Two new African hinged terrapins (Testudines: Pelomedusidae: Pelusios)

Morphologically, the new species resembles in plastral shape P. subniger, but differs in plastral coloration in having a diffuse dark plastral pattern instead of the blotched pattern of P. subniger. Leer más.

Double agents: invasive Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) and Argentine black and white tegus (Salvator merianae) as potential seed dispersers in South Florida

We documented 25 seed morphotypes in python diets and 73 in tegu diets, spanning a broad 38 families and including native, endangered, and invasive plant species. Leer más.

Tadpoles in Complex Environments: How Temperature, Desiccation Risk, and Predators Shape Larval Plasticity in a Tropical Frog

Our results highlight the need to continue studying phenotypic plasticity in complex, more realistic scenarios, and expand the array of species studied to include tropical species and species with different reproductive modes. Leer más.

Investigadores descubren tres nuevas especies de sapos vivíparos que rompen el paradigma de la metamorfosis

El análisis molecular reciente demostró que los ejemplares de N. viviparus de las Tierras Altas del Sur, localidad tipo de la especie, presentan una diferencias genéticas respecto a otras poblaciones del Arco Oriental. Leer más.

Galápagos had no native amphibians. Then it was invaded by hundreds of thousands of frogs

Scientists are only beginning to grasp the scale of the issue and understand what impact the tree frogs may have on the islands’ rare wildlife. Leer más.