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Most reptile species have their own mating patterns. Therefore, courtship behaviors are important factors in understanding taxonomic features and species-specific breeding habits in the genus.
Min Seock Do +2 more
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The Milos viper, Macrovipera schweizeri, is an endangered viperid snake found on four Aegean islands (Greece). Its complete mitochondrial genome, the first reported for the genus Macrovipera, was assembled through next-generation sequencing.
Evanthia Thanou, Panagiotis Kornilios
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Evolutionary History and Climatic Correlates of Hypermelanism in Viperidae. [PDF]
ABSTRACTBody colorations have been investigated intensely concerning their adaptive significance from the ecological and evolutionary perspectives. Studies on melanism have caught growing interest thanks to its marked variability across space, time and taxon and, in ectotherms, it has been hypothesised to be driven by thermal advantages. Among reptiles,
Storniolo F +4 more
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Annotated checklist of semi- venomous and venomous snakes of Iraq [PDF]
This study includes a check-list of semi-venomous and venomous snakes in Iraq along with their distribution and classification. Collectively, from the family Clubridae, three genera, and seven species of semi-venomous snakes and from the families ...
Israa Nadhim Habeeb +2 more
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Mycoplasma spp. in captive snakes (Boa constrictor and Bothrops atrox) from Brazil [PDF]
: Although rare, mycoplasmas are included among the causes of respiratory diseases in reptiles and, in the order Squamata, three reports of these microorganisms causing diseases in pythons have already been reported.
Barbara Souza Neil Magalhães +10 more
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Molecular phylogeography reveals west-east diversification in Stejneger’s pitviper Viridovipera stejnegeri (Schmidt, 1925) (Reptilia: Serpentes ...
Mayers, E. +25 more
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Fig. S12 - Viperidae HiSSE states
Figure S12. Ancestral state reconstruction of viviparity for Viperidae from HiSSE model-averaged across all tested models. Colored circles at tips and nodes indicate the states of species and probability that ancestors were oviparous (black) or ...
Sean Harrington (3254358) +3 more
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rACLF, a recombinant snake venom metalloprotease, activates endothelial cells in vitro
Snake venom metalloproteases (SVMPs) comprise a family of snake venom toxins responsible for most of local and systemic effects observed during envenomation by snakes from the Viperidae family.
C. K. De Moraes +3 more
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On the status of Trimeresurus monticola meridionalis Bourret, 1935 (Squamata: Viperidae)
David, Patrick, Vogel, Gernot (2012): On the status of Trimeresurus monticola meridionalis Bourret, 1935 (Squamata: Viperidae). Zootaxa 3304 (1): 43-53, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3304.1.3, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3304.1.
David, Patrick, Vogel, Gernot
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Snake venoms have been fervently studied for decades for two reasons: 1) high death rate due to snake bites; 2) numerous components of snake venoms prove useful in medicine and treatment of diverse pathologies. Snake venom phospholipases A2 are among the
L. V. Galebskaya +3 more
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