Conservation priorities for global amphibian biodiversity

A new global review synthesises conservation status assessments, and decades of amphibian conservation research to reveal the latest trends in conservation status and outline priority actions for their protection. Leer más.

La exposición a fitosanitarios incrementa la severidad de las infecciones por patógenos en anfibios

Un nuevo estudio del Proyecto AMPHIDEB revela cómo herbicidas como el 2,4-D y el hongo quitridio Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis actúan de forma sinérgica, agravando el declive de especies sensibles como el sapillo pintojo. Leer más. Enlace al artículo original.

When time turns the tide: the interactive effects of ammonium and warming during the larval stage on the resulting adult frogs

Greater body size in adults in heated water as a response to ammonium could be a consequence of temperature mediating detoxifying metabolic routes of tadpoles. Leer más.

Paradoxophidion richardoweni • A New peculiar early diverging caenophidian Snake (Serpentes) from the late Eocene of Hordle Cliff, England

We here describe a new genus and species of snake, based on several trunk and caudal vertebrae, originating from the late Eocene (MP 17a) of Hordle Cliff, England. Leer más.

A fierce crocodile ancestor that hunted before dinosaurs has been found

Scientists have identified a new crocodile precursor that looked deceptively dinosaur-like and hunted with speed and precision. Named Tainrakuasuchus bellator, the armored “warrior” lived 240 million years ago and occupied a powerful niche in the Triassic food chain. Leer más.