences for the lizards that occur in them.
Ballinger, Royce E., Smith, Geoffrey R.
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A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2013 BackgroundThe extant squamates (>9400 known species of lizards and snakes) are one of the most diverse and conspicuous radiations of terrestrial vertebrates, but no studies have attempted to reconstruct a phylogeny for the group with large-scale taxon ...
R. A. Pyron, F. Burbrink, J. Wiens
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A survey of the reptiles and amphibians at the University of Georgia Costa Rica field station in San Luis de Monteverde, Costa Rica [PDF]
Check List, 2020 Reptiles and amphibians are experiencing declines across the globe. In Monteverde, Costa Rica, these declines and their underlying causes have been relatively well studied since the early 1990s, and many protected areas have been set aside to conserve ...
John David Curlis +5 more
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Does the Morphology of the Forelimb Flexor Muscles Differ Between Lizards Using Different Habitats? [PDF]
, 2018 Lizards are an interesting group to study how habitat use impacts the morphology of the forelimb because they occupy a great diversity of ecological niches.
Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz +4 more
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