The males of most frogs and toads call during the mating season to attract females. Thus, one of the exciting features of being in a region with a rich biodiversity of frogs is not only what you might see but what you might hear. Leer más.
El testing consistirá en realizar rutas de baja dificultad, incluyendo salidas nocturnas, para identificar y fotografiar especies de anfibios y reptiles principalmente y de cualquier otra especie que resulte de interés para incluirla en las bases de datos. El grupo irá acompañado de Alberto Álvarez e Iñigo Esteban (miembros de la AHE, Asociación Herpetológica Española). Leer más.
The snow had melted, the sun was shining and the river beckoned, so I took a long walk by the water this weekend. Being outside was satisfying enough, but I got an unexpected treat: frogs. Leer más.
Pelusios seychellensis is thought to be a freshwater turtle species endemic to the island of Mahé, Seychelles. There are only three museum specimens from the late 19th century known. Leer más.
In 1787, a fragmentary fossil skull of a crocodylian was discovered in the Altopiano dei Sette Comuni (Veneto, Northern Italy). In 1883, the specimen was referred to a new species of the teleosauroid Steneosaurus, S. barettoni. In this study, the specimen is redescribed and its taxonomic status reviewed. S. barettoni fails to conform to Article 12 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and is considered as a nomen nudum. Leer más.
