Our findings suggest that latitude and elevation are encompassing critical factors influencing body size, reflecting the impact of climatic factors like aridity on tortoise morphology. Leer más.

Based on our results, we formally synonymise Cerastes boehmei Wagner & Wilms, 2010 with Cerastes vipera (Linnaeus, 1758). Leer más.

Our study demonstrates incongruence in form-function-environment relationships within a constrained geographical area, highlighting how convergence at greater evolutionary scales can obscure microevolutionary diversity. Leer más.

Our observations revealed that T. lepidus prefers drier, rocky, and open areas and human-built structures, while L. schreiberi was predominantly found in moist microhabitats with dense vegetation. Leer más.

A total of 14 cases of covertly translocated populations were recorded, involving 10 freshwater vertebrate species (six fish and four amphibians). Leer más.