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On the poorly-known White-spotted Skink Lygosoma albopunctatum (Gray, 1846) (Reptilia: Scincidae) with further topotypical records and notes on the type locality

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2017
The White-spotted Skink Lygosoma albopunctatum, a rarely recorded lizard, has been re-sighted from its type locality: Madras in the Coromandel Coastal Plains.  Morphological details and field notes on the findings are elaborated.  Since many past surveys
S. R. Ganesh
doaj   +1 more source

WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF A SNAKE? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The way that herpetologists have traditionally measuredlive snakes is by stretching them on a ruler andrecording the total length (TL). However, due to the thinconstitution of the snake, the large number of intervertebraljoints, and slim muscular mass of
Ascanio, Rafeal E.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

An Analysis of the Novel “May They Kill The Snake” of Yaşar Kemal /Yaşar Kemal’in “Yılanı Öldürseler” Adlı Romanı Üzerine Bir İnceleme [PDF]

open access: yesFolklor/Edebiyat, 2018
Yaşar Kemal who is one of the master and distinctive writers of Turkish literature (1923-2015) has an important place in our literature with his many works. The writer who collected his stories in his book Sarı Sıcak has many novels.
Tülin Arseven
doaj   +1 more source

Optimal Axes of Siberian Snakes for Polarized Proton Acceleration [PDF]

open access: yesPhys.Rev.STAccel.Beams7:121001,2004, 2004
Accelerating polarized proton beams and storing them for many turns can lead to a loss of polarization when accelerating through energies where a spin rotation frequency is in resonance with orbit oscillation frequencies. First-order resonance effects can be avoided by installing Siberian Snakes in the ring, devices which rotate the spin by 180 degrees
arxiv   +1 more source

Eliciting a predatory response in the eastern corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) using live and inanimate sensory stimuli: implications for managing invasive populations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
North America's Eastern corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) has been introduced to several islands throughout the Caribbean and Australasia where it poses a significant threat to native wildlife. Invasive snake control programs often involve trapping with
Burghardt GM   +40 more
core   +1 more source

NOCTURNAL ARBOREALITY IN SNAKES IN THE SWAMPLANDS OF THE ATCHAFALAYA BASIN OF SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The southeastern United States is home to a diverse assemblage of snakes, but only one species, the Rough Greensnake (Opheodrys aestivus), is considered specialized for a predominantly arboreal lifestyle.
Glorioso, Brad M., Waddle, J. Hardin
core   +2 more sources

The rediscovery of Rurk’s Cat Skink Ristella rurkii Gray, 1839 (Reptilia: Ristellidae) with remarks on distribution and natural history

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2018
The description of Rurk’s Cat Skink Ristella rurkii is expanded herein based on recent field sightings and a voucher specimen.  Three individuals comprising an adult male, an adult female, and a juvenile were encountered in Kodaikanal, Palni Hills of the
Sumaithangi Rajagopalan Ganesh
doaj   +1 more source

SEASONAL INCIDENCE OF CAPTURE AND REPRODUCTION OF FIVE FOSSORIAL SNAKE SPECIES IN WEST VIRGINIA [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Museum specimens of five species of fossorial snakes collected in West Virginia during 1930–2000 were examined to determine monthly incidence of capture, adult body sizes, reproductive cycle, and clutch characteristics.
Herrick, Kelli-Marie   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Image of the Snake-Dragon in the Architectural Decoration of the Christian Churches of the Medieval Period [PDF]

open access: yesAnastasis: Research in Medieval Culture and Art, 2023
The article focuses on the evolution of the image of the snake in the architectural decoration of the Christian churches in Caucasus during the medieval period.
Ekaterina Endoltseva, Nelly Tabueva
doaj   +1 more source

Looptree, Fennec, and Snake of ICRT [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2022
We introduce a new theory of plane $\mathbb R$-tree, to define plane ICRT (inhomogeneous continuum random tree), and its looptree, fennec (a Gaussian free field on the looptree), and snake. We prove that a.s. the looptree is compact, and that a.s. the fennec and snake are continuous.
arxiv  

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