The species seems to be extinct, or considered to be on the brink of extinction, in 60% of the sites monitored since the 2000s. The increase in wild boar abundance appears to be the main cause of this decline, which affects both protected and unprotected sites. Leer más.
In this study we compile data regarding lizard densities of the island populations of the Ibiza wall lizard, Podarcis
pityusensis, which can serve as a baseline for future research and control of the invasive snakes, and in particular the
horseshoe whip snake Hemorrhois hippocrepis, in the Pityusic Islands. Leer más.
Results revealed ranavirus presence in three of the four sampled lakes, infecting two anuran species (A. obstetricans and R. temporaria). We provide evidence that an FV3-like virus has been present in amphibians from the PNP since at least 2009. Leer más.
We hypothesise that differences in head shape due to microhabitat and soil variation might be considered a scenario under which different amphisbaenian head morphologies initially evolved. Leer más.
a Estación Biológica de Doñana – CSIC ha sido la responsable científica del proyecto, desde la selección de metodologías de muestreo hasta el análisis de los datos tomados por el voluntariado, incluyendo la estimación de sesgos. La Asociación Herpetológica Española, la SECEM y SEO/Birdlife han sido, por su parte, las encargadas de la coordinación y participación de las personas voluntarias. Leer más.
