We describe Geophis berillus sp. nov., a new species of the Geophis sieboldi group based on three specimens from the Valle de Bravo region in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Estado de México, Mexico. Leer más.
Warming seas will likely threaten sea turtle survival even if the animals lay their eggs at cooler times of year to adapt to climate change, new research suggests. Leer más.
Reptiles serve a host of ecological functions, but how functional diversity has changed through time remains unclear. Here, functional diversity in Caribbean reptiles is quantified using functional entities (FEs): groupings of species with similar traits that are expected to provide similar ecosystem services. Leer más.
Liotyphlops Peters, 1881 is an anomalepidid blindsnake genus that encompasses 12 species, widely distributed in Central and South America. Leer más.
The spiny-throated reed frog species group is a small radiation of Hyperolius frogs from East Africa. Unlike many members of the genus which have relatively wide distributions, these species tend to be small-range endemics found in montane and submontane forests. Leer más.
