As parapatric distributions are traditionally studied by pairs of species, this study aims to evaluate the causes of the maintenance of parapatry, specifically to assess whether the case of the three viper species present in the Iberian Peninsula is mainly caused by environmental conditions, historical events, interspecific competition among them, or a combination of these factors. Leer más.

Snakebites in Europe are mostly due to bites from Viperidae species of the genus Vipera. This represents a neglected public health hazard with poorly defined incidence, morbidity and mortality. In Europe, fourteen species of «true vipers» (subfamily Viperinae) are present, eleven of which belong to the genus Vipera. Leer más.

We quantify and explain the effects of disease-driven loss of salamanders on the dynamics of forest leaf litter. Using paired mesocosms, within a Belgian forest, we tested the effect of fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) presence on the trophic cascade that results in the decomposition rate of good quality (maple – Acer pseudoplatanus) and poorer quality (oak – Quercus robur) leaf litter, over an 18 month period. Leer más.

Cette décision semble mettre fin à près de 10 années de procédures judiciaires après qu’un voisin des époux Pécheras, propriétaires de la mare, ait porté plainte pour cause de nuisances sonores liées aux grenouilles. Leer más.

La revista Boletín de la Asociación Herpetológica Española publicará próximamente nuevos datos sobre alimentación de néctar de la planta exótica Hoya kerrii (Apocynaceae) por parte del perenquén de Delalande (Tarentola delalandii), endémico de las islas de Tenerife y La Palma. Leer más.