Visiting scientists at the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTMNERR) are exploring the secret life of two species of lizards in an attempt to understand more about their Lilliputian worlds. Two anole species, the invasive brown anole (Anolis sagrei) originally native to Cuba and the Bahamas, and the native green anole (Anolis carolinensis) are still somewhat mysterious in their habits, such as their preference to live in male dominant harem groups. Leer más.

VUB-Research Contingent: 2011 call for applications for a Senior Research Fellowship ‘Antimicrobial and bioactive peptide evolution in amphibians’, starting 1 October 2012. Leer más.

The Caretta robber frog is also known as the common tink or dink frog, because of the amazingly loud and musical “tink” sound that the male makes at night during the mating season. This sound has been compared to tapping a wineglass with a piece of silverware. Because their call is so loud and identifiable, they make sure to hide from predators before beginning to sing to attract females. Leer más.

Tree frogs have specially adapted self-cleaning feet which could have practical applications for the medical industry. Leer más.

O fóssil foi descoberto no ano 2000 mas foi alvo de uma nova análise que revelou a existência de uma segunda pata não-visível a olho nu. Esta descoberta permitiu chegar à conclusão que se trata uma das primeiras fases do processo evolutivo que conduziu à perda dos membros característica do grupo das cobras. Leer más.