Crocodilians engage in all three main types of play distinguished by behavior specialists: locomotor play, play with objects and social play. Crocodiles have also been seen playing with other animals. In rare cases, individual crocodilians have been known to bond so strongly with people that they become playmates for years. Leer más.
The gecko genus Hemidactylus, with its 132 currently recognized species, ranks among the most species-rich reptile genera. Recent phylogenetic studies disclosed unexpectedly high genetic variability and complex biogeographic history within its arid clade distributed in the Mediterranean, Northeast Africa, Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. Leer más.
La Asociación Herpetológica Española (AHE) acaba de publicar la nueva lista patrón de los anfibios y reptiles de España, actualizada a diciembre de 2014. En ella se incluyen las últimas actualizaciones, como cambios en la nomenclatura, taxones que pasan a considerarse especies nuevas u otras propuestas rechazadas. Leer más.
