Blog: Bicherio Xtremo. Frenesí reproductivo de las Ranas bermejas….

El pasado 8 de Marzo disfruté en Soba (Cantabria), a 1100 msnm, con la reproducción “explosiva” de las Ranas bermejas (Rana temporaria parvipalmata) que se produce tras el deshielo. Estaban por todas partes, centenares de ejemplares y puestas. Muchos ejemplares muertos también, víctimas del ímpetu sexual. Os dejo algunas de las imágenes que tomé de tamaño espectáculo natural… Leer más.

First European sea turtles became extinct due to changing sea levels

Little is known about the oldest sea turtles that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago. The finding in the Baetic Cordillera, in Jaén, of the remains of a supposed new species of turtle, Hispaniachelys prebetica – considered the oldest in southern Europe – brought new clues six years ago. Leer más.

Multilocus Phylogeny and A New Classification for Southeast Asian and Melanesian Forest Frogs (family Ceratobatrachidae)

We present a near comprehensive, densely sampled, multilocus phylogenetic estimate of species relationships within the anuran family Ceratobatrachidae, a morphologically and ecologically diverse group of frogs from the island archipelagos of Southeast Asia and the South-West Pacific. Leer más.

Rhacophorus malkmusi • A New Species of Rhacophorus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Gunung Kinabalu, Borneo

A new species of Rhacophorus from the eastern slope of Gunung Kinabalu (Sabah, North Borneo) is described. Leer más.

Boaedon radfordi • A Phylogeny of Central African Boaedon (Serpentes: Lamprophiidae), with the Description of A New Cryptic Species from the Albertine Rift

The Central African house snake Boaedon olivaceus has a large distribution from the forests of West Africa to Mabira Forest in Uganda. We sequenced two mitochondrial (cyt b and ND4) and two nuclear (c-mos and RAG1) genes from several populations of B. olivaceus in Central Africa and recovered two highly divergent lineages (Congo Basin and Albertine Rift) attributable to this species. Leer más.