Two sympatric spesies of the Mamuya Striata Complex (Sauria: Scincidae) in the Southern Kalahari
Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 1969 Two sympatric spesies of the Mamuya Striata Complex (Sauria: Scincidae) in the Southern ...
Donald G. Broadley
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Hindlimb functional morphology and locomotor biomechanics of the small Late Triassic pseudosuchian reptile Gracilisuchus stipanicicorum (Archosauria: Gracilisuchidae). [PDF]
J AnatA three‐dimensional biomechanical model of the musculoskeletal system is used to analyse the potential locomotor functions of the small (~1 kg) Late Triassic archosaurian reptile Gracilisuchus stipanicicorum. The study finds that, potentially like the ancestral archosaur, this taxon was probably quadrupedal, plantigrade and neither strongly sprawling ...
Lecuona A +3 more
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Osteology, relationships and functional morphology of Weigeltisaurus jaekeli (Diapsida, Weigeltisauridae) based on a complete skeleton from the Upper Permian Kupferschiefer of Germany [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Background Weigeltisauridae is a clade of small-bodied diapsids characterized by a horned cranial frill, slender trunk and limbs, and a patagium supported by elongated bony rods.
Adam C. Pritchard +3 more
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Comparative micro-ornamentation patterns of reptile skin: Phylogeny-ecology debate and species-specific variations. [PDF]
Anat Rec (Hoboken)Phylogenetic limitations seem more decisive than life habit in the diversity of reptile skin micro‐ornamentation. The ancestral form possibly had polygonal cells with regular borders, smooth surface and had no ridges. Cell morphology change gradually on a single scale, especially widths at scale base are greater than those at middle.
Yenmiş M.
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A new species of Anadia (Reptilia, Squamata) from the Venezuelan 'Lost World', northern South America [PDF]
, 2011 A new gymnophthalmid lizard of the genus Anadia Gray, 1845 is described from the summit of Abakapá-tepui, Bolívar State, Venezuela, between 2200-2242 m elevation. The new species, Anadia mcdiarmidi sp.
Kok, Philippe J.R. +8 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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A checklist of herpetofauna of Telangana state, India
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2022 A checklist of herpetofauna of Telangana, India including accepted English name, scientific name along with authority, Telugu and vernacular name, IUCN, Indian Wildlife Protection Act and CITES status, and endemicity is presented in this paper.
Chelmala Srinivasulu +1 more
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A taxonomic revision of the south-eastern dragon lizards of the Smaug warreni (Boulenger) species complex in southern Africa, with the description of a new species (Squamata: Cordylidae) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 A recent multilocus molecular phylogeny of the large dragon lizards of the genus Smaug Stanley et al. (2011) recovered a south-eastern clade of two relatively lightly-armoured, geographically-proximate species (Smaug warreni (Boulenger, 1908) and S ...
Michael F. Bates, Edward L. Stanley
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021 Climate change poses severe threats to the social, cultural, and economic integrity of indigenous smallholder subsistence farmers, who are intricately linked with their natural ecosystems.
Suparna Ghosh-Jerath +5 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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