Petracola amazonensis & P. shurugojalcapi • Two New Species of gymnophthalmid lizards of the Genus Petracola (Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the Andes of northeastern Peru, and their phylogenetic relationships

The two new species increase the diversity of this genus to seven species, four of which inhabit the right side of the dry valley of the Marañon River. However, like other genera of gymnophthalmid Andean lizards, the diversity of Petracola is still underestimated. Leer más.

Guibemantis ambakoana, G. rianasoa & G. vakoa • Unexpected Diversity and Co-occurrence of phytotelmic Frogs (Anura: Mantellidae: Guibemantis) around Andasibe, one of the most intensively surveyed Amphibian Hotspots of Madagascar, and Descriptions of Three New Species

The co-occurrence of seven Pandanusicola frogs in a relatively small geographic area is unprecedented in Madagascar and calls for in-depth studies of a possible differentiation in habitat use and life history. Leer más.

A Dataset of Amphibian Species in U.S. National Parks

The new dataset contains occurrence records for 292 of the 424 NPS units and includes updated taxonomy, international and state conservation rankings, hyperlinks to a supporting reference for each record, specific notes, and related fields which can be used to better understand and manage amphibian biodiversity within a single park or group of parks. Leer más.

Basic and Applied Herpetology. Vol. 37 (2023).

Contenidos:

Review Papers
– Islands, saurians and parasites
Research Papers
– Importance of naturalized quarries as amphibian breeding sites: a case study in central Spain. Fernando Gómez-Ramírez, Miguel Ángel Pérez, Carlos Caballero-Díaz, Gregorio Sánchez-Montes, Iñigo Martinez-Solano.
– Population dynamics of amphibian community in Lake Çıldır, Northeastern Anatolia. Oğuzkan Cumhuriyet, Kerim Çiçek.
– Landscape correlates of sand racer species (Lacertidae; Psammodromus) segregation in their contact area along the Conquense Drove Road (Cuenca, Iberian Peninsula). Juan E. Malo, Antonio Martín-Higuera, Cristina Mata, Francisco M. Azcárate.
– Weather-related detection probability of Lacerta agilis Linnaeus, 1758 within the core range in western Germany. Vic F. Clement, Julia Edanackaparampil, Lisa M. Schmitz, Rieke Schluckebier, Dennis Rödder.
– Fieldwork campaigns and citizen science data increase the distributional range of the elusive Vipera monticola in Morocco. Fernando Martínez-Freiría, Abdellah Bouazza, Jon Buldai, Inês Freitas, Ignazio Avella, Andrea Scaramuzzi, Katerina Sioumpoura, Duarte Oliveira, Soumia Fahd.
Short Notes
Notes on the diet of Anolis lizards (Iguanidae: Dactyloinae) from Yasuní National Park in Amazonian Ecuador. Javier Pinto, Omar Torres-Carvajal.

Abronia cunemica • Bridging the Gap: A New Species of Arboreal Abronia (Squamata: Anguidae) from the Northern Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico

he mountain forests of Middle America are renowned for their endemic biodiversity, and arboreal alligator lizards (genus Abronia) are high-profile vertebrates endemic to this region. In this work, we describe a new species of arboreal Abronia that is known only from the type locality in the Northern Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. Leer más.