La Asociación Herpetológica Argentina en conjunto con el Centro Nacional Patagónico (CENPAT-CONICET) y la Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco (UNPSJB) tienen el agrado de dar la bienvenida al XIV Congreso Argentino de Herpetología, que se desarrollará en la ciudad de Puerto Madryn entre los días 17 y 20 de Septiembre de 2013. Leer más.
This two-week course is oriented towards graduate students with an interest in amphibian conservation, microbial ecology or global change biology. The course will be held at the La Selva Biological Research Station and research laboratories at the University of Costa Rica. Students will be presented with a variety of topics relevant to the microbial ecology of amphibian decline, emphasizing on modern OMICs approaches (genomics, proteomics and metabolomics). Leer más.
The Ozark Hellbender–that’s a salamandar, by the way–resides in the White River system that flows along the Missouri-Arkansas border. Hellbenders have been on the Endangered Species list for decades, a fact some blame on the low water quality of Ozarks waterways. Leer más.
Based on the results of the present work, we (i) review the systematics of the genus Salamandra in Morocco, including the description of a new subspecies from the Rif- and Middle Atlas Mountains, Salamandra algira splendens ssp. nov.; (ii) present data on intraspecific morphological variability of Pelobates varaldiiand Pleurodeles waltl in Morocco; (iii) attempt to resolve the phylogenetic position of Bufo brongersmai and erect a new genus for this species, Barbarophryne gen. nov.; (iv) summarize and assess the availability of tadpole-specific characteristics and bioacoustical data, and (v) summarize natural history data.. Leer más.
A new Dartmouth College study finds human-caused climate change may have little impact on many species of tropical lizards, contradicting a host of recent studies that predict their widespread extinction in a rapidly warming planet. Leer más.
