Perkinsea, a parasite that lives within the internal cavity of tadpoles, eats through their liver or kidney tissue until it completely takes over. A frog’s liver that’s usually a pale white or yellow becomes Day-Glo orange, and in extreme cases, transparent when the pathogen attacks. Leer más.

Durante las últimas semanas, hemos trabajado en la restauración de un punto de agua para fomentar la reproducción de anfibios en la reserva de Hoya Lóbrega, situada las cumbres de la Sierra de Villafuerte (Moratalla) y establecida recientemente por la Fundación ANSE. Leer más.

Our study, the largest broad-scale assessment of MeHg bioaccumulation in amphibians, highlights methodological advances that allow for nonlethal sampling of rare species and reveals immense variation among species, life histories, and sites. Our findings can help identify sensitive populations and provide environmentally relevant concentrations for future studies to better quantify the potential threats of MeHg to amphibians. Leer más.

This review focused on gonadal development of reptiles and amphibians. We showed that temperature stimuli produce distinct primary sex ratio across species, and discussed the species-specific temperature perception. Leer más.

Un an après la publication des petits guides illustrés des Amphibiens et Reptiles de Saint-Barthélemy et de la Martinique, nous sommes très fiers de vous proposer aujourd’hui deux guides complets. Leer más.