Using an integrative approach (morphology of the adult and larvae, bioacoustics, osteology, karyotype, and molecular data), we described a new tetraploid species of Odontophrynus to the Mantiqueira mountain range, in southeastern Brazil. The data suggest that Odontophrynus toledoi sp. nov., O. juquinha and Odontophrynus sp. (aff. juquinha) comprise a clade with specimens distributed along three distinct mountain ranges in Brazil. Leer más.
Between primers, there were no significant differences in the diversity and richness of prey detected. We observed differences in the prevalence of prey identified between sampling regions both in our study and in other studies of S. salamandra diet. This COI metabarcoding study provides recommendations and resources for subsequent research using DNA metabarcoding to study amphibian diets. Leer más.
We conclude that clearcuts continue to negatively impact some demographic parameters of salamanders 20 years post-cutting, but other environmental factors may mitigate these effects, and that populations are probably capable of complete recovery, particularly if some mature forest is retained. Leer más.
Un estudio realizado por investigadores de la UMA, del Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC) y de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) muestra que la exposición de las larvas de rana verde común, Pelophylax perezi, al amonio, presente en muchos fertilizantes utilizados en agricultura, reduce la capacidad del sistema inmune de los machos adultos para responder a las infecciones. Leer más.
A specimen retrieved from a cupboard of the Natural History Museum in London has shown that modern lizards originated in the Late Triassic and not the Middle Jurassic as previously thought. Leer más.
