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The canonical model of sex-chromosome evolution predicts that, as recombination is suppressed along sex chromosomes, gametologs will progressively differentiate, eventually becoming heteromorphic. However, there are numerous examples of homomorphic sex chromosomes across the tree of life. This homomorphy has been suggested to result from frequent sex-chromosome turnovers, yet we know little about which forces drive them. Here, we describe an extremely fast rate of turnover among 28 species of Ranidae. Transitions are not random, but converge on several chromosomes, potentially due to genes they harbour. Leer más.

Biòlegs de l’Associació Herpetològica Timon (AHT) han redescobert la presència del gripau d’esperons (Pelobates cultripes) al Parc Natural de l’Albufera de València. Segons expliquen en una nota de premsa, feia més de 20 anys que no hi havia registres de la presència d’aquest amfibi en la zona, motiu pel qual se’l considerava extingit. Leer más.

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Molecular and morphological evidence has shown that the African slender-snouted, or sharp-nosed, crocodile Mecistops cataphractus (Cuvier, 1824) is comprised of two superficially cryptic species: one endemic to West Africa and the other endemic to Central Africa. Our ability to characterize the two species is compromised by the complicated taxonomic history of the lineage and overlapping ranges of variation in distinguishing morphological features. Leer más.

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