Snake shed skin consumed by Kinosternon vogti: a case of interspecific keratophagy [PDF]
Some reptile species can consume their own shed skin or that of conspecifics; despite its prevalence, the benefits of eating shed skin remain poorly understood.
Fabio G. Cupul-Magaña +7 more
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First record of Western Black-Bridged Leaf Turtle, Cyclemys atripons Iverson & McCord, 1997 (Testudines, Geoemydidae), in Vietnam [PDF]
We report the distribution of the Western Black-bridged Leaf Turtle, Cyclemys atripons Iverson & McCord, 1997, from Vietnam for the first time.
Luan Thanh Nguyen +6 more
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Claws and Hooves in Religious Texts 2- 1r- BHdty and the Gods Associated with the Falcon-Horus [PDF]
This study is a continuation of what was presented in the first part of “claws and hooves in religious texts". Since the god 1r-BHdty is closely related to the claws or hooves-expressed as either an(w)t, agA(w)t or SA(w)t-, and the texts that ascribed to
Magda Gad
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Abundance estimates corrected for changes in detection are needed to assess population trends. We used transect-count surveys and N-mixture models to estimate green turtle Chelonia mydas and hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata detection and total ...
FF Rivera-Milán +4 more
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Forty years of monitoring increasing sea turtle relative abundance in the Gulf of Mexico
Longitudinal data sets for population abundance are essential for studies of imperiled organisms with long life spans or migratory movements, such as marine turtles.
Jacob Andrew Lasala +5 more
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The study of the distribution of protected animal species in Europe is especially relevant in a changing climate. Therefore, in this work, we tried to solve the problem of the possibility of habitation of turtles Testudo graeca and Testudo hermanni in ...
O. Nekrasova +4 more
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Global warming has led to an increase in the frequency, duration, and intensity of heat waves in the summer, which can cause frequent and acute heat stress on ectotherms. Thus, determining how ectothermic animals respond to heat waves has been attracting
Shuran Li +5 more
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The southernmost distribution of the Rhinoceros Snake, Gonyosoma boulengeri (Mocquard, 1897) (Reptile, Squamata, Colubridae), in Vietnam [PDF]
We report the southernmost record of the Rhinoceros Snake, Gonyosoma boulengeri (Mocquard, 1897) from Phu Yen Province, southern Vietnam, based on a single specimen collected from forest in the Ca Range.
Luan Thanh Nguyen +7 more
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Sporadic nesting events of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta along the Greek coasts of the Ionian Sea [PDF]
Sporadic nesting events (i.e., any evidence of nesting or attempted nesting) of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta, outside of the systematically monitored nesting areas, were recorded over 40 years (1985–2024) in the Ionian Sea, Greece. Most nesting
Dimitris Margaritoulis +5 more
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First evidence of reproduction of the Southern River Terrapin, Batagur affinis (Cantor, 1847) (Reptilia, Testudines, Geoemydidae), in the Kuantan River, Pahang, Malaysia [PDF]
The Southern River Terrapin, Batagur affinis (Cantor, 1847), is a critically endangered freshwater turtle with a highly fragmented distribution in Peninsular Malaysia, where several river systems are believed to have experienced local extirpation.
Pelf Nyok Chen +2 more
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