Novel parasite introductions are threatening wildlife communities globally. The degree of threat depends on the ecological context, namely host community characteristics and the presence of other parasites. How these two factors interact to shape the outcomes of parasite introductions is not known. Leer más.
Using mitochondrial DNA sequences and 13 microsatellite loci, we provide first genetic evidence that native grass snake (Natrix natrix natrix) populations in Berlin have been compromised by the introduction of at least one foreign subspecies (N. n. moreotica), originating from the southern Balkans and western Asia Minor. Leer más.
We identified 23 native amphibian species and 41 native reptile species, with similar species compositions observed among cities located within the same longitudinal zones of the country and among cities with comparable proportions of green space. Leer más.
Herein, we confirm the presence of 14 free-ranging non-native terrapin species in Germany, namely Chelydra serpentina, Chrysemys dorsalis, Chrysemys picta, Graptemys ouachitensis, Graptemys pseudogeographica, Mauremys leprosa, Mauremys reevesii, Mauremys sinensis, Pelodiscus sinensis, Pseudemys concinna, Pseudemys nelsoni, Pseudemys peninsularis, Sternotherus odoratus and Trachemys scripta. Leer más.
Sobre este concepto se pudo disfrutar de la comunicación oral de Joaquim Felipe Faria titulada “Ten years of blood parasitism data for six lizard species from Iberia, the Canary Islands, and Morocco”, expuesta en el “23rd European Congress of Herpetology”, celebrado en Bonn (Alemania) durante la semana del 8 al 12 de septiembre de 2025. Leer más.
