A new study published in the International Journal of Wildland Fire, researchers investigated the maximum temperatures that lizards could experience during prescribed (controlled) fires in the Mount Lofty Ranges and compared them to their maximum survivable temperatures. Leer más.

Recent explorations in the humid montane forests of the upper Pastaza Valley have uncovered previously unknown species. Here, we describe a new Andean toad species from the central Ecuadorian Andes, identified through genetic analyses and distinctive morphological and cranial traits. Leer más.

The tiny blind snake required microscopic examination to distinguish it from an invasive look-alike species before being confirmed and returned to the wild. Leer más. Enlace a The Guardian.

Descubren fósiles de un reptil que vivió hace 247 millones de años con una cresta formada por apéndices similares a plumas, lo que indica que antes de las aves ya existían reptiles con recubrimientos complejos en la piel. Leer más.

The work proposes two novel insular species of crocodiles highlighting their genetic, phenotypic, and geographic diversity. Leer más.