Color polymorphisms are common across reptile species and are frequently correlated with variation in behavior and other functional traits. Here, we tested whether the ventral color morphs (yellow, orange and white pure morphs, as well as yellow-orange and white-orange mosaic morphs) of Common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis) exhib-it differential temporal changes in their reaction to exposure to a novel environment. Leer más.

El sapillo pintojo (Discoglossus galganoi), el anfibio más amenazado de la Comunitat Valenciana, ha sido detectado en el Parque Natural del Prats de Cabanes-Torreblanca, tras casi medio siglo sin constancia de esta especie. Artículo del periódico. Artículo completo.

Our results highlight that maintaining widely connected arrays of ponds of different hydroperiods, including large breeding sites free from invasive predators and competitors, is paramount for amphibian conservation in Mediterranean wetlands. Leer más.

In eastern Mediterranean region recently revealed such a case of hidden diversity in gecko lizards, with the recognition of five Mediodactylus species within what previously thought to be a single species. Leer más.