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We describe a new species of small chelid turtle from perennial streams in the Araguaia River subbasin near Serra das Andorinhas State Park, São Geraldo do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil. It is morphologically distinct and the smallest known member of the genus Mesoclemmys, with an average straight-line carapace length (CL) of 144 mm and maximum recorded CL of 170 mm. Leer más.

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Pero lo mas preocupante es que la degradación del medio natural no se limita ya sólo a la acción directa del ser humano. La alteración es tan profunda que ni siquiera las áreas protegidas ni los rincones más remotos del planeta están a salvo. Así, el calentamiento global está provocando cambios drásticos en el medio y alterando, entre otras muchas cosas, las relaciones íntimas entre los anfibios y sus parásitos. Leer más.

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South Asian Cnemaspis are one of the most diverse clades of gekkonids in South Asia with their highest diversity in the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka. These geckos include only a few nocturnal species and are largely diurnal or cathemeral and restricted to relatively cool habitats.  Leer más,

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Tortoises and turtles (chelonians) are routinely presented in veterinary practice because of their reproductive disorders. Although egg binding in chelonians can often be resolved with conventional therapy, the diagnosis and treatment of complicated cases of egg binding and various other disorders of the reproductive tract in chelonians often require a more advanced therapeutic approach. If surgical intervention is required, endoscope-assisted techniques comprise the least invasive and thus preferred surgical approach. In cases where the use of endoscope-assisted procedures is not feasible, the reproductive tract needs to be accessed through the plastron (transplastron coeliotomy). https://www.mdpi.com/animals/animals-12-03439/article_deploy/html/images/animals-12-03439-g001-550.jpg Leer más.