Updating Distribution, Ecology, and Hotspots for Three Amphibian Species to Set Conservation Priorities in A European Glacial Refugium

The Calabrian Peninsula (Southern Italy) has acted as a glacial refugium and is now considered a hotspot for the genetic diversity of several species. Even if it hosts the highest diversity of many Italian endemic amphibian species, the distribution of some of these needs an update to address conservation measures. We took advantage of a vast dataset for three Italian species (Bombina pachypus, Salamandrina terdigitata, Triturus carnifex), two of which are endemic, deriving from a 40-year field surveys dataset (1982–2022), to update their distribution and basic ecological requirements. Leer más.

En busca de la salamandra perdida. Crónica de una muerte anunciada

La salamandra común (Salamandra salamandra) es un anfibio con una alta variabilidad morfológica del que se han descrito muchas subespecies, dos de las cuales se encuentran en el sur de la península ibérica: morenica y longirostris. Leer más.

Otro invasor que come lagartos canarios

Los lagartos canarios no solo despiertan la curiosidad de la ciencia por su distribución endémica a las islas a las que pertenece, también despierta el interés de aquellos animales que lo ven como una presa ciertamente fácil para lo que la evolución no los ha preparado. Leer más.

Coinfection of Chytrid Fungi in Urodeles during an Outbreak of Chytridiomycosis in Spain

Chytridiomycosis, caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal), has had an unprecedented impact on amphibian biodiversity. Although Bd is globally widespread, Bsal is currently spreading, increasing the probability that these pathogens will co-occur in individual amphibians. Leer más.

DNA barcode reference library for the West Sahara-Sahel reptiles

DNA barcode reference libraries are now continuously produced for the tree of life, which are essential pillars for the study of biological diversity. Yet, our knowledge about global diversity is largely limited in undersampled regions such as the largest warm desert, the Sahara-Sahel. Leer más.