The first intact skull of a Mediterranean worm lizard has been found in Spain, according to a new study. Only isolated fragments of fossil Mediterranean worm lizards have previously been found in Europe, and currently, our limited knowledge of their evolution is mainly based on molecular studies. Leer más.

Once confined behind pet shop windows, the smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) –a ‘controlled pest animal’ in Victoria – has made a new home in Melbourne’s peri urban fringe. Leer más.

We recently published a paper in the journal Ecology (A. Nunes, G. Orizaola, A. Laurila and R. Rebelo 2014. Ecology 95, 1520-1530) examining the development of constitutive and plastic defenses in the Iberian water frog (Pelophylax perezi) against the exotic and invasive red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii). Leer más.